Highway Thoughts
Sometimes I have occasion to head north from Quincy on the Missouri side. And I rarely make that trip without seeing some raggedy-looking trash truck on its way to the LaGrange landfill.
Last week it was a BFI (excuse me, AWS) truck. Where there should have been a steel door on the back, or possibly one of those hydraulic squishers, there was just an empty square covered with a canvas sheet. Trash was bulging out around all the edges of the canvas, and occasionally a scrap of trash would work its way out, fluttering off to the edge of the road. I got out of its way fast, fearing that a corner of the canvas would give way and let fly a huge cascade of god knows what.
Today it was an unbelievably rusty City of Quincy Central Services truck. At least all four sides were intact, but it had a big tarp over its open top, and dust flew out behind it every time it hit a bump. Don't know what was inside.
If the folks in Lewis County ever hit a budget deficit, they should just park a sheriff's deputy on Highway 61 over by Route V and inspect every unsafe-looking truck that passes.
Last week it was a BFI (excuse me, AWS) truck. Where there should have been a steel door on the back, or possibly one of those hydraulic squishers, there was just an empty square covered with a canvas sheet. Trash was bulging out around all the edges of the canvas, and occasionally a scrap of trash would work its way out, fluttering off to the edge of the road. I got out of its way fast, fearing that a corner of the canvas would give way and let fly a huge cascade of god knows what.
Today it was an unbelievably rusty City of Quincy Central Services truck. At least all four sides were intact, but it had a big tarp over its open top, and dust flew out behind it every time it hit a bump. Don't know what was inside.
If the folks in Lewis County ever hit a budget deficit, they should just park a sheriff's deputy on Highway 61 over by Route V and inspect every unsafe-looking truck that passes.
posted by Allthenewsthatfits at 8:50 AM
1 Comments:
I hate to say it, but in a recession like this one, painting the garbage trucks is waaaaaaay down on the list of priorities.
And just because a vehicle looks like crap doesn't mean it's unsafe.
Hate when stuff flies out of the trash transport though, 100% behind you there (so you can take the hit for me :)
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