tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post4124821402022349258..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: GarbageSisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-56864408746488687642015-05-25T19:06:20.297-07:002015-05-25T19:06:20.297-07:00There must be something going around (way around, ...There must be something going around (way around, given what I'm pretty sure are our significantly disparate locations). I received a letter from the management of my building this week that, along with haranguing residents about leaving trash that doesn't fit in the chute in the trash rooms (rather than taking it down to the dumpster) -- a real problem -- threatened a $500 fine for leaving newspapers in the recycling bins in the trash rooms. I'm pretty sure the point is that we're supposed to take them directly down to the bigger recycling bins near the dumpsters (some of which do say "paper"), but it was so badly written that I'm pretty sure that, if taken literally, it requires us to put newspapers down the trash chute. Aargh. <br /><br />And yes, such restrictions are not conducive to end-of-semester clearing-out of any kind, let along moving-clearing-out.Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.com