It’s 5:30 am, I am awakened by sounds like the maintenance helper going by on his pieced together riding lawn mower. It’s still dark out there. One girl on the back street already threatened his continued existence, if he woke her up again at 5:30 am to cut her grass.
On the second lap past our place (he is making a circuit of the main street that runs through the park like one large block). I get up and go to the office to peek out. There he is on lap three, big brimmed hat on his head, there is a very light misty rain falling. He actually has headlights on the thing. No muffler to speak of, but lights. He stops the laps and starts driving up and down the front road where the mailboxes are. My neighbor comes out of his house looking for the noise. I’m sure he knows what it is, before he looks.
I grab the cell phone when he was making another pass a good bit later around 6 am, so I can record the craziness, just in case he gets squashed on the roadway. He always rides down to the station for coffee in the mornings. Now it was still pretty dark, the camera made it look lighter, but you can see the streetlights are still on. I’m not sure what he was trying to do this morning, maybe charge up the battery on his mower by riding it around? That should be a waste of time with the headlights going.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB-Gpe_EN7E
In the video, you see him going up the wrong side of the highway. You can also hear him a good way off, at the start of the video. He is idling most of the time, but you should hear it when he accelerates.
I have now dubbed him “Daredevil David”. This is the same fella that stands over a septic tank with a shovel, scooping it into the bed of a pick up truck, while smoking. Nothing more daredevil, than standing over a huge pocket of methane, while your smoking.
He’s a nice enough guy when you talk to him, and always helpful. He just has his own quirks, like many of us. I am told, he has had 4 DUI’s in the past and is banned from driving. So he uses the mower on the highway and the shoulder for transportation. I remember having to arrest a man once, for driving intoxicated on a riding mower. It always reminds me of the story about George Jones the deceased country singer, when he was supposedly arrested for the same thing.
I think we all should pitch in for a new muffler for his birthday. That, or dig a wild animal pit.
Comments always welcome,
I don’t know much about septic tanks, but I cannot imagine that the contents are intended to be shovelled into the back of a pickup. Where does he dump that stuff? Who washes out the pickup?
Do I really want to know?
I always thought that a special truck arrived and connected a huge hose to a sealed lid, sucking out the contents safely and effectively. Obviously not, in the crazy world of that trailer park! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
This guy (the Troll, not David) before we moved here, was fined for dumping it on someone else’s land. That’s pretty sorry. Now he dumps it on his own land. I checked with the state, thinking that there might be a regulation/law requiring a licensed person to service the tanks. Nope, this here’s Alabama. I guess when they tried to introduce regulations, all the park owners, and some landlords lobbied against it. “Alabama, the best politicians, money can buy”.
Dumped on his land? That sound worrying for the water table, Ron! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
Sure looks like his elevator doesn’t go to the top floor! We used to call the guys who cleaned out septic systems (with equipment that put it in a tank!) honey dippers. Perhaps he’s the manual version of a honey dipper.
He must be. I know he was having twitches, and jerks the day he was cleaning it. I wonder if the new people are going to use a service, I hope so.
I can’t imagine not using a service.
Truly an idiot any way you look at it. But isn’t there a law against ‘disturbing the peace’? I would sure think he’s breaking it, if so! Terrible!
Hi Ellie, there is a law against loud obnoxious noise during certain hours. We could call the the sheriff department, but they are all good ole boys, and don’t do much unless they are in the front yard killing each other.
Dang!!
Sounds like a interesting character and a noisy start to your day. 🙂
Interesting covers it quite well. A few fries short of a happy meal, also comes to mind.
That description sounds better. 🙂
Thankful for the 50 acres of Bean Field that surrounds our home. Merry Christmas Ron.
Same to you elfidd, I must have closed the window before submitting, as I saw this a couple days ago and responded. 50 acres is wonderful!
Your life is never dull! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thank you for liking it, and taking the time to let me know. I appreciate you Anne.
good stuff! thanks for the smile
Your very welcome Noel, the first of this year has been overly busy. I normally reply right away to those that take the time to make a nice comment as you have. Thanks for visiting and commenting. Much appreciated.
Ron