'Urine trouble,’ some states warn lazy truckers

MSNBC ^ | June 1, 2005 | Miguel Llanos

[kingattax]

Tens of thousands of 'trucker bombs' litter roads ---

SEATTLE — Roadside litter comes in all shapes and sizes — from dirty diapers to syringes — but there's one category that out-grosses the rest: trucker bombs.

Most drivers whiz along the nation's highways largely oblivious to their roadside surroundings. But next time you are out there, take a closer look.

"As soon as you look for it you’ll see it," says Megan Warfield, litter programs coordinator at Washington state's Department of Ecology. "You just see them glistening in the sun. It’s just gross."

They are trucker bombs, plastic jugs full of urine tossed by truckers, and even non-truckers, who refuse to make a proper potty stop to relieve themselves.

The state hasn't counted how many such jugs are found each year, but a single, small county decided to do its own tally. "In one year," Warfield says, "one crew found 2,666 bottles of urine, 67 feces covered items, not including diapers, and 18 syringes."

It even happens at rest stops. "That’s the mystery," Warfield says. "There’s a bathroom right there, there’s also a trash can."

Handling the goods Disposing of trucker bombs, aka torpedoes or pee bottles, is a thankless task that in many cases falls to highway cleanup crews.

[kingattax]

[Sabatier]

"Most drivers whiz along the nation's highways..."

So to speak.

[Smokin' Joe]

Disposing of trucker bombs, aka torpedoes or pee bottles, is a thankless task that in many cases falls to highway cleanup crews.

Yep. Just one more reason to reinstate the chain gang...

[carumba]

My only concern is that these guys get relief for their obviously overworked renal system. Filling a gallon jug usually takes more than a day unless you are chugging like a fish.

[DTogo]

You beat me to it!

[Smokin' Joe]

Not by much!

[Lokibob]

While on the same subject, if I stop at a roadside rest area, and it is clean, neat, grass cut trash picked up etc, I always look around for the attendent and compliment him/her on how well the job is being done.

They have a tough job, I'm sure for minimum wage, and if it is being done well, they deserve the attaboy.

[kingattax]

people deserve to be complimented and appreciated for a job well done, no matter what they do....you make an excellent point.

[Tabi Katz]

"Most drivers whiz along the nation's highways..." So to speak.

Yeah, I noticed that very interesting choice of words! LOL

[Manic_Episode]

About 25 years ago my old drunken roommate cut a hole in his floorboard at his feet so he could "go" whenever he wanted, and he also replaced his wiper fluid with Jack Daniels and re-routed the line so it squirted in his mouth, all so he could drink and drive more efficiently.

[SheLion]

And the anti's are only worried about cigarette butt litter! heh!

[EGPWS]

And the anti's are only worried about cigarette butt litter! heh!

LoL!

One persons pain is another persons relief!

[kingattax]

lol..they are far too obsessed with "butts".

g'mornin :)

[EGPWS]

About 25 years ago my old drunken roommate cut a hole in his floorboard at his feet so he could "go" whenever he wanted, and he also replaced his wiper fluid with Jack Daniels and re-routed the line so it squirted in his mouth, all so he could drink and drive more efficiently.

Good ol' American ingenuity!

Isn't he a Senator from Massachusetts these day's?

[endthematrix]

Try sitting in a van doing surveillance for 10 hours...Your BO is ones worst enemy!

Two rules before going out on the job: 1. Have a container 2. Make sure it's leak-proof.

[newzjunkey]

If I stop at a roadside rest area, and it is clean, neat, grass cut trash picked up etc...

You must be severely dehydrated to imagine such incredible mirages! I've never seen anything of the sort. I wouldn't be surprised if the truckers use the jugs because they're *more* sanitary than the alternatives.

[sourcery]

"It's better to be pissed off, than pissed on."

[beaver fever]

Man that is one hero wizz. That trucker has got to cut down on the Coke. (the drinking kind)

[beaver fever]

I once took a test drive in a buddies 64 Acadian Beaumont with a fresh 327 installed. He was sitting on an orange crate and I was in the back seat with no floor boards.

Nobody should see a road passing under you and a spinning drive shaft between your legs at 80 mph with a demented driver sitting on a wooden box.

[Route101]

...They are trucker bombs, plastic jugs full of urine tossed by truckers, and even non-truckers, who refuse to make a proper potty stop to relieve themselves....O.K....sounds like a good job for all those guys lifting weights in prison....a little roadside litter detail for prisoners......