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Snidely
May 19, 2012, 4:22:20 PM5/19/12
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There are lots of British garbage trucks visible at Youtube, but I
thought I'd share one of the beasts stomping around Southern
California.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXrVo5HgOCA>
Someone bagged a truck of the type usually used for dumpsters being
used for curb-side in a neighborhood with a different contractor.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLKs0CZhyQA>
/dps
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Who, me? And what lacuna?
thought I'd share one of the beasts stomping around Southern
California.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXrVo5HgOCA>
Someone bagged a truck of the type usually used for dumpsters being
used for curb-side in a neighborhood with a different contractor.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLKs0CZhyQA>
/dps
--
Who, me? And what lacuna?
Les Albert
May 19, 2012, 4:37:39 PM5/19/12
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On Sat, 19 May 2012 13:22:20 -0700, Snidely <snide...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>There are lots of British garbage trucks visible at Youtube, but I
>thought I'd share one of the beasts stomping around Southern
>California.
><http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXrVo5HgOCA>
The British excel at building garbage trucks. They are a credit to
the garbage collecting community.
Les
wrote:
>There are lots of British garbage trucks visible at Youtube, but I
>thought I'd share one of the beasts stomping around Southern
>California.
><http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXrVo5HgOCA>
the garbage collecting community.
Les
bill van
May 19, 2012, 8:35:09 PM5/19/12
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In article <mn.9b227dc5c4054efa.127094@snitoo>,
Is this a hobby like train-spotting or airplane pron or something? I'm
wondering because it seems kind of every-day to me. We've had one of
those big jobbies empty the dumpster behind our condo building every
week for the last 17 years, and there's another truck that picks up
three recycling bins at the same time (containers, newsprint, other
paper products) and dumps them into adjoining compartments on the truck.
We now have a compost bin back there as well, but I haven't yet spotted
the truck that empties it. I suspect it's done by hand because there's a
big plastic bag involved.
bill
wondering because it seems kind of every-day to me. We've had one of
those big jobbies empty the dumpster behind our condo building every
week for the last 17 years, and there's another truck that picks up
three recycling bins at the same time (containers, newsprint, other
paper products) and dumps them into adjoining compartments on the truck.
We now have a compost bin back there as well, but I haven't yet spotted
the truck that empties it. I suspect it's done by hand because there's a
big plastic bag involved.
bill
Snidely
May 20, 2012, 12:18:44 AM5/20/12
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bill van speculated:
people may be serious about collecting collectors. Who knows, maybe
one of those hobbyists has recorded Peter.
/dps "but probably not in the US"
> In article <mn.9b227dc5c4054efa.127094@snitoo>,
> Snidely <snide...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> There are lots of British garbage trucks visible at Youtube, but I
>> thought I'd share one of the beasts stomping around Southern
>> California.
>>
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXrVo5HgOCA>
>>
>> Someone bagged a truck of the type usually used for dumpsters being
>> used for curb-side in a neighborhood with a different contractor.
>>
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLKs0CZhyQA>
>>
> Is this a hobby like train-spotting or airplane pron or something? I'm
> wondering because it seems kind of every-day to me.
From the length of the "related videos" list, it appears that some
> Snidely <snide...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> There are lots of British garbage trucks visible at Youtube, but I
>> thought I'd share one of the beasts stomping around Southern
>> California.
>>
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXrVo5HgOCA>
>>
>> Someone bagged a truck of the type usually used for dumpsters being
>> used for curb-side in a neighborhood with a different contractor.
>>
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLKs0CZhyQA>
>>
> Is this a hobby like train-spotting or airplane pron or something? I'm
> wondering because it seems kind of every-day to me.
people may be serious about collecting collectors. Who knows, maybe
one of those hobbyists has recorded Peter.
/dps "but probably not in the US"
Peter Ward
May 20, 2012, 7:05:52 AM5/20/12
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Snidely says...
