April 21, 2008

  • Monday, Monday, Bloody Monday

    Monday, the start to another work/school week.  Recall this post.  What can I say, this past week has been somewhat tiring.  And the next several weeks will be even more tiring.  Just need to get two papers done and all will be over...for the time being.  However, I have other stuff to talk about.


    I came across this article from Australia.  Apparently the city of Monash, a suburb of Melbourne, has hired a company to look at people's garbage to ensure they are recycling.  My first reaction is of surprise.  Cities are willing to pay to have people look at garbage?  However thinking about this, I have to say that it is a bad idea.  Although the workers are not permitted to rummage through the garbage, what is to stop them from doing so?  I'm sure Australians have a junk mail problem and receive credit card offers much like we do here in the States.  What's to stop a "bin police" worker to steal the identity from the trash?  That is the major concern I have.  I don't see something like this happening in the States, but you never know some Communist bastion of a city may choose to do something similar.  However, you may have noticed that I didn't say; "I woulda put a cap in the guy goin' through ma garbage!"  I say this because, essentially when you place the garbage on the sidewalk (footpath to the Aussies), you are disposing of it and it is no longer yours.  And since the are on the street and not on your property, engagement with force is not permissable (i.e. you can't shoot them!).


    I had another article I wanted to talk about, but the amount that I am writing had made it apparent that I need a whole separate post.  Also, I think it is much more...interesting.