Please Read the Article “Bin Men and their I-Pads” to understand the inspiration for this poem.
Have you heard about the latest crack
They`re giving binmen Apple Macs
The country`s gone completely mad
Refuse collectors with free i -pads
It`s hard to believe we`re in a recession
When you hear what they spend in council sessions
No wonder Bury`s never in the black
They`re throwing it away on Apple Macs.
To count the bins and help them add
They`re giving their binmen those new I-Pads
Four hundred quid is what they cost
Council Taxpayers will cover the loss
Now Apple make some great computers
You plug them in to your wireless routers
Take them with you wherever you go
Watch the tele or a picture show
But the latest use or application
Is causing massive consternation
Councils in Bury are making a stand
They`re fitting i-pads in their garbage vans
Why they need these pads beats me
Is it to check their shares or watch tv?
Place a bet or pay a bill
Watch a film with naked girls
Pay their road tax or register for sorn
Or sit in a lay-by watching porn
Come on councillors get a grip
Send this extravagance to the rubbish tip
The truth about some of these refuse collectors
They have several jobs to pay their debtors
They finish their rounds by half eleven
Then it`s off to make that second livin`
Delivering snacks on lunchtime rounds
Or walking other peoples hounds
Serving in shops or even in bars
Is how they fund their sporty cars
Being a gardener or a window cleaner
This is how they get their beamers
2nd Jobbing, that`s the way
To help them pay for that cabriolet
So if you`re feeling rather sad
Maybe you`d like a new i-pad
To cheer you up in your bachelor appartment
Get yourself a job in the refuse department