Wheelie Bin Princesses

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In my naice middle class area, there are multiple able bodied wheelie bin princesses who think that putting out the bins is a 'blue' job i.e. male (obviously if in male / female relationship). Worst still is those princesses who either walk past them when they return home in the car or with the pram / kids from school and wait for their (male) partner to bring them in. I admit they annoy me more. For reference, I do both, as does DH, and I am female.
Yabnu - it is a gender neutral job
Yabu - get a life, reallife

I think it’s a bigger problem that you’re one of these people who gives a shit about the neighbours leaving the bins out for an hour longer than necessary.

Sometimes I leave the bins to my husband. I suppose we were respectively the princess and prince of the various chores, because we split the housework and generally ignore the work that “belongs” to the other person.

I also might leave it if I was in my nice work clothes because I don't want bin juice all over them.

Unless you’re getting in the bastard and driving it like a Poundshop Dalek, how the jeff are you getting bin juice “all over” you?

Bins - man's job.
Nappies - women's job

I often put the bins out and collect them in again BUT when I come in, I'm usually fettling two children and wheeling pram/holding bags etc.

Plus he often puts them out in the evening because I'm in my pyjamas so I ask him to.
I also do the majority of other household jobs so we have fallen into the habit of him doing it.

NB - I'm 6' and pretty strong and often my wheelie bins are bloody heavy and difficult to manoeuvre. Especially the green ones full of grass and branches etc.

Could it be that seeing that the majority of women are tend to be physically weaker than male partners they might prefer the male do the heavy handling?

@tickledtiger

I think it’s a bigger problem that you’re one of these people who gives a shit about the neighbours leaving the bins out for an hour longer than necessary.

Sometimes I leave the bins to my husband. I suppose we were respectively the princess and prince of the various chores, because we split the housework and generally ignore the work that “belongs” to the other person.

A narrow footpath with bins standing about is a real issue if you're a wheelchair user, visually-impaired or even pushing a pushchair.

I do the bins in our house, I genuinely don’t think DH even notices where they are. To be fair, I’m exactly the same with ‘his’ chores, so I let it pass.

I think I might have to start calling him a wheelie bin princess 🤭

It's usually my job but due to health reasons he last few months it has fallen to DH. I ask him after work to put the bin out, he says later, then it gets later and I ask again, he says in the morning.

It drives me mad as I think it's antisocial to pull the bin over noisily over the stony path, or worse, hear the bin lorry in the morning and jump out of bed thus disturbing me and then come back and tell me he's put the fucking bin out.

I've told him I'll get annoyed if he does it late at night, only because of the noise and it will annoy neighbours. If it were a quiet job I wouldn't mind.
See also do not empty the wine bottlesrecycling early in the morning and wake people up.

😂 I noticed this during lockdowns. THere are definitely a few wbp around my area . I take bins out and in as necessary and wash them out if they smell. . If you leave them out too long they’re liable to go walkabout.

Jeez, I have no idea who puts NDN bins out. Sounds like you need a hobby.

Dh tends to do the bins here too, I avoid unless I have to as the handles are usually covered in spidery webs so likely a spider lives nearby and I'm a wimp when it comes to 🕷

It's called lazy

I very rarely put out the bins or bring them in.
I'm no princess though because I iron his clothes.

Because I have a phobia of maggots and at this time of year their are a few near the bin.

@CalishataFolkart

I also might leave it if I was in my nice work clothes because I don't want bin juice all over them.

Unless you’re getting in the bastard and driving it like a Poundshop Dalek, how the jeff are you getting bin juice “all over” you?

Genuinely lol.

My husband and 3 kids all walk past the bins. How's that for division of labour 🙄

Personally I think YABU- it’s all about fair labour division in a household I think.
My partner and I both have household chores that are exclusively ours, and putting out and collecting in our bins is one of his jobs. It’s nothing to with the fact that he’s male- I am more than happy to do it. However he won’t pick up one chores because I’ve taken the bin in.
I find it hilarious that you’ve spent so much time watching and thinking about this. I genuinely have no idea who takes out and brings in the bins in my street!

I actually never put the bins out... they are just sitting there outside in the collection area permanently. Is that a no-no?

I'm Glad I Live in a flat the bin men get the bins out themselves.

I do it in my house (female). I work less hours than DH & am more organised with home stuff. He will do it gladly if asked, he is just more often then not, not here when I do it. My elderly neighbour female likes to put hers out, I bring it in for her (have offered to put it out).

Obviously OP you should follow your DM's example and bring everybody's bins in.
DH does the bins here as well as the laundry and the ironing. Does that make him a meal-time prince and a homework prince and a lunchmaking prince? And I'm a Wheelie Bin Princess and a Laundry Princess?

Surely if you’re already wrangling pram or kids it makes sense to leave the job for the person coming home without young children in hand?

Also - what a weird thing for you to give a shit about!

I actively walk past it because I think 'ill just get the shopping/dog in' and deal with it later and then forget 😂

Bins are DH’s job. I don’t see why I should bring them in at 6pm when they’ve been emptied at 9am and he’s been home all day working. He’ll have most likely been out twice before I get back so if they’re still out he can get them.

This is a very weird post. If that’s the only job the other person deigns to do, it’s fair enough to assign it to them, which is what I guess happens in many of these cases.

I’m on my own so I do all the jobs!

You obviously don't understand the rules of delegating jobs to husbands.

When a job is delegated you must never - repeat NEVER - do that job for them.

By doing that job for them you have created a sliver uncertainty and debate about who exactly should do that job . And on a day when they are tired and their reptile brains are to the fore, it is into that sliver they will drag their lazy asses and hide.

Then if you've touched it once, you know weekly bins will be on your list along with the other 11 million tasks they are unable or unwilling to do.

I guess there may be wonderful, enlightened intelligent men out there for whom this does not apply. But most of us have to settle for standard issue skivers.

I always put the bins out, do all the recycling and the compost heap. DH is perfectly capable, but I just like doing it!