Tuesday, October 10, 2006

He who smelt it....

This may be a little inappropriate, but it's a fact of life, so let's be brurtally honest. Remember the last time you walked in a public bathroom, and it - well - smelt to high heaven? Or the last time you were in a porta-potty that needed some TLC?

[Tangent: The most amazing porta-potty I've ever seen was at the half-way point down the Grand Canyon. It was the mother of all porta-potties, with like 8 different stalls, all sharing one disposal point. But, like often, I digress...]

Well, every night on my way home from work, I have the privelege of driving past the Town of Leesburg's waste treatment plant, where they take "waste" and turn it into fertilizer. In fact, the pellets are of "Exceptional Quality" and can be purchased for use on your lawn. (I'm not joking!)

I applaud the town's ability to take a reprehensible product and turn it into something productive. If only they could find a way to cut down on the smell that meanders down to the highway. To top it off, there will be office, retail, and residential developments on either side of this facility. Someone's going to have to be creative to keep the smell under control....

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