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    Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:

    I have about one bag every two weeks.

    :omg: Where do you hide the others? Or maybe no kids, no wife, no cleaning and no eating, ahh, and most important.. no pets! ;P

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    Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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    I just don't buy a lot of stuff. Yes, I live by myself with my dog but I have found that the majority of trash comes from consumer purchases. If I don't buy anything then I have no trash!


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      My local council are planning on installing RFID chips in refuse bins in order that they can weigh and charge (extra - I pay my local taxes, dammit!) to remove my rubbish. Now I'm not a tolerant soul when it comes to Government interference in things, so do any of you good people know of a decent RFID killer?

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      GuyThiebaut
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      Stick a neodymium magnet near where the tag is implanted. You can buy them on ebay. It should screw up anything relying on the electromagnetic spectrum within close distance :cool: Alternatively tie a bunch of helium filled balloons to the bin :-D

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      • J Jim Crafton

        I think Martin Hughes needs to get out more and leave Dame Fortune's sweet, perfumed bosom to the pages of Penthouse Forum! :) PS You wouldn't happen to have any shots of Dame Fortune would you? She sounds pretty hot!

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        martin_hughes
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        Jim Crafton wrote:

        PS You wouldn't happen to have any shots of Dame Fortune would you? She sounds pretty hot!

        Yup - I saved them from the Great Purge (aka Mrs Martin Hughes throws out all my cool stuff, including my boxed (boxed!) Millennium Falcon) :)

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        • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

          And vote it down. I am tired of the overreaching of government. That said, try and reduce your waste. I have about one bag every two weeks.


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          Dan Neely
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          how big of a bag?

          -- If you view money as inherently evil, I view it as my duty to assist in making you more virtuous.

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            My local council are planning on installing RFID chips in refuse bins in order that they can weigh and charge (extra - I pay my local taxes, dammit!) to remove my rubbish. Now I'm not a tolerant soul when it comes to Government interference in things, so do any of you good people know of a decent RFID killer?

            Me: Can you see the "up" arrow? User:Errr...ummm....no. Me: Can you see an arrow that points upwards? User: Oh yes, I see it now! -Excerpt from a support call taken by me, 08/31/2007

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            Ray Cassick
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            This junk always amazed me. How they feel that they can limit the amount of garbage you throw out. They try to do it here too. The garbage men whine if the cans are too heavy. Screw them. I can get them to the curb, they can lift them into the truck. I have been trying to trow out 3 wash baskets and one of those flip top plastic bins now for three weeks and every week they just leave them, apparently either because I am not putting them into the garbage bin or because they think I just want to sit them out by the curb for all to see or something. Idiots.. You know what? I don't want to spend my day lifting other peoples garbage either. That's why I did not become a garbage man!


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            • M martin_hughes

              Jim Crafton wrote:

              PS You wouldn't happen to have any shots of Dame Fortune would you? She sounds pretty hot!

              Yup - I saved them from the Great Purge (aka Mrs Martin Hughes throws out all my cool stuff, including my boxed (boxed!) Millennium Falcon) :)

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              Jim Crafton
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              Not the Falcon! Was it the model version? I built a couple of those - cool toys :)

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                I think Martin Hughes needs to get out more and leave Dame Fortune's sweet, perfumed bosom to the pages of Penthouse Forum! :) PS You wouldn't happen to have any shots of Dame Fortune would you? She sounds pretty hot!

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                JudyL_MD
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                :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: thanks, guys - I needed a good laugh this afternoon Judy (now :)ing)

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                  Not the Falcon! Was it the model version? I built a couple of those - cool toys :)

                  ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! VCF Blog

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                  martin_hughes
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                  I did have the model at one point, but I can't recall what happened to it - but what the fiend threw out was my original 1979 First Issue Kenner Millennium Falcon (boxed!!!) Booooooo! I must get around to throwing some of her stuff out. I'll be right back :)

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                    This junk always amazed me. How they feel that they can limit the amount of garbage you throw out. They try to do it here too. The garbage men whine if the cans are too heavy. Screw them. I can get them to the curb, they can lift them into the truck. I have been trying to trow out 3 wash baskets and one of those flip top plastic bins now for three weeks and every week they just leave them, apparently either because I am not putting them into the garbage bin or because they think I just want to sit them out by the curb for all to see or something. Idiots.. You know what? I don't want to spend my day lifting other peoples garbage either. That's why I did not become a garbage man!


