If it isn’t nailed down
Posted on Monday 3rd December 2007
Most of us will be familiar with this principle especially if you have ever had your lunch swiped by a selfish colleague. I thought it usually applied to items of some worth or desirability, as avarice overcomes conscience.
Last week we witnessed an entirely new perspective. Our local council, the City of Charles Sturt, have their annual hard-waste collection running currently. It is a great scheme whereby they will pick up, free, anything too big or heavy to fit in a wheelie bin. This measure reduces the level of flytipping as it provides an opportunity for households to get rid of unwanted material that would normally cost to dispose of.
Anyway, we did our bit and left out some odds and ends, mostly packing crates that had been damaged in the move. I was extremely surprised to find it had all disappeared within 24hrs, long before the council truck came round. All we could surmise is that some kleptomaniac couldn’t resist and nicked the lot. Quite what they will do with other people’s cast offs is beyond me, but I suppose we should be pleased that the spirit of recycling has been taken way beyond it’s logical limits!
