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One truck you really don't want to hit
By adamg on Thu, 10/04/2018 - 9:13am
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what
kind of waste has to be pumped out of Beacon hill, and why? Are they on septic tanks?
Storm drains?
Restaurant grease traps?
Sewer work?
When a run of sewer pipe is isolated for a fix, it has to be pumped out before it can be worked on.
Underground utility work
Prior to crews descending through a manhole to work on splices, transformers or any other underground infrastructure, it is often necessary to pump out whatever has washed into the enclosure from the street or seeped in from the ground but that has not drained away through the drain pipes. It's a mixture of everything that washed in off the street -- from gum wrappers to half squirrels --- or seeped in from the ground -- , and it's pretty gross.
temporary "sewer"
Vacuum trucks will also step in when the service line connecting the building to the sanitary sewer needs to be replaced, especially if the work has to be done during business hours.
Port-a-johns
Every construction site has em, this is how they get cleaned out. It gives alcoholic day laborers someone to look down on.
Excellent work, Comrade!
It's important to de-legitimize government at all levels; to constantly reinforce in the proletariat the idea that there is no such thing as a dedicated, principled public servant; and to create cynicism and apathy. Excellent work; I'm sure Comrade Putin will reward you.
Right on
If he feels that his town/city/state government isn't serving him, then perhaps he should get involved. Run for town meeting, form a local committee, knock on doors for your preferred candidate, volunteer with an advocacy group, march, write to your local paper, whatever. Part of democracy is showing up.
But slapping on a snarky bumper sticker is probably easier.
How do you know he's not
How do you know he's not involved? People can have bumper stickers and day jobs and still be involved. And how do you know it's a he? Maybe that lady and her half-dog drive that truck. And frankly, this isn't just some lame bumper sticker. Someone clearly put some thought into it and custom ordered it. I'd say that is worth something, even if the point was just to get a smile.
Know what's even funnier? What this guy does for a living.
You'd be angry too if the only job you could hold down was cleaning out port a potties.
It's a job that needs to be done
That he has a sense of humor about it should be applauded.
Perhaps we should mock your job.
It may be crap to you...
... but it's our bread and butter!
Old slogan that my father told me he saw on a septic truck once.