Trash Can Placement Complaint

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A man calls a garbage collector to demand his trash cans be placed upright by the fence. The collector insists he's not on that route and they argue.

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Speaker 1

Hello, I'm trying to reach a Kendrick Washington, please.

Speaker 1

Sir, can you hear me?

Speaker 2

Yeah, I can hear you.

Speaker 1

All right, this is Wade, Wade Livingston.

Speaker 1

Uh wanted to try and speak with you if I could.

Speaker 1

You you're actually um one of the guys that worked on the the garbage truck that comes to the neighborhood, am I right?

Speaker 2

Uh yeah.

Speaker 2

What about you on?

Speaker 2

What about you on?

Speaker 1

Uh

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Sir, I'm not sure about what route I'm on.

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I'm in Mission Forest Subdivision.

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And um listen, I'm I got a bit of a problem.

Speaker 2

Uh it seems that you got you got a problem on you to call first of all how you get my number.

Speaker 1

Uh sir, I I I've done the research on getting your number.

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I found out who's actually driving the truck as well as the people that are on the back of the truck.

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And um wanna get some things clarified here.

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I'm noticing that when you guys come by my home and you know you gave you who hold hold on, sir.

Speaker 2

I'm not I'm not hold on, let me get up.

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I w I'll rest a little bit.

Um

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who gave you my number?

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I'm not the person who you talk to about problems.

Speaker 1

I understand that, sir.

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But my what what has been narrowed down is it's been given to me that you're actually the person that is the problem.

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And and I wanted to give you a call personally and try and see if I can get that rectified.

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Now, you're you're the one that's on the back of the truck and you you pick up the trash can thingies or whatnot and throw the garbage in.

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So the problem I'm having is that when I come home in the evenings, my trash cans are in a disarray, you know.

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And what I want to do is call you and tell you I want you to start bringing them to the back by the fence and sitting them upright and put the lids back on them and putting in it.

Speaker 2

You you say, hold on, hold on, sir.

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How you know I'm the person that even do your house?

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How you know I'm even because I know you can't I hold on, sir.

Speaker 2

I'm I'm at I'm not I'm not I'm not trying to be rude, but I'm asking a question.

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I know you can't be calling me on Saturday talking about your trash can, and this is my first Saturday off talking about your trash cans.

Speaker 1

I'm not sure what I'm saying.

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I want to get the problem rectified, and you're the problem.

Speaker 2

You don't even know if I'm the one who do your house.

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You don't even know what route you on.

Speaker 1

You're Kendrick, you're you're Kendrick Washington, and they've told me that you're the person on the back of the truck.

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That comes through Mission Forest on my street.

Speaker 2

Who told you that?

Speaker 1

I I I have ways of finding out, sir, who's doing what?

Speaker 2

Okay.

Speaker 2

So what I need to find no, listen to what I'm saying.

Speaker 2

So what you need to find out is the proper person to talk to about your particular route.

Speaker 2

I don't know what route you.

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I don't know you.

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I don't know if I even do look, man.

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I'm not the person that you're supposed to call.

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I'm, man, it's Saturday.

Speaker 1

First, Sir, sir, listen.

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Listen, I don't want to take this to another level, but what I do want is my trash put by the bigger.

Speaker 2

When you call when you call my cellular phone, um, talking about your your trash on Saturday, and I ain't been off in no Saturday in a long time.

Speaker 2

Um, sir, I'm not trying to be rude, but you may need to re research your research and and and talk to them, because I don't even know if I do your route, sir.

Speaker 1

You are the person on my route, Mr.

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Washington.

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Don't tell me I'm the person on your route if you ain't man, listen to me.

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Listen to my.

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What you're gonna do is put my trash cans where I want them and when I want them there, and the lids on top of them and quit throwing them across the yard as if you don't care.

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And I mean that.

Speaker 2

Man, who the fuck is you talking to box of trash cans on a Saturday, and I ain't never been out on a Saturday before ever, and you gonna tell call my sailor phone talking about your trash cans?

Speaker 2

That's right, because I used to talk to Rand.

Speaker 1

I want my trash cans put where they need to be and opposed.

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I have to get out of my car, move the trash cans, take them over to the fence, put the lids on them, and I don't want to have to continue to do it.

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So I've done the research and I found out, Mr.

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Washington, that you're the one.

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Man, I don't give a damn.

Speaker 2

Okay, okay, tell me how you want your trash can.

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I'm gonna put them just like tell me how you want your trash can.

Speaker 1

I want them put in a upright position by the back fence near the gate with the lids on the top of them, please.

Speaker 2

I know I do your trash can from this song.

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If if I see your motherfucking house, you hear me?

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What your ass look like so I can throw your trash.

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No, matter of fact.

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Matter of fact, let me tell you something.

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Matter of fact, Mr.

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What's your name again?

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What's your name?

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Livingston.

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Wade Livingston.

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I'm gonna do my research.

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I'm gonna make sure that I put your trash just like you're like it all over your motherfucking yard.

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You hear me?

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Excuse me.

Speaker 2

On a fucking Saturday, talking about my trash cans, and you lost your goddamn mind.

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I am not lost my I want my I want my trash cans in an upright position.

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Man, don't call my cellular phone with this nonsense.

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I got one more thing that I need to say to you.

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Are you listening?

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No, I'm not listening to shit you got to say.

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I know one goddamn thing.

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Man, look, you don't make me tell this whole motherfucking street up that you live.

Speaker 2

Well, street to him on again, sir, because you don't call my cellular phone talking to me on no Saturday, man.

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You little ain't black on no Saturday.

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Hey, bro, on no cell call my phone.

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Talk about that.

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I got one more thing.

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I got one more thing I want to say to you.

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Are you listening?

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Mr.

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Kendrick Washington.

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Tell me who gave you my goddamn number.

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That's who tell me who gave you my number.

Speaker 1

Can I tell you that?

Speaker 2

Yeah, tell me.

Speaker 1

This is nephew Tommy from the Steve Harvey Morton show.

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You just got you just got pranked by your boy Larry at the job.

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Man, Tommy.

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Man, you, well, you're gonna get your ass whooped, Tommy.

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You and Larry, go get your ass.

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I ain't gonna get this time, man.

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I'm funny.

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Y'all real funny calling me on my cellular phone.

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Um, talking about boy upright track.

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Boy, y'all about to make me bull gas, you boy.

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But

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my sugar and my blood went up.

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No, look here, Larry.

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Tell me, look here.

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Call Kendrick.

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And I promise you, you don't lose

it.

Speaker 1

Oh man.

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They ain't been off on the Saturday ever.

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Call me on

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my cell phone.

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Woo, man.

Speaker 1

Hey, man, I gotta ask you, man.

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I gotta ask you, because your boy tell me, y'all be listening to us down there at ATL, man.

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What is the baddest radio show in the land?

Speaker 2

Oh man, the Steve Harley morning show, man.

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Y'all be y'all.

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I don't care who your uncle is, Tom.

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You call me on my cellular phone ever again.

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I'm open your ass and Mr.

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What Livingston.

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Liverpool, whatever your name was.

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Man, you you funny, boy.

Speaker 1

All right, man.

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I appreciate you.

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Y'all keep listening, man.

Speaker 1

I'm gonna send you something in the mail, boy.

Speaker 2

Oh man, y'all funny.

Speaker 2

Oh my cell phone.