Only one wheel on Anne's wheelie bin... and the refuse collectors won't empty it
9:03am Monday 4th February 2013 in News
Only one wheel on Anne's wheelie bin... and the refuse collectors won't empty it
THINGS certainly did not run smoothly for pensioner Anne Hobson when one of the wheels fell off her grey bin as she was putting it out for collection.
The 71-year-old just about managed to haul the heavy bin 50ft to the end of her driveway, only for waste collectors to refused to empty it — because of the missing wheel.
Now, mother-of-three Mrs Hobson, of Larkhill, Farnworth, has branded the binmen “lazy” and will have to wait until Friday before she receives a replacement.
In the meantime she says she has no idea where she will store the excess waste she will accumulate.
She said: “I was putting out the grey bin but, one of the wheels dropped off. With the other wheel still attached, I managed to drag the bin to the end of my long driveway.
“But later on, I discovered it hadn’t been emptied.”
She said: “I can drag the bin 50ft to the end of my driveway, but able-bodied men can’t take it from the kerbside and have it emptied into the wagon just a few feet away.
“They’re just lazy and it seems they want the job done for them.”
She is also unhappy that a new grey bin won’t be delivered until Friday to coincide with the next collection day. I’ve nowhere now to put rubbish and excess waste. And I’m annoyed that I can’t get a new bin until the end of the week.”
Her son, Andrew added: “It’s absolutely ridiculous that a 71-year-old woman can drag a bin with one wheel to the end of her long driveway when 6ft tall, 15-stone binmen can’t empty it.
“And I’m also upset that she won’t get another bin earlier. It seems to be all about what suits them.”
A Bolton Council spokeswoman said: “The bin was not emptied due to the missing wheel.
“It will be replaced free of charge next Friday, the delivery day for this area, and any excess waste will also be removed next Friday.”
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Comments (111)
9:19am Mon 4 Feb 13
InFocus2012 says...
Remember the days when binmen used to lift bins up on their backs, and tip into the wagon, That WAS hard work, not like how easy these pampered binmen have it!!
9:28am Mon 4 Feb 13
xxenigmaxx says...
9:54am Mon 4 Feb 13
MarkAllRead says...
10:10am Mon 4 Feb 13
magic dragon says...
Mrs Hobson, stick by your guns. You are the victim of the binmen's lack of any compassion or even common sense.
10:27am Mon 4 Feb 13
zoomzam says...
11:24am Mon 4 Feb 13
steveG says...
Slung the bin over their back carried it to the wagon and emptied it - no need to worry about which day they came as they came onto your property to get it.
My Grandma could do the job these days,
wheels or no wheels!.
11:36am Mon 4 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
11:42am Mon 4 Feb 13
berushka says...
11:59am Mon 4 Feb 13
mdavies11 says...
Note“It will be replaced free of charge next Friday, the delivery day for this area, and any excess waste will also be removed next Friday.” What more does she want?
12:27pm Mon 4 Feb 13
llcoolwayne says...
12:36pm Mon 4 Feb 13
boltoncity says...
12:58pm Mon 4 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
All she is asking for is a bit of common sense . How will the bin be moved next Friday? Is it going to mend itself?
Just wondering
1:38pm Mon 4 Feb 13
boltonnut says...
1:51pm Mon 4 Feb 13
MarkAllRead says...
2:03pm Mon 4 Feb 13
llcoolwayne says...
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grimtown says...
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Rememberscarborough says...
3:10pm Mon 4 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
3:12pm Mon 4 Feb 13
mdavies11 says...
3:17pm Mon 4 Feb 13
macauley says...
3:20pm Mon 4 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
3:32pm Mon 4 Feb 13
mdavies11 says...
4:12pm Mon 4 Feb 13
MarkAllRead says...
4:35pm Mon 4 Feb 13
MarkAllRead says...
4:50pm Mon 4 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
Should his name not be "Markreadsall,commen
tsoneverything,butkn
owsf**kall"
5:15pm Mon 4 Feb 13
MarkAllRead says...
5:43pm Mon 4 Feb 13
127001 says...
and whilst I'm at it, week in... week out our bins are never where they were placed originally - instead they are half way down the bloody road. Is it that hard to do a job properly?
6:20pm Mon 4 Feb 13
Beyond News Forum says...
