'Jerk move': Aussie's bin act leaves neighbour fuming

Some think the Sydney local should raise the issue with council, whilst others are questioning if the issue was intentional in the first place.

Though putting out your bins may seem like a simple, harmless act, there is plenty that can go wrong.

One Sydney local has taken to Reddit to share their bin-related dispute with a neighbour.

The poster said that over the last two months, someone in their street has been blocking the crossing with their bins. Being blind, this means losing aspects of safety.

Whilst some people say to contact Council with the issue, others say the act may not be as sinister as it seems.

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“Is it worth reporting?”

“These people have been leaving their bins blocking the crossing every single bloody week since I moved here in October,” the person said in their post.

“Is it worth reporting? How would I even report it on Snap Send Solve? I couldn't find anything for blocking crossings. Would it be general rubbish stuff, because it's bins?

“It's a freaking jerk move. Crossings are meant to be safe for pedestrians to cross the road. I'm visually impaired, it's not safe to just cross the road anywhere. Maybe a driver will see my cane, but this shouldn't even be an issue... it's also just bloody annoying.”

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“Report it to the local Council!”

Many commenters on the post were left fuming by the act, encouraging the poster to call Council directly, or do something a little more vengeful.

“Report it to the local council directly - not all councils use snap send solve. You can probably do it via their website or give them a call,” one person said.

“perfectly good bush to kick it into right there” said another.

“I don’t think it’s deliberate”

However, just as many said they didn’t think the person placed their bins there intentionally - and it may not even have been them.

“I think they are just trying to not block the road. Has anyone asked them why or you all just go straight to the public lynching ?? What a mean lot some people are … just ask first,” one person said.

“always a chance they're just assholes, but also a good chance they simply haven't considered that location could inconvenience anyone - as someone with reasonably good vision and mobility I likely wouldn't have even thought twice about that placement possibly causing issues,” another agreed.

“I don’t think it’s deliberate,” a third agreed.

“They’ve spaced the bins nicely side by side for the truck tines to pick up the bins. Looks like space is at a premium. The bins are slightly inset in that walkway/island. As are the other bins. They are trying to not have the bins block the road. Rolling the bin out to the street is easier when you have access to stand where the bin handle is located. Same can be said to taking the bins in.

“I know of one Sydney council where the council actually provides a service (for a fee) where they take the bins out for strata complexes. It could be a council worker doing it.”

So it was agreed, maybe they should just leave a note.

“50/50 chance or better that they would respond positively to a polite note dropped in their letterbox explaining the issue,” one person said.

“Maybe leave a note clearly explaining the inconvenience and danger this causes, and stick it on top of the bins? Most people aren’t doing this type of shit because they’re evil, it’s mostly because they’re stupid,” said another.

“If they see the note and continue to do this however, you have full permission to throw the bin at their house/front door.”

“Just drop a letter in their box explaining. Most people will just stop doing it. If they don’t, well, then you can complain to council,” a third agreed.

Originally published as 'Jerk move': Aussie's bin act leaves neighbour fuming