I knew a mate's dad who worked on the bins in those days when I was a kid and he loved it. It was a really early start, I think he had to start about six or seven, but they used to work like the clappers and he could be home by 9-10. It was hard graft though, metal bins and people could throw everything in the one bin back then so they were really heavy. Out in all weathers too. I remember him being pissed off in later years as the council had brought some time and motion blokes in to monitor their work and they then had to stay at work longer. He was mid fifties then so he finished with ill health. Crackers really as they did the same amount of work but it had to be done in eight hours, instead of them running around like lunatics for the bonus of an early finish.
