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ZephyrInfernum t1_ityye8d wrote

Reply to comment by dreww4546 in MF Doom might be living too much up to his name by hazyrva

On the same token, if the street sweeper is so slow then shouldn't the driver have seen something? Reminds me of the steamroller in Austin Powers.

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Lilliputian0513 t1_itz46dz wrote

They are often looking at the side gutter because that’s where they are cleaning, and that’s why they go so slow. My husband is a sweeper truck operator. He hit a whole truck once that parked behind him and turned off his lights. Their eyes are on the mess once they’ve confirmed the area is clear of cars.

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oh_hello_rva t1_itzhk2p wrote

How does your husband like that job? It's one task that I've always thought would be SO satisfying. Just sucking up leaves and detritus with a giant, all-powerful vacuum. 🙌 Like a katamari-style task.

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WarbossWalton t1_itzm6ga wrote

Dang, someone needs to invent a katamari style manner for cleaning. Just a big sticky ball that you can roll around and:. ...all the leaves are picked up!
...all the clothes in my room are off the floor!
...the kids are packed and ready to go!

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Lilliputian0513 t1_itzlddo wrote

He really enjoys it! He works for a paving company, not the city, but he gets a lot of satisfaction from cleaning the gravel off the streets.

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ikimashokie t1_iu014oq wrote

It's the perfect job for cleaning up messes caused by drunks!

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ZephyrInfernum t1_itz9hnq wrote

Then perhaps they should be trained to be more observant? Not to be insensitive or anything, but if the vehicle can't be operated safely then it shouldn't be operated...

Sounds like your husband backed up into a parked car because they didn't check before reversing.

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dreww4546 t1_ityznvx wrote

Perhaps they have bad visibility??? But yeah, you're right

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10000Didgeridoos t1_itz6b5a wrote

This is obviously just speculation, but how much do we want to bet the driver was on their phone? 50/50 at least

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