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Conference 7.286::maynard

Title:Maynard -- Center of the Universe
Notice:Welcome to our new digs...
Moderator:PRAGMA::GRIFFIN
Created:Wed Aug 06 1986
Last Modified:Thu Feb 20 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:509
Total number of notes:4062

379.0. "What is this daily run?" by 7274::GUNNERSON (Entropy magnet) Thu Jul 02 1992 13:19

I live in Maynard and work in MRO. (Tell me again me why I must commute out of 
Maynard to work for Digital? :-) So I travel the well worn 117 to 495 route day
in and day out. Often in the morning I end up travelling behind a tanker truck
with the Town of Maynard seal on it heading in the same direction as I, usually
with lots of company as the driver usually maintains a speed considerably lower
than the speed limit. The first time this happened I figured, it's a Maynard
truck on town business it can't be going too far, so don't fret, but when I 
ended up following it to 495 I wondered what the heck it's business was. However
that curiosity was soon forgotten. Until the next time, and the next time, and
then next time. Now I am really curious where does this tanker truck go? What is
its mission? At least the next time I am in the 30 car train that tags along 
behind it I'll know why.

john
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379.1Sludge run19119::IGNACHUCKNative MaynardianThu Jul 02 1992 13:255
    John, the tanker truck contains sludge from the Sewage Treatment 
    Plant and it goes to Auburn or Millbury (can't remember which)
    several times a week.
    
    Frank
379.2UGH2885::DISMUKESay you saw it in NOTES...Thu Jul 02 1992 14:265
    John - May I suggest leaving a little early.  Following a sludge truck
    can be pretty gross!
    
    -sandy (who's husband works where sludge truck are filled...)
    
379.3Seemed too clean for that!7274::GUNNERSONEntropy magnetThu Jul 02 1992 17:059
Well, it was one thing I thought of, but the truck seemed too clean for that. 
Matter of fact as I passed it 495 today I had the thought, "gee, that truck
looks nice and clean." Almost like one of the milk trucks I saw plying the 
route from Boston to Vermont. I guess it ain't milk :-)

Sandy, I do my best, but with having to drop a 6 year old at GM everyday it 
isn't often good enough.

john
379.4my guy runs the placeWRKSYS::QUEBECMon Jul 06 1992 14:387
    I will pass along the fact that it has been noticed that the town truck
    is kept clean --- my husband is the foreman at the WWTP and the driver
    is also a friend of ours. He (the truck driver) keeps the truck in
    A1 condition and has even spent some of his own money to make the truck
    look better!
    
    Now the smell -----hmmmmmmm, that is a definate different subject ;-)