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The City Council waste disposal service is crap
Very Annoyed Bloke Called Tony
North Cardiff
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Dear Western Mail
The City Council waste disposal service is crap
Very Annoyed Bloke Called Tony
North Cardiff
Frigging green bin is still outside now, been there since friday.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Ap (whatever that is), is still saying the f uckers are emptying it today
'Ap' Is 'Son Of' in Welsh-I think- Like Tony 'Ap' Father Jack.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
is an Ap a little apple, tucked in his walletQuote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
In Bristol, the council announced a 10 week suspension of the garden waste collection (which costs £30 a year on top of council tax and you have to buy the wheelie bin for £30) on the day it was due to be collected, meaning that many people have green bins full of garden waste and have to make other arrangements to get rid of green waste.
Apparently, it’s the driver shortage…
They are considering making us sort our recycling out now into various bags or something, god knows how that will work and where we are supposed to store it all separately…..apparently it works well in Pembrokeshire where of course barely anyone lives and there are no flats of any noteQuote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
I'm waiting for the next installment where people complain about the council wasting money on cycle lanes and closing Castle Street, instead of spending it on essential services.
Here we are, Wednesday, pavements in Llanishen still full of green bins, council’s Ap now saying pick up today
F***ing useless
If only there weren't council staff shielding all would be ok.
I'll happily swap your green bin for my hygiene waste that wasnt collected last week and wont be til next Tuesday.
I am imagining you two on the Glienicke Bridge doing the exchange.......Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
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Originally Posted by The Bloop
We had that during the last heat wave, a few neighbours had maggots streaming out of their bins, not nice
look what you've started ffsQuote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Always wondered what the CC of CCMB meant - obviously Curmudgeon Central 👍
Recycling bags, food waste and black bin all collected by 9.30 here in Llandaff North. Brilliant service 🙂Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
You say that in jest but it's a very valid point . £21 million shortfall in finances requiring a 4.5% rise in council tax because the shortfall is impacting on public services. But 300K spent on a 100m bus lane that saves 40 seconds and 1 million on a cycle lane 1 mile long in Allensbank road. How much have they spent on roa closures/restrictions and huge underused cycle lanes since Mar 2020? How many lives has it saved and ow many have been lost due to lack of services?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
I went fishing and got a bite 😉Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
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Originally Posted by xsnaggle
Seen someone hit by a bike, whilst trying to board a bus on Sunday. In Kingsway.
That system is lethal, cycle lane between pavement and bus boarding
Similarly I saw a video of a car turning into Windsor Place, straight over the blue cycle lane, missing a cyclist by inches. Not ideal, but awareness is needed from everyone . Maybe the bus drivers should remind passengers to check for cyclists as their getting off the bus.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
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Originally Posted by The Bloop
There are mini pedestrian crossings marked between the pavement & the bus, but the cyclists ignore them and carry on
The proposed cycle lane along Cathays Terrace and Allensbank Road is , as you say, 1mile long but the cost is £6m not £1m. ...thats about £1k a foot. Crazy waste of moneyQuote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
Why don't they do what we teach kids to do?Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
Stop... Look.. Listen...
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Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
I totally agree with you, the problem is, organised queueing (as was the case years ago), has gone out the window and when a bus turns up, it’s a free for all :hehe:
REQUEST FOR A GRUMPY OLD MEN SECTION OF THE BOARD MIKE
So it's not the bike lane that's the issue then, it's the people that can't follow a basic and safe way of looking to see if it's safe before stepping out.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
Glad that's been cleared up finally.
Put them in sludges alternative forum or whatever its called. The one where his 566949 music threads are.Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
But at a pedestrian crossing the pedestrian has automatic right of way. The clue is in the name. It is for the cyclist to ensure it is safe to proceed but they don't. They seem to think they can do as they please. If they had to have insurance that people could claim against it might concentrate their mindsQuote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
I have nothing against cyclists or cycle lanes per se but I think the actions taken by the council are way OTT. Not the number of lanes but the size of them and the infrastructure enabling them. The one on Hurbert St is a hood example. Huge magnificent and largely deserted. How much did that cost.
There are more cost effective ways of marking cycle lanes and the money squandered on these coulbs be supporting mental health and care in the community, homelessness and the like. It seems like a sledgehammer to crack a nut and it is driven by the anti-car people taking advantage of the pandemic
If you look at some other countries, the cycle lanes are far better.Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
I've been in Chinese cities with cycle lanes wider than our car lanes.
If the infrastructure is good then I think people will use it.
I would love to be able to ditch the car completely If i could. those things are just money pits.
They're not pedestrian crossings though as they're not marked with beacons on each side. They are merely road (or cycle lane) markings.Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
Right of way or not, no pedestrian should walk straight onto a crossing without checking first that any traffic has stopped. Traffic should stop when someone is waiting to cross.
Bus companies also have a duty of care to their passengers to ensure they get on or off the bus safely. Opening the bus door when a cyclist is approaching is careless.
Is it a pedestrian crossing?Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
Bringing me back to my point. We teach KIDS to look left and right.
I don't just walk out into the road because the green man is flashing, I look to see if there is a car coming. Its a seconds glance to check if there's a bike coming, it's taken longer to type and post an argument than the whole process of crossing safe, using basic common sense and skills we are taught as children, would have taken.
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Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
It's a crossing made for pedestrians
I refer you to the post made above by the bloopQuote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
They need to do something though, I live by there, the amount of students cycling from Cathays or wherever along allensbank rd to the hospital is crazy. There will be a major accident soonQuote:
Originally Posted by lisvaneblue
UPDATE
It only took 6 days, but "GREEN BINS", have just been emptied in llanishen
That's rubbish.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
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Originally Posted by BLUETIT
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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
It starts again tomorrow, the BLACK BINS are due to be collected
Agree that people should use common sense, but the reality is that many don't, I bet a lot don't even realise they are crossing a cycle lane after stepping off the bus. Getting hit by a bike at 15/20mph seems like a bit of a strong punishment for being a bit daft.Quote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
You’re lucky. My green bin is still uncollected and the app now says collection has been rescheduled until Saturday which will be 8 days late. Shambles !Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
You didnt get where you are today speechQuote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
The Rise And Fall Of Reginald Perrin
Michael Michael and his cronies, must either read this board or the Echo !
Black bin, green bags and food bin, all collected by 10.00am this morning :hehe:
All power to the moaners :hehe: