| There was quite a commotion going on today | | | | Although I did notice this morning that after |
| outside our house. As it is normally so quiet | | | | all our forensic sifting the guys just |
| you can hear an Ant's footsteps I thought | | | | chucked the whole lot into the back of their |
| perhaps it would be a good idea to see what | | | | lorry and drove off at high speed! |
| all the fuss was about, just in case there | | | | |
| was some kind of apocalyptic alien invasion | | | | All this reminds me of just how far we are |
| or such like. Nope, it was just the bin men | | | | lagging behind our European neighbours when |
| who had decided to turn up early and surprise | | | | it comes to addressing environmental issues. |
| everybody; well I guess they have to amuse | | | | Take the Germans for instance who are |
| themselves somehow. I read the other day that | | | | renowned for their efficiency, they are |
| refuse collectors have been told that they | | | | streets ahead when it comes to dealing with |
| are no longer allowed to tie cuddly toys to | | | | their waste. They have recycling centres in |
| the front of their lorries (a quaint British | | | | their underground railway system and I read |
| tradition) due to some crazy interpretation | | | | that even German troops currently deployed in |
| of health and safety regulations. | | | | Afghanistan are required to sort their |
| | | | rubbish imagine doing that whilst dodging |
| Maybe as a protest they thought right we'll | | | | bullets! |
| turn up early and laugh as half naked people | | | | |
| with towels around their heads clutching bin | | | | It probably won't come as a surprise then |
| bags and half eaten slices of toast pursue us | | | | that the German car industry is leading the |
| down the street. Just to add to the chaos, | | | | way when it comes to addressing the |
| today is a new collection day as it is | | | | challenges that our worldwide reliance on the |
| normally on a Thursday. Will our lives ever | | | | internal combustion engine has created with |
| be the same again I wonder? | | | | regards to climate change and pollution. |
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| Actually joking apart the whole refuse and | | | | Volkswagen has risen to become the third |
| recycling system is in disarray in our area | | | | largest car manufacturer in the world by |
| at present because the District Council are | | | | sales and although Porsche seems to have some |
| under pressure from the County Council, who | | | | kind of intentions towards VW (the full story |
| in turn are under pressure from the | | | | is unclear as to why) this hasn't distracted |
| Government who are under pressure from the | | | | VW. The humble Polo rolls on and is still in |
| European Union to improve Britain's awful | | | | the current top ten best sellers list, due |
| reputation when it comes to recycling. | | | | largely to a loyal home market. It has been |
| | | | overtaken by some of its rivals in recent |
| We are now going to have an attractive | | | | years but the Polo's reputation of rock solid |
| collection of no less than three large | | | | construction and enduring reliability means |
| wheelie bins outside the house to carefully | | | | that you are likely to see them around for |
| sort and deposit all our rubbish into. | | | | many years to come. |