Getting "Rid Of" your Aluminum Cans

[two_bit_score]

We haven't broken a turntable yet but fear it will happen someday. Large, unwieldy and slippery. With all the convenience that a Microwave offers, I have never found the perfect one. I want one with a lighted touchpad, a quiet easy close door, a "dinger" that can be turned down and a clock that doesn't blink, blink, blink every time the power bumps. Also, a 30 second and one minute button to warm my coffee depending on how much is in my cup. I would gladly pay extra for these features.

I like all those improvement suggestions. Every microwave we have had that I can recall has or had the 30 second and 1 minute settings though. They sure are handy. I could probably get by with a microwave that only had those two as long as if you push them more than once the time keeps going up.

 

[ultrarunner]

The old one in the cabin only has a dial timer...

The one in my service truck simple push button...

Must be dependable... Mom's is 1978 GE over stove unit... none have turn table

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Have come darn close. Cats have busted a pile of dishes lately though. Ceramic tile on floor is terrible and unforgiving!

You must not remember kitchen carpet. I was unloading a bag of groceries; picked up a quart of cooking oil by the cap; it came off and the bottle broke when it hit the floor. Oh well, it was time to remodel any way.

 

[Buggs67]

That's a bargain... if the lid on a 20gallon Waste Management curbside tote isn't fully closed due to excess garbage the minimum extra charge is $26.52 and for that a glossy time stamped picture...

Its a real problem because by statute property owners are direct billed for compulserary disposal services.

That's life in the big city. Where I moved from garbage was included in property taxes. It burned me up when I put out one grocery size bag a week and I see people with 3-5 trash cans out. And then on recycle day they put nothing out.

We used to have a volunteer civic assn that would accept a pickup load of recycle for $8. I take my recycle there every month but since Covid they've suspended operations. I'm a firm believer in recycle/reuse/reduce. People say "Throw it away" but there is no "away". All that garbage ends up in a landfill. (there is a company two counties over that uses a high-teck incinerator for garbage and produces electricity).

As far as shooting the bottles I don't leave any on the ground. Most is contained in the box and the little that ends on the ground is contained on cardboard. This is on my hard pack parking area. I'm mindful of my dogs feet. The only other critters we see much of is deer. Literally herds of them as my neighbors feed them. 10-12 is normal and I've seen as many as 25 following his cart. Oddly enough they say there are bears hereabout but in 3 years here I've never seen one. In NJ I'd see them every week strolling around the neighbor hood or in the yard.

 

[Buggs67]

I like all those improvement suggestions. Every microwave we have had that I can recall has or had the 30 second and 1 minute settings though. They sure are handy. I could probably get by with a microwave that only had those two as long as if you push them more than once the time keeps going up.

We just recently replaced ours. I think it's an LG and it has a 30 sec button that you can push as many times as as you like, and even add 30 sec while it's working. And another button that does 10 sec intervals. It's got all these automatic reheat/cook functions but we don't use them. Except the defrost-by-weight function.

And as for turntables; I've saved them from the other micros that died. and had cause to reuse them.

 

[Jstpssng]

On the original topic... as I mentioned previously we have deposits on most containers. For what ever reason the redemption centers have been out straight, the one I use has had to start closing one day per week to get caught up. It's also can be a great fundraiser... every place that I go I see utility trailers with signs accepting donations for various non profits. Today I drove past a place with a 12' utility trailer out front which was overflowing with cans. I decided that was a good place to leave another bag of empties.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

At the most serious end of the spectrum, whether you are found guilty of murder, whether you did it or not, often boils down to how much you can afford on legal talent.

Yep... Think O.J.

 

[Jim Nelson]

When we lived in my little home town in Co. everyone had ash pits in their back yard or alleyway and burned their trash in those. When they got full we would load the remains into our own or a borrowed pickup truck and haul it to the town dump. Large items were hauled directly to the dump. There were a couple of guys that hired out to haul trash but usually had a second job to get by. When organized trash pick up started it was part of the water and sewer bill which was $25 per month.There were no aluminum cans back then, everything was in glass bottles with a deposit or "tin" cans that went in the trash.
When we moved to Ca. in '86 and found that trash service was granted to the highest bidder who ended up with a monopoly on the area of service. The cost was also over double what we were used to and monthly rather than quarterly. If you don't pay your trash bill it is added to your property taxes. Now it is separated into trash, recycle, and green waste all of which must be separated into the respective bins.

 

[ultrarunner]

Yes... mandatory garbage service with unpaid bill paid by city resulting in tax lien.

Yes... property can be lost for garbage non-payment to Waste Management.

20 gallon weekly curbside $60 a month.

The kicker is lid not fully closed results in additional $43 overage fee per occurence and yes... Garbage Inspectors Inspect.

 

[Fuddy1952]

I had a friend (rip) years ago who was always playing pranks. His Dad had a small used car lot in the city where they had garbage collection. He sets a 55 gallon barrel out by the road for pickup, fills it with bricks, rocks, heavy car parts, etc, then pours Quickrete cement over it up close to top...lays a few drink cans and paper on top.
He spends the night in office, early next morning he's awakened by garbage truck. This big husky guy jumps off, grabs barrel, yanks and throws his back out. He said he staggers around for a bit, gets on truck.
The barrel sits there a few days, so friend calls city dump complaining about not picking up trash. Spends night in office again. Next morning trash truck pulls up. Behind it is a truck with a forklift on a trailer which they unload. It lifts it, setting it in garbage truck, they load up, drive away.