Nashville is a town that’s always under construction. Not only are we building more houses, condos, and apartments, we’re also building more restaurants, hotels, and high-rises. And with all this construction comes a constant rumble of dump trucks and trucks carrying dumpsters. I drive to work using city streets, and I frequently find myself behind…
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For the longest time, we’ve heard that 100 people move to Nashville daily. And that means construction to house those newcomers is non-stop. New apartments, condos, and houses are hitting the market every month. Each day on my way to work, I pass by a new apartment complex that should be opening very soon. But…
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Every couple of years, I talk about garbage collection here on the Mason Minute. I have issues with refuse, among other things. Our trash day is supposed to be Monday, but the company that collects our garbage has a lot of problems. They blame it on staffing. But some friends in Indiana have been dealing…
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Yesterday, I was talking about your neighbors. One of the ways they can drive you crazy is by not collecting their garbage cans promptly. But sometimes, it’s not their fault. Sometimes we have to blame the trash collectors…
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Over the last few years people seem to be divided on so many issues. But I’ve found one thing that does seem to unify people, and their anger. I’m finding that most people agree that they don’t want anyone messing with their trash pickup day…
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Nashville continues to grow at a rapid clip. And while this growth can be both good and bad, it looks like we’ve not planned for one thing. Trash. Nashville has a growing trash problem and we need to fix it or else…
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Sometimes it’s the simplest things that drive us crazy. Things like smelly garbage. I’ve noticed that our kitchen garbage cans starts to stink after just a few days. We watch what we put in the can, but sometimes it doesn’t matter. It hasn’t always been that way. Maybe it has something to do with living…
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We all have our pet peeves. One of my biggest is seeing people tossing cigarette butts out of their car window. It truly angers me when I see it. To say it’s rude is an understatement. It’s one of the things in life that angers me most…
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Driving down the road the other day I saw a sign that said “$50 fine for littering”. And it made me wonder, is litter still a problem in our world? I know that we’re still concerned with the environment, but is litter still a problem. I honestly haven;t heard people talk about litter for a…
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There’s a lot I love about Nashville. But there’s one thing I’ve never understood; Why picking up garbage in some parts of town is handled by private companies while the city handles trash in other neighborhoods. It truly makes no sense to me…
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