Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Out with the old…


You still can’t quite believe it.

You’re holding your official statement from the tax department (motto: “What’s yours is ours—eventually.”) But instead of telling you how much you owe and which kidney you’re better off selling, there’s actually a cheque at the bottom.

The tax department is actually giving you a refund.

And unlike the ones you’ve had before, this one has more numbers before the decimal point than after it.

So now you’re thinking about the best way to use the money. Do you put it towards the mortgage, pay off your credit card, or maybe invest it in…

Ha! Just kidding. What you really want to do is buy a new television. A big one you can actually watch from the couch instead of needing to sit a metre in front of it.

And speaking of couches, you want to get a new one of them as well. You’re sick of sinking so far down you need a grappling hook to get out again. You can even reclaim the blanket that’s currently hiding all the rips and tears.

The question is, what do you do with the old ones?

You could do what most people do—haul them out onto your nature strip and hope someone will take them off your hands. But while the TV may find a new home, there’s a good chance the couch may become a permanent fixture. (Even the council has to draw the line somewhere.)

Worse still, you may even find your neighbours sitting on it, complaining they can’t get anything on the TV. (You’re pretty sure they came from the shallow end of the gene pool.)

Or you can forget all the dramas and just call Brizzy Rubbish Removals. They’ll swing by your house, pick them up and take them away for you. You don’t even have to haul them outside. They’ll do all the heavy lifting for you.

And unlike your neighbours they won’t yell out “Geez, what’s that smell?” at the top of their lungs on the way out.

On second thoughts, maybe you should haul them out onto the nature strip first and then call Brizzy Rubbish Removals.

If you’re lucky, they’ll take your neighbours away too.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Getting rid of a few bits

Remember when mobile phones first arrived? They cost a fortune to buy, were about the size of a house brick, and weighed just as much. (That’s why all the tradesmen all them—they were the only people strong enough to carry one.) But these days you can a mobile phone for next to nothing and slip it into your pocket.

That’s the great thing about technology—everything is getting smaller, faster and cheaper. And that’s great if you’re buying your first computer.

It’s not so great, however, if you’re buying your fifth.

And let’s face it: once you’ve owned a computer for a couple it becomes annoying to use. Especially when your kids keep complaining it’s not powerful enough to play Space Death Zombie IV.

But what can you do with those old computers gathering dust/sitting in your cupboard/keeping the back door open? It’s not as if you can sell them. (“Oh, sorry. I thought you wanted to pay me to take it.”)

And if you tried donating them to a local school they’d only be used as an example of ancient history.
One thing you can’t do is just throw them away. (If they’re particularly old you won’t even be able to lift them.) The bits and pieces that make up the insides of your computer (other than dust) are full of nasty chemicals that can leak out and cause major damage to the environment. And you thought the virus that ate your report was nasty.

Fortunately, Brizzy Rubbish Removals can solve the problem for you. They can come and pick up your old gear (computers, monitors, keyboards, etc.) and take them to one of Brisbane's premier recycling stations.

Important note: Before you get rid of them, make sure no-one can get the data off the hard drives by either running an erase program or destroying them with a hammer. The first method is more secure, but the second is much more fun.

So now, thanks to Brizzy Rubbish Removals you can finally get rid of all those old computers once and for all.

All you need to do is find something to keep the back door open.

Getting fit for a refit

As they say in real estate, it’s all about “location, location, location”. Which makes you wonder if the people who work there have a real problem with their short-term memory.

The good news is that after weeks of searching you’ve finally found the perfect location to set up your business. It’s got plenty of space, and has everything you need close by—parking, ATMs and a pub where you can wind down after a long day/morning/meeting.

Unfortunately it looks like the previous owners celebrated their last day at the same pub before coming back to “clean up”. There’s a mountain of broken chairs in one corner, desks overturned and scattered across the room, and rubbish everywhere. And the carpet is stained so badly you half expect to see a pool of blood and a chalk outline.

(One thing’s for sure: they definitely won’t be getting their bond money back.)

Unfortunately, before you can even think about starting your refit all that stuff needs to go. Either that or you become a landlord and rent it out as a college dormitory. (Believe me, the kids won’t mind how it looks.)

But the last thing you want to do is haul it all away yourself. Not only will it add weeks to your schedule, you can’t remember when you last had a tetanus shot.

Fortunately, you don’t have to.

Just give Brizzy Rubbish Removals a call. They’ll come to the rescue by taking away those old desks, broken chairs and anything else you want to get rid of. Yes, they’ll even take that disgusting carpet—probably to forensics. Office rubbish removal is par for the course for our boys.

And that means you can get on with the important stuff, like finding out when Happy Hour starts at the pub.

Congratulations on finding the perfect location, and good luck with your business. We hope it’s such a success you get to have a day off now and then.

Because you really should get that tetanus shot.

Out with the old…

You still can’t quite believe it.

You’re holding your official statement from the tax department (motto: “What’s yours is ours—eventually.”) But instead of telling you how much you owe and which kidney you’re better off selling, there’s actually a cheque at the bottom.

The tax department is actually giving you a refund.

And unlike the ones you’ve had before, this one more numbers before the decimal point than after it.

So now you’re thinking about the best way to use the money. Do you put it towards the mortgage, pay off your credit, or maybe invest it in…

Ha! Just kidding. What you really want to do is buy a new television. A big one you can actually watch from the couch instead of needing to sit a metre in front of it.

And speaking of couches, you want to get a new one of them as well. You’re sick of sinking so far down you need a grappling hook to get out again. You can even reclaim the blanket that’s currently hiding all the rips and tears.

The question is, what do you do with the old ones?

You could do what most people do—haul them out onto your nature strip and hope someone will take them off your hands. But while the TV may find a new home, there’s a good chance the couch may become a permanent fixture. (Even the council has to draw the line somewhere.)

Worse still, you may even find your neighbours sitting on it, complaining they can’t get anything on the TV. (You’re pretty sure they came from the shallow end of the gene pool.)

Or you can forget all the dramas and just call Brizzy Rubbish Removals. They’ll swing by your house, pick them up and take them away for you. You don’t even have to haul them outside. They’ll do all the heavy lifting for you.

And unlike your neighbours they won’t yell out “Geez, what’s that smell?” at the top of their lungs on the way out.

On second thoughts, maybe you should haul them out onto the nature strip first and then call Brizzy Rubbish Removals.

If you’re lucky, they’ll take your neighbours away too.