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AIBU - bin lorry nightmare

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Fedupwithteenagers24 · 23/12/2024 08:21

Usually our bins are collected in the afternoon, today they turned up at 7am to collect! We hadn't put them out yet and it was too late to catch them.
Husband is beside himself, had not stopped going in about it. He is considering calling council to complain. It is now being referred to as the great bin disaster of xmas 2024.

I think I may have to ltb - AIBU?

OP posts:
Lobstercrisps · 23/12/2024 08:45

Fedupwithteenagers24 · 23/12/2024 08:28

He is particularly peeved as they had turned off the reversing noise - presumably as so early- I think I will suggest early drink to calm him.

We get a card from the council telling us about xmas adjustments.

Our bin was collected on Saturday morning instead of Monday afternoon. Last year we missed it and I had to empty the black bin, dog poo bags and everything and go to the tip. Grim times.

Sharptonguedwoman · 23/12/2024 08:45

There's a messaging service you can subscribe to for phones and smart watches, telling you the day before to put your bin out. My binmen come with the lark so bins are always out the day before.
OP, can I suggest you send DH to the tip, several times today, for a bit of peace?

flumposie · 23/12/2024 08:42

Bins always out the night before. Ours pick up around 7am.

SJM1988 · 23/12/2024 08:40

Always put the bins out the night before - this time of year the schedules are all over the place.
We usually get a 7am collection but this time of year it can be afternoon collection if they are covering two routes.

CyranoDeBergerQuack · 23/12/2024 08:39

Fedupwithteenagers24 · 23/12/2024 08:28

He is particularly peeved as they had turned off the reversing noise - presumably as so early- I think I will suggest early drink to calm him.

Omg, send that lorry rounnd to the other MNetter who didn't like the shouty lorry!

BuzzieLittleBee · 23/12/2024 08:38

Ours is normally 7am on a Monday, but not a peep from them yet, so I'm guessing they'll be with us later seeing as they've been to yours early.

Our (waste) bin is only collected every 3 weeks, and ours is next week whilst we're on holiday. So it will be 6 weeks between collections! Luckily about 90% of our waste goes in recycling now - there's room for about 8-10 weeks of actual waste in our wheelie bin.

K0OLA1D · 23/12/2024 08:38

Well YABU as they obviously will have more runs on the lead up to Christmas. Our bins are always out the night before without fail.

But YANBU about your husband. Shit as it is. It's your fault not the councils

TianasBayou · 23/12/2024 08:38

At least you had a collection. Our usual day is Wednesday. No collection scheduled this week or next week as both are bank holidays. So that's the usual week's worth of rubbish, all the Xmas , Twixmas and NYE rubbish and recycling, and food waste. No wheelie bins here either just plastic sacks.

DH has tip runs booked!

CombatBarbie · 23/12/2024 08:37

All our bins usually get emptied at 3pm, we are the last village. Except the glass one (which is proper full size bin) 6.30am!!! The noisiest one.....

Drivingmisspotty · 23/12/2024 08:37

You have prompted me to check our council website and realised ours is on a different day this week. At least some good has come of your terrible tragedy.

Bumcake · 23/12/2024 08:36

Why does he care so much?

If he can’t live with it, can he bag it up and drive to the tip?

snoopyfanaccountant · 23/12/2024 08:35

Our council says that bins should be out by 7am and I have occasionally heard them being lifted before that so we always have them out the night before. This week and next, Monday and Wednesday bins are being emptied on Monday, and Tuesday and Thursday bins are being emptied on Tuesday so I expect that the normal time won't apply.

whenemmafallsinlove · 23/12/2024 08:34

I feel your pain. My dh would have to be sedated if that happened. He also loves going to the tip. He's taking some cardboard today. His little face is so excited. It's such a special time of year!

FeegleFrenzy · 23/12/2024 08:33

They’re probably trying to fit in two days of bins in one day. Somewhere else someone who’s normal collection day is Weds will be having theirs done today. So an early start! Tell him to take some bin bags worth of rubbish to the tip!

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 23/12/2024 08:31

WillowTit · 23/12/2024 08:23

you can email the council that you havent had a collection, a missed bin
afternoon collection sounds odd

But they could have had a collection. They just hadn’t put their bins out. Not the council’s fault.

Ginmonkeyagain · 23/12/2024 08:31

Gosh bins are super early here - ours generally get done at 6am. That said we have those massive communal bins so we don't have to put them out - the bin men go to them.

custardpyjamas · 23/12/2024 08:31

Ours is a day early this week and a day late at New Year (just to keep me confused!), and they sometimes come spot on 7am. We put the bin out the night before to be sure not to miss them.

shellyleppard · 23/12/2024 08:29

Our bin collection starts from 6 am but normally gets emptied around 1 pm. This week......7.30am !!! Lot of people running round lol

doodleschnoodle · 23/12/2024 08:28

You'll have to sell the house. You will never recover from this. Move and start afresh somewhere else.

RedRiverShore5 · 23/12/2024 08:28

Our council has a time that they must be out by, I think it's about 6:30am, they can change the route at any time for bin collection. I would take it to the tip if your bin is quite full

pinksheetss · 23/12/2024 08:28

Always put them out the night before, rookie mistake.

Sinkintotheswamp · 23/12/2024 08:28

They won't come back as it's your fault I'm afraid.

I "missed" a collection once and dashed it out to the binmen who were tipping their wheelie bins into the lorry, I was very apologetic. The supervisor bit my head off and refused to take mine and made me cry. Asshole.

Original poster
Fedupwithteenagers24 · 23/12/2024 08:28

He is particularly peeved as they had turned off the reversing noise - presumably as so early- I think I will suggest early drink to calm him.

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DollopOfFun · 23/12/2024 08:28

You've missed a bin collection in Xmas week?

I'm with him, PANIC!!

My favourite day of the Xmas period is the bin day after the big day.

Nc546888 · 23/12/2024 08:27

Silly Billy. Put them out the night before surely???

also I wouldn’t bother calling the council to recollect. They did their job. You didn’t.
take it all to the tip