I had a thought after reading about some poor chap who was fined for having his wheelie bin slightly over filled. Does anyone remember when they had bins? I remember the days when the binmen would come round, go up your entry into your back yard and carry yours and next doors full tin bins out to the waggon. Then when at the waggon he would manually tip the rubbish in before replacing the empty bin back into your yard. Ok agreed occasionally when we did fill the bin with non household rubbish we may of heard him mutter obscenities as he made his way to the waggon. But did he refuse to take it or go off work injured for six months? Of course not because this was when men were men and binmen were gladiators not like the fairy refuse collectors of today. Now we have to make sure are wheelie bin is not overfilled, positioned correctly at the end of the path and run for cover if the bins dirty. Any refuse collectors who wonder why they don’t get a crimbo tip just ask someone who remembers real binmen. They deserved their tips because they provided a decent service not like today were householders have to do half the work for them. Bring back the binmen i say and send the refuse collectors to collect trolleys in the local supermarket.
