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Yeah... but this seems to be a manufacturing defect. I think they'd just bring another one that would also last only a few weeks.
FWIW, these recycling carts seem to be much more shoddily made than the rolling trash carts. I expect the (very thin) plastic to last all of a month or two, especially in below-freezing weather. (On the other hand, last winter, the lid to our stronger trash cart shattered when it was dumped into the truck. The village did bring out a replacement.)
I hate to play the role of mister “in my day” old fogy, but it does seem that nothing is made very well any more. We bought a new oven a couple of years ago, and it quit working... out of warranty and “beyond repair.” Our eight-year-old fridge is on its third ice maker. Must all be made by the same company that built the library.
On the other hand, our freezer in the basement — purchased used in 1952 — is still going strong.
Posts: 1342 | Location: Glen Ellyn, IL USA | Registered: March 21, 2003
The Village then-deputy-manager spoke at length about all the research he did for finding the "right" can for our town. He went through many bids, different types, different sizes and different colors before selecting this particular one.
So....if you are having problems, I would register complaints with the Village so they know if they selected a bad option. Otherwise, they may just keep reordering the same ones.
Ted, wasn't it your regular brand-new-a-couple-years-ago personal garbage dumpster that got run over and crunched on its very first day? What a run of bad luck you have with these things!
OhMyGosh, yes. I had completely blocked that traumatic moment from my memory. Nature's way of protecting us from having to deal with past experiences that are just too emotionally painful to recall, I guess.
**sniff** That was the best garbage can I ever had. **sniff**
Posts: 1342 | Location: Glen Ellyn, IL USA | Registered: March 21, 2003
Originally posted by Ted E.: I hate to play the role of mister “in my day” old fogy, but it does seem that nothing is made very well any more. We bought a new oven a couple of years ago, and it quit working... out of warranty and “beyond repair.” Our eight-year-old fridge is on its third ice maker. Must all be made by the same company that built the library.
On the other hand, our freezer in the basement — purchased used in 1952 — is still going strong.
Ted, this doesn't make you an old fogey....even I've noticed a huge difference since I was a kid. We've become such a disposable society that EVERYTHING is shoddy and replaceable these days.
Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements....even if it leads nowhere - Adele
Hell, about 15 years ago - when I still had a land line - I recall trying to buy one of those old, black "Illinois Bell" types of telephones. The kind you used "rent" from Ma Bell.
Remember them? My roommate once cold-cocked a burglar with one and split the bad guy's scalp wide open - 30 stitches and a year in jail. Knocked him out cold too.
Lordy, I couldn't find anything even close. Every single 1995-vintage Radio Shack phone would shatter on a crook's skull and he'd just laugh at you.
That's 'cuz they're all made of cheap plastic now. I miss those old phones. The ones that looked like rotary phones, but actually had the buttons *sigh*...memories....
Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements....even if it leads nowhere - Adele
My collection of olde telephones includes an old-fashioned wooden wall fhone complete with crank, c.1930... still works.
I also have a c.1960 Princess Phone. Lighted dial with a big honkin' AC transformer that plugs into an electrical socket. Weighs a ton. Still works.
The most amazing collectible that I have that still works is a c.1970 GTE Flip-Phone. It's a cheesy little plastic phone obviously modeled after Cpt. Kirk's communicator. It was to be the first disposable telephone... if it broke, the owner was to throw it out and the company would mail a replacement. Most of them broke.
Mine could well be the last one in service!
(A buddy of mine in Winfield used to work for Illinois Bell. He has an actual full-sized phone booth stored in his garage. Still works.)
Posts: 1342 | Location: Glen Ellyn, IL USA | Registered: March 21, 2003
Thanks for the stroll down memory lane, Ted. OK, I don't remember the wooden crank-job but I've seen them in the movies and on TV. Didn't Andy use one in Mayberry?
Heck, nowadays, plain old pay phones are just about gone.
Oh, and the cold-cocking of the 2nd story man? My roomy only used the receiver piece to split the guy's head open. Ouch!
My collection of olde telephones includes an old-fashioned wooden wall fhone complete with crank, c.1930... still works.
I also have a c.1960 Princess Phone. Lighted dial with a big honkin' AC transformer that plugs into an electrical socket. Weighs a ton. Still works.
