Burntwood, August 2009. All is calm (all is bright?)  The world is a good place.

Then…

Lichfield Council change the bin collections.

Uh-oh.

This week a tiny letter appeared detailing a new blue wheelie bin. The green boxes are going,  so too are the weekly collections apparently. It can only mean letter-writing, complaints, confusion and anger as people struggle to find a new home for their blue bin.

What to do ? There was a time when Brits used to put cars in their garages. Now there’s no room – we’ll have three wheelie-bins taking up as much space as a sofa. I feel sorry for those newly-built estates, where three-storey high houses and a stict “no parking on streets” rule applies. Where do all these bins live?

Green, black and blue. Where are you?