Do you know what yesterday was?

Hammer89

Of course you don't, because why would you? You just wheel the bin out and wheel it back into your driveway a lot easier about nine hours later. Why is it a lot easier to wheel back in? Because it's been emptied, it's lighter. Your pizza boxes, empty cans of 7up and old tampons have vanished, as if by magic, but it's not magic.

It's because in most countries there's these people called BIN MEN and these BIN MEN empty it for you, once a week. We treat them like they're invisible, but where would we be without them? They are the unsung heroes of every society, and yet we couldn't even remember their day, could we? There's one day a year dedicated to these soldiers - and it was yesterday. Yep. June 17 is National Garbage Man day. Where's their thread? Oh that's right, they aren't nurses, so they don't get a thread. In fact let's cut their wages. Why not? They're not even people. They're lads who cut class to smoke reefer. Now look at them.

Here is their thread. Here is their moment.

https://www.garbagemanday.org/

jcorr

I was tempted to say Monday!

There used to be this guy in my class in school and he would have this tradition of being the bin man lol

Every day at 11 am when we had our fifteen minute break he would bring up the black bin from beside the toilets to where we were sitting

Oh innocent days

Silent Running

It was my wedding anniversary.

I'm in enough trouble. Don't you start.

kneemos

Wish they wouldn't make such a racket at 7.30 in the morning.

TheShow

https://youtu.be/YihiSqO4jnA

The Gabage Man Can!

whens white garbage woman day

blade1

Obviously it's the day that St. Emily de Vialar is celebrated by the Sisters of St. Joseph of the apparition.

OU812

You're a dirty lying whore Hammer89. Thursday is bin day & I NEVER forget.

Go back to your home on whore island

Odhinn

Hammer89 wrote: »

Of course you don't, because why would you? You just wheel the bin out and wheel it back into your driveway a lot easier about nine hours later. Why is it a lot easier to wheel back in? Because it's been emptied, it's lighter. Your pizza boxes, empty cans of 7up and old tampons have vanished, as if by magic, but it's not magic.

It's because in most countries there's these people called BIN MEN and these BIN MEN empty it for you, once a week. We treat them like they're invisible, but where would we be without them? They are the unsung heroes of every society, and yet we couldn't even remember their day, could we? There's one day a year dedicated to these soldiers - and it was yesterday. Yep. June 17 is National Garbage Man day. Where's their thread? Oh that's right, they aren't nurses, so they don't get a thread. In fact let's cut their wages. Why not? They're not even people. They're lads who cut class to smoke reefer. Now look at them.

Here is their thread. Here is their moment.

https://www.garbagemanday.org/

They're American?

Your Face

I sort my rubbish and wheel it out to the curb.

The binmen move it 30cm to the truck which tips in the rubbish.

I pay for this service.

Fair play to them for working and all buts its hardly heroic.

BrokenArrows

Hammer89 wrote: »

Of course you don't, because why would you? You just wheel the bin out and wheel it back into your driveway a lot easier about nine hours later. Why is it a lot easier to wheel back in? Because it's been emptied, it's lighter. Your pizza boxes, empty cans of 7up and old tampons have vanished, as if by magic, but it's not magic.

It's because in most countries there's these people called BIN MEN and these BIN MEN empty it for you, once a week. We treat them like they're invisible, but where would we be without them? They are the unsung heroes of every society, and yet we couldn't even remember their day, could we? There's one day a year dedicated to these soldiers - and it was yesterday. Yep. June 17 is National Garbage Man day. Where's their thread? Oh that's right, they aren't nurses, so they don't get a thread. In fact let's cut their wages. Why not? They're not even people. They're lads who cut class to smoke reefer. Now look at them.

Here is their thread. Here is their moment.

https://www.garbagemanday.org/

Bin men? You sexest asshole. It's Bin Person. It's 2019 ffs.

daheff

kneemos wrote: »

Wish they wouldn't make such a racket at 7.30 in the morning.

7.30....you lucky devil. theres one crowd that reverse through my road at 6am every 2 weeks just to wake us all up to their reversing sound. they dont need to do it.. just do it because they can. #assholes

Hammer89

Do you know why it's called Panda? Because they're a rare breed these days, bin men. Good ones anyway. We lash €20 into an envelope and tip our fellas every year at Christmas. There's an old saying and it goes, 'Look after your bin man and your bin man will look after you'. That's as true today as it ever was.

Eggs For Dinner

Garbage FFS

aaaaaaaahhhhhh

TheShow wrote: »

The Gabage Man Can!

