Taking Care of Trash Man

[tbradsim1]

Yesterday morning wife used our mini chain saw to cut her Crepe Myrtles, had 2 big stacks neatly laid out. Parish trash truck passed, we know of the young man who runs it, always doesn’t want a 10$ bill , says he can’t accept it, I throw it in his open window. This morning wife and I didn’t have a 10$ bill, I had a 20, told wife go give hum this. She flagged him down as he was leaving, again he didn’t want it, she said you do such a good job, no he says you always stack it neatly. She then climbed up the running board and opened the door and threw the 20$ bill inside. Told her when she came back, You Did a Good Thing.

 

[scloyd]

Yesterday morning wife used our mini chain saw to cut her Crepe Myrtles, had 2 big stacks neatly laid out. Parish trash truck passed, we know of the young man who runs it, always doesn’t want a 10$ bill , says he can’t accept it, I throw it in his open window. This morning wife and I didn’t have a 10$ bill, I had a 20, told wife go give hum this. She flagged him down as he was leaving, again he didn’t want it, she said you do such a good job, no he says you always stack it neatly. She then climbed up the running board and opened the door and threw the 20$ bill inside. Told her when she came back, You Did a Good Thing.

Good for you and your wife Brad. That's not an easy job.

We've had the same trashman for about 10 years now and he takes anything we put out. On really hot summer days I leave him a couple of bottles of water. At Christmas, we give him a card with $20 in it. It's not much, but it buys him a couple of lunches.

 

[agnosticpipe]

Brad, you and your wife are the stubbornest people I know. But in such a good way! It's a pleasure to know you.

 

[Sam Gamgee]

Saw this and thought of this thread.

Treasures in the Trash — Sanitation Foundation www.sanitationfoundation.org

 

[captpat]

Reminds me when growing up we lived in a rural area on the end of a county road in upper Michigan; relying on the county to plow us out after significant snow fall. Near the holidays following a snow event my dad would meet the plow driver(s) as they plowed the road and hand over a fifth of bourbon. We were always promptly plowed out He did the same for the mailman too, never had an issue with mail delivery either.

 

[mso489]

Folks remember these gestures and who did them.

 

[Pipeoff]

Always take care of trash men even when snowing, hot coffee and $5 each. They take any thing from the road side, never asked them about the wife !

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Awesome. We aren't home when the trash runs, but a few years ago, we left a Christmas Card with $50 in it addressed to "Garbage Man." Then when we got the bill, we noticed that they had deducted $50 from that month. I hated that he gave it to the corporation he worked for, instead of keeping it, but he probably got paranoid and felt like he might get fired or something. But, we tried.

 

[anotherbob]

I think that's great however if I ever worded a thread like that it would mean something else. Taking care of would mean beating or at least informing them of how a beating is going to happen and trash man would mean a person that belongs in the garbage not a person that takes care of it. Which is germane because when I first looked at this thread title I had a small bit of me thinking did Brad go Vigilante?

 

[anotherbob]

Awesome. We aren't home when the trash runs, but a few years ago, we left a Christmas Card with $50 in it addressed to "Garbage Man." Then when we got the bill, we noticed that they had deducted $50 from that month. I hated that he gave it to the corporation he worked for, instead of keeping it, but he probably got paranoid and felt like he might get fired or something. But, we tried.

That's possible. He might be an idiot and think that's how you were paying the bill. Could also just not feel comfortable with it. Some people don't, thankfully they still usually appreciate the gesture. I've had people offer me money to say thanks at my job and we can accept gifts under 200 dollars and anything over that or over that value has to go through a review process. The thing is at that point they have to make sure I am not a go between on the money between an outside party and Professor I am not taking the money getting a percentage and then either helping someone's idiot kid get a good grade or changing the data on a research project. Might be a similar thing there, funnel bribes to some official through the garbage man (hey there could be some lucrative contracts).