It really shouldn't bother me

[fancytalk]

It is approximately 6:30 p.m. here. I literally just put out two bags of recycling for tomorrow morning. I went inside to get the rest of the garbage and *poof* the bag with the plastic and metal is gone. I have been fighting the case of the mysteriously disappearing recycle bags for months. It bothers me because I know my recycling keeps my property taxes down. Since I pay almost $10,000 in frickin' property tax each year, I would like to keep them as low as possible. OK, yeah, I could move somewhere that houses and property tax weren't so ridiculously high, but I live here now. This stealing of the recycling probably wouldn't bother me if it was one of the many homeless people that walk by everyday. No, this is not. This is a couple who drive up and down the block every week and take ALL of the recycling that has been put out. They come around the evening before and come back 6:30-ish in the morning after the garbage people have come by. I know they are collecting to take everything to the recycle place and get cash. I could do that too. It just seems unfair to load up their huge truck and redeem bottles and cans for cash. It would take me months before I had enough to make the trip worthwhile. Lately, I've taken to camping on the front porch on Fridays waiting for the recycling truck. That's really petty of me. I didn't want to it tomorrow. Apparently they made two rounds tonight. That's fine, I still have a bag of the really good stuff waiting for tomorrow morning.

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[tearsonthecheek.livejournal.com]

Thats just ignorant. I think the couple nickng the recycling are way out of order.

Wait untill they start to do their illigal 'collections' steal their car, take it to the scrap heap/ metal recycling section and sell it.

Return home and with the proceeds hold a party for all the nighbours that have had their recyclining illigally taken over the weeks.

[yesimthegirl.livejournal.com]

Thank you tearsonthecheek. My S.O. laughed at me for being out of sorts about it. I'd make out really well if I could steal their car. The funny part is that he drives slowly down the street while she walks beside it putting recycling in the back.