Give and take people give and take.
The council want us to do the hard work for them so they can earn millions from our recycled waste and collect grants plus avoid fines. We should all just start weighing in our own aluminum, glass etc. Take some cash away from this hard done to sub-standard council.
7:45pm Mon 4 Feb 13
JustBecause says...
It would have taken 5 mins for 2 of them to drag it to the wagon and throw it it, lazy jobs worth.
8:22pm Mon 4 Feb 13
onlyinbolton says...
8:33pm Mon 4 Feb 13
onlyinbolton says...
how wrong she was...i mean .maybe 50 years ago .. But now its got to rank right up their in employment !!!!
>>> Mark all read i think you should sort this bin out and personally place it on the bin kart... stick a skate board under it and slide it within 1 inch of these militant workers... as for pulling backs out .... LOL..good job they not in Construction......bu
nch of militant T@rts
8:34pm Mon 4 Feb 13
onlyinbolton says...
8:34pm Mon 4 Feb 13
tr1kky says...
My grandad used to empty bins when you had to carry them on your back and had hot ashes in, he would laugh at what excuses they use not to empty bins now!!!
9:06pm Mon 4 Feb 13
Denis Tuborg says...
9:25pm Mon 4 Feb 13
bettybolton says...
9:30pm Mon 4 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
9:32pm Mon 4 Feb 13
onlyinbolton says...
9:34pm Mon 4 Feb 13
onlyinbolton says...
9:44pm Mon 4 Feb 13
Undetectableman says...
9:49pm Mon 4 Feb 13
hatonfire says...
Ah well it's the councils fault all this.
Has anyone questioned the ridiculous waste of time this is?
Some poster said 'When bin men were bin men they put the bins on their back and emptied them'. Very true, but lets hope that times have moved on since then and life is easier for us all'
Talking about how life used to be. Can you imagine if 20yr- 30yrs ago someone rang the BEN and said 'My bin's not been emptied' and the BEN editor thought 'Hell fire this is one big story. Hold the front page. Get the guy with the camera out there double quick'.
Why on earth is this non-story considered newsworthy?
I think it's just a silly attempt to criticise the council.
9:56pm Mon 4 Feb 13
bwfc58 says...
10:17pm Mon 4 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
11:36pm Mon 4 Feb 13
pecky2k says...
4:33am Tue 5 Feb 13
joeski says...
4:56am Tue 5 Feb 13
127001 says...
sorry, but it's called having pride in your job. It's not difficult to put things back where they came from is it? Not only does it make the pavements a mess it also causes an obstruction for pedestrians - some of whom end up walking in the road (pensioners/folk with prams etc)
The council harp on about keeping Bolton clean/tidy... then why cant some of their employees?
6:23am Tue 5 Feb 13
leesa marie says...
8:09am Tue 5 Feb 13
hoboh2o says...
8:32am Tue 5 Feb 13
yonmons says...
12:22pm Tue 5 Feb 13
Changing times says...
Either wait a week for your new bin or go to the tip yourself rather than moan or store a few bags of waste and put them in the new bin when it arrives....... It's not going to kill you.
12:54pm Tue 5 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
JOBSWORTHS
3:24pm Tue 5 Feb 13
MarkAllRead says...
3:54pm Tue 5 Feb 13
steveG says...
Any job ending in men has a lot of people wanting that job.
Firemen,Policemen,Am
bulance men, Bin men, store men,doormen, Foremen, all well paid and sought after jobs.
4:22pm Tue 5 Feb 13
maz1492 says...
6:36pm Tue 5 Feb 13
MOANYMUM says...
And I can't believe how many people just wanted to use this story to slag off the binmen! Personally I wouldn't do their job for a gold pig.
I do agree though that they could have still emptied the bin with one wheel but the fact this lady has to wait for a new bin and will miss a collection can't be that much of a problem, surely it wouldn't be that full anyway. Mother of 3 but surely these people are adults now?? Do they live at home??
We sometimes don't put ours out because it's not even half full. We tend to recycle most rubbish so there is very little actually goes in my grey bin.
7:00pm Tue 5 Feb 13
hatonfire says...
I can only assume the reason the BN gave this 'Wheel falls off bin' story any credence is because the owners have a certain political bias, much the same as the rest of the media.
