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  Sopranos Star - James Gandolfini Dies! 6/19/13

  R.I.P.  Only 51 years of age, very sad! 
  
  http://tv.yahoo.com/news/james-gandolfini---the-sopranos--star--dead-at-51-234433183.html
  
  
  
  
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  New York City Has a New Composting Program!

  It sounds like there are mixed feelings about their new composting program. But sometimes a new program takes time to catch on....or not!
  
  http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/york-city-residents-sort-garbage-part-composting-program-19293729...
  
  
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  Hit & Run Victim's Body was Trashed!

  This poor guys body sure wasn't treated in the best manner!
  
  http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/city_trashes_body_PIMQpVyZDA5KR2qp4vEbhP
  
  
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  Does your City or Town have this problem?

  Ours sure does! Especially around this time of year when a lot of University students move out of town and dump everything at the curb! But it's really an ongoing problem and people know that anytime they leave something in the gutter, sooner or late...
  
  
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  Over The Hump!

  Well we're just over the halfway mark this week and its all downhill till the weekend...YA! We're in a little heat wave here in central Cali and it might be hotter by Friday, which is the first day of Summer. The tourists will be packing in here like...
  
  
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  Motorcycle vs Garbage Truck = Deadly Accident! 6/19/13

  It sounds like the truck driver didn't see this guy coming?
  
  http://fox8.com/2013/06/19/garbage-truck-motorcycle-collide-in-deadly-crash/
  
  
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  Homeless Man Avoids Being Compacted to Death!

  This guy doesn't even know how lucky he was....lol
  
  http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/06/18/man-sleeping-in-dumpster-tossed-into-garbage-truck/
  
  
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  Garbage Truck Slips Off Roadway! Cameron, W.Va

  It came close to sliding into the house, Yikes!
  
  http://www.wtrf.com/story/22607134/garbage-truck-leaning-on-hill-homes-threatened
  
  
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  Raleigh, NC Womans Mailbox Trashed!

  Its probably a new driver learning the ASL arm truck? But it might help if she put her cart somewhere else!    Our ASL guys have ran into this problem a time or two...lol
  
  http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/troubleshooter&id=9...
  
  
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  HAPPY GARBAGE MANS DAY!

  Hats off to all of my fellow garbage men! We do a job that other people won't, can't or don't know what their missing!  I salute all of you! Have a safe week!
  Gman Darin
  
  
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  Small Trash Haulers Getting Squeezed Out!

  Long article in the news from the Pittsburgh area and to sum it up, that is how those big companies got to where they are BIG! 
  
  http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/a-big-problem-for-pittsburghs-small-garbage-haulers-69182...
  
  
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  Happy Fathers Day to all the Gman dads out there!

  Found this really touching post on the web. Check it out and I hope it puts a smile on your face like it did mine.
  
  http://hannahbrencher.com/2010/06/20/once-upon-a-garbage-man-a-tribute-to-telling-stories-and-the-first-man-to-sweep-me-off-...
  
  
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  Sign for the driveway?
  
  
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  Cool belt buckle
  
  
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  Saturday Commercial Garbage Route! 6/15/13

  Well this morning was my turn to do our Saturday commercial garbage route again. Last time I did it was back in February and it was freezing cold then. Today we had some coastal fog, so it was a bit drizzly and cool, but nice working weather. After d...