Hero Milkmen of Dairy Crest Options

[Andy1]

Being more concerned about getting home safely on Tuesday night, I didn't stop by the shop on the way home to pickup some milk. Wednesday morning is milk delivery day for me but I didn't expect any. So I was supprised Wednesday morning when I looked out my window and saw foot prints leading to my door.

The milkman who delivers to Hermitage had been, hat off to him and many thanks.

[peach]

Our dairy crest milk man has delivered both on Tuesday and this morning - brilliant. The bins on the other hand haven't been emptied at all this week.

[Iommi]

One gets paid regardless, the other doesn't?

[user23]

One gets paid regardless, the other doesn't?

Milk's a bit lighter than dustbins and milkfloats are bit smaller than dustcarts.

[Strafin]

Milk's a bit lighter than dustbins and milkfloats are bit smaller than dustcarts.

Not per cubic inch.

[Andy1]

I think that this is more to do with Dairy Crest providing a brilliant customer service rather than a milk float being lighter than a Dustbin Lorry.

[Exhausted]

a milk float being lighter than a Dustbin Lorry.

You are right of course, that's why an out of control milk float is considerably less of a problem than an out of control dustbin lorry.
In the same way, a rubbish collection lorry closes off half the carriageway, bad enough with the ice and snow blocking the roads.

Well done the milkmen but I don't really want to see dustcarts until the roads are a little clearer.

One of the problems in contracting out to private contractors is that in the event of serious natural events such as now, that workforce is not available to WBC to assist with clearance as they used to be.
The council used to carry out works themselves, nowadays they don't even fill in a pothole, that is done by a sub contractor. This means that they do not have access, as they used to, to lorries to supplement ploughs and gritters with bolt on for the season accesories.

[Strafin]

One of the problems in contracting out to private contractors is that in the event of serious natural events such as now, that workforce is not available to WBC to assist with clearance as they used to be.
The council used to carry out works themselves, nowadays they don't even fill in a pothole, that is done by a sub contractor. This means that they do not have access, as they used to, to lorries to supplement ploughs and gritters with bolt on for the season accesories.

That is a brilliant point. I wish someone had said that last week before all the "angry" posts!

[user23]

You are right of course, that's why an out of control milk float is considerably less of a problem than an out of control dustbin lorry.
In the same way, a rubbish collection lorry closes off half the carriageway, bad enough with the ice and snow blocking the roads.

Well done the milkmen but I don't really want to see dustcarts until the roads are a little clearer.

One of the problems in contracting out to private contractors is that in the event of serious natural events such as now, that workforce is not available to WBC to assist with clearance as they used to be.
The council used to carry out works themselves, nowadays they don't even fill in a pothole, that is done by a sub contractor. This means that they do not have access, as they used to, to lorries to supplement ploughs and gritters with bolt on for the season accesories.

Apparently the countryside staff were in Newbury town this week clearing the pavements. You're right though, in the past there would have been a large group of manual labourers that they could have used to clear the snow. Nowadays because people want cheaper and cheaper council tax most of this work is outsourced and if the work is not in the contract the private companies won't do it.

Back to the binmen, I'd rather they stopped collection for a day or two than risk injury and damage to their workforce and vehicles. Broken limbs or bashed up dustcarts would disrupt collection for more than a few days.

[Iommi]

Back to the binmen, I'd rather they stopped collection for a day or two than risk injury and damage to their workforce and vehicles. Broken limbs or bashed up dustcarts would disrupt collection for more than a few days.

Agreed, but for some it is much more than a few days.

[gel]

Here here, and don't forget you can use them to deliver some basic foods such as bread/eggs (+much more these days), and £support£ the milkman financially, with apologies to any lady milk delivery operatives.
Naturally you can do on line, and I think you can order up to 9pm for delivery on following day, depending on days you get delivered to; we're Tu/Th & Sats.

http://www.milkandmore.co.uk

Used to help on a milk round when I were er a lad and those bottles you have to keep picking up from cart, and then picking up empties, mean your hands are permanently frozen even wearing mits (gloves with tops of fingers exposed for grip). Used to have a hand warmer which ran on ligher fluid and had some sort of glowing wick in a thin metal container that fitted in pocket, to give fingers a warm up when you gripped!

[Biker1]

Nowadays because people want cheaper and cheaper council tax

Where is it then??

[Andy1]

So what ! The Conncil contract out gritting, clearing snow and ice off the paths, Dustbin collection etc.... so what, get the job done

[Exhausted]

So what ! The Conncil contract out gritting, clearing snow and ice off the paths, Dustbin collection etc.... so what, get the job done

A very meaningful and informative post.