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Nexdoor wars: bin battle in Bay Park
Making a scene over double-stuffed greens
San Diego has always been a city of hidden stories — murmured in the spaces between sun-bleached bungalows, whispered over backyard fences, and now, increasingly, shouted into the digital void of neighborhood apps. And nowhere are these narratives more brutally and hilariously exposed than on Nextdoor, the social media platform that has become the city's most unfiltered confessional.
Bay Park, known for breathtaking Mission Bay views, was born from the remnants of military land near Miramar. Mid-century ranch homes line quiet streets, whispering tales of the returning veterans and aerospace workers who first claimed this coastal real estate in the 1950s and 60s. Today, Bay Park has evolved from a sleepy suburb into one of San Diego's most desirable neighborhoods, full of meticulously restored houses — and meticulously maintained landscaping.
The Original Post
After a big yard project, a homeowner was left with more green waste than would fit in the green bins. So after the truck emptied her bin, she hurriedly refilled it and placed it across the street at her neighbor’s house. But the truck's driver balked at the tactic. “Get more bins,” he reportedly said, adding that he wouldn’t pick them up if this happened again.
The homeowner was displeased. Why should she have to get more bins, she argued, when the truck would “just have to pick them up either way”? She noted that she already owned three green bins, and that she had already had to replace several of them because the truck's robot arm had broken them. Then she took a moment to throw her neighbors under the bus — er, truck — accusing them of filling their green bins with trash and plastic. She, on the other hand, painstakingly ensured that her greens were always pure. And finally, no complaint about city services is really complete without a reference to how much you're paying in property taxes, so she tossed that in as well.
Comments/Observations
1. “Why not just get more bins? At this point, you’re playing a sad game.”
People are making a lot of suggestions already dealt with by my "I've gotten more bins" post...
2. “It’s not that deep — let the man do his job.”
3. “I give my collector Gatorade. Maybe try being nice instead of rushing around yelling about property taxes.”
This sounds dangerously close to bribing a public official. More like Bay Pork, amirite?
4. “$10K in property taxes? That’s not exactly the flex you think it is. Try doing the job for a day before complaining.”
However much you're paying, someone is always paying more; however hard you're working...
5. “He’s a public employee. We pay his salary. He’ll be fine.”
Just come right and and call him a public servant next time, why don't you?
6. “As long as you didn’t make him wait, what’s the big deal?”
This kind of blatant disregard for rules and order is why Western Civilization is declining, people.
6. “Let’s not forget the real crime here—this homeowner’s ego.”
Also the real victim! What a beatdown!
7. “Green bin Tetris is a spectator sport now, apparently.”
I wanted to like this one, I really did. But our homeowner wasn't in the stands — she was very much in the game.
Final Thoughts
At the heart of this green bin fiasco is the collector, who has probably had it with petty entitlement. Is it too much to ask for residents to play by the rules? After all, he’s just trying to do his job. On the other hand, it wasn't a terrible idea the homeowner had — just a terrible reaction when it didn't pan out.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Nexdoor wars: bin battle in Bay Park
Making a scene over double-stuffed greens
Nexdoor wars: bin battle in Bay Park
Making a scene over double-stuffed greens
San Diego has always been a city of hidden stories — murmured in the spaces between sun-bleached bungalows, whispered over backyard fences, and now, increasingly, shouted into the digital void of neighborhood apps. And nowhere are these narratives more brutally and hilariously exposed than on Nextdoor, the social media platform that has become the city's most unfiltered confessional.
Bay Park, known for breathtaking Mission Bay views, was born from the remnants of military land near Miramar. Mid-century ranch homes line quiet streets, whispering tales of the returning veterans and aerospace workers who first claimed this coastal real estate in the 1950s and 60s. Today, Bay Park has evolved from a sleepy suburb into one of San Diego's most desirable neighborhoods, full of meticulously restored houses — and meticulously maintained landscaping.
The Original Post
After a big yard project, a homeowner was left with more green waste than would fit in the green bins. So after the truck emptied her bin, she hurriedly refilled it and placed it across the street at her neighbor’s house. But the truck's driver balked at the tactic. “Get more bins,” he reportedly said, adding that he wouldn’t pick them up if this happened again.
The homeowner was displeased. Why should she have to get more bins, she argued, when the truck would “just have to pick them up either way”? She noted that she already owned three green bins, and that she had already had to replace several of them because the truck's robot arm had broken them. Then she took a moment to throw her neighbors under the bus — er, truck — accusing them of filling their green bins with trash and plastic. She, on the other hand, painstakingly ensured that her greens were always pure. And finally, no complaint about city services is really complete without a reference to how much you're paying in property taxes, so she tossed that in as well.
Comments/Observations
1. “Why not just get more bins? At this point, you’re playing a sad game.”
People are making a lot of suggestions already dealt with by my "I've gotten more bins" post...
2. “It’s not that deep — let the man do his job.”
3. “I give my collector Gatorade. Maybe try being nice instead of rushing around yelling about property taxes.”
This sounds dangerously close to bribing a public official. More like Bay Pork, amirite?
4. “$10K in property taxes? That’s not exactly the flex you think it is. Try doing the job for a day before complaining.”
However much you're paying, someone is always paying more; however hard you're working...
5. “He’s a public employee. We pay his salary. He’ll be fine.”
Just come right and and call him a public servant next time, why don't you?
6. “As long as you didn’t make him wait, what’s the big deal?”
This kind of blatant disregard for rules and order is why Western Civilization is declining, people.
6. “Let’s not forget the real crime here—this homeowner’s ego.”
Also the real victim! What a beatdown!
7. “Green bin Tetris is a spectator sport now, apparently.”
I wanted to like this one, I really did. But our homeowner wasn't in the stands — she was very much in the game.
Final Thoughts
At the heart of this green bin fiasco is the collector, who has probably had it with petty entitlement. Is it too much to ask for residents to play by the rules? After all, he’s just trying to do his job. On the other hand, it wasn't a terrible idea the homeowner had — just a terrible reaction when it didn't pan out.
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