Laager and Limehouse - Archive 20060827


	Archive 20060827
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		Bell
		Elizabeth
		Nils

[Panel 1]
[Elizabeth]
Oh, by the way, I met the
dustmen on my way out today.

[Bell]
They collect the
bins on Thursday.

[Elizabeth]
But today is MONDAY.

[Elizabeth]
And anyway they weren't
collecting OUR bin.

[Bell]
Well, they wouldn't be -- they're
meant to collect them on Thursday.

[Panel 2]
[Elizabeth]
I don't think you've got it,
Bell. They were collecting
everyone's bins EXCEPT ours.

[Bell]
They've probably decided that
our back yard is in a different
borough or something.

[Elizabeth]
That wasn't why they
said they weren't.

[Elizabeth]
Apparently they aren't allowed to set
foot in our yard for insurance reasons.
The bin has to be on the pavement.

[Panel 3]
[Elizabeth]
And we aren't allowed to leave
the bin on the pavement because
that's causing an obstruction.

[Bell]
Except on the day they collect
them. Which is Thursday.

[Elizabeth]
Aaaargh! I told you, they
were collecting them today!

[Bell]
Thursday except when it
isn't, obviously.

[Elizabeth]
So how are we meant to know
which day to put the bin out?

[Panel 4]
[Bell]
I don't think we are. It's
meant to be a lottery.

[Nils]
We're meant to stay in all
week and see the dustcart
coming so we can rush out and
put the bin out for them.

[Bell]
Which is why he's working
on a garbage-ballista.

[Nils]
The real question is, should I go
for bulk delivery, one sack at a
time, or rapid-fire, tin by tin?