I still laugh out loud whenever I think of this story about my brother Ken.
One day he was taking a load to the dump... a whole pickup full of stuff. Well, at the dump in Eugene there are all kinds of recycling opportunities on the road leading up to the actual dump - places for your used tires, the typical glass and plastics, old furniture... so Ken drove up to the recycle stations and was able to empty his whole truck out into one of the appropriate recycling bins. I'm sure he was feeling very proud of himself, being so environmentally conscious and all. But then, he realized that there was no way to turn around where he was, so he would have to keep driving forward until he got to the dump.
So he creeps along behind all the other dump-goers, until he gets to the little check in booth. The lady in the booth looks at his now-empty truck with a puzzled expression and Ken rolls down his window, says "Nothing today!" gives a friendly wave and quickly pulls a u-turn to head home. I'm sitting here alone in my kitchen laughing out loud - I think it's so funny. The lady must have thought he was loco - just taking a little sight seeing drive through the dump with nothing to actually dump.
All that, just to tell you I'm not going to post anything right now. I've got to get ready for work.
Except a quickie doggie update. Gracie slept okay last night... she was WIDE awake at 3:00 am and howling like crazy. The whole house woke up, except for E., who can sleep through anything. She went to the vet this morning and was a star patient.
I'm really resisting the urge to tell you everything about everything she does, because I don't want this to become a crazy dog-lovers blog. Like those scary ladies who own like ten cats and talk about them like they are their babies. I don't want to become like that.
Okay - off to work.
One day he was taking a load to the dump... a whole pickup full of stuff. Well, at the dump in Eugene there are all kinds of recycling opportunities on the road leading up to the actual dump - places for your used tires, the typical glass and plastics, old furniture... so Ken drove up to the recycle stations and was able to empty his whole truck out into one of the appropriate recycling bins. I'm sure he was feeling very proud of himself, being so environmentally conscious and all. But then, he realized that there was no way to turn around where he was, so he would have to keep driving forward until he got to the dump.
So he creeps along behind all the other dump-goers, until he gets to the little check in booth. The lady in the booth looks at his now-empty truck with a puzzled expression and Ken rolls down his window, says "Nothing today!" gives a friendly wave and quickly pulls a u-turn to head home. I'm sitting here alone in my kitchen laughing out loud - I think it's so funny. The lady must have thought he was loco - just taking a little sight seeing drive through the dump with nothing to actually dump.
All that, just to tell you I'm not going to post anything right now. I've got to get ready for work.
Except a quickie doggie update. Gracie slept okay last night... she was WIDE awake at 3:00 am and howling like crazy. The whole house woke up, except for E., who can sleep through anything. She went to the vet this morning and was a star patient.
I'm really resisting the urge to tell you everything about everything she does, because I don't want this to become a crazy dog-lovers blog. Like those scary ladies who own like ten cats and talk about them like they are their babies. I don't want to become like that.
Okay - off to work.
This story so cracks me up. You gave me a good chuckle for the night. I can just envision him driving through with an empty truck. Good one!
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