Doody duty
Here's one that would be easy to make fun of, but I'm not going to. The Oregon state health department is not my favorite bunch of people, but this week they and Oregon State University are wisely showing appreciation for the people around the state who collect "wastewater" so that it can be tested for all sorts of stuff, especially Covid, to see how we're all doing, health-wise.
I cannot imagine being a sewer worker. The very concepts of modern plumbing and sewage astound me. And so if you tell me it's Wastewater Utility Appreciation Week, I say right on. A moment of silence before flushing!
Unfortunately poop is about the only topic of humor you can still makes jokes about. Don Rickles would be tarred and feathered these days. I would like to see how much plastic and metals are in our water.
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Deletehttps://www.dw.com/en/electric-vehicle-tires-a-lesser-known-pollution-headache/a-66189707
DeleteI had a good friend sometime back that worked as an engineer for WA county in their sewage department. Supposedly their motto was “Think of us when you flush.”
ReplyDeleteAnd they can check for boofing too…in addition to all the plastic we ingest and poop out every day!
ReplyDeleteCity people can't cope with poop. Growing up with farm animals and a septic system confronts you with the consequences of eating food. It's not that horrible. Not sunshine and lollypops, but just part of life. The closed loop of well/septic is a lot simpler and more efficient than pumping water and waste vast distances. Not too practical for the huddled masses, though.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine who was a wastewater engineer at CH2MHill, had a saying about his job: "It may be (poop) to you, but it's bread and butter to me."
ReplyDeleteThey get all the city water contracts, mostly in under the table bids.
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