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Post by Bob on Dec 26, 2009 16:46:18 GMT -5
I live in the city, if I put a dead water heater out by the road will the city pick it up?
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Post by joedog on Dec 26, 2009 16:55:03 GMT -5
IF you call 311 FIRST!!!!!
Be sure to get the SR# and in sharpie write it on the thing in LARGE numbers!!!
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Post by Bob on Dec 26, 2009 18:33:48 GMT -5
cool thanks!
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Post by pictureman on Dec 26, 2009 18:36:12 GMT -5
Bob: be prepared to hear, "...we don't do that..."
At which point you say, "...yes you do. May I speak with your supervisor, please?"
I am amazed at the lack of "continuing education" on the part of these call-center operators.
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Post by joedog on Dec 26, 2009 19:23:06 GMT -5
OH yes, be SURE to tell them when they ask. "YES I DID IT MYSELF!!!"
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Post by cadillacdude1975 on Dec 27, 2009 21:54:32 GMT -5
i was going to say take it to PSC metals on Riverside Drive, but then again i bet you would not get 5 bucks for your trouble.
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Post by Bob on Dec 27, 2009 23:08:43 GMT -5
i was going to say take it to PSC metals on Riverside Drive, but then again i bet you would not get 5 bucks for your trouble. Thanks for the suggestion, if anyone wants to do that PM me cause I picked the stupid thing up once, aint doin it again.. |
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Post by Bob on Dec 28, 2009 14:51:17 GMT -5
Called 311, rolled it out to the street. I ran some errands and when I got back it was gone so I called the city and canceled... [shrug]
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Post by www.nooganews.com on Dec 28, 2009 15:32:32 GMT -5
Damn thieves! Can't even place a water heater our for the city to pick up without some one stealing from your front yard!
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Post by JC on Dec 28, 2009 16:36:41 GMT -5
^^^ Yeah, we all know the city is not that efficient
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Post by gridbug on Dec 29, 2009 12:15:01 GMT -5
One man's trash is <<NAB>> Oh, never mind Scavengers rarely leave anything of any value a day. I rather appreciate their services  |
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Dec 29, 2009 12:17:06 GMT -5
I rarely have to call 311...my neighborhood cleans up after itself.
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Post by gridbug on Dec 29, 2009 12:18:39 GMT -5
I rarely have to call 311...my neighborhood cleans up after itself. And you probably don't even need to put it outside |
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Dec 29, 2009 12:20:19 GMT -5
Well, if someone were to be foolish enough to try and "clean" the inside of my house, there would be a different kind of disposal issue created.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2009 13:49:33 GMT -5
Try 385 degrees, 25 minutes per pound.
Well, that and a little barbecue sauce.
Oh, and you can donate the bones to the radiologic technology program at ChSCC.
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Post by Warkitty on Dec 29, 2009 14:04:49 GMT -5
Secret's in the sauce.
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Post by Justin Thyme on Dec 29, 2009 14:17:10 GMT -5
Well, if someone were to be foolish enough to try and "clean" the inside of my house, there would be a different kind of disposal issue created. Hey, you said your boss frowns on you working at home. |
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Post by joedog on Dec 29, 2009 15:54:47 GMT -5
Well, if someone were to be foolish enough to try and "clean" the inside of my house, there would be a different kind of disposal issue created. Hey, you said your boss frowns on you working at home. Exactly..... |
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Dec 29, 2009 18:19:57 GMT -5
Frowns, but allows exceptions in certain circumstances.
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Post by juicyjewel on Dec 30, 2009 9:14:07 GMT -5
if you do get a new water heater, go to EPB's web site and there's a form on there to fill out to get a $50 credit on your bill.
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Post by Bob on Dec 30, 2009 16:23:41 GMT -5
I checked the EPB site, min is 40 gal and I bought a 30 gal (short enough I could hook it up myself) [shrug]
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Post by ScarlettP on Dec 31, 2009 6:53:58 GMT -5
Gotta love people who clean up the Kurby's. (I have done that!) The City's 311 rules mean that the trash normally doesn't sit there for more than a couple of days... so dumpster diving junkers have to grab stuff quickly!
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Dec 31, 2009 11:36:11 GMT -5
I put an old day bed (cheap aluminum one) out on the curb a few years back. Was vacuuming the carpet and realized I had left the decorative caps on the TV, so I walked them out to the curb. The day bed was GONE---less than 5 minutes.
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Post by ScarlettP on Dec 31, 2009 14:28:12 GMT -5
Junkers grab everything except for REAL trash.
I got in trouble with the city over some junk I cleaned out of the basement. An old mattress, a dryer and a BBQ grill were not wanted by anyone. I put the stuff to the street and called 311. (A chair and other things were grabbed by scavengers.) The city didn't pick up the other stuff because we a few bits of scrap lumber in the pile. They don't pick up 'building supplies'. We removed those. Called again. That time, they didn't pick it up because the pile was under a power pole guide wire. We got SITED for having trash on the street! Called AGAIN. The woman on the phone said "You use this service a lot!" I said "No I don't. This the THIRD TIME I have had to call over ONE Dryer, ONE Mattress and ONE BBQ grill." JoeDog was finally kind enough to come write the aforementioned number on the Dryer. It finally went away.
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Post by Bob on Dec 31, 2009 18:31:22 GMT -5
funny I asked for that number and she didn't know what I was talking about.
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Post by mikeydokey on Jan 1, 2010 0:32:21 GMT -5
One day you will make somebody a good wife.
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Post by joedog on Jan 1, 2010 9:44:34 GMT -5
funny I asked for that number and she didn't know what I was talking about. Every time you make a call to 311 a service request (SR#) is generated. They MUST offer to give you that number at the end of the call. That is your proof that you have called the city's 311 service. If they do not offer the "service request" number at the end of the call ask to speak with someone else before you end the call. |
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Post by Bob on Jan 1, 2010 11:10:34 GMT -5
She said, "Oh you don't need that, your last name will do".
guess I'm glad somebody else got it.
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Post by RuneDeer on Jan 1, 2010 11:15:59 GMT -5
Don't forget Chattanooga Freecycle -- good for things that are hard to recycle but still usable. The objective is to keep things out of landfills. Certain things won't be accepted, such as the aforementioned bones... but many are and you'd be amazed at what people get all excited about. My most recent contributions were a plastic dispenser for plastic bags and a dozen purple file folders. Be prepared for the first responder to diddle and delay in making arrangements to get the item. Just relist and someone will more than likely want it. I got a cat tree for Precious last week through Freecycle.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jan 1, 2010 12:16:46 GMT -5
"One day you will make somebody a good wife."
Did mikeydokey just propose to me?
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