Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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cleansing opertives kieth
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Sanitation engineers, neighbourhood hygiene consultants.
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
Whilst I'm all for a laugh, If you witnessed the elderly having to clear up after the dustcart has gone you wouldn't laugh so much.
As this street hasn't had a road sweeper since 1999 could I ask DDC when it is our turn??? lol
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,895
You might not get a road sweeper Keith but the one that goes down my road comes before
the binmen and is virtually useless because of all the parked cars. DDC save money and send us a man with a broom occasionally after the bin men so that will mean in the afternoon.
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Guest 937- Registered: 12 May 2013
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You took the words out of my mouth, Keith. Not a week goes by when myself and neighbours don't end up having to sweep and clean up after our refuse collection. Not talking about spry 30 somethings either. No wonder we are all living longer, what with having to lift and drag heavy bins and boxes and bending and squatting to clean up, with a fitness regime like that, it could add years to our expected life span then what would happen to the Benefit system.
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Vic Matcham wrote:We was along Deal seafront today as you know the wind was very high. There was no rubbish nothing,we went in the cafe we always go in for fish and chips, we was siting in the window when all this rubbish blow pass the window and there was more then I notice the cage lorry that goes round and take out the rubbish from all the bins and puts it in the cage on the back of the lorry, which he was doing, but then moving off with the cage open and all the rubbish was coming out of the open door.After our meal we went looking for the driver of that lorry and found him talking outside the gents to a mate the cage was still open.I went up to him and told him what was happing because he had not shut the cage door,He said" iTS OK TO DO IT BECAUSE THE ROAD CLEANER WILL BE AROUND ON Monday cleaning up the road,well must say I found it hard not to have ago at him but I did tell him that he should think more about what he has done and now the public will see it all blowing about ,he seem not to care about it,I went back to the car to get pen and paper to take his number down but he must have seen what I was doing and he drove off, I went after him but could not find him,I hope the D.D.C. Leader reads this post and can see if they can get him.the lorry number did start is a F but I would know the driver if I saw him again and I will keep a lookout for him,this kind of thing goes on all the time and it must be stoped.
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Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Well done Vic, I am sure you can give them enough detail to locate the individual involved and give him suitable advice, not acceptable to litter the streets for ease of his job.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
jan;
surely this road has as much right to a regular road sweeper than any other part of the District doesn't it??
maybe a change in working practices required
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Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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I am told that the refuse lorries have trackers on them Vic, not sure if they all have.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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my understanding is that the contract with ddc stipulates removal of rubbish in bins and bags only, not loose spilled out stuff.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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As I said it came off the back of their own lorry because he did not close the cage door.
Guest 937- Registered: 12 May 2013
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What if the bin men 'drop' the rubbish whilst emptying and fail to retrieve it? Is that construed as littering or spillage?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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i haven't seen any of the bins losing rubbish so cannot comment but with bags properly secured by the resident then it is not possible for rubbish to spill out.
Guest 937- Registered: 12 May 2013
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Well, apart from seagulls, and I frequently double even triple bag and spray, the black boxes for plastics and tins etc. are frequently banged into the cart dropping items in the process. Rarely retrieved. Jan had it right, bring back the road sweepers with their brooms.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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agree Pauline
just to add,,,,
not bring back as we have never had a road sweeper
so maybe the word introduce?????????????????????/
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
kieth,have a word with your local ddc counciler.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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Way ahead of you brian,
Already even on here and Roger replied stated on the non appearance of road sweepers,
It appears road sweepers are sent to places in most need (in the councils eyes) so under the present system my road will NEVER get a road sweeper, where as the town and other areas a sweeper all day.
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All i'm asking is for a share of the road sweeper
Once a week even
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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"All I'm asking for is a share of the road sweeper...Once a week even"
You are asking for the impossible with that request Keith, the useless vehicle we get is only once in a while.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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Jan,
But why????? we all pay to much council tax, and should we not at least get a service???
I'm not even asking for the same(daily road sweeper like in lots of areas) but a weekly one
that would be better than at present not one since 1999
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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And how do they sweep under the wall-to-wall parked cars? In many countries they restrict parking one day a week in residential streets- generally one side only on an alternating weekly rota- to leave it clear for the sweeper truck. If they can manage it in L.A. I'm sure Dover could do it.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson