A video

Kapitan · 08-31-07, 09:45 AM

This is a video of my job dont laught !

kiwi_2005 · 08-31-07, 10:17 AM

Every christmas my mum would leave a dozen bottles of beer for the rubbish guys as a thankyou present, they came to her funeral and paid their respects, quite hardcase to see them turned up in the dump truck

Jimbuna · 08-31-07, 11:30 AM

A vitally important job it is too.....think of the state the community and environment would be in if the rubbish wasn't collected for a month or so :hmm:

I've a couple of friends that work for the local authority and when asked what they think of their job, the stock reply is "a load of rubbish" Get them in a more serious frame of mind and they'll tell you how hard it can be....especially in the winter months.

Kapitan · 08-31-07, 03:12 PM

Yeah the winter is hard, i dont wear gloves when i do the collections because they irritate my skin and are also dangerous for me cause my hands are small, but when im getting snow all over them then getting into a hot cab it hurts like hell.

I walk about 12 to 15 miles a day and load at least 10 tonnes of rubbish on our first load and another 6 or 7 on our second and we can do 1900 properties in around 5 to 6 hours sometimes less.

As its job and knock alot of us are running every where some of us run the entire route. so you do have to be physically as well as stomachly fit.

Plus you have to take the abuse as well cause your always in the firing line.

Linton · 08-31-07, 04:09 PM

Where do you buy gorblimey trousers? I would love to wear them through security at gatwick!

Kapitan · 08-31-07, 04:11 PM

Issued them lol

Lafferty · 08-31-07, 04:29 PM

I bet that its an intresting job.

Kapitan · 09-01-07, 02:53 AM

Things you find and tips you get are good if i have a good week on my old route i could rake in about £400 in tips and around £60 in scrap not including the wage of £363 a week.

Jimbuna · 09-01-07, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitan

Things you find and tips you get are good if i have a good week on my old route i could rake in about £400 in tips and around £60 in scrap not including the wage of £363 a week.

.....and I've always told my kids that crime doesn't pay

....better start accepting some of them bribes me thinks

Kapitan · 09-01-07, 03:01 PM

According to our union and council provided we write out a reciept we can keep any tips, we can also take tips as "good work for the comunity"

So its not a crime

sunvalleyslim · 09-01-07, 03:21 PM

I salute you Kapitan,
A tough and odorious job. I used to be a commercial truck enforcement officer in Los Angeles. My job was to cite overloaded commercial trucks. A lot of the trucks were rubbish trucks that the companies had running long routes. Usually Monday mornings and rainy days were the best for overweight trucks. Never wrote the drivers a ticket. I would write the citation to the company as they could have shortened the routes. Made some good friends with the drivers...........all in a days work, Good luck

Kapitan · 09-01-07, 03:26 PM

Yeah its not odd really, in our yard we load out glass and on a bad day you will get only 25 tonne so we send them through the was a few times soon gets the wieght up to 28 and 29 tonnes.

When it rains our lorry can pack 9800kg on a real sunny day we will struggle to get 7900kg water makes all the diffrence

Jimbuna · 09-01-07, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitan

According to our union and council provided we write out a reciept we can keep any tips, we can also take tips as "good work for the comunity"

So its not a crime

Union ?....UNISON or GMB ? :hmm:

Kapitan · 09-01-07, 04:06 PM

Unison is one of them and TGIUW think the other one is im with unison as is 90% of the other guys.

Jimbuna · 09-01-07, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitan

Unison is one of them and TGIUW think the other one is im with unison as is 90% of the other guys.

Pleased to hear it mate....I might be going for a job with em if I can con the force into granting me early retirement

08-31-07, 09:45 AM	#1
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	A video This is a video of my job dont laught ! __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

08-31-07, 10:17 AM	#2
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Every christmas my mum would leave a dozen bottles of beer for the rubbish guys as a thankyou present, they came to her funeral and paid their respects, quite hardcase to see them turned up in the dump truck __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

08-31-07, 11:30 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A vitally important job it is too.....think of the state the community and environment would be in if the rubbish wasn't collected for a month or so :hmm: I've a couple of friends that work for the local authority and when asked what they think of their job, the stock reply is "a load of rubbish" Get them in a more serious frame of mind and they'll tell you how hard it can be....especially in the winter months. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-31-07, 03:12 PM	#4
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Yeah the winter is hard, i dont wear gloves when i do the collections because they irritate my skin and are also dangerous for me cause my hands are small, but when im getting snow all over them then getting into a hot cab it hurts like hell. I walk about 12 to 15 miles a day and load at least 10 tonnes of rubbish on our first load and another 6 or 7 on our second and we can do 1900 properties in around 5 to 6 hours sometimes less. As its job and knock alot of us are running every where some of us run the entire route. so you do have to be physically as well as stomachly fit. Plus you have to take the abuse as well cause your always in the firing line. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

08-31-07, 04:09 PM	#5
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Where do you buy gorblimey trousers? I would love to wear them through security at gatwick! __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/ Last edited by Linton; 08-31-07 at 04:20 PM.

08-31-07, 04:11 PM	#6
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Issued them lol __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

08-31-07, 04:29 PM	#7
Lafferty Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hot Springs Arkansas Posts: 245 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	I bet that its an intresting job.

09-01-07, 02:53 AM	#8
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Things you find and tips you get are good if i have a good week on my old route i could rake in about £400 in tips and around £60 in scrap not including the wage of £363 a week. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

09-01-07, 03:01 PM	#10
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	According to our union and council provided we write out a reciept we can keep any tips, we can also take tips as "good work for the comunity" So its not a crime __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

09-01-07, 03:21 PM	#11
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	I salute you Kapitan, A tough and odorious job. I used to be a commercial truck enforcement officer in Los Angeles. My job was to cite overloaded commercial trucks. A lot of the trucks were rubbish trucks that the companies had running long routes. Usually Monday mornings and rainy days were the best for overweight trucks. Never wrote the drivers a ticket. I would write the citation to the company as they could have shortened the routes. Made some good friends with the drivers...........all in a days work, Good luck __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)

09-01-07, 03:26 PM	#12
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Yeah its not odd really, in our yard we load out glass and on a bad day you will get only 25 tonne so we send them through the was a few times soon gets the wieght up to 28 and 29 tonnes. When it rains our lorry can pack 9800kg on a real sunny day we will struggle to get 7900kg water makes all the diffrence __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

09-01-07, 04:06 PM	#14
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Unison is one of them and TGIUW think the other one is im with unison as is 90% of the other guys. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/