Subj : Packrats
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Tue Jan 09 2024 14:01:52

Hi Dave,


 RH> I should have said "yard waste" instead of "green waste" They're 2
 RH> separate groups; yard waste is branches, clippings, etc and green waste
 RH> is recylables. All are picked up by the same company; yard waste one
 RH> day, green waste and trash (separate runs, same truck) usually the next
 RH> day. Our recycle is co-mixed in the can and on the truck but in the
 RH> house I separate paper from cans, bottles, etc.

 DD> OK, fair enough. The city picks up windfall tree limbs. etc. They must
 DD> be placed at the curb. They announce in the paperrs and on several of
 DD> the radio stations what day they'll be in which area of town.

Our yard waste is a weekly thing but if there's a need (major storm
bringing down trees, etc), they will make more runs thruout the week to
pick up stuff.


 DD> Yard waste is handled by one of the trash haulers on contract to the
 DD> city. Leaves, clippings, etc. must be placed in special bags bought at
 DD> hardware stores, lumber yards, and some grocery stores. Ooops, just
 DD> looked at the requirements and that's not true any longer. "Grass
 DD> clippings, leaves, weeds, plant trimmings and small twigs are
 DD> considered yard waste and must be placed into paper lawn bags.
 DD> Plastic bags or bags containing anything other than yard waste will
 DD> not be collected."

Our former recycle can is our yard waste can. A few years ago the town
offered upsized recycle cans (now same size as regular) with the proviso
that the old can be designated yard waste. Since we usually have a good
amount of recycles, we took advantage of it and still sometimes have to
put out loose yard waste as well as the can full. We can use plastic
bags for regular trash but recycles and yard waste must be loose and
meet certain length restrictions.

 DD>      8<----- EDIT -----.8

 DD> Sounds like "bread & butter" pickles.

 RH> Not really as there wasn't enough vinegar to make much of a pickle.
 RH> B&B pickles have more spicing to them as well.

 DD> IOW more like the "quick pickled" veg you might see at an Oriental
 DD> restaurant.

These were barely pickled, just a bit of crunch/crisp and touch of
vinegar flavor added.

 RH> Republic does our regular trash, recyle and yard waste. IIRC, Waste
 RH> Management used to do the pick ups for the area but Raleigh (we're tied
 RH> into them for water, sewer and trash) changed contracters a few years
 RH> ago.

 DD> Our three companies cover the whole area. Some of my neighbours use
 DD> Lake Area, some use Republic, and some use WM. You can tell from the
 DD> colour of the wheelie bin at the curb.   Bv)=

 DD> Speaking of yead waste .... you might want to replave the beer in this
 DD> recipe with mushroom stock or vegemte/marmite mixed w/water.

I would definatly replace it, with maybe a bit of beef broth/stock.


 DD>       Title: Backyard's Ranch Beans
 DD>  Categories: Beans, Beer, Pork, Chilies
 DD>       Yield: 24 Servings


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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


.... I am positive that a definite maybe is probably in order.

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