To think i have the bestest DD ever

[brightlightsandpromises]

Well, i have two of the bestest DDs, but last night the bin man came for his money. I wasn't expecting him so i said outloud, "oh dear, i dont know if i have any money in the house" it woudlnt have mattered, paid double next time. Often do that, its only £2.50 (i'd pay more! miracle workers so they are) So anyway, scrabbled around in my purse for change. Meantime, DD gone upstairs emptied her piggy bank and brought down, well, about 30pence in change . Shes only 5 bless her.

Money tight this week, had a few discussions with DP about it she obviously overheard.

Bless her heart [proud]

you pay the bin men each week?

What katkit said. Yes your DD is lovely, but why are you paying the binmen (or are you somewhere exotic?)

Yes you have one of the bestest!

I'm guessing it's one of those wheelie bin cleaning companies?

And bless your daughter. I love their innocence and pure nature at that age

wheelie bin cleaners!!

Wow! wheelie bin cleaners that is posh
Your DD is a lovely lovely little soul give her lost of hugs. Not to blow my own trumpet but whe I was that age I wanted 1 iece of dolls house furniture, not even the dolls house (that would be for rich people) I never told my Mum I wanted it as my parents were really really poor at the time. I think that it's chracter building that she know that you've got to pull together as a family.

Paid the binman - wtf?

I think I know how to help with your money issues.... Stop paying someone to wash your wheelie. Hose it yourself. Or get used to the smell.

But your DD sounds very sweet.

Oh, bless, that's lovely!

Am i seeing right? i post to say how cute my little DD was, saying that i happened to mention to bin man at door that i wasn't sure if i had any money in the house - and people are condemning me?

I pay someone £2.50 a month to clean my bin - its not posh, its a major inconvenience to clean my bin myself, terraced house with bin in front garden, why wouldnt i pay someone £2.50 to clean it! yerself

Just wasnt sure if i had change - and said it out loud, as it was, i had it.

But yes, thankyou, my DD is lovely

Oh, don't worry about it!

Your DD sounds very sweet and kind - I think people are just teasing a bit.

You must be proud of her.

(Catch me sharing my hard-got pocked money at that age! )

I think she sounds very lovely and very thoughtful

But I'm guilty of neither paying to have my bin cleaned or cleaning it myself. Is that bad? Do most people clean theirs? I haven't noticed a bad smell.....I might go and have a closer look/sniff!

durham, our local authority only collect the bins fortnightly and in the summer it can get pretty vile, despite double baggging rubbish

Take my advice, DurhamDurham - don't sniff. No No No No no NOOOOO!

Am i seeing right? i post to say wtf, this woman pays her binman? - and people are condemning me?

Not condemning anyone, but I've yet to learn why it's a deep moral failing to pay your binmen.

Oh it stinks! I've never actually put my head in the bin before (I mean, why would I?) and will not be doing that again.

The bin is kept in the garage and we just lift the lid and throw in the bin bag from the kitchen so never hang around long enough to smell the vile stench I got just now.

There's only one solution. DH will have to be the one to empty the bag into the bin. I'm staying well clear

It's a good diet tip (to sniff the bin) because I've completely gone off the thought of dinner!!

What a little sweetheart, and how nice to have a little girls thoughts brighten up todays threads on what has been a very intense, frustrating, thought provoking day!
thanks for sharing it :-)

Durhamdurham nuff respect!! you actually went out and sniffed your bin didn't you!!! You've made my day - would you like the number of my bin cleaner???

Basks in illusion of being wealthy woman who pays a little man to come and clean her bin, the whole street does, i live on a council estate!!

You sniffed the bin?

All power to you, I guess.

That's very sweet. We have local bin cleaners too, but I am too lazy/tight to find out about it and get ours done. I just get DH to put the rubbish out.

Feeling happy and proud (but still abit nauseous) because of the respect and power awarded to me from LittleRedDragon and brightlightsandpromises

I am very jealous that you have bin cleaners. I am sure I saw some on the other side of the town in which I live, so I phoned various companies who all laughed at me and said they were nowhere near my area. The local council said they did not know of any company who offered the service. I actually thought about setting up a company to clean bins locally. I swill mine out sometimes with the power bit on the hosepipe, but it is still minging.