The Observation Deck

Missy

Maybe now that we have all new trucks we can get rid of the secret city of Lakewood
junkyard, and double the size of the Dog Shelter?

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Taking the lead of the decorating garbage cans that is so "in."
This neighbor goes for the Councilman Tom Bullock Art Collection look.

Pssssssssssssssssssst, you do not have to personalize, each has a serial number. While
some have told me stories of "the mark of the beast," you know real "Red Heifer" stuff
http://www.arksearch.com/naredhef.htm. I believe it was done to stop
any potential loss of containers.

(Rumor has it if you have one of the "lucky cans" that start with "09" you could be
eligible for some special award through the city or something.)


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Jim O'Bryan wrote:
Pssssssssssssssssssst, you do not have to personalize, each has a serial number. While
some have told me stories of "the mark of the beast," you know real "Red Heifer" stuff
http://www.arksearch.com/naredhef.htm. I believe it was done to stop
any potential loss of containers.


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I find this hard to believe. I saw them being delivered. The just grabbed one off the truck and put it in my yard, in a seemingly random way. And they didnt check off the number or anything once mine was assigned. And even if they do have numbers, how would one go about tracking their lost one down? Seems kind of silly.

The tagging could have been avoided if they had let people know in the various leaflets if they are serialized.

Valerie Molinski wrote:The tagging could have been avoided if they had let people know in the various leaflets if they are serialized.

Once the city allows tagging, everyone gets involved.


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Jim O'Bryan wrote:

Missy

Maybe now that we have all new trucks we can get rid of the secret city of Lakewood
junkyard, and double the size of the Dog Shelter?

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If they double the size of the shelter, I will be the first to give them about Oh....8 dogs!!! LOL. It would be nice if they could make it bigger but that would take away from my "secret" plan!!!

This all just gets better and better....

Each of these cans comes with a small attached plastic bag containing information for you.

"Attached" is a very significant word here.

To remove said bag, one must use a #25 star-bit screwdriver and loosen not just one, but two bolts, and then CAREFULLY seperate the retainer, and then the bag, before reattaching.

What? You don't have a #25 star-bit screwdriver?

You need a #25 star-bit screwdriver.

Sure you could just cut or tear off said bag and leave the rest to blow in the wind, but as it is part of the lid hinge, the residue might bind the hinge, (particularly in SNOW AND ICE) so full removal is probably the best idea here.

Ah the future....

But at least, if you do go out and purchase a #25 star-bit screwdriver, you will probably use it again if and when the City brings a 96 gallon blue recyclables container to your door.

Gary Rice wrote:What? You don't have a #25 star-bit screwdriver?

You need a #25 star-bit screwdriver.

Gary

Stop by Lakewood Hardware and see Glen, he has them in stock.

Buy Lakewood!


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I've bought screwdrivers, and so much more from Glen.

His knowledge is awesome.

Dad and I LOVE Lakewood Hardware!

Gary Rice wrote:To remove said bag, one must use a #25 star-bit screwdriver and loosen not just one, but two bolts, and then CAREFULLY seperate the retainer, and then the bag, before reattaching.

What? You don't have a #25 star-bit screwdriver?

You need a #25 star-bit screwdriver.

Sure you could just cut or tear off said bag and leave the rest to blow in the wind, but as it is part of the lid hinge, the residue might bind the hinge, (particularly in SNOW AND ICE) so full removal is probably the best idea here.

I opted for the tear off method...and yes, I do have a #25 star-bit. I doubt it will but I'll let you know if it binds in the snow and ice.

Now that I have received my trashcan I have an observation.

The can is a good foot taller than my Rubbermaid trashcans and this makes it more difficult for me to lift the trashbag up and over into the can.

We use the typical 13 gallon kitchen trashbags so I'm not talking about the huge black 30 gallon bags. I am pretty small, but no more so than many women. When I think of an elderly woman trying to hoist the bag up into this receptacle it concerns me.

I'm trying to perfect the "swing" to get it up and over, but I definitely see this as a downside to the large size of the cans.

Grace O'Malley wrote:Now that I have received my trashcan I have an observation.
The can is a good foot taller than my Rubbermaid trashcans and this makes it more difficult for me to lift the trashbag up and over into the can.

Grace

This is about cutting down the city's workman's comp claims, not yours.

Gary
You are correct again. In my morning walk around the city almost 100% of the cans either have plastic hanging from the hinges, or still has the bag attached. I also noticed many with piles of garbage next to them, and hope they order their second trash can soon.

Has anyone found the "lucky can" that starts with 09, yet?

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*jumps up and down* Mine came today!!! WHOO HOOOO!!!!!!! Oh oh oh...mine starts with 09...(so does everyone on my street) do I win a prize, do I get something special. I will take a large pepperoni pizza and a peppercorn ranch salad from Dewey's please. LOL.
As in true "Melissa" fashion, I was lugging my dumpster up my driveway and tripped and fell. Darn thing was empty and I fell. Yeah I am loving life!!!!

This new initiate will affect everyone in Lakewood, and I have questions and concerns about a few aspects of the whole process. I live in Lakewood and my wife and I have always recycled, but getting tenants to recycle is impossible. I encourage it, but I'm not their parent. Might be why the city has such a low average compliance in that area. I've had many interesting comments from tenants, ranging from "about time" to "this sucks", and a good one of "why don't we do like Brunswick, where they have 100% compliance on recycling because the city sorts it after they pick it up". I had nothing on that one, because I don't know why we just don't do it that way either. Also I curious, since as stated on the water bills, and other forms I've been inundated with, that in the end, the owner is responsible for tenant compliance. Exactly how do I force people, who as anyone that owns property knows, do not always following the rules, to comply if the city gets to the point of not picking up their trash?
Also other cities have smaller autoloader cans (46 gallon). There were some posts stating that the new one is too large for a number of reasons, as it is for me, 1.5" too big to fit beside the garage where the old cans have been for the last 20 years. Now I know the trucks can pick up multiple sizes (I have a cousin that picks up garbage in Hudson) so why is it so imperative to have such a large size can, when so many people are single or small household and have maybe one small bag a week? Why can't we have the option of the smaller can? I've had people state they will take it down to the curb when it's full. Which is probable good for the city pickup crew, but I'm thinking a month of cooking the garbage in August is going to be an interesting scent.
Having a can come up missing every once in awhile I think I'll paint the address (neatly I assure you) on it even though it states no to do this. I think that you may soon find that if you didn't put your address on it you could find it missing because someone else found out how much of a pain it was to get theirs replaced. (anyone know how much they are?)

Dan Lizanich wrote: Why can't we have the option of the smaller can?

A quick phone call to City Hall will get a smaller can delivered to your house.

I got my new can the other day. The thing is like a bottomless pit for trash. Sure beats the current trash can with raccoon sized holes in the bottom.