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                    Dan Neely
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                    NExt time try leaving them a hint. Tape a piece of paper that says 'trash' or 'please take' to the containers. I've never had a problem getting rid of them when I did that. Remember people don't go into garbage collection because of high intelligence.

                    -- If you view money as inherently evil, I view it as my duty to assist in making you more virtuous.

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                    • M martin_hughes

                      My local council are planning on installing RFID chips in refuse bins in order that they can weigh and charge (extra - I pay my local taxes, dammit!) to remove my rubbish. Now I'm not a tolerant soul when it comes to Government interference in things, so do any of you good people know of a decent RFID killer?

                      Me: Can you see the "up" arrow? User:Errr...ummm....no. Me: Can you see an arrow that points upwards? User: Oh yes, I see it now! -Excerpt from a support call taken by me, 08/31/2007

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                      cmk
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                      Another example of politicians failing to understand the principle of "path of least resistance". If you make people pay to dispose of their trash legally, they will avoid paying by disposing of it illegally. So now, instead of most garbage being disposed of properly/safely, people will start dumping in back alleys, wooded area's, wherever they can hide it.

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                      • M martin_hughes

                        My local council are planning on installing RFID chips in refuse bins in order that they can weigh and charge (extra - I pay my local taxes, dammit!) to remove my rubbish. Now I'm not a tolerant soul when it comes to Government interference in things, so do any of you good people know of a decent RFID killer?

                        Me: Can you see the "up" arrow? User:Errr...ummm....no. Me: Can you see an arrow that points upwards? User: Oh yes, I see it now! -Excerpt from a support call taken by me, 08/31/2007

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                        realJSOP
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                        I suspect a rare earth magnet might do the job.

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                        • D Dan Neely

                          how big of a bag?

                          -- If you view money as inherently evil, I view it as my duty to assist in making you more virtuous.

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                          Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                          Standard large garbage bag.


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                            NExt time try leaving them a hint. Tape a piece of paper that says 'trash' or 'please take' to the containers. I've never had a problem getting rid of them when I did that. Remember people don't go into garbage collection because of high intelligence.

                            -- If you view money as inherently evil, I view it as my duty to assist in making you more virtuous.

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                            Ray Cassick
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                            dan neely wrote:

                            Remember people don't go into garbage collection because of high intelligence.

                            Yeah, I guess you are right there... I guess the fact that they are all busted up didn't give them a hint :)


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                              Another example of politicians failing to understand the principle of "path of least resistance". If you make people pay to dispose of their trash legally, they will avoid paying by disposing of it illegally. So now, instead of most garbage being disposed of properly/safely, people will start dumping in back alleys, wooded area's, wherever they can hide it.

                              ...cmk The idea that I can be presented with a problem, set out to logically solve it with the tools at hand, and wind up with a program that could not be legally used because someone else followed the same logical steps some years ago and filed for a patent on it is horrifying. - John Carmack

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                              Ray Cassick
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                              Yeah, they usually couple these dumb moves with laws that prevent you from burning trash also.


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                                This junk always amazed me. How they feel that they can limit the amount of garbage you throw out. They try to do it here too. The garbage men whine if the cans are too heavy. Screw them. I can get them to the curb, they can lift them into the truck. I have been trying to trow out 3 wash baskets and one of those flip top plastic bins now for three weeks and every week they just leave them, apparently either because I am not putting them into the garbage bin or because they think I just want to sit them out by the curb for all to see or something. Idiots.. You know what? I don't want to spend my day lifting other peoples garbage either. That's why I did not become a garbage man!