That would never work over here, many residential roads are thick with
cars parked along both sides (often leaving minimal room for a
dustcart), and there would often be no room to reach between them to get
the bins.
was a tricky operation, reversing the cart up so that the skip and lorry
were in the right position for pickup. The rear view cameras on those
things are rather basic and blurry, though better than nothing. Front
loading should be much easier.
> > Is this a hobby like train-spotting or airplane pron or something? I'm
> > wondering because it seems kind of every-day to me.
There are spotters for every specialist type of vehicle, I shouldn't be
surprised.
--
Peter, from outside the asylum
I'm an alien
email: usenet at peterward dot adsl24 dot co dot uk
http://blowinsmoke.wordpress.com/
Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to
find easier ways to do something.
- Robert Heinlein
>
> bill van speculated:
> > In article <mn.9b227dc5c4054efa.127094@snitoo>,
> > Snidely <snide...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> There are lots of British garbage trucks visible at Youtube, but I
> >> thought I'd share one of the beasts stomping around Southern
> >> California.
> >>
> >> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXrVo5HgOCA>
Oooh, neat!
> bill van speculated:
> > In article <mn.9b227dc5c4054efa.127094@snitoo>,
> > Snidely <snide...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> There are lots of British garbage trucks visible at Youtube, but I
> >> thought I'd share one of the beasts stomping around Southern
> >> California.
> >>
> >> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXrVo5HgOCA>
That would never work over here, many residential roads are thick with
cars parked along both sides (often leaving minimal room for a
dustcart), and there would often be no room to reach between them to get
the bins.
> >>
> >> Someone bagged a truck of the type usually used for dumpsters being
> >> used for curb-side in a neighborhood with a different contractor.
> >>
> >> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLKs0CZhyQA>
> >>
That guy looks really happy! I've driven a rear loader for skips, which
> >> Someone bagged a truck of the type usually used for dumpsters being
> >> used for curb-side in a neighborhood with a different contractor.
> >>
> >> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLKs0CZhyQA>
> >>
was a tricky operation, reversing the cart up so that the skip and lorry
were in the right position for pickup. The rear view cameras on those
things are rather basic and blurry, though better than nothing. Front
loading should be much easier.
> > Is this a hobby like train-spotting or airplane pron or something? I'm
> > wondering because it seems kind of every-day to me.
surprised.
>
> From the length of the "related videos" list, it appears that some
> people may be serious about collecting collectors. Who knows, maybe
> one of those hobbyists has recorded Peter.
Oh, I do hope not.
> From the length of the "related videos" list, it appears that some
> people may be serious about collecting collectors. Who knows, maybe
> one of those hobbyists has recorded Peter.
--
Peter, from outside the asylum
I'm an alien
email: usenet at peterward dot adsl24 dot co dot uk
http://blowinsmoke.wordpress.com/
Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to
find easier ways to do something.
- Robert Heinlein
Veronique
May 20, 2012, 12:18:23 PM5/20/12
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On May 20, 4:05 am, Peter Ward <ad...@127.0.0.1> wrote:
> Snidely says...
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> > bill van speculated:
> > > In article <mn.9b227dc5c4054efa.127094@snitoo>,
> Snidely says...
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> > bill van speculated:
> > > In article <mn.9b227dc5c4054efa.127094@snitoo>,
> > > Snidely <snidely....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >> There are lots of British garbage trucks visible at Youtube, but I
> > >> thought I'd share one of the beasts stomping around Southern
> > >> California.
>
> > >> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXrVo5HgOCA>
>
> Oooh, neat!
>
> That would never work over here, many residential roads are thick with
> cars parked along both sides (often leaving minimal room for a
> dustcart), and there would often be no room to reach between them to get
> the bins.
>
We use those here in downtown Santa Cruz, although the bins must be
>
> > >> There are lots of British garbage trucks visible at Youtube, but I
> > >> thought I'd share one of the beasts stomping around Southern
> > >> California.
>
> > >> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXrVo5HgOCA>
>
> Oooh, neat!
