Tomorrow being our weekly rubbish collection day it was necessary for me to bag up a great number of bin bags for the Council staff. This had to be done before darkness this afternoon or before daylight in the morning. It would be unlikely that I would avoid gusting wind or driving rain, so I began after lunch, desperately trying to carry each bulging bag through the door before it slammed in my face while something in the house crashed to the floor.
We have two types of bag. One, like ordinary black bin liners, contains landfill material. The other, clear, takes recyclable items – much of these, at this time, being of cardboard which needs to be flattened and folded to fit into its container. These latter pieces are generally lighter than those in the blag bags.
My final task was to stack these in such a manner that storm Gerrit would be unlikely to distribute them around Christchurch Road. We will see how successful I have been tomorrow after sunrise – if there is one.
We are provided with separate bins for bottles and jars which are collected on a monthly basis.
During interludes between enjoyable family conversations and being entertained by Ellie, I made further progress with reading “The Charterhouse of Parma”.
I wasn’t going outside with a camera today, so the header picture is of a recycle bin from Merton where we were living in August 2012. Our bottle bins are similar to this.
This evening we all dined on Jackie’s Chicken, turkey, and lots of other stuff stewp.
Good for you to at least make the effort to recycle and I hope the items don’t wind up all over the place! There being no local pickup, we keep ours at home and drive it all to the dump at intervals, which has its own built-in annoyances to contend with, but at least the people who run it are responsible and friendly. They recycle all the books and usable goods that come in by making them available for free to anyone, which I appreciate.
Thanks very much, Donnalee. All that can be at our dump is sold. Even for just £2 it has to be paid for by card because the equally friendly staff are not trusted with cash.
Isn’t that strange? They just switched ours to cards too, even to pay for the disposal of garbage, in US$.20 increments–twenty cents, and each has to be clipped so a lot of tiny paper bits fall to the ground and are wasted. Oh well–someone had a bright idea!
Aren’t chores so fun? The dinner looks so delicious!
Thanks very much, John
I hope the storm is not too bad!
It raged all night, but we haven’t been outside yet this morning. The birch is still standing. Thanks very much, Merril
I’m glad the birch is still standing. It rained all day and night here.
Good for you to do the right thing. Jackie’s delicious stewp reminds me Brunswick stew which originated in Virginia, North Carolina, or Georgia depending upon who you believe. Normally contains chicken (or rabbit or squirrel or whatever is available), potatoes, corn, Lima beans, tomatoes and cooks all day.
Very similar, Pat. Ours even contained sausages. Thanks very much
Sounds delicious.
Dealing with all that trash and recycling in the face of an oncoming storm sounds like an onerous chore. You deserved that good meal at the end of the day!
Thank you very much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
I used to work in waste management. I am an expert.
Thanks very much, Andrew
Here the rain has stopped!! … after having record rains for Christmas, and they were even able to start at the Boxing Day Test …
Cheers, Ivor
We have some good solid wheelie bins for our recycling which makes life easier for us. I hope that yours stayed where they were put.
Thank you very much, Tootlepedal.
Do you not have wheelie bins for your general waste and recycling?
We have two black bins for general landfill and two green bins for recycling. Unfortunately we don’t have a bottle bin, but there are six large ones at the bottom of the lane in the village car park.
The weather is dreadful here; high winds are back; it rained all of last night (Tuesday) and all day today and it’s still raining now. The river runs around the house yet again.
Our rain has stopped today but wind, which roared all night is still going. We don’t have wheelie bins. Thanks very much, Sue
Stay safe.
Thanks very much, Rosaliene
You always seem to be feasting!!!
Thanks very much, Sweet
That really looks yummy. I hope you’re not much affected by the storm.
We are hoping for a mostly sunny day today after the cold – yes, cold – weather of the past week or so. That stewp looks delicious. We have to place our rubbish bags out today. It is a toss-up who gets to break them open first: the donkeys or the pickers. The latter rifle through them for anything they regard as useful and leave the rubbish to spill over the verge. The other wonder of the day is whether or not the municipal workers will actually collect the bags!
Thanks very much, Anne. I hope your bags have all gone
I’m not 100% sure, but I’ve a feeling that we have a limit on the number of extra bags that can be left with the bin. Perhaps two or three?
Ours usually all go, John. Thanks very much
We had trash collection, recycle collection, etc., day on Monday, but because it was Christmas Day it happened on Tuesday. 🙂
‘Tis joyful to have Ellie entertain! 🙂
Jackie’s stewp looks like the perfect meal on a December day! 🙂
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks very much, Carolyn XX
Jackie’s stew looks delicious!!!
Thanks very much, Judy
We had roast lamb stew!
I love stews like that. I call them, Mustgo stew -everything in the frig and freezer that Must Go!!
A good name for it, GP. Thanks very much
You’re becoming quite adept at weathering these storms, Derrick. I hope there isn’t too much damage.
Thank you very much, Eugi
You’re welcome, Derrick.
Good for you recycling, even in stormy weather. We recycle every week as well, but we’re given a nice large green can to include paper/plastic/glass. Although then we hear no plastic but no one can agree on that.
Glad you made it through the storm. We’ve had some doozies lately. A week ago 50+ mph winds so our chimes came down and after we picked up a lot of branches. Happy New Year!
Same to you, Pam. Thanks very much
Glad you and the birch survived Gerritt! That stewp was the perfect meal! I’m in Scotland and am grateful not to have been traveling in the Highlands. Many roads were closed because of the snow.
It looks really bad in Scotland. I hope you stay safe. Thanks very much, Val
Our recycling is tomorrow should have been Wednesday. With the storm most of the recycling some houses put out early are now floating around the village sadly.
Thanks very much, Gary. I am sorry to see the floods all around you.
hope the storm has not caused too much damage to your garden, Derrick. Jackie’s stewp looks like the ultimate comfort food.
Thank you very much, Dolly
My pleasure, Derrick.
I hope the storm does not interfere with your efforts, Derrick!
Jackie’s stewp looks wonderful!
Thank you very much, Lavinia.
What a hearth warming and delicious dinner!
Thank you very much, Riba