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Mon Aug-22-05 11:59 AM
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Question: How do you throw away a trash can? |
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:00 PM
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:00 PM
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2. put a big sign on it for the trash folks that says "THIS IS GARBAGE" |
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:00 PM
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I put it on top of another, upside and all kinds of ways.
I finally taped a note to it asking the guys to throw it out. It was quite a chore to get rid of it.
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:13 PM
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Edited on Mon Aug-22-05 12:13 PM by JimmyJazz
:rofl:
I can't stop laughing. I am sorry for your troubles, but it makes a good story.
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:29 PM
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it was pretty dumb trying to figure out how to get those guys to throw away the damned thing.
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:25 PM
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29. Exactly the same thing happened to me. |
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Took FOUR weeks of various different sixed notes affixed to the trashed trash can. I even bent it all out of shape and put it INSIDE another trash can. Finally a huge note wrapped around the entire can saying "THIS TRASH CAN IS GARBAGE, PLEASE TAKE AWAY" did the trick. :eyes:
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:01 PM
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4. Honestly I do not know. They probably would put it back on the curb |
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I suspect you could take it to the dump yourself
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:03 PM
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6. Spray paint on it.. "This can is trash" |
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:04 PM
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:04 PM
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7. The last time I had to ...... |
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I put a big sign on it that said "Please Take This Can".
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:04 PM
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8. take it to the dump yourself |
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:05 PM
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10. take a chainsaw to it. |
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then put the remnants in the trash can.
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:11 PM
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12. I don't have a chainsaw, but thanks for the idea! |
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How about a blowtorch - I could melt it to the size of a beach bucket. :)
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:13 PM
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14. you have a blowtorch but not a chainsaw? |
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:07 PM
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11. Just put it out by the curb with trash in it and our guys |
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will throw it in the back of the truck.
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:13 PM
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15. Burn it. Then throw the heaping mound of burnt plastic into the ocean. n/t |
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:43 PM
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34. that is a direct quote from the repuke platform 2004 |
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:14 PM
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16. leave a sign on the can come trash day... |
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"toss the whole fucking can ya'bastard!" :shrug: you can talk to refuse & recyclable engineers like that :thumbsup:
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:16 PM
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:42 PM
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i had a broken one in my office and i put it next to my "good" trash can. the cleaning guy kept leaving it and it was obviously ruined. finally i had to put a note on it that said "broken. please throw away."
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:44 PM
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20. put it in the neighbors' yard |
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:45 PM
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I have two in the garage and 2 on the front porch that just won't leave.
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:45 PM
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Don't you just trash it! :shrug:
These trashy threads are just trashing up the lounge! :freak:
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:49 PM
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23. I purchased a new can recently... |
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one with the metal top that closes. I just took my old one and put it in the dumpster here in my apartment complex. I can see, though, why it would be difficult to get rid of one with the garbage collectors!
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:13 PM
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24. At first I thought that was going to be a philosophical conundrum |
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As it's a practical question, I'm afraid I can't really help. Round here we get a wheelie-bin provided by the council (plus a paper recycling box, and soon a compostable-waste bin as well) and so don't provide our own (and therefore don't dispose of our own).
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:20 PM
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Why do you park in a Driveway and drive on a parkway?
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:21 PM
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26. It is a difficult task. Everytime I tried to throw my last |
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one away, the garbage people didn't get it. So, I suggest taking it to a dumpster.
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:21 PM
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27. Sit it on the curb- empty- with a note taped to it. |
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I've done it before--they took it.
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:22 PM
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28. Also try the sign "BASURA" if you live in certain parts of the country. |
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Trash in every language......
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:26 PM
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:40 PM
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31. Crumple it up? It's one of those huge industrial sized numbers. |
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I know I've been working out, but I'm not that strong! :P
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:46 PM
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35. You may have to run over it repeatedly with your car. |
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Mon Aug-22-05 02:04 PM
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36. Send it to Crawford, Texas. |
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Guaranteed to be totally out of sight for five weeks.
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