tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post104874456730075040..comments2024-02-12T05:46:36.595-05:00Comments on talk talk talk: Toronto Garbage Strike Thoughtstalk talk talk / Shireenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-38106116403422180412009-07-06T14:30:55.909-04:002009-07-06T14:30:55.909-04:00That's a good idea! There seems to be a number...That's a good idea! There seems to be a number of entrepreneurs who are helping get rid of the garbage, either as a neighbourhood thing, for charity, or citywide. If they all take it to places other than the temp dump sites, this will make things much cleaner for all of us!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!talk talk talk / Shireenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-557981738617929922009-07-05T14:30:18.432-04:002009-07-05T14:30:18.432-04:00As many residents of Toronto face the challenges t...As many residents of Toronto face the challenges that the current garbage strike has left them, one man has taken a new approach to a solution. Roofer Dave of Toronto has suspended his regular business tasks, and now offers residents a way to get rid of their trash in a safe and environmentally friendly way. Trash is collected for merely five dollars per twenty pound bag and taken to licenced disposal facilities for disposal (NOT THE CITY TEMPORARY DUMP SITES) Dave's plan is to ease the pain residents are feeling not add to it. According to Roofer Dave, "We are currently working on recycling efforts to divert as much as we can from land fills. We will have more on this as facilities get back to us." Finding Roofer Dave on his route is easy, simply follow @fivebucksabag on Twitter to see where and when he may be in your neighbourhood or contact him through his web site at www.fivebucksabag.com.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11108503492034061501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-82778407301524445612009-07-02T17:20:07.095-04:002009-07-02T17:20:07.095-04:00You're such a radical Dan! :D Not like those c...You're such a radical Dan! :D Not like those citizens protesting the Christie Pits dump who brought pretend garbage to City Hall so that the politicians and strikers wouldn't have to smell the stink that they're causing. If you're going to protest, then do it properly, make a statement that's dramatic but doesn't harm, like your idea. And don't forget to take out any identifying information before dumping your trash.<br /><br />Driving around the city today, I was struck by how clean it was (except for a couple of small, very local pockets). Even yesterday, I didn't wade through mounds of litter like one normally does when attending festivities. Is it possible Torontonians are not soiling their nest so much because of the strike? Or is it because they can get rid of all their garbage more frequently?talk talk talk / Shireenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-28871712328200861072009-07-02T11:02:19.851-04:002009-07-02T11:02:19.851-04:00The papers say that Mayor Miller lives very close ...The papers say that Mayor Miller lives very close to the High Park Subway station and passes it every day on his way to work.<br /><br />We can't dump trash at the High Park entrance because that is where the buses come out but people are already dumping their trash at the Quebec Avenue entrance just slightly north of Bloor Street - I recommend it!Dan McIntyrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-33405105033510127472009-06-27T20:08:14.575-04:002009-06-27T20:08:14.575-04:00They're also rather partial to the familiar; t...They're also rather partial to the familiar; they may hate an incumbent but soooo much better than a new political representative who may actually change things for the better. [rolling eyes]<br /><br />I have seen TTC workers discuss abusing overtime so abuse of sick days probably occurs too.talk talk talk / Shireenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-53997612285101179432009-06-27T16:32:05.196-04:002009-06-27T16:32:05.196-04:00Toronto folk cannot think beyond their left leanni...Toronto folk cannot think beyond their left leanning nose, they go by rhetoric and not logic. How can it be logical to "bank " sick days and not use them when sick! ( I am sure many come in when sick in ordder to retire early) This should never have been allowered in the first place. <br />I love your long rant--if only it would give Toronto folk the right thinking and back bone it needs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-55986519785809542912009-06-26T13:01:50.517-04:002009-06-26T13:01:50.517-04:00That's a good point. I haven't seen anyone...That's a good point. I haven't seen anyone in the media ask the city about this. I'd like to hear their take on it.<br /><br />I object anyway to doing much of the work -- sorting etc -- that the city should be doing when garbage is being picked up and not being paid for it, never mind that the city doesn't offer sick day compensation for any injuries homeowners sustain carting those bins.talk talk talk / Shireenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-25411415937616495532009-06-26T06:41:50.678-04:002009-06-26T06:41:50.678-04:00This year we have been forced to pay extra for our...This year we have been forced to pay extra for our garbage pickup in the GTA. Will we be reimbursed by the city for the number of days the strike goes on? Better yet, I've decided to charge $100/hour for my time. If I have to wait at a picket line to do the job I'm already paying the city to do, I'll send them a bill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-4518957861350492622009-06-24T21:09:16.754-04:002009-06-24T21:09:16.754-04:00Workers don't have "rights" per se t...Workers don't have "rights" per se to sick days -- there is no such right under the Charter -- but a good employer looks after their sick employees. Short term disability morphing into long term disability would cover your example of a worker injured and in hospital. They don't need bankable sick days that can bankrupt the city to ensure they're taken care of when sick or injured. That's a left-over idea from way back when. Time to get into the 21st century!<br /><br />Worker wages aren't anything to sneeze at either. Not bad hourly wages, if you ask me.talk talk talk / Shireenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-26330527308550192882009-06-24T21:03:56.314-04:002009-06-24T21:03:56.314-04:00I agree the big guy as from supervisor,City counci...I agree the big guy as from supervisor,City councilor and including the Mayor<br />That need to make some adjutsment their pay cheque as too high!<br />Then the worker as driver loader that been taking care of your garbage.<br />So if the worker got sick from job and he got to stay at hospital for long time so he have to utilized that sick day may got to stay for a couple weeks of deaseses as all kind of dangerous flue around.<br />So I think that garbage man have the right to keep their sick day.<br />CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com