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                                Big Daddy Farang
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                                Ray Cassick wrote:

                                one of those flip top plastic bins

                                Well, you can't just put a garbage can in the garbage! Good heavens, what were you thinking? BDF

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                                  My local council are planning on installing RFID chips in refuse bins in order that they can weigh and charge (extra - I pay my local taxes, dammit!) to remove my rubbish. Now I'm not a tolerant soul when it comes to Government interference in things, so do any of you good people know of a decent RFID killer?

                                  Me: Can you see the "up" arrow? User:Errr...ummm....no. Me: Can you see an arrow that points upwards? User: Oh yes, I see it now! -Excerpt from a support call taken by me, 08/31/2007

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                                  TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                                  sledgehammer?

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                                    here Hope this helps. Hogan

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                                    Mike Dimmick
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                                    I feel an RFID passport zapper coming on...


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                                    • M Maximilien

                                      It's called an incentive to reduce the amount of trash people generate; You just have to reduce the amount of "real" trash you are generating by doing more recycling and maybe dump organic material in a compost bin. Normally, when a city wants to do something like that, they need to offer a free recycling and composting program to balance the reduction in trash. People who care will make the effort to do that and not pay extra; people who do not, they will pay the extra.


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                                      PIEBALDconsult
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                                      and burn what will burn. I was also going to say dehydrate the wet stuff (though I guess that's mostly compostable) when it occured to me... what about rainy days? Will they charge extra due to a leaky bin? Will dishonest collectors make a pass up the street opening bins before making another pass to collect? Other than that, attach Helium balloons.

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                                        It's called an incentive to reduce the amount of trash people generate; You just have to reduce the amount of "real" trash you are generating by doing more recycling and maybe dump organic material in a compost bin. Normally, when a city wants to do something like that, they need to offer a free recycling and composting program to balance the reduction in trash. People who care will make the effort to do that and not pay extra; people who do not, they will pay the extra.


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                                        David Wulff
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                                        Maximilien wrote:

                                        Normally, when a city wants to do something like that, they need to offer a free recycling and composting program to balance the reduction in trash.

                                        You'd think so, wouldn't you. Not here though. We pay extra for the privilege of having a container of rotting food in our kitchens that is emptied only 24 times a year. (We also had to pay for the special container.) Having maggots crawling around in your kitchen is a great way of making people compost more. :rolleyes: The solution is to spray oven cleaner in the compost bins to kill the maggots and stop the nausiating smell from making people stop in the street to vomit on your drive, but I doubt that does a lot of good to the compost they make (and charge us for) from it. As for recycling, I have been waiting for six years now for my recycling box as the local council will not collect it unless it is placed in one (to ensure that people don't recycle too much and cost them extra fees). I chase it up with them every couple of months but have pretty much resigned to the fact I will always need to drive down to the recycling centre ten miles away and do it all myself. Which raises another cost issue because I am having to us a room in my house to hold bottles, cardboard and plastic until there is enough to justify making a car journey. Recycling and composting here is every bit seen as a way to raise extra money and nothing about saving the environment. We already pay for our rubbish through our extortionate local council tax. Just like we already pay for the number of miles we drive in our car (fuel tax), but they'll still introduce a pay-by-the-mile charge on top of that, and charge us VAT on it as well. If you complain they they play the "why do you hate the environment?" card to make your feel guilty and shut up. Nothing like blackmail and intimidation to protect your extortion racket...


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                                          It's called an incentive to reduce the amount of trash people generate; You just have to reduce the amount of "real" trash you are generating by doing more recycling and maybe dump organic material in a compost bin. Normally, when a city wants to do something like that, they need to offer a free recycling and composting program to balance the reduction in trash. People who care will make the effort to do that and not pay extra; people who do not, they will pay the extra.


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                                          wsoutherland
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                                          They should raise the taxes on everyone by double, then use the RFID chip as a way for people to get discounts back to the original tax rate for lower average garbage weight! :laugh: Then you would make sure the chip worked rather than trying to destroy it (would be completely optional at that point).

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