I’ve fucking had it with Nandos.
Our caring sharing friends have a bad habit of having their private bin men showing up at 04:44 (that’s in the morning, folks) waking the neighbours and the dead crashing the evening before’s empty bottles into the back of their bin lorry.
Because it’s becoming a bit of habit, and because of Hackney Council’s non-acknowledgement of my complaints, I threw on some clothes and shoes and thought I’d investigate:
[04:44am: Sound of dumpsters of bottles crashing into a bin lorry]
“Hey! Woah! [trying to get one of the "operatives" attention over the noise]
What do you think you’re doing?”
“Listen, darlin’ I don’t come to your house being rude, so don’t come over here being rude to me”.
My brain’s not functioning. It’s the combination of just waking up and the sheer stupidity and brass neck of what I’ve just heard.
“What time is it?”, I ask.
I’m being looked at like I’m nuts.
“What TIME is it”? I offer, “I’ll tell you what time it is, IT’S 5 O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING”!
“We’re bin men, love, we start early”.
Given that PC Bitseach has already written to complain to Nando’s direct, they can shove their “community values” bullshit right up their collective arses.
As for our chums at Hackney Council’s Pollution Control Team? Don’t make me laugh! Let’s just say I’m awaiting a response to my written complaints from June.
Fuckers.
July 18, 2008 at 7:03 am
Bastards. There’s no need to arrive at that time if the place doesn’t open till lunchtime.
On the plus side, I took the toddler to lunch there on Wednesday and experienced absolutely delightful service. We both really enjoyed it.
July 18, 2008 at 7:22 am
There’s no fucking reason for it even if they were open 24/7.
There are nuisance laws in place and nandos are flouting them. Planes can’t land at Heathrow before 6am, but the dickhead rubbish collectors from Nandos can crash dumpsters full of empty bottles at 4.45am?
Do me a favour.
July 18, 2008 at 2:56 pm
I would call that disturbing the peace.
July 18, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Well, as we know with the whole Vortex/ Nandos saga – if the council won’t apply the law, people will take the piss…
July 18, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Kris
if you forward me your complaint to my council email I will try to get some action taken.
Luke
July 18, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Dear Luke
Thanks for the offer, but why in the hell does it always take political intervention to get Hackney Council officers to deal with post? How much are you paying the muppet in charge of the Pollution Control Team or the Director of Environment? I’m sick unto death of managers who can’t manage.
I will run my complaint via the council’s complaints procedure. I suspect even Mayor Jules’s office won’t be able to deal with the simple matter and I expect to have to refer to the Local Government Ombudsman.
Absolutely fucking pathetic.
July 22, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Hi Kris
Two things – 1) if you live in a restaurant street in any Continental European city you will get woken up at 4am by bin men. 2) SN Church Street has been a restaurant precinct for a generation and has operated perfectly well with the ben men lethargically fronting up at eight in the past. What does it all mean?
xxx
Pants
July 22, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Hi Pants
Good to hear from you.
“SN Church Street has been a restaurant precinct for a generation and has operated perfectly well with the ben men lethargically fronting up at eight in the past”.
If only it were 8am.
If people insist on waking me up at 04.45, they should not be surprised if I don’t greet them with my usual cheery smile.