Curbside
Taken
10/24/03 Filed in: Folderol
The old washer and dryer, whisked away by city
employees, as promised. This morning. Before 7. Shall
I be annoyed that they parked their truck on the pile
of leaves at the curb? Y'know, the ever-growing pile
that other city employees come and whisk
away twice a month? No, I shall not .
'Appliance Removal Service' requires an appointment be made with the city and is different from 'Bulky Waste Day', which is a monthly event and strictly controlled by the appropriate civic division. Apparently, appliances are not considered bulky waste. Not that they aren't bulky. Or waste (at least, to us). Bulky Waste is the detritus of daily life that accumulates in the garage or basement or living room -old dollhouses, say, or grandfather clocks- things that don't fit in the standard curbside trash cans. The advantage of a regularly scheduled Bulky Waste Day is that everybody puts out their junk the evening before pick up, so if you're so inclined, you can drive around the neighborhoods looking at other people's bulky waste, and if the spirit moves you, claim it as your own. Which is how Jo became the owner of six perfectly good oak chairs, now cleaned and reupholstered and gracing the dining room.
Come to think of it, I didn't actually see a city logo on the truck this morning. Maybe an enterprising young family, in desperate need of washer and dryer, seized the opportunity. In which case, I may yet be confronted by angry official appliance removal guys wanting to know why we placed a prank pick up call.
'Appliance Removal Service' requires an appointment be made with the city and is different from 'Bulky Waste Day', which is a monthly event and strictly controlled by the appropriate civic division. Apparently, appliances are not considered bulky waste. Not that they aren't bulky. Or waste (at least, to us). Bulky Waste is the detritus of daily life that accumulates in the garage or basement or living room -old dollhouses, say, or grandfather clocks- things that don't fit in the standard curbside trash cans. The advantage of a regularly scheduled Bulky Waste Day is that everybody puts out their junk the evening before pick up, so if you're so inclined, you can drive around the neighborhoods looking at other people's bulky waste, and if the spirit moves you, claim it as your own. Which is how Jo became the owner of six perfectly good oak chairs, now cleaned and reupholstered and gracing the dining room.
Come to think of it, I didn't actually see a city logo on the truck this morning. Maybe an enterprising young family, in desperate need of washer and dryer, seized the opportunity. In which case, I may yet be confronted by angry official appliance removal guys wanting to know why we placed a prank pick up call.
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