Guest 736- Registered: 5 Jan 2012
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Could anyone tell me the logic behind a road sweeper coming along solely on the day before the rubbish is taken. Then leaving it all the rest of the week???Lets hope that its not windy the days after the rubbish has been put out!! Still better once than never or few between !!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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used to have the same problem where i live and eventually they got their act together.
we have an excellent street cleaner but i think they spread him too wide.
Jan Higgins
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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we used to have a mecanical sweeper up my way on bin day,must stress this was after the bin men had been [fridays] when it was weekly.know its been to fortnightly [bin lorry]we have hardly seen the road sweeper,but hey ho we had two yes 2 up my road this morning and both at the same time and its not evan bin day.
Guest 686- Registered: 5 May 2009
- Posts: 556
The usual answer to the question "Why?" is "Because!". My children used to drive me mad with that at times, as I'm sure most parents know only too well.
Phil West
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
The sweeper is supposed to follow the dustcart - not literally, but the next day or later the same one, so he can clear up any mess the dustmen/refuse collectors drop or fall out of the containers.
If there are instances where this is not happening, let your councillor know and he/she can advise the waste department.
Roger
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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Two different departments, again ??
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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funnily enough a small veolia truck parked outside mine early morning, i thought great they are coming to take away my bins.
no they went over the road and took away some recycling stuff that must have been missed previously.
late afternoon another veolia truck arrived a chap went across the rd to the same house turned to the driver and shrugged "manuel style".
as if to say it's all gone.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
ROGER;
Unless the council is misinforming me
road sweepers only go to well built up areas
side streets out of town get little say.
my own road(iv been here since 1999) only seen a road sweeper once
(i think he had got lost and was trying to find his way back into town lol
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road sweepers only go to areas if the council gets a call for them to go to that area
they concentrate more on bigger routes
i always welcome a road sweeper to visit eaves road every week
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Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
- Posts: 2,226
They probably know where you live Keith, bad luck for your neighbours.
Watty
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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so the council has misinformed me??
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Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
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Well you were a politician long enough Keith!
Missed a word, apols.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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could i have the english version please paulw
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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You must have more than one Jan - or they all counting money ?
Roger
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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One drove down our street early this morning weaving in and out of the parked cars
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Likely to be the same one that drove down the middle of the road with the occasional inward swerve, what a waste of time and money.
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