Driving through a neighborhood the other day I saw a city pickup truck with the cargo section filled with the large gray containers that we use to dispose of our trash.
The pickup stopped at a residence. Already there was another city pickup loaded with the large blue containers that we use for recycling.
Two trucks, two drivers, one customer.
Not being an expert in these matters I wonder why the city could not put some of each type of container in the back of each truck. That way a single truck could be dispatched to each residence. I doubt that the city responds to service requests the same day they are made. Someone ought to be able to figure how many of each type of container to load based upon the service calls to be run on a given day. If the city actually responds the same day the requests are made, the trucks could be loaded with containers based upon their historical usage.
What bothers me more is that evidently no one, including myself, thinks that calling the city with this simple observation would do us any good.
We don’t feel a sense of cooperation with the city, so why waste our time.
We need to change this.
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
Cato
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Good luck with that. Let us know if the City Manager takes your call. Be sure to have her assistant tell her that Cato is calling. You might have more success if you go down to city hall with Brutus at your side — unleashed.
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