Who can take your trash out?

James Brown

In my day they were bin men and the bins were filled with rubbish....just saying.

Working class heroes

I just place mine at the side of the road, at dusk. I then let nature take its course.

Itssoeasy

It was also the 25th anniversary of OJ Simpson leading the LAPD on a chase in LA.

blade1

Itssoeasy wrote: »

It was also the 25th anniversary of OJ Simpson leading the LAPD on a chase in LA.

:pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqrOUjCRhsY

Edgware

Itssoeasy wrote: »

It was also the 25th anniversary of OJ Simpson leading the LAPD on a chase in LA.

Like Patrick Quirke another innocent man

Peatys

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Bin men? You sexest asshole. It's Bin Person. It's 2019 ffs.

Who's pushing for 50/50 equality?

Itssoeasy

Edgware wrote: »

Itssoeasy wrote: »

It was also the 25th anniversary of OJ Simpson leading the LAPD on a chase in LA.

Like Patrick Quirke another innocent man

Who's Patrick quirke ? Anyway OJ was found not guilty but feck it did he look guilty and the evidence did point to him.

_Brian

Hammer89 wrote: »

Of course you don't, because why would you? You just wheel the bin out and wheel it back into your driveway a lot easier about nine hours later. Why is it a lot easier to wheel back in? Because it's been emptied, it's lighter. Your pizza boxes, empty cans of 7up and old tampons have vanished, as if by magic, but it's not magic.

It's because in most countries there's these people called BIN MEN and these BIN MEN empty it for you, once a week. We treat them like they're invisible, but where would we be without them? They are the unsung heroes of every society, and yet we couldn't even remember their day, could we? There's one day a year dedicated to these soldiers - and it was yesterday. Yep. June 17 is National Garbage Man day. Where's their thread? Oh that's right, they aren't nurses, so they don't get a thread. In fact let's cut their wages. Why not? They're not even people. They're lads who cut class to smoke reefer. Now look at them.

Here is their thread. Here is their moment.

https://www.garbagemanday.org/

You realise we pay quarterly fees for their service

biko

Isn't celebrating American National Garbage Man Day cultural appropriation?

BeerWolf

Three days before the day after tomorrow?

Hammer89

_Brian wrote: »

You realise we pay quarterly fees for their service

We'd pay them every month if I had my way.

the_syco

Odhinn wrote: »

They're American?

Ah, so that's why we ignore them? :pac:

Bobblehats

My neighbour’s black bin has a gollywog face on it. You know the eyes lips and dickybow even I think that it’s pretty racist and its perma out for collection too; stop cars from parking apparently but has anybody seen these for sale? Seems pretty surreal to have this face peering back every time I look out

ILoveYourVibes

Hammer89 wrote: »

Of course you don't, because why would you? You just wheel the bin out and wheel it back into your driveway a lot easier about nine hours later. Why is it a lot easier to wheel back in? Because it's been emptied, it's lighter. Your pizza boxes, empty cans of 7up and old tampons have vanished, as if by magic, but it's not magic.

It's because in most countries there's these people called BIN MEN and these BIN MEN empty it for you, once a week. We treat them like they're invisible, but where would we be without them? They are the unsung heroes of every society, and yet we couldn't even remember their day, could we? There's one day a year dedicated to these soldiers - and it was yesterday. Yep. June 17 is National Garbage Man day. Where's their thread? Oh that's right, they aren't nurses, so they don't get a thread. In fact let's cut their wages. Why not? They're not even people. They're lads who cut class to smoke reefer. Now look at them.

Here is their thread. Here is their moment.

https://www.garbagemanday.org/

I like that.

ILoveYourVibes

And no i did not know so thanks for telling me

Hammer89

biko wrote: »

Isn't celebrating American National Garbage Man Day cultural appropriation?

National Garbage Man day is as big as Paddy's Day. We don't celebrate it much here, because we don't care about the environment evidently, but Stockholm do a parade full of bin lorries. One Dennis truck after the other. It's stunning. Madrid puts on a puppet show where two puppets in high-vis coats beat the nasty Andres Asbestos with little clubs and all the kids cheer when they defeat him. Some adults cheer too in fact. I was in Tokyo for the parade last year and I'm not sure my words will do it justice. No words can, which is why nobody bothers to write about it, but it happens.

jester77

Hammer89 wrote: »

Of course you don't, because why would you? You just wheel the bin out and wheel it back into your driveway a lot easier about nine hours later. Why is it a lot easier to wheel back in? Because it's been emptied, it's lighter. Your pizza boxes, empty cans of 7up and old tampons have vanished, as if by magic, but it's not magic.

