It's election season which is the time when all the incumbents emblazon their faces on banners throughout the city reminding the voters of their existence. Reminding them that without their tireless efforts the city would fall apart.
Yes folks these men are the ghost in the machine that make sure the garbage collection runs on time every single day. Every morning and every evening the truck zooms by and picks-up all the filthy refuse amassed over the past few hours and hauls it away to the dump all thanks to the Mayor and the City Council. Out of sight and out of mind but in your sight, in your mind is the motto of these politicians and is why they have put their faces on this banner which only appeared recently.
Was there previously a banner alerting the shopkeepers at the market of garbage collection times? I never saw one and it is doubtful they need reminding of these times since garbage collection is an every day occurrence. Doubtless the shopkeepers all know what time the truck comes and when to have their trash ready.
Look at the times for collection! 8am-12 noon and 6pm-9pm. Talk about Pinoy time! That is such a wide nonspecific timeframe they might as well have written morning and evening instead. Furthermore there is a large container out back where all the trash is tossed so no one really needs to know when the garbage truck swings by, they only need to know where to toss their garbage which renders this banner absolutely unnecessary and a total waste of money and resources.
Look at the times for collection! 8am-12 noon and 6pm-9pm. Talk about Pinoy time! That is such a wide nonspecific timeframe they might as well have written morning and evening instead. Furthermore there is a large container out back where all the trash is tossed so no one really needs to know when the garbage truck swings by, they only need to know where to toss their garbage which renders this banner absolutely unnecessary and a total waste of money and resources.
Is this who the voters want running their city? Politicians who wastefully spend money on a totally superfluous banner just to have their faces gazed upon while since January a crossing light signal has been tilted back leaning on the roof of the market and no one has done a thing about it!?
Really? Our garbage truck has not been around for two weeks now.
ReplyDeleteTwo weeks is a long time. Ours comes twice a week every week but one time a few years back it did not come for over a month because one of the drivers died in an accident. Maybe that is what happened with your truck? It sounds awful but they will come. Will they blow a horn at 6am or blast loud music? Ours does both. Whatever they feel like doing!
DeleteBest subdivision we lived in picked up 3 times a week. Speaking of trash. You do a lot of articles about trash on the street, burn piles, trash scattered by dogs and cats. So how come silent about a foreigner being buried in a landfill?
DeleteHe sent me those pictures via Twitter but he did not indicate he would like me to publish them here. There also was not a lot of information about the situation. I was expecting an email with a story but all he sent was a very short message on Twitter with the pictures.
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