by JOHN BECK
Member since:
August 27, 2008

Luxemburg Sanitation Truck

June 01, 2012 11:04 PM UTC
views: 0 | 17 people recommend this | comments: 64

First an explanation for the non-rural folks:  Where there are homes with no sewer system, people have septic tanks or, heaven forbid, holding tanks, which must periodically be pumped out into large tank trucks which haul to a specified treatment plant.

Today we followed a tanker from Luxemburg Sanitation. On the back was painted,

"Yesterday's Meals on Wheels".

Comments: 64

Janet "Jax" B. Jun 1, 2012, 11:23pm UTC
Ewwww, but soooo funny
JOHN BECK Jun 1, 2012, 11:51pm UTC
I thought so, Jax. Thanks.
Richard Lynn Livesay Jun 1, 2012, 11:28pm UTC
soooeeee!...that's classic
JOHN BECK Jun 1, 2012, 11:52pm UTC
Thanks, Richard.
William Dotani Jun 2, 2012, 4:51am UTC
Must have been an aromatherapy moment.
JOHN BECK Jun 2, 2012, 7:07am UTC
Fortunately we were out of olfactory range. Thanks, Bill.
elizabeth evans Jun 2, 2012, 7:29am UTC
What a great logo.

I live in a rural area and I have a septic system....but under Title 5 I had to create a big leaching field under my driveway.

When I lived in the Alaskan bush communities of St. Mary's, Kotlik and Emmonnik we dumped our "honey bucket" into the Yukon River. Later when I lived in a much bigger Inuit community of Bethel, a "honey bucket" truck would come once a week and pick up the 5 gallon containers. Where did they put it? In the Kuskikwim River. I believe all that is changed now and I imagine the Public Health Service created "holding tanks".
JOHN BECK Jun 2, 2012, 8:48pm UTC
Yes, "Dilution is the solution to pollution" goes only so far.
Thanks, Bob.
Tanya P. Jun 3, 2012, 1:14pm UTC
Oh my, Bob. Such a scary thought, now that we know better.

John, "Dilution is the solution to pollution" is a scary mindset, huh?
JOHN BECK Jun 3, 2012, 6:37pm UTC
Yes, it's no longer justifiable, if it ever was.
elizabeth evans Jun 3, 2012, 7:52pm UTC
You have to remember, this was back in the late 60's and early 70's. Federal and State governments did very little for the Inuit bush communities. The frozen tundra, even in summer, was hard as rock and so one didn't have much choice. it wasn't till the late 70's that the govt. came in with big drilling equipment and drilled community bores. Before that, we got our water from the river....the same river that people up river threw their honey buckets in.
JOHN BECK Jun 3, 2012, 8:50pm UTC
Depending upon dilution to do the job!
Peter Joseph Swanson Jun 2, 2012, 9:11am UTC
tee hee
JOHN BECK Jun 2, 2012, 8:47pm UTC
Thanks, Peter.
Jennifer T. Jun 2, 2012, 10:25am UTC
HAHAHAHA!! That's a good one!
JOHN BECK Jun 2, 2012, 8:47pm UTC
I just had to share it.
Thanks, Jennifer.
Pam Brittain Jun 2, 2012, 2:09pm UTC
Ohhhh, that is so gross.
JOHN BECK Jun 2, 2012, 8:46pm UTC
Gross, with a touch of humor. Thanks, Pam.
Tanya P. Jun 3, 2012, 1:15pm UTC
Ha......and more than a touch of truth.
JOHN BECK Jun 3, 2012, 6:35pm UTC
Indeed. Thanks, Tanya.
Betty S. Jun 2, 2012, 2:32pm UTC
Oh well , as a child of the early forties i happened to be borned in a rural area on a small farm. we didn't even have electricity. We had no indoor plumbing and out door toilet and a honey bucket for night use.we all grew up healthy .
I don't think our waterways should be used as as a dump station though.
JOHN BECK Jun 2, 2012, 8:46pm UTC
I agree. Thanks, Betty.
David W. Jun 2, 2012, 6:43pm UTC
Oh my gosh. did you get their number? I can use some leftovers.
David W. Jun 2, 2012, 6:44pm UTC
By the way, when we first moved to Long Island we had a septic tank that tended to overflow. Not the best of odors.
JOHN BECK Jun 2, 2012, 8:45pm UTC
Quite! Thanks, David.
Tanya P. Jun 3, 2012, 1:17pm UTC
I have to assume this truck and sign is real. What a kick.
JOHN BECK Jun 3, 2012, 6:34pm UTC
You assume correctly, Tanya. I had to reread it to make certain that's what it said, and we saw it several times.
penni d. Jun 4, 2012, 4:30pm UTC
that was a *burst out laughing* moment....thanks, John
JOHN BECK Jun 4, 2012, 5:58pm UTC
Yes, I laughed when I read it on that truck. Thanks, Penni.
Kathryn Flynn Jun 4, 2012, 6:07pm UTC
ha... I was in Luxembourg, in 69 but did not see this...
JOHN BECK Jun 4, 2012, 6:14pm UTC
Nope. Quite different from Luxemburg, WI. Thanks, Kathryn.
Marilyn (PaintsOnSlate) S. Jun 4, 2012, 7:41pm UTC
I love it - growing up with septic tanks I understand and remembering the years of traveling the highways and listening to books on tape at the same time using cruise control - I think it was Garrison Keillor telling a story about having septic problems and finding out there was no tank but an old truck and how they removed it and got caught in the parade in town on the way to the dump - I was laughing so hard tears were streaming down my face as a State Trooper passed me and looked at me ....but I was going the speed limit and he kept going. (A story about the '37 Chevy used as a septic tank is classic)
JOHN BECK Jun 4, 2012, 8:30pm UTC
Garrison Keillor is a great story teller.
Thanks, Marilyn.
Tracy Fabre Jun 5, 2012, 9:21am UTC
That is funny. I used see some up in the more rural areas labeled "Honey Wagon."
JOHN BECK Jun 6, 2012, 7:43am UTC
Thanks, Tracy. That would go with Bob's "honey pots".
Joann B. Jun 6, 2012, 9:01am UTC
Built to transport "honey dew".
JOHN BECK Jun 6, 2012, 2:25pm UTC
:) That's it.
Connie C. Jun 12, 2012, 6:11pm UTC
Yuck!! Sure hope you were not snacking while you were driving. LOL
JOHN BECK Jun 12, 2012, 6:56pm UTC
Thankfully, not!
JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Jun 12, 2012, 6:35pm UTC
Ha ha ha! Classic!
JOHN BECK Jun 12, 2012, 6:56pm UTC
I had to look twice.
Thanks, Michelle.
Patricia Gilliam Jun 12, 2012, 6:38pm UTC
Lol--love it! :)
JOHN BECK Jun 12, 2012, 6:56pm UTC
Thanks, Patricia.
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Jun 12, 2012, 6:39pm UTC
LOL, I guess driving one of those trucks would require a good sense of humor.
JOHN BECK Jun 12, 2012, 6:57pm UTC
It would certainly help! Thanks, Nana.
Connie C. Jun 12, 2012, 7:35pm UTC
John,

