Bear Be Gone!

I am at this very moment on hold with Waste Managment. They don't even let you listen to elevator music, you have to listen to all their advertisments the whole time. Why, you might ask, am I on hold with waste managment? It all started last week. I was sitting at the computer at about 11:00pm when I heard a noise outside. I peeked through the curtains to see a bear in our garbage bin. He had the lid up and was dragging bags out. I slammed open the front door and started yelling at it. It took a few steps away and then stood on its hind legs and stared at me as if to say "what are you gonna do about it lady". I yelled up the stairs to lawrence and he came running down. After quickly grabbing a shovel from the garage he chased it into the bushes and I cleaned up the garbage. The bear came back about 30 minutes later but this time we were ready for him, lawrence had a shovel and and axe waiting by the front door. He went barreling down the front steps, axe raised high and yelling out this terribly creepy laugh.....i was trying not to laugh myself but it did work and he once again chased the bear into the nearby bushes. Lawrence then piled 6 very large blocks of wood ontop of the garbage bin to prevent him from getting in it again and we went to bed. We awoke early (3:30am) and i drove lawrence out to work in Jackpine. The bin looked fine when we left but when me and the boys got back from driving lawrence to work, the entire side of the bin had been torn right off! I couldn't believe it! So now it is nailed shut and tied together with a rope. He has come back and done some more damage since but hasn't been able to fully open it. So now here I am trying to arrange for weekly garbage pickup. I keep getting re-directed and put on hold....so i'm doomed to annoying elevator music and advertisments, my only hope is that I will luck out and finally talk to someone who knows what their talking about and our garbage will be gone and with it the Bear!