Auburn's, Winder's garbage pickups canceled; Statham's are not

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Susan Norman
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Friday, January 14. 2011
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Garbage service in the cities of Winder and Auburn has been canceled for this week. But Statham customers are getting their regular Friday pickups today.

"We have regular service to Statham today," said a customer service representative at American Waste & Recycling on Friday morning.

Winder's city government this week posted the following notice on its web site: "The City of Winder will not pick up trash this week due to the weather and road conditions. Starting Monday, January 17, 2011, the regular trash pickup schedule will resume."

Charlotte Ewing of Auburn public works said she contacted Robertson Sanitation Friday morning after receiving an inquiry from a local resident, and she was told that that company has canceled trash pickup for this week but would resume its regular schedule next week.

"Next week, just put all your trash by the curb and it will be picked up," Ewing wrote in an e-mail to the Barrow Journal.
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#1 LibDem on 01/14/11 at 10:15 AM [Reply]
I got into my prius and drove to work since tuesday, in Midtown Atlanta, and didnt have any problems!!! These worthless slobs need to be fined every day until they come around and pick up the trash! They have big giant trucks and a crew of men but are scared of a little snow!? the roads are clear!! go to work you lazy rednecks!!!
#1.1 paul mcginley on 01/14/11 at 12:02 PM [Reply]
so i should not have to pay for this weeks pickup!take $10 off my bill!!!!
#1.1.1 Anonymous on 01/14/11 at 12:18 PM [Reply]
definitely should be some sort of refund imo...the roads have been fine since tuesday, no reason at all the trucks couldnt have been running the rest of the week...just pathetic.
#1.1.1.1 Jay on 01/14/11 at 03:22 PM [Reply]
I can drive the roads but them bigass truck can't WTF? I need my trash picked up ASAP!!
#1.1.2 Thomas G. Haney on 01/14/11 at 09:58 PM [Reply]
I am expected to pay my bill for water/sewage/garbage pick-up every month. I do as expected. Please kind sirs of the sanitation department, do what it is that you are expected to do and pick up my garbage as soon as it is safe, do not take the week off just because you can.
#1.2 Anonymous on 01/14/11 at 12:39 PM [Reply]
Ok people! You who live in town and probably work in a nice warm office! Try having a little consideration for the PEOPLE doing the less desirable outside jobs. Just because your streets are clear doesn't mean they all are! A lot of roads are still covered in ICE! Why do you think the schools are still out! It's dangerous for the BIG trucks sliding on ice patches and the PEOPLE working on the truck! Try caring about someone elses safety as much as your own!
#1.2.1 Anonymous on 01/14/11 at 12:54 PM [Reply]
What people are doing these 'less desireable' outside jobs??? Its not the sanitation crews, thats for SURE....they've been lounging around for a week...I live in auburn, my roads are not dry or perfect yet i have managed to get to work in Downtown Atlanta everyday since tuesday. Schools are still out because were talking about transporting CHILDREN! not TRASH! Derrrr!

There is NO REASON they couldnt have started to pikc up trash again on Tuesday...good grief i bet they had no problem going to walmart or the beer store! There needs to be a REFUND!!! This is ridiculous and highly unprofessional...leadership should be fired.
#1.2.1.1 Anonymous on 01/14/11 at 01:11 PM [Reply]
You choose to leave your house. It is just that your CHOICE! I bet you would be seriously pissed off if one of those trucks was unable to stop on the ice and to slide into your car! Maybe you should think about that! The heavier an object is the more likely it is to slide! The quote Newton, "an object in motion will remain in motion until a greater force acts aginst it!"
#1.2.2 Sandy on 01/14/11 at 01:02 PM [Reply]
I agree. The street in front of house is 3" of thick of ice. I watch the cars and trucks slide down, trying to get tracking to move forward. The pizza places, don't even deliver, the mail man replied:" It may look good, but there is slick ice going up and own these roads,the hills in subdivision are the worst.
#2 Elena on 01/14/11 at 12:56 PM [Reply]
WOW...Poor guys are outside with the truck moving and blowing cold air at 20 degree weather on them,
and Jud Smith canceled Halloween on Sunday because it fell on Church day..What happen to the so call Christian in Barrow County??
Screw the poor guy in the back of the truck freezing. Here in Barrow your trash is more important then a human life..

10 dollar off is not going to make you or break you..
#3 LibDem on 01/18/11 at 11:14 AM [Reply]
TRASH STILL NOT PICKED UP AS OF Jan 18!

Pathetic, people need to lose their JOBS over this epic failure.
#4 Tammy on 01/18/11 at 01:32 PM [Reply]
Our trash was finally picked up today. My trash bill is $15.51 a month. I know it doesn't sound like a lot...but if you divide that by 4....I am deductin $3.87 from my bill next month...why should I pay for a week of service I did not receive.
Think about it this way....if you were a week or two late paying your bill, would they still pick up your trash...NO!!!! I don't get the service, I don't pay for it.
#4.1 Annie Omus on 01/18/11 at 03:33 PM [Reply]
Just curious Tammy.... did you include last weeks garbage bags in the canister they picked up this week or did you haul your own garbage to the landfill last week? If not, then you received the service you paid for and no reason to deduct the $3.87.
#5 Anonymous on 01/18/11 at 08:36 PM [Reply]
Yes my trash is piling up too,but my road was still icy Saturday ,I had to park on of my cars on the road and sure didn't want the trash truck to slide into it,besides those fellows jump off the truck at every stop to empty every canister ,if they fell, thats workmans comp., if they hit my car or your guess what thats a insurance claim,not worth picking up the trash.Peoples lives are more important,rates would have to go up if they had hurt employees or crashed into a few cars! I can't believe people are complaining about this,The owners made the right decision just like the Mailmen and women and the School Buses.
#6 Anon on 01/19/11 at 06:00 AM [Reply]
Good for those of you who were able to get out. Some of us were stuck in our homes until Saturday. Think about it... Is the risk of a life worth your stupid trash? Yes, mine has piled up too and I would love to have it gone but there was nothing that could have been done. Thank you Annie Omus, fantastic point!
#7 Happy on 01/19/11 at 11:19 AM [Reply]
Jeez! My trash wasn't picked up either. It's inconvenient, but it's certainly not worth getting all upset about. Frankly, I wish my life was so idyllic that the fact that my trash wasn't picked up for one week was the worst thing I had to worry about.
#8 Obama4Life on 01/19/11 at 12:35 PM [Reply]
TWO WEEKS LATER...TRASH STILL NOT PICKED UP!!!!

WHAT A PATHETIC FAILURE! WE NEED TO HAVE A CHOICE OF TRASH COMPANIES OPEN UP THE MARKET THIS MONOPOLY IS NOT SERVING THE PEOPLE!!!
#8.1 Anonymous on 01/19/11 at 01:34 PM [Reply]
Call Obama and get the feds down here to do something about this. There is nothing more important in the world than your trash pick up!
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