Mundane News

[classic33]

More "time is money" locally. Two thirds the number of people doing the work.

We may soon have a seperate "bin" for paper, card, glass(no mixed colours), plastics(no mixed colours/types), food waste, non recyclable waste and garden waste. They don't appear to have thought it through with regards the plastics.

 

[Gravity Aided]

More "time is money" locally. Two thirds the number of people doing the work.

We may soon have a seperate "bin" for paper, card, glass(no mixed colours), plastics(no mixed colours/types), food waste, non recyclable waste and garden waste. They don't appear to have thought it through with regards the plastics.

Sorting centrally seems to make more sense than relying on the public to sort things. I don't mind putting recyclables in a bin, but sorting them for the city seems like an undue tax on my time, and I would have the expectation that my garbage fees/taxes would be decreased. Or I may show up at a town hall meeting.

 

[summerdays]

Eh, well I have German ancestry. Not much need to explain the tradition of Weinachtskleingeback... This involves making lots of Lebkuchen and Spekulatius, not much of which actually survives till Christmas.

In the mean time, here's some pics of Lebkuchen I made for a Cats Protection do

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L to R: Pfeffernusse, Opa Gustav's Lebkuchen, Aachener Printen & Schokoladenlebkuchen

That looks lovely, I remember a sort of biscuit ... maybe half way to cake? With icing powder on top. As a child I was slightly disappointed at the strange taste. I've no idea who gave them to my parents unless the tradition extends down into Switzerland as those family friends probably would have sent presents like that... but the mini chocs with lots of Swiss scenery were far nicer to my childish tastes

 

[Lullabelle]

I'll have to ask the wife.

...

She says grey, and it's tomorrow, though I'm to put it out tonight.

Bin day is Tuesday.

 

[TVC]

I'm being allowed out to play with my cycling chum.

It may involve beer.

 

[raleighnut]

I'm being allowed out to play with my cycling chum.

It may involve beer.

 

[potsy]

I'm being allowed out to play with my cycling chum.

It may involve beer.

Well it wouldn't involve cycling!!

 

[Illaveago]

They don't take them all on the same day?

No, it's different throughout the country seeing that we live in such a large island.

Here it breaks down into refuse and compost today, and next week it will be cardboard and plastic Wednesday and paper and metal Thursday.

 

[Reynard]

Here it's bin day on Tuesdays; black bag plus either general recycling (cardboard, paper, glass, metals, plastics etc all in one wheelie bin) or green bin (garden waste & kitchen waste). Recycling & green bin rotate on a fortnightly basis.

I only put my black bag out once a month, I barely have anything. It's usually just bathroom waste, empty cat food pouches plus a few non-recyclables, mainly plastic film.

 

[Reynard]

My Auntie used to make Aachner printen lebkuchen with honey, as the sugar beet sugar was not necessary. The beet sugar was a result of Napoleon embargoing trade with the U.S., the worlds main producer of honey at the time, but in the States we still used honey.

Mmmm

Most of the recipes I have use honey and muscovado sugar in varying combinations. Some use all honey, others use none at all. Mind, I have well over a hundred different Lebkuchen recipes, many of which are pre-war or even from the 19th century.

 

[Lullabelle]

I put the orange recycle bags out Tuesday morning, never the night before because of foxes and cats that like to rummage through the bags.

 

[Reynard]

That looks lovely, I remember a sort of biscuit ... maybe half way to cake? With icing powder on top. As a child I was slightly disappointed at the strange taste. I've no idea who gave them to my parents unless the tradition extends down into Switzerland as those family friends probably would have sent presents like that... but the mini chocs with lots of Swiss scenery were far nicer to my childish tastes

Yes, that's about right. Lebkuchen does drift down into Switzerland, but also into Austria and Poland.

To be totally honest, I was never particularly fond of Lebkuchen when I was little - I ate it out of respect to tradition. But after I acquired some really old German cookbooks I tried making my own, and goodness, what a difference from the shop-bought stuff...

I now also make my own spice mix for them as well.

Mind, I wouldn't have said no to swiss chocolate either LOL

 

[potsy]

Is he going out with you?

He couldn't keep up

 

[Katherine]

Father in law phoned a few times over night to tell us he can' sleep...
Felt unwell..
So we finally got a paramedic to him who said he had a uneven heart beat and he was cold...he reused to go to hospital!!

I'm tired

Hope you all have a better night tonight.

They don't take them all on the same day?

As you will have noticed from previous posts, every regional council have their own system and colours. They are trying to send less to land fill because it's so expensive and get us all to recycle more but at the same time struggle to find uses for some of it.
We have 4 different bins and a ridiculously complicated rota of bins collection. General refuse( black) every 3 weeks, garden and all food (pink) every week, paper and card (blue) and glass, tins, plastic bottles and aerosols (brown) fortnightly on alternate weeks. Which means that some weeks we put out 2 bins and some weeks we put out 3 bins. Luckily the local council give us a beautiful glossy calendar to explain it all.

You did ask!!

 

[Threevok]

Spent the last few hours kitting the Single speed up for the ice

Can't wait for tomorrow