It's because in most countries there's these people called BIN MEN and these BIN MEN empty it for you, once a week. We treat them like they're invisible, but where would we be without them? They are the unsung heroes of every society, and yet we couldn't even remember their day, could we? There's one day a year dedicated to these soldiers - and it was yesterday. Yep. June 17 is National Garbage Man day. Where's their thread? Oh that's right, they aren't nurses, so they don't get a thread. In fact let's cut their wages. Why not? They're not even people. They're lads who cut class to smoke reefer. Now look at them.

Here is their thread. Here is their moment.

https://www.garbagemanday.org/

At least separate your rubbish. Pizza boxes in paper bin, 7up cans in plastic/metal bin, tampons in the green bin. Everything doesn't need to go the dump.

RiderOnTheStorm

I am reading this on Wed, so does 'yesterday' still mean Mon?

I am getting old, so I remember when the council collected the rubbish.... Every week... And we called them 'dustbin men'. Now we pay a private firm, they come every 2 weeks, and its rubbish ... And they dont come down my road. I have to bring 2 wheelie bins 100m up the road to the main junction.... And it is 'up' as its 100m uphill. I used to get kids to sit in boot of car and hold a bin while i drove.... We were like rednecks!!

I gave up.....

I bring my sorted bagged rubbish directly to the recycling depot on the way to work and pay by the bag..... That will show 'em!!

Sir Guy who smiles

That was like the binman one Christmas who went in to a house to see if he would get a Christmas tip. The woman of the house dragged him to bed and rode him to within an inch of his life. He went out and told his buddy, who went in and she rode him like a cowgirl taking a stallion to Rio Grande. He came out and told the driver, who went in and she gave him a crisp €5 note.

He stood there trying to think how to phrase the fact his buddies got sex and he didn't, but all he could manage was "Is that it?" so she said "Well, my husband said to give the driver a fiver..... and **** the rest of 'em".

blinding

Why don’t they take our Politicians Away ?

If we are going to have days celebrating people merely showing up to do the job they were hired - and are being paid - to do then we are going to need more days in the year.

Lets double the year length. Then I could be 20 instead of 40 and I can celebrate my 21st since I did not bother the first time around.

Iseedeadpixels

Who can take your trash out?
Stomp it down for you?
Shake the plastic bag and do the twisty thingy too?
THE GARBAGE MAN!!
Oh the Garbage Man can
The Garbage Man can and he does it with a smile and never judges you.
Who can take this diaper?
I don't mind at all
Who can clean me up before the big policeman's ball?
THE GARBAGE MAN
yes the garbage man can
The sanitation folks are jolly friendly blokes courteous
and easy going they mop up when your over flowing and tell you when
your arse is showing
Who can.....
Who can.....
Who can.....
Who can.....
THE GARBAGE MAN CAN!!

circadian

OP is a binman.

Greyfox

Hammer89 wrote: »

It's because in most countries there's these people called BIN MEN and these BIN MEN empty it for you, once a week. We treat them like they're invisible, but where would we be without them?

Who cares, we pay good money for them to do there job

Pissartist

They get paid to do the job what's the point ?

Hector Savage

Pretty much 100% of "Bin Persons" are men, where is the feminist back lash ??
hmmmmmmmmm

Hammer89

Pissartist wrote: »

They get paid to do the job what's the point ?

So do beekeepers but you'll be telling me August 12 shouldn't be National Beekeepers Day next.

Hammer89

circadian wrote: »

OP is a binman.

Thanks for the kind words but unfortunately I'm not. I'm glad I'm not too. I'm not sure I'd handle the thanklessness of it too well.

Hammer89

Hammer89 wrote: »

I'm glad I'm not too. I'm not sure I'd handle the thanklessness of it too well.

Do you work in a career that garners a lot of gratitude? I struggle to think of many myself. Certainly none of the careers I have worked in have brought many thanks my way.

Hammer89 wrote: »

So do beekeepers but you'll be telling me August 12 shouldn't be National Beekeepers Day next.

Actually I am making moves at the moment to start keeping bees. For absolutely no pay at all. Done some courses - started laying down the equipment. Looking forward to it.

Not sure I require that anyone celebrate me for it though.

Dr. Bre

Do I know what yesterday was? Yesterday

Sonny noggs

Smelly feckers