7:39pm Tue 5 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
8:02pm Tue 5 Feb 13
hatonfire says...
I'm merely pointing out the feebleness of this 'Wheel falls of bin' story.
8:08pm Tue 5 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
8:54pm Tue 5 Feb 13
hatonfire says...
You don't know until you read them.
So are you telling me that this is a good piece of journalism.
12:25am Wed 6 Feb 13
Marzi30 says...
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MarkAllRead says...
3:34pm Wed 6 Feb 13
Towny1981 says...
4:23pm Wed 6 Feb 13
mralwayscorrect says...
N!
4:25pm Wed 6 Feb 13
Towny1981 says...
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Denis Tuborg says...
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Denis Tuborg says...
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Denis Tuborg says...
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Denis Tuborg says...
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Denis Tuborg says...
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Denis Tuborg says...
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Denis Tuborg says...
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binmanbilly says...
9:03pm Wed 6 Feb 13
Denis Tuborg says...
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Denis Tuborg says...
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Denis Tuborg says...
10:38pm Wed 6 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
9:03am Thu 7 Feb 13
Towny1981 says...
9:26am Thu 7 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
7:36pm Thu 7 Feb 13
Denis Tuborg says...
s or billythebellend'R'so
les!!! hasta luago tu' campanilla fin :-)
7:37pm Thu 7 Feb 13
Denis Tuborg says...
s or billythebellend'R'so
les!!! hasta luago tu' campanilla fin :-)
9:14pm Thu 7 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
9:57pm Thu 7 Feb 13
FatMorrisOut says...
10:02pm Thu 7 Feb 13
FatMorrisOut says...
10:07pm Thu 7 Feb 13
MarkAllRead says...
10:10pm Thu 7 Feb 13
before and after garden servies says...
10:13pm Thu 7 Feb 13
Denis Tuborg says...
10:15pm Thu 7 Feb 13
Lancashire always says...
10:55pm Thu 7 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
10:57pm Thu 7 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
10:57pm Thu 7 Feb 13
Jesusislord says...
I can't believe we have to pay for this service?? Surely the council should do everything for free for us??
And as for this 'recycling'...how dare they assume we all want to leave a better world for our children?? If I wanted to pass on a decent world to my kids, I'd buy them school uniform instead of buying this lovely can of special brew!! Bolton Council, take note!!
11:01pm Thu 7 Feb 13
Jesusislord says...
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Jesusislord says...
9:00am Fri 8 Feb 13
wagstaff says...
4:00pm Fri 8 Feb 13
Denis Tuborg says...
factory.co.uk" with turnover of yadder yadder yadder yawn!!!!! Billy mate no one believes your BS not even you :-) and as for your alter ego "fatmorrisout" your tedious diatribe is not even worthy of a reponse.
4:56pm Fri 8 Feb 13
binmanbilly says...
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Denis Tuborg says...
11:42pm Fri 8 Feb 13
Daisyhillbilly says...
First to the top of Rivington Pike carrying a three pice suite wins the honour of wearing Mrs Hobsons coat for a year !! Well worth seeing them in action maybe some sponsorship from a well known furniture retailer or Primari
Cant wait for round 2 or is it 9 ?.
Off for my supper I think I have a findus lasagne left in the freezer ......
11:56am Sat 9 Feb 13
swager123 says...
6:02pm Sat 9 Feb 13
Your average ninja says...
I know billy and he is a respectable business man.
+ I will start congratulating the council when they can be arsed doing their job without being pressured into doing so by the press.
6:46pm Sat 9 Feb 13
Your average ninja says...
By the way we aren't all peadophiles who own miky mouse holiday homes like you Dennis.
Yours truly, the truth.
9:57pm Sat 9 Feb 13
xyzxyz says...
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xyzxyz says...
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xyzxyz says...
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Your average ninja says...
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Jesusislord says...
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Jesusislord says...
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Denis Tuborg says...
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Mossage82 says...
9:55am Mon 11 Feb 13
Lindon says...
12:08pm Mon 11 Feb 13
wagstaff says...
is it to make up for a small d#ck or somthing in that bracket.
10:36pm Wed 13 Feb 13
Your average ninja says...
did you really make this mistake while trying to correct someones grammar?