Z, you just need to kick the trash can over while yelling some crazy shit. Then see how long it takes for someone else to clean it up. Could take days so be prepared to wait.
Try months or even years. No one else will pick it up. My mom will have a fit about it and claim she nearly died from tripping over it, but my brother will just kick it around and step over it. He'll gripe about it too, but won't lift a finger to clean it up. When I was recovering from a car wreck & couldn't pick up the trash, the trash can got knocked over. While my brother did upright the can, he didn't pick up any of the stuff that fell. We all tripped over the stuff. It got kicked around. Mom is disabled and has balance problems so she couldn't safely pick it all up. My brother just refused to pick it up. When my back recovered enough months later I finally cleaned it up. My brother will let the trash can overflow long before he takes the trash out (and he has to be asked to take it out several times before he does it-- usually over a period of several days) then he will take just the one bag out and leave the trash on the floor. So I have to sweep it up. At least this time he actually put a new trash bag in (He took it out yesterday after mom harangued him).
Although, today he was having a lot of trouble with his lungs. His COPD does not like the hot humid weather. He was wheezing while loading the water in to the truck. We ended up not going to some of the stores we planned to go to since he was feeling so bad.
Since the local dentist said she couldn't see me until the 25th (just for an assessment) I called an out-of-town dentist, Dr.Honey. They asked if I could be there in half an hour. I told them it was over an hour away so they scheduled me for noon. Got me in there, gave me hand sanitizer, dis an x-ray. Good news is she thinks my broken tooth can be saved. And she gave me an RX for antibiotics to take on the day of the filling (due to my mitral valve prolapse-- she got in touch w/ my doctor to confirm and he fwd her my cardiology records) and sent me to a pharmacy where I could get if filled for free. I have to wait until August 17th. Bad news is it will be over $700 for the cleaning, repairs, and filling two teeth (other molar on the left side chipped so it's been giving me grief).
Popped in to visit my friend. He's doing OK. His employers responded to his ultimatum-- he gets to keep his job and work part time + on call but he will train someone to work full time to fill in hours when he isn't available. They have had a very hard time keeping people working for them in this area (partially bc the counterparts who work for the casino are a-holes who keep sabotaging things & trying to get people fired). Friend is a hard worker but he can't keep up physically and can't afford childcare while his gf is at work. Plus he can't drive at night due to the stroke & blood clot thing.
Friend is very happy about the child credit thing because it's helping him pay the bills. His grandfather gave him his old dishwasher. Friend needs to find a cabinet to put around it (or maybe we can build one if lumber prices come down). I'll stain it and finish it for him. Meanwhile, he decided to get rid of the carpet in the living room because the baby had a diaper leak and smeared crap all over the carpet. It was such a pain to clean up that he decided to put vinyl plank in there instead. I guess he's getting some similar to the kind in the kitchen. He said he's picking it up Wednesday. After it acclimates I'll bring my flooring saw over and help him install it. Probably have to bring my brother to help move the couch.
Hopefully the new stuff is just as forgiving as the older stuff. The floor is very curvy and the stuff we put in his kitchen just hugs the curves & stays together. We've also been discussing moving a new cabinet in above the dishwasher. It will hold the microwave so they can clear up more counter space. Will need to be low enough to be reached and cleaned easily, but high enough that stuff can be put underneath. I think it would be a good idea for him to get an electric kettle like the kind we have in our kitchen. Boils water- great for making tea or ramen. I use it when cooking stroganoff.
