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Old 10-18-2017, 07:01 PM   #26
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Old 10-18-2017, 08:55 PM   #27
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I saw a senior asian lady taking walking around my neighbourhood at night collecting everyone's cans and bottles from the blue bins.. i felt bad, so i went out and offered her $20 bucks just so she wouldn't have to get 5 cents at a time. In broken english, told me that its ok, and she doesn't actually need the money.... #asians
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We have a regular in my neighbourhood. She is very courteous and only picks from bins in the alley, not inside property lines. Although I don't save my cans specifically for her, when I do see her coming I put all the deposit-worthy ones on top. Last time I left her a pair of gloves because she wasn't using any. Not sure if that's by choice, lack of awareness, or cost prohibitive. What I can say is her work ethic surpasses that of most kids attending university today.
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Old 10-18-2017, 09:03 PM   #28
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Old 10-18-2017, 09:11 PM   #29
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At my old house we had the same thing. Actual crackheads that use the catwalks in between residential areas. One stole my fucking limited edition delta air forces which can no longer be found anywhere before we realized what was happening. You have to scare them off. My parents have 3 dogs and mine has a loud voice so he sounds big. My dad set up cameras in the garage and on the patio. Our place got broken into in the middle of the day, there were no cars in the driveway but my mom and I were home so it wasnt just a B&E, it was classified as a home invasion. We also have timers for lights so if we're not home there's a light that goes on.

My dad chased one off with a sword once in the middle of the night. Lmao, yelling does nothing but weapons usually scare em off well. My dad made me these round solid wood sticks similar to a bat and hammered in nails at the end.

Tell your neighbors too! I'm sure if your yard is getting accessed other people's are too. When the neighborhood is vigilant and everyone scares off intruders, it'll be safer (esp if u have kids) and easier to manage. Our neighborood talked to each other about people acting suspicious and word traveled fast if there was a break in so people get extra attentive.

I live in an apt with my bf now and we have bums go thru the apt dumpsters. They're the nice kind tho so we usually offer them our bottles and they are pretty grateful. I don't need any weapons here.

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Old 10-18-2017, 09:26 PM   #30
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put broken glass in the bin mixed in with your bottles so that they cut their hands
Wtf LOL umm don't do this ever. Blood borne pathogens can make you or your kid sick.
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Old 10-18-2017, 09:45 PM   #31
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they are everywhere..........
old people searching for bottles for money
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My mom had a friend...older Chinese lady... She would collect cans for a year.. And at the end of the year, she'll have enough save up from her can collecting days for a plane ticket back home for vacation somewherenchina....
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they go for the path of least resistance
put a locked gate and it should deter them

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put broken glass in the bin mixed in with your bottles so that they cut their hands
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I got two older Asian ladies coming around to area during. I don't mind it if they didn't leave a f*cking mess. They literally empty the blue bin and leave shit all over the place afterwards. Hard to give them shit when they're as old as your grandma. Haha
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Old 10-21-2017, 04:42 PM   #35
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This thread reminds me of Joyce Wong, the recycling lady of Hastings Skateboard Park and her 75th birthday

Joyce to the world: Skateboard community celebrates ?Grandmother of Hastings?
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