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    No grass in the green bin!

    OH cuts the lawns and hedge for one of her golf friends each September when they go on holiday for almost 3 weeks. OH is happy to do it, but the friend insists on paying her. This year she is treating us both to lunch out as payment (Last year I helped OH. This year I wasn't free to go with her on either of the times she went, so I am getting an unearned meal really!)

    OH has to bring the lawn cuttings and hedge trimmings away, and take them to the local recycling centre.
    Why you may ask??
    The husband of OH's friend doesn't like anything in the garden waste bin as it makes it dirty
    I was speechless when OH told me, last year. If things like grassy bins bother you, surely that is what hosepipes are for??

    “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown
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    Well why not put a wheelie bin liner in? very odd , as you say hose it out ,
    No point having the bin is it
    Im not fat just 6ft too small
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      #3
      What?! Do they put nothing in the bin, then?

      Do do they pay for their green bin like we do,here, if so, what a waste of money.

      My ghast is flabbered
      "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." - Dr Seuss
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        #4
        Ridiculous, isn't it?!

        We don't pay no Enfys.

        I thought of the liner Oma, but OH says we are not allowed to put those in the green (garden waste) bin. I would think as long as you clip it on so it doesn't go into the lorry with the garden waste it would be OK though.
        “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown
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          #5
          How strange.He should have a compost heap then there wouldn't be so much of a problem.
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            #6
            All I can say is ... it takes all sorts!
            "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

            (Marianne Williamson)
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              #7
              Crazy, absolutely crazy. Is his green waste bin just for decoration. I dare your OH to put some in, go on, he needs to be shaken out of his objection to a dirty bin
              What is life if full of care we have no time to stand and stare
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                #8
                I think it's a bit of a cheek, to expect your OH to take the cuttings to the recycling centre, when she has been kind enough to keep the grass cut.
                Sometimes I forget to like posts,but that doesn't mean I don't like them.
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                  #9
                  From what OHs friend tells her, her OH is OCD about lots of things, not just the garden. Keeping kitchen and shower immaculate etc. So much so that the friend often showers at the golf club to save messing up the one at home!!
                  “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown
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                    #10
                    That explains a lot Gem , OCD can become like a illness and you can't control these feelings , in a way I can totally relate to that , more so when I was younger
                    Im not fat just 6ft too small
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                      #11
                      Can't be easy living like that. They must be aware that this is unusual behaviour and feel embarrassed at having to ask.

                      When DS1 was a toddler he touched an ornament and it moved slightly. Our neighbour actually got a tape measure out to reposition it. She said that it was her OH who was very particular. What a nerve wracking way to live!
                      xx
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                        #12
                        What I can't understand Gem is that if he can clean shower and kitchen how come he doesn't cut the lawn , S isn't a youngster and has her health problems maybe they need a gardener , but of course I don't know their circumstances 🙄
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                          #13
                          Qwerty, it is only when they are on holiday that OH cuts the lawn for them.
                          “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown
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                            Originally posted by Gemini View Post
                            Qwerty, it is only when they are on holiday that OH cuts the lawn for them.
                            Ah not too bad then
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