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Daily discussion thread: 🐈‍⬛ Wednesday, May 15, 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 5 months ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 9 points 5 months ago (4 children)

It's bin day and we're waiting for the pick up. Elderly neighbour was out and on his way back home reversed into his bins, knocking them over and spilling a bit of crap on the nature strip and footpath.

Did he notice? Absolutely not.

Did he go out and pick it up? No chance.

Did I do the right thing, rush out and tidy up as the rubbish truck was at the top of our street? Yes, but was grumbling the entire time.

My biggest issue was that it took the rubbish truck a few minutes to do it's round. Not long enough for me to back inside, but just too long to stand outside waiting andlooking like an impatient resident that is totally judging the truck driver's performance.

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It’s bin day and we’re waiting for the pick up. Elderly neighbour was out and on his way back home reversed into his bins, knocking them over and spilling a bit of crap on the nature strip and footpath.

might be worth putting a letter in the mailbox or something. Or if its a continued pattern of behavior report 'em. Today its the bin, Tomorrow could be a kid on a bike.

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Good idea with the letter. Hitting the bins wasn't my main concert. Shit happens at slow speed. Not noticing that he did it was the alarm bells.

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago

yeah same for me! Accidents happen, not realizing they happened is... concerning.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I clean up, whenever I haven't I'm just bothered by litter around my street until the council monthly sweeper comes through.

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago

I like it when my street is clean. If there's any rubbish around after the truck comes past, I'll pick it up and put in my bin. This was more that neighbours' bins wouldn't have been picked up if knocked over.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I can relate to this.

Sometimes my back is so sore I can't bend over to pick things up. I just look at them. If it's at home I wait until I can pick it up but somewhere else, I will try my best but if I can't I can't.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago

Those grabber sticks are great. I also want a table that swings over the bed

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Oh yeah and I've been looking for things you can use to art in bed for bad days, it's a mixed bag and I don't like the options I've tried but I found this

https://at3center.net/2019/07/08/frida-kahlo-painted-using-assistive-technology-and-so-can-you/