Answers to awkward social situations

[wetwillie]

Put a padlock on your waste bin.

[michigancat]

Are your backyards separate?  Do you have a door to the back yard?  Are the bins small enough to be mobile?
Put it by the back door and dump from there, then take out on pick up day only if that isn't what you already do.

They take it on trash day after it's been emptied but I pick mine up.

We have separate areas for our own trash

[Mrs. Gooch]

Assuming that their bin is also full, dump a bunch of the waste right next to their full bin and then take your empty bin back to your yard.

[CNS]

Yeah, if they are big enough dicks to do that, they deserve what Mrs Gooch said.

Maybe suggest they pay for an additional bin?

[michigancat]

Assuming that their bin is also full, dump a bunch of the waste right next to their full bin and then take your empty bin back to your yard.

That's kind of mean, and would require me to go into their private space

[bones129]

Assuming that their bin is also full, dump a bunch of the waste right next to their full bin and then take your empty bin back to your yard.

That's kind of mean, and would require me to go into their private space

Are they going into your private space?

[puniraptor]

Oh man, what if you confront them and they deny it?

[star seed 7]

You have the 3 can system right?

I thought one of those was for yard waste, one for recycling and one for food/garbage

[bones129]

Oh man, what if you confront them and they deny it?

This will be the moment of truth.

[michigancat]

Assuming that their bin is also full, dump a bunch of the waste right next to their full bin and then take your empty bin back to your yard.

That's kind of mean, and would require me to go into their private space

Are they going into your private space?

No, they take our bin from the curb after it's been emptied on trash day. I almost think that they think they pay for our trash and therefore can use our bins whenever they want. They're kinda old so who knows.

[bones129]

Assuming that their bin is also full, dump a bunch of the waste right next to their full bin and then take your empty bin back to your yard.

That's kind of mean, and would require me to go into their private space

Are they going into your private space?

No, they take our bin from the curb after it's been emptied on trash day. I almost think that they think they pay for our trash and therefore can use our bins whenever they want. They're kinda old so who knows.

[michigancat]

You have the 3 can system right?

I thought one of those was for yard waste, one for recycling and one for food/garbage

Food waste = yard waste = compost

The gray bin (garbage?) is for trash that can't be recycled or composted, like styrofoam or something.

[bones129]

Assuming that their bin is also full, dump a bunch of the waste right next to their full bin and then take your empty bin back to your yard.

That's kind of mean, and would require me to go into their private space

Are they going into your private space?

No, they take our bin from the curb after it's been emptied on trash day. I almost think that they think they pay for our trash and therefore can use our bins whenever they want. They're kinda old so who knows.

If that's the case, I think this has now become a situation that can be handled only by the many lawyers on this blog. Are any of them licensed to practice in Cali?

[michigancat]

Assuming that their bin is also full, dump a bunch of the waste right next to their full bin and then take your empty bin back to your yard.

That's kind of mean, and would require me to go into their private space

Are they going into your private space?

No, they take our bin from the curb after it's been emptied on trash day. I almost think that they think they pay for our trash and therefore can use our bins whenever they want. They're kinda old so who knows.

If that's the case, I think this has now become a situation that can be handled only by the many lawyers on this blog. Are any of them licensed to practice in Cali?

Landlord used to be town judge.

[star seed 7]

Oh. Well my mom is doing it wrong then.

Still doesn't sound like a big enough issue to do anything about. Just throw your foodscraps out like a midwesterner on the occasions that this happens

[bones129]

Assuming that their bin is also full, dump a bunch of the waste right next to their full bin and then take your empty bin back to your yard.

That's kind of mean, and would require me to go into their private space

Are they going into your private space?

No, they take our bin from the curb after it's been emptied on trash day. I almost think that they think they pay for our trash and therefore can use our bins whenever they want. They're kinda old so who knows.

If that's the case, I think this has now become a situation that can be handled only by the many lawyers on this blog. Are any of them licensed to practice in Cali?

Landlord used to be town judge.

Could be a prob unless you can find a stud goElawyer there.

[michigancat]

Ok, new information from the wife:

Apparently the last time this happened she asked the landlord if he had seen our bin, and HE told her to put our address on it. Also, apparently some yard work was done on our part of the property. So maybe he thinks he has a right to our bins to do yard work even though that's his responsibility. Because he took it five days before any work was done - it was sitting empty in his backyard until the work started this weekend

[SdK]

With regards to people who don't drink, don't treat them any differently than you would anyone else. No need to hide drinks or not mention it around them. Believe me whatever they are battling won't be made any worse by your actions. It is incumbent on them to take care of them. I also wouldn't badger them about why they don't drink. That's rude.

#TheWesIsTheFuture

[pissclams]

Update: they really pushed the liquor on me it was fine.

misery loves company

[Mrs. Gooch]

Ok, new information from the wife:

Apparently the last time this happened she asked the landlord if he had seen our bin, and HE told her to put our address on it. Also, apparently some yard work was done on our part of the property. So maybe he thinks he has a right to our bins to do yard work even though that's his responsibility. Because he took it five days before any work was done - it was sitting empty in his backyard until the work started this weekend

OK, so if this happens again, as soon as you find your bin missing, go look in their yard and take it back.

[pissclams]

we're talking about the bay area where the majority of the population routinely take shits on every sidewalk in the city.
i'm guessing a few leftover chicken nuggets out there wouldn't offend anyone.

[Skipper44]

Does the lord of the manor only exercise his prima nocta on the MiCat family bin?

[michigancat]

Does the lord of the manor only exercise his prima nocta on the MiCat family bin?

ya know, I'm pretty sure m'lord imposed his will on other bins on the property this week. forgot to check.

[Canary]

With regards to people who don't drink, don't treat them any differently than you would anyone else. No need to hide drinks or not mention it around them. Believe me whatever they are battling won't be made any worse by your actions. It is incumbent on them to take care of them. I also wouldn't badger them about why they don't drink. That's rude.

#TheWesIsTheFuture

SDK, thanks for that information. Could be useful to many of us here.

[Institutional Control]

I don't trust anyone who won't have a drink with me.