A New Can

Well the stupid hawkeyes managed to lose their first game this season only by one point. Hopefully with the upcoming homecoming game they can get things turned around and get a big win. In other sports news the Cubs are on to post season play for the second year in a row, maybe this is the year? Also the Red Sox are close to getting into the post season as well, so baseball will continue on forever.

This morning when I left the house, I almost backed over a new trash can. The city of Iowa City thinks everyone in town needs a huge 65 gallon trash can on wheels, that the trash mobile can pick up with a robotic arm so the lazy workers don't have to pick up the cans or even get out of their trucks. I am sorry if any one is a trashman, but come on. What are we supposed to do with our perfectly fine trash cans now? The city is offering to take them away for free, but no mention of recycling them, what a waste!!!! Also I hope our trash will fit in these cans, each extra bag that does not fit will cost $1, and these extra bags need to be placed on top of the new fancy can, so the worker doesn't have to get out of the truck. They claim these new cans will be good becuase it will reduce worker injuries...... Ahh what is next? They already have metering systems for the water in which they don't even have to get out of their trucks to check on. I guess maybe our mail will be coming via pneumatic tubes or we will have to all install mailboxes at the curb so the postal worker doesn't have to get out of their mail mobile. America is lazy!!! oh and on that note, I am continuing to train for a 5K race and this evening I will run or 20 mins solid without stopping...so if you see me dead on a sidewalk in Iowa City i have passed out from running...hopefully not becuase the 65 gallons of trash has not rolled over me.