On 5/23/2016 9:31 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Mon, 23 May 2016 07:28:12 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 23 May 2016 09:04:06 -0500, jinx the minx
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> That's the way it's done here too but imagine my surprise when I saw them
>>> doing it by hand at our Florida residence! We still have to bring it out
>>> to the curb but the waste haulers walk from driveway to driveway (for the
>>> most part) and sling it into the truck by hand. I think those guys should
>>> get significant bonus pay for that!
>>
>> They probably make less, not more. Technology only improves when the
>> cost of human labor goes up, until then - they're just another cog in
>> the machine.
>
> I've often thought those guys were unsung heroes. They were out in
> blistering heat, freezing cold, rain and snow. All to haul our trash
> to a truck. Their legs, backs and arms must have punished them
> something awful. Yet everyone sneers at the trash man.
> Janet US
>

Not here.

We TIP them at Xmas.