By It is an absolute disgrace that USFK servicemembers will not follow local Korean laws in regards to recycling to where something like this happens:
Mountains of uncollected trash at Hannam Village and residents who won’t recycle pushed the military last week to pick up the garbage itself at the 512-unit housing complex in central Seoul, according to military officials.
South Korean garbage collectors began refusing about two weeks ago to pick up trash not placed in specially marked biodegradable bags mandated by law.
“They’re just following established city code for waste,” U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan spokesman Dan Thompson said of the garbage collectors, who have continued to pick up properly bagged trash. “They’re within their right to do that.”
Now, area military officials are working to renegotiate the lease agreement for Hannam Village, which includes stipulations for trash pickup, so the trash will be sorted off site and residents won’t have to recycle themselves, Thompson said.
Thursday morning, trash bins at Hannam Village were still almost empty, after Yongsan’s Directorate of Public Works took the unusual step of clearing the bins itself earlier in the week.
But JoLinda Flemister, the resident liaison between Hannam and Yongsan Garrison officials, said the trash pile was so large and so old that she could see gases rising from the bins when trash was picked up earlier in the week — 13 days after the last pickup, by her count.
“I don’t see how much more can be done,” she said of having residents follow proper procedure. “The bags are handed to you for free and there are garbage disposal sites everywhere.” [Stars & Stripes]
First of all everyone living in the Hannam Village that is not following the local recycling laws should be ashamed of themselves. This is just total laziness and it appears that USFK is going to let the Hannam residents off the hook by spending who knows how much money to pay someone to sort their garbage for them. I lived in an off post Korean apartment and it is not that hard to follow the local laws. Instead of paying for a company to sort the garbage for these residents it would be cheaper if USFK does what just about every other apartment complex in Korea does and hire an old ajushi to work security and watch the trash pile. At my apartment even though I knew what bins everything went to the old ajushi would still come out and help me out because he had nothing better to do other than watch TV in his guard shack. It is a simple solution to a simple problem.
5:07 pm on September 21st, 2010 1
I'm curious why Hannam village is different from every other USFK installation in Korea?
As far as recycling goes, I think it is great, in theory. I practice much of all this carefully sorted trash all ends up in the same place anyway. Check out the recycling episode of Penn and Teller Bullsh!t.
6:47 pm on September 21st, 2010 2
It's leased land, as far as I know; at least the apartments and facilities are leased. I lived on Camp George, in Daegu, and it was the same deal with the trash except the residents weren't a bunch of lazy a**holes so things got sorted just fine.
7:02 pm on September 21st, 2010 3
Did I read right? USFK is giving them the recycle bags for free and they are still not using them? So, USFK then PAYS for a special pick-up and is considering paying for a full-time non-recycle trash collection service, just because the stubborn residents there refuse to break their trailer-park habits?
Last question. What pot of government funds (U,S. tax payer money) is paying for all this?
When I was in, the military gave single GI's, living in the barracks, all kinds of crap, with surprise Environmental Health and Welfare inspections and all kinds of restrictive rules, yet here it seem the military is bending over backwards to kiss the arses of the spoiled people living in family housing. Am I the only one who sees a failure of leadership here?
Forget wasting anymore money than is necessary on these people. Don't hire adjushis to to sit there and watch trash bins. Install extra CCTV 'security' cameras, take names, and mete out penalties.
7:39 pm on September 21st, 2010 4
Could do nothing and let the residents deal with it.
Eventually, it'll fix itself. The organism is self correcting. Left on it's own, the inmates can run the asylum and justice is swift and sure. Getting my drift?
7:53 pm on September 21st, 2010 5
Ditto with what Leon says. Let the inproperly bagged trash pile up and let's see how long it is before people get sick of living in filth. Better yet, hand out fines like they do in the States if you let your grass get too long in on-post housing. What a bunch of f*cksticks!
8:39 pm on September 21st, 2010 6
They pay for services like that with Logistics Cost-Sharing funds, combined from both US and ROK funds allocated by both governments under the Special Measures Agreement within the SOFA.
Many American cities either refuse to pick up unsorted trash or levy fines against nonrecyclers, but USFK acts like this is a matter of educating service members on life in Korea, despite recycling being a normal practice in even the most trashy trailer park in Arkansas. I guess that they'll throw another video or slideshow into the next New Horizons Day.
8:42 pm on September 21st, 2010 7
And you wonder why IMCOM-K doesn't have money.. I'd have to saw this is the biggest bunch of BS I've heard from USFK/IMCOM-K. I guess the "Good Neighbor" program is just lip service, granted this was the pile that got washed down the street yesterday during the rain. If I remember right a Base Commander back in the 80's got fired because he didn't give a hoot about flowing the local, state and federal EPA laws, that after the US Supreme Court Ruled a couple years before that ALL Federal agencies had to follow established EPA laws and guidelines. The base ended up paying upwards of 5+ Million dollars worth of fines, and additional cost accumulated each day said EPA violation was cleared.
Maybe with the money IMCOM-K can save by enforcing the rules for the Hannam Village residents, they can fix some of the facility problems on USAG-Y.
Bullcrap waste of my taxpayers dollars.
p.s. I live downtown, and I have no problem sorting my shit.
p.s.s any KN or Tom has the right to rail on USFK/IMCOM-K on this crap.
8:51 pm on September 21st, 2010 8
You know that I would be here to comment on this.
"Koreans are filthy and Korea is full of trash", I've heard that many times before. But it turns out it's the USFK who is the culprit.
hmm.. refusing to abide by local laws, ignoring and cynicism toward local practices… USFK who think they are too good to stoop down to Korean levels… where did I hear it all from?
Oh Allah! Mother of Buddha! rain down more water on these unrepenting trash generators!
9:31 pm on September 21st, 2010 9
Well the rain does wash away all the sidewalk pizza good citizens like Tom leave everynight.
10:14 pm on September 21st, 2010 10
The problem is that 75% of command sponsored personnel have a grandiose sense of entitlement.
USFK should provide the government trash bags to non-command sponsored personnel as well so that they stop bringing their unsorted trash on post and tossing it in the big dumpsters.
11:05 pm on September 21st, 2010 11
Mark is right about dependents having a sense of entitlement. I'm aghast how trashed the new apartment towers are at Osan even though they are only two years old. For example, we have a room to through away only cardboard (boxes, etc.) and yet it's filled most of the time with other trash. Lots of lazy people in military family housing. On top of that, the stairwells reek of dog urine all the time because the residents' pets.
11:15 pm on September 21st, 2010 12
It's inexcusable. Is there any accountability?
11:16 pm on September 21st, 2010 13
Agree with Mark and PBAR, the feeling of entitlement is out of control. Put a price on living in quarters, just enough so they have some skin in the game.
I'd like to see what happens when the Korean media gets this. How in the world could IMCOM justify paying someone to sort out trash? Who ever is running the Village needs to be let go and LTC Markham should be pissed off at the USAGY Commander for his non action.
11:36 pm on September 21st, 2010 14
"the feeling of entitlement is out of control"
Where did I hear that one from before? Oh right.
12:04 am on September 22nd, 2010 15
Mark is the guy who was pissed at USFK because they didn't honor his sense of entitlement, first to command sponsorship, and second to his child's