1 December - Bexley Council fails again - and again!
Cabinot
The only
blog that is always planned in advance is the one scheduled for the first day of
the month. Today it was supposed to be a report on last Thursday’s Cabinet meeting.
I was not able to go in person because I had another engagement and in the event
didn’t go to either or even listen on line; that is because a nasty sneezing
cold came out of nowhere and hit me for six. It is a bit better now but not a lot.
Nevermind, there is always the webcast, except that over the past few months
they have become very unreliable. The cameras focus on the wrong person and
sometimes there is a total failure to broadcast anything - which is what happened last week.
Not much of a public meeting and a perfect opportunity to hide bad news.
Idiocy
This is my nearest big paper bin.
A week ago it was marked ‘Contaminated’ because someone had dumped plastic
bottles in it. A shame because it was well filled with thick cardboard and paper. A week
later it is definitely very contaminated and I haven’t any idea who does it, but
I do know how it gets to be contaminated.
The lid has been broken
since before CountryStyle took over the recycling contract.
It is just a case of a twisted hinge and probably repairable by anyone
prepared to apply a bit of force to it.
But no, Bexley Council would rather have a contaminated bin and pay for it to be incinerated than apply a bit of common sense.