When I lived in Somerville (granted this was 5 years ago) we had constant problems with garbage and recycling collection. They would regularly strew garbage all over the street, toss our recycling in the truck, leave garbage cans on their side in the middle of the road, etc.
I was complaining about this to one of our neighbors (who had lived in the house for 20+ years) and she laughed it off. "Don't you give these guys any grief; it took forever to hire them, and they're like a breath of fresh air compared to what we used to have!" I can only assume that the previous garbage collectors would dump garbage on your head, set your house on fire and rape your dog. This may explain the BOA's attitude.
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Date: 2010-01-08 04:45 pm (UTC)I was complaining about this to one of our neighbors (who had lived in the house for 20+ years) and she laughed it off. "Don't you give these guys any grief; it took forever to hire them, and they're like a breath of fresh air compared to what we used to have!" I can only assume that the previous garbage collectors would dump garbage on your head, set your house on fire and rape your dog. This may explain the BOA's attitude.