Early on a foggy morn.....

Foggy mornin' here in the Village…first garbage truck woke up Rusty 'n he woke up me 'n we had to go outside to investigate…big old green truck looming out of the fog, creaking 'n groaning…t'other truck prob'ly won't show up until late morning or early afternoon 'n he'll come thru fast, air brakes hissing 'n he'll leave the garbage can on its side…garbage pickup costs around $50 or so 'n you gotta pay it whether or not you use it…back in the daze of yore, A garbage truck came by once a week…with a driver 'n two guys hanging on the back…they'd come into your backyard, pick up whatever cans you had, dump 'em in the truck, put the cans back in the yard 'n they did it all for about two bucks a week…now, we got progress…a huge ('n hugely expensive) truck with an automated claw that grabs the can (that the homeowner must put on the curb) lifts it high in the air 'n dumps it in the compactor that is the rear of the truck whils't the operator sits in the cab pushing buttons 'n pulling levers…

Ah well, I saw where Canada is going to quit using pennies 'n I expect we'll follow course eventually…might as well, durn penny ain't worth anythin' any more…nor is the nickel or dime, for that matter 'n the quarter ain't worth a plug nickel….when I wuz a boy, I found a quarter one time, tho't I 'uz rich for awhile…I wasted it on a movie, a soda pop 'n popcorn 'n a candy bar…..Boy Howdy, if I had that quarter t'day, it wudn't buy me fifeen minutes on a parking meter…..

The fog is beginning to lift…it'll prob'ly burn off altogether in a couple hours 'n maybe, hopefully, we'll get a little sunshine…AND here comes the second garbage truck…it's hard to not be a little cynical sumtimes but I suppose we shouldn't ever give up hope….