I am just stopping by to let you know that this post is spotlighted in the
What Is Happening Today on Gather ~ Tuesday June 12, 2012 post.

I hope you will have the time to view the other spotlighted posts as well. Have a wonderful night.
JOHN BECK Jun 12, 2012, 7:58pm UTC
Thanks, Connie. I guess it's OK to have light comedy on WIHTOG on occasion. :)
Jan S. Jun 12, 2012, 8:51pm UTC
Gotta have a sense of humor in that business! Five years ago, we moved from an upscale suburb to rural northern Michigan. We have a well and septic system, which was a new experience for me. We've only had it pumped twice and the price was about half what we paid each month for our city water bill. The upside of the well and septic is no water bills!
JOHN BECK Jun 12, 2012, 9:03pm UTC
And my son claims that our well water is the best drinking water on the planet.
Jan S. Jun 12, 2012, 10:44pm UTC
Ours is good, too, but being a transplanted city kid, I miss the chlorine and flouride flavors;) A small sacrifice for the $ savings, however.
Heather - child of God, C. Jun 13, 2012, 2:54pm UTC
Funny!
JOHN BECK Jun 13, 2012, 4:49pm UTC
Thanks for the comment, Heather. I thought so when I saw it, and had to share.
Len Maxwell Jun 13, 2012, 6:00pm UTC
I am so glad Connie listed this; I loved it. I grew up with cesspool and septic tank in the yard and am well familiar with the pumping trucks that would come out every once in a while.
JOHN BECK Jun 13, 2012, 7:05pm UTC
Thanks, Len.
Marge H. Jun 19, 2012, 10:09am UTC
LOL
JOHN BECK Jun 24, 2012, 7:10am UTC
Thanks, Marge.
Sheila Deeth Jun 20, 2012, 2:33pm UTC
Ouch! That's great!
JOHN BECK Jun 24, 2012, 7:11am UTC
Thanks, Sheila.
Hilarious!
JOHN BECK Jun 24, 2012, 7:12am UTC
Thanks, Magi. I don't make these up. The other day I saw a truck from a different sanitation company; painted on the back was "Your waste is our bread & butter".
They make me smile.
JOHN BECK Jun 25, 2012, 8:37pm UTC
The second one made me smile, the Luxemburg one got a triple take from me.
Keep them coming! :)
Orbus Argentum Jul 15, 2012, 1:53pm UTC
Clever. A funny logo to dissipate a nasty job and it'll stick in your mind.

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