6am bin collections - Friern Road and surrounding area

[Judy2]

I was wondering if anyone else has an issue with the 6am bin collections that happen on a Saturday morning on Friern Road and the surrounding area. I've lived on the road for 3 years now and have taken to sleeping in the spare room on a Friday night to avoid being woken up on one of the only days I get a lie in (well till 7:30 when the children wake up). I complained to Southwark council about it a couple of years ago and for about 6 months they came slightly later but it's been early again for a while now. I'm thinking of writing again and would definitely do so if I discovered I am not the only one who is disturbed by this. I do remember a thread on this a while ago but couldn't find anything in the archives.

[Ladygooner]

I expect the bin men would like a lie in too! I expect they collect early to avoid traffic.

[Jamma]

Get over it and go back to sleep. It's efficient. By the time I get up the bin's been emptied and can be returned to it's rightful place.

[templeton]

Perhaps the council could ring you the night before and check what time suits you best.

[Judy2]

There's no need for sarcasm. I haven't posted on here before and was only trying to see if anyone felt the same.

[Sonners]

The trouble is that whatever time of day they go past it's probably disturbing someone. Night workers would probably be disturbed if it was in the middle of the day, for example.

At least you only have it once a week - we have the Royal Mail vans speeding down our road at 5am 5 days a week! But as the alternative would be to get double glazing or something we just live with it. Although I can recommend ear plugs - they make quite a difference!

[Judy2]

Yes - have ear plugs and also only single glazing. I guess it's just what you have to put up with when you are a light sleeper. I suppose at least it's predictable (unlike the moterbikes/scooters that seem to joy ride round our street around 3 in the morning some nights).

[shebe]

Ignore the sarcasm - 6a.m. (sometimes even earlier) is far too early for a residential area. I suggest you call the Veolia depot in Croydon first and complain directly; this helped for a few weeks, but you may need to keep on the case with them and with the Council! Can't find the Croydon depot number, but got it by calling their main number: 020 7812 5000.

[Goofy]

Poor love... Move to the spare room permanently to avoid further upset.

[Ms T]

I've lived here for many, many years. First we had the Sunday am collection and then it changed to Saturday's, some times at 5.30 am. Years ago, the Council told me that they review/rotate the collection days/time every two years, but nothing's changed.

[Mick Mac]

You have to develop a thick skin for this forum Judy.

[Asset]

Well if you haven't already been woken by the planes at 4.45am then you're doing okay really.

[LegalEagle-ish]

When I first moved here 2 and a half yrs ago the early Sat morning peeping and clanging of the bin men used to drive me nuts, but I've kind of got used to it now and rarely wake up - or maybe I go back to sleep so fast now that I don't remember being woken up anymore!

[catma]

About time that the residents around bellenden Rd got the saturday lie in for a while for a while - we've had the early bin sweep for ages now. Time to share. Actually the bin men are as quiet as they can be and do try to make as little noise as a huge dump truck can make.

[Asset]

I get them every day for a commericial collection, including Saturdays, so think yourselves lucky it's only once a week.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I lived on Friern Rd for 8 years and had the same experience - but Leagle-Eaglish says, you get used to it

In fact, it would wake me up, and then I would realise the weekend proper had begun, smile, turn on the radio and go back to sleeep

[Judy2]

I guess it's better than a weekday in that respect. It is much better now the kids are old enough to get their breakfast on their own. Looks like I'll just have to put up with it.

[paragon]

Before I moved from Friern Road I had developed a reaction to the binmen that was positive. As i had been woken up by them I knew it was a Saturday and didn't need to go to work - so I would go back to sleep with a smile on my face. Some strange Pavlovesque reaction I think.

[Ms T]

At least the bin men only come once a week, what's with the 24/7 building noise we've been having lately? Even Sunday's aren't sacred.

[jim_the_chin]

your kids wake up at 7.30am? and you want sympathy? ;-)

[Ms T]

jim_the_chin Wrote:

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> your kids wake up at 7.30am? and you want

> sympathy? ;-)

>:D<

[tommy]

Jim - I was just scrolling down the page to say that...

[Xena Worried prince]

They do my buns on a Friday morning at 6, and I have to say it is a great wake up call after the new Friday night (Thursday)

I bet there would be more complaints if they didn't even bother to empty the bins

[Mick Mac]

What exactly do they do with your buns?

[The Joker]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> What exactly do they do with your buns?

*chortle*