Here is another example of just how low some can go during the holiday season. From Breitbart/AP comes a story of a former Jackson, Michigan garbage man who went along his old route and the stole tips and cookies that nice, kind folks had set out in appreciation of their trash collectors.
Jackson County sheriff’s Sgt. Bryan Huttenlocker said he received reports of stolen tips on Monday and Tuesday. The suspect, whose name wasn’t released, was arrested on suspicion of larceny and later released. Officials said he was found with $70, which was submitted as evidence.
“He knew what days the people were going to put out their garbage cans and would leave the tips,” Huttenlocker said. “The citizens are out there thanking their garbage men while this less than … outstanding citizen is taking their thanks.”
A Jackson resident told authorities he placed a tip on the garbage can, then later saw the man take it and drive away. The resident said he followed the man, who then tossed cards and cookies out the window.
Didn’t even keep the cookies, what a rat bastard. At least they caught him.
In full disclosure mode, reading this story has given me a passing sense of guilt as I realize it has never crossed my mind to tip the trash guy. Must be some thoughtful people up in Jackson.
Patrick wrote,
Those who tipped are the Democrats. Like in your audiences at gigs; the ones who clap on the beat — they’re the Democrats. If those tips and things were on public domain, on the curbs, then he is innocent. And therefore I say, conscription into the army for the holiday garbage caper man.
At this point — You may be wondering what happened to your blog? Has it been infested by norwegian brown rats or something. No, it’s just me, Pat; I decided to use your sidebar quantum-posts-randomizer, “titled; Random Posts” for my journey through your wormhole of titles.
So, its not a rat in your rafters, it is actually a Pat bastard in your wormhole.
In conclusion — Here once again from an aged prime, is an aging metaphor for your posting above and from past: Friendly Gesture gets Dumped On…
We got up there, we found all the garbage in there, and we decided it’d be a friendly gesture for us to take the garbage down to the city dump. So we took the half a ton of garbage, put it in the back of a red VW microbus, took shovels and rakes and implements of destruction and headed on toward the city dump.
…he sat down next to me…He said, “Kid,
we found your name on an envelope at the bottom of a half a ton of
garbage, and just wanted to know if you had any information about it.” And I said, “Yes, sir, Officer Obie, I cannot tell a lie, I put that envelope under that garbage.”
[then I was locked up, and drafted] “Kid, whad’ya get?” I said, “I didn’t get nothing, I had to pay $50 and pick up the garbage.” He said, “What were you arrested for, kid?”
And I said, “Littering.” And they all moved away from me on the bench there, and the hairy eyeball and all kinds of mean nasty things, till I said, “And creating a nuisance.”
And they all came back, shook my hand,and we had a great time on the bench, talkin about crime, mother stabbing,father raping, all kinds of groovy things that we was talking about on the bench.
And everything was fine, we was smoking cigarettes and all kinds of things, until the Sargeant came over, had some paper in his hand, held it up and said. …You can get anything that you want at Alice’s Retaurant” [Alice's Restaurant By Arlo Guthrie]
Holiday Garbage Capers: Summarized in melodic form once again by the revered and strong improvisational songwriter/ performers found in our world… garbage in, garbage out, no subject is too insignificant.
Link | January 25th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Pribek wrote,
“If those tips and things were on public domain, on the curbs, then he is innocent.”
Perhaps your keen legal mind has overloaded your moral compass. We’re talkin’ about cookies. Good God, Man! Get a grip. Pilfering of cookies, especially those left for people who are in the business of service to others (for there is no higher calling), left by sweet old ladies, can not be tolerated if we wish to have a civil society.
Link | January 25th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Pat wrote,
Though in a colloquial sense I agree, I had to go to the authorities on this one [that's why it took so long]: First to Oscar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZy9FBDnNac#
…who made an appointment for me with the reclusive Cookie Monster’s Cousin — Computer Monster:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdAKgJDahzw#
Officially they said: “We decline to comment on the cookie thief, due to questions posed about civil defense by NSA warnings; i.e. from the department of cryptography: ‘There can be no warm fresh cookies without cold milk…’”
Reference: http://www.nsa.gov/kids/
and finally –
http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/NationalDairyCouncil/
We will just have to wait for a clear cut answer to this typically American conundrum. pd
Pat’s last blog post..The Granny Gang 2005
Link | February 17th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Pribek wrote,
Believe it or not, I looked at all of the above links. I needn’t have gone any further than link#1 which points out your inability to see the point. It begs the question; “What would J.C. (Johnny Cash) do?”.
Link | February 17th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
WWJCD wrote,
hehe.
Link | February 17th, 2008 at 4:58 pm