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Massachusetts Woman Drives Car Into Trash Compactor
Jalopnik ^ | 10/20 | Collin Woodard

Posted on 10/22/2023 4:15:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway

How she got her car in there, we have absolutely no idea.

Say what you will about the Subaru Forester, but it doesn’t belong in the trash. If you want to get rid of one, you need to take it to a junkyard, not drive it into your town’s massive trash compactor. And yet, that’s exactly what one Massachusetts woman did this week.

The incident took place at about 1:40 p.m. Thursday in Southborough, Massachusetts, WHDH reports. How, exactly, the woman got her car into the trash pit, we’re not entirely sure. Somehow, she not only drove through a safety chain but also managed to hop an eight-inch curb before sliding into the pit.

Presumably, she had to have been driving pretty fast in order to do that, but that just raises the question of why she was driving so fast in the first place. You go to the public works facility to drop off trash, not to set lap times. Plus, there are likely going to be a number of other people around who you risk hitting if you’re driving like a maniac.

Image for article titled Massachusetts Woman Drives Car Into Trash Compactor Photo: Southborough Police Department The good news is that no one, including the driver, was injured, and she was quickly rescued from the pit. “That’s the most important part,” Southborough resident Jeff Chan told WHDH, adding, “There’s no municipal town pickup of trash, so a lot of people do come here to drop off their trash.”

As embarrassing as that probably was for the driver, at least she can take a little comfort in knowing that hers wasn’t the most embarrassing crash of the week. No, that honor goes to the two tourists in Wales who managed to wedge their Nissan Juke between two walls on a walking path. They ended up abandoning their car and taking a train back to their hotel while locals worked for hours to get the car free without damaging the stone walls.


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1 posted on 10/22/2023 4:15:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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She was probably on her phone


2 posted on 10/22/2023 4:22:03 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: nickcarraway
" she can take a little comfort in knowing that hers wasn’t the most embarrassing crash of the week. No, that honor goes to the two tourists in Wales who managed to wedge their Nissan Juke between two walls on a walking path".
3 posted on 10/22/2023 4:28:03 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: nickcarraway
“How she got her car in there, we have absolutely no idea”

Facilities like that typically have red-green lights for when to move.

If she is a native Masshole, good chance she was trying to Steal A Left at the signal and crashed.

*Stealing A Left is a native driving term in Massachusetts.

4 posted on 10/22/2023 4:28:19 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Deaf Smith

I live in. MA and never heard that .


5 posted on 10/22/2023 4:32:41 PM PDT by Mears
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To: escapefromboston

Massachusetts woman, sums it all up for me.


6 posted on 10/22/2023 4:33:24 PM PDT by JJBookman (Democrats = Party of parallel parking )
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To: Deaf Smith

I don’t think so.

I have heard “hook a u-ie” for make u-turn.


7 posted on 10/22/2023 4:37:43 PM PDT by x
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To: nickcarraway

I’ve known people that were unstoppable but c’mon...


8 posted on 10/22/2023 4:39:32 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (“99% of failure comes from people who make excuses.” -George Washington)
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To: JJBookman

The m is silent


9 posted on 10/22/2023 4:42:31 PM PDT by SheepWhisperer (Get involved with, or start a home fellowship group. It will be the final church. ACTS 2:42-47)
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To: Mears
Stealing A Left is stomping on the go fast peddle as soon as the light turns green to make a left turn. Can be done from any lane.

If you have been driving in this century, you have observed it.

There is also Stealing A Right…from any lane.

The Fade is another one.

10 posted on 10/22/2023 4:44:16 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: x
Several natives up there told that they have terms for their various bad driving habits and there was no variance in wording with three I have listed.

I put my high beams on a Taunton PD cop that did that in front of me. Hope I scared the crap out him when my Blazer stopped short of him.

11 posted on 10/22/2023 4:53:20 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Mears

Ask some of your younger friends if they know those three driving terms I listed.


12 posted on 10/22/2023 5:02:49 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: nickcarraway

It’s a gift, a talent if you will.


13 posted on 10/22/2023 5:15:45 PM PDT by SE Mom (ScreamingEagleMom)
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To: nickcarraway

Mayhem is everywhere.


14 posted on 10/22/2023 5:16:49 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nickcarraway

And I wasn’t even an EV


15 posted on 10/22/2023 5:23:46 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: x
I have heard “hook a u-ie” for make u-turn.

I've heard it as "throw a u-ee" or "flip a u-ee".

As for "stealing a left", I've heard of as "jumping the left" as in jumping the order of their turn.

16 posted on 10/22/2023 5:29:28 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: nickcarraway

I betcha she sought revenge on the owner of the car.


17 posted on 10/22/2023 5:41:12 PM PDT by Silentgypsy (In my defense, I was left unsupervised.)
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To: Deaf Smith

Will do….that would be my grandkids .

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18 posted on 10/22/2023 7:05:17 PM PDT by Mears
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>>grand kids

Only if they have lived in Massachusetts their entire lives.

Ask them to spell Massachusetts while you are at it.

19 posted on 10/22/2023 8:08:44 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Deaf Smith

Of course they can spell it. .


20 posted on 10/22/2023 8:10:46 PM PDT by Mears
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