PB CleanUp

I started this a while back and in one of those fits of energy, Debbie got years of back dated PB records seperated from the folders where I had previously filed them.  Back at the start we were selling  information on paper. So to get on board you also filled out paper forms with all your details, bank accounts, addresses no holding back.  I can remember spending a lot of time in a spreadsheet that recorded this stuff then filing it all away for a rainy day.  Well that rainy day is today.  It has all been tranferred to an online database so this paperwork has to go. Three large boxes were emptied and I literally tore the papers up for added security.  My hands need a rest.

Shredders Law of Volume

 For the past week or so I have been threading and shredding Pure Bookkeeping paper records going back 20 yar. Now these were the days when you applied for a service on a paper form. You wrote on it Companty details, names, addresses, banking details, ACNs and more, everything that scammers would love to know.  It seems that online security is not so good an option with all the security breaches that keep happening. This stuff is not going to be read by anyone.  I have determined that the compact volume of paper to be shredded will produce an equivalent volume 10 times the original size in shredded airy paper strips.  Maybe I should get a quote to get this done.  Two boxes of paper does not seem a lot. The council here will not take shredded paper as recycling, in the yellow bin. They will take it if you bring it to them at the recycle centre, provided it is all enclosed in paper bags.  Paper Warfare.

Re-Tire

 The other day when we went down to the beach there was a tire in the grass about three-quarters down.  It looked familiar. It was the one I dug out of the sand the previous week and when I went back to get it again, it was now all the way back down to the bottom where I started last time. At least this was a smaller tire compared to some others I have taken up. This is the first time I have done the same one twice.  This time the bin was mostly empty and I was able to get it through the opening and then inside. Good luck getting that back down the hill.

Cash for Cans

 Way way back one of the jobs that O'brien Catering paid for was the paying out of a penny for every bottle collected at the Footy. Kids were forever combing the football ground for bottles and it meant we did not have to go back later to pick them up.  When the Grandies cotton onto an extra pocket money source, I can see we might have to store containers in a separate bin. Our bin was full to the brim and I estimate there may have been up to $20 worth in there, mainly after having visitors over four days of Easter.  I assume once containers get into the garbo truck the recycle payout does not happen.  I spied one of the container sheds the other day and it was mostly children feeding stuff into the machine. Not sure how you get your payment though.

Gone in 60 seconds

 There was one other issue I missed in yesterday's wind which is the tallest orchid spike we have been patiently coaxing along.  It was not snapped off but completely bent over backwards. I have done some rewiring support so at least it is straight at the moment.  Today's other win was the successful removal of our faithful dining table which must be at least 35 yar old. It gave good service and was repaired a few times and also reupholstered as well.  These guys were fast, no inspections, no objections just loaded up and were gone.  The council said they would chop it up in the back of their garbage crusher if you called them to take it.

This story has been officially tabled

White waves to prove the Sun is back

Recycle goes around

 We were under the impression that the mountain of stuff building up in the garage could be taken away by the council.  We had deliveries of furniture a while back and the packaging is equally cardboard and polystyrene both of which the council wont take but they will if you can get it to the recycle centre which it seems we have one of in Drysdale. However this one does not take the polystyrene, we have to take it to Geelong. Also it seems the foam wrapping is not recyclable but must go in the bin. There are many other rules like on the lid of our bin it says put milk and drink containers in for recycle but on the web site and brochures it says milk containers are not recyclable.  I spent an hour sorting this stuff but I will need to go back and remove the foam parts. 

everything but the foam ball