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My bin schedule is slightly complicated by it cycling between different recycling bins every 3 weeks. I think I'd need a bigger clock. Currently I have 3 recur
by petepete 2y ago
My bin schedule is slightly complicated by it cycling between different recycling bins every 3 weeks. I think I'd need a bigger clock.
Currently I have 3 recurring events in my calendar that remind me the night before.
- MrJohz 2y agoYou could possibly fix this mechanically using three 7-day clocks (and wheels) and a mechanism that switches which one is being powered whenever a wheel reaches a certain point. But at that point I might be more tempted to reach for a microcontroller of some description!
- the_mitsuhiko 2y agoYou can also just attach a 3:1 gear.
- Freak_NL 2y agoI live right at a street corner, so even if I were to forget that tomorrow is bin-day, I can hear neighbours rolling theirs out in any case, and the lid colour tells me which bin it is. I rarely forget though; I just put up the paper year calendar for bin days we get end of December near the door.
- moepstar 2y agoInteresting - I’d have thought that most of the world would’ve moved to digital by now. Here in Germany, you can get the whole year as .ics to import into your calendar, works for most cities… usually, there are different schedules per street/neighborhood, so that’s really convenient!
- borski 2y agoThat’s true for a lot of cities. I have this in Cupertino, and used to have it in Mountain View. Most people just don’t seem to check their website.
- Freak_NL 2y agoThe dates are available digitally too of course, but that's just not as convenient as having them all on a calendar by the backdoor.
- petepete 2y agoMy council do have it online as well but, unfortunately, but in an .ics/ical format.