Garbage

34 minutes ago
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Garbage day is Friday, and they usually roll through around 3pm. Yesterday afternoon on Saturday I walked out to my car and my neighbor called me over, pointing dramatically at the ONE trash can still sitting by the curb. I had already taken the recycling one in that had been picked up earlier, and she was informing me that it “needed to be taken in.” This isn’t the first time either. She once literally left a note taped to the can. I rolled my eyes, said “I don’t care,” smiled politely, then got in my car, did the crank and yes, the finger, probably not my finest moment, and drove away while she stood there looking shocked. I’m just thinking, how much free time do you have that my trash can is your weekend headline? It’s one can, not a crime scene. I cannot with nosy neighbors.

PS As I drove down the street there were a lot of cans still out, so I looked it up out of pure curiosity, and guess what? There’s no official carved in stone rule. In most U.S. cities the general expectation is to put cans out the night before or morning of pickup and bring them back in within 12 to 24 hours after pickup.