>
> That would never work over here, many residential roads are thick with
> cars parked along both sides (often leaving minimal room for a
> dustcart), and there would often be no room to reach between them to get
> the bins.
>
maneuvered to the truck, as the streets are thick with parked vehicles
(usually, though not always) there is space for a human to wheel the
bin from the curb to the truck in the middle of the street.
V.
--
Veronique Chez Sheep
Mary
May 20, 2012, 12:38:46 PM5/20/12
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Mary
bill van
May 20, 2012, 2:35:46 PM5/20/12
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In article <ioidndTVKuyJgyTS...@mchsi.com>,
I think it's someone on the truck who gets off and does the wheeling.
bill
bill
Mary
May 20, 2012, 3:14:30 PM5/20/12
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up I'd be in trouble.
Mary
Veronique
May 20, 2012, 3:44:12 PM5/20/12
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On May 20, 12:14 pm, Mary <mrfeath...@a0l.com> wrote:
> On 5/20/2012 1:35 PM, bill van wrote:
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> On 5/20/2012 1:35 PM, bill van wrote:
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to end blocking access from curb to street.
Lee Ayrton
May 20, 2012, 7:28:42 PM5/20/12
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On Sat, 19 May 2012 17:35:09 -0700, bill van wrote:
> In article <mn.9b227dc5c4054efa.127094@snitoo>,
> Snidely <snide...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> There are lots of British garbage trucks visible at Youtube, but I
>> thought I'd share one of the beasts stomping around Southern
>> California.
>>
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXrVo5HgOCA>
>>
>> Someone bagged a truck of the type usually used for dumpsters being
>> used for curb-side in a neighborhood with a different contractor.
>>
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLKs0CZhyQA>
>>
> Is this a hobby like train-spotting or airplane pron or something? I'm
Apparently so. Vis:
> In article <mn.9b227dc5c4054efa.127094@snitoo>,
> Snidely <snide...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> There are lots of British garbage trucks visible at Youtube, but I
>> thought I'd share one of the beasts stomping around Southern
>> California.
>>
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXrVo5HgOCA>
>>
>> Someone bagged a truck of the type usually used for dumpsters being
>> used for curb-side in a neighborhood with a different contractor.
>>
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLKs0CZhyQA>
>>
> Is this a hobby like train-spotting or airplane pron or something? I'm
http://www.classicrefusetrucks.com/albums/FL/FL.html
Poke around the site, there's photo albums by manufacturer and by
country. And there seems to be a small but active restoration community.
What got me looking for that was a memory of 1960s-era forward-control
dump trucks (C-600 Ford, perhaps?) with what looked like a bucket loader
grafted onto it. The loader arms crossed the doors in such a way that
the doors could only be opened with the bucket up -- a particularly poor
design. I saw very few of them, they were similar to but not identical
to the self-loading "crowd control" trash trucks used in Soylent Green.
http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=70723
The Internet Movie _Car_ DataBase.
And a tangental stumble-upon: http://wn.com/COE_Truck
NB: turn you sound off before clicking through. Lots of annoying stuff
going on. I want #7, 1941 GMC COE.
Heather
May 22, 2012, 3:43:57 AM5/22/12
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the footpath (sidewalk to some of you) and if the bin is not correctly
placed or someone has parked in front of it or tipped it over they
pass by without emptying it.
--
Heather
Veronique
May 22, 2012, 12:19:26 PM5/22/12
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Americans who really don't give a crap if the street is filled with
garbage.
V., "...and they're living right next door."
--
Veronique Chez Sheep
Heather
May 22, 2012, 11:01:28 PM5/22/12
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council and complain and they might possibly come back on another day.
Usually, however, we can fit an additional week's rubbish in the bin.
Between our own compost bins, the big garden rubbish bin and the
equally large recycling bin we don't have a lot of stuff to put in the
normal bin.
>V., "...and they're living right next door."
--
Heather
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