Hello, old friend...

We haven't had a wheelie bin story for ages, so thanks to Bristol City Council - or more precisely Bristol Waste Company who handle the City's refuse collection - for this one.   A pensioner lives - and has done for 60 years - at the end of a private road, which is about 30ft away from the main road. During the 60 years he has lived there, he has had no problem with having his bins emptied -   and this goes way back before the days of the wheelie bin, when the bin man would come and find your bin, hoist it up in his back, take it out to the cart, empty it and return it to you.  I'm sure you can guess where this is going?  He has now received a letter from the Council saying that his bin will no longer be collected, and it's now up to him to drag it to the main road for collection.  Elfnsafety of course - the poor bin men might trip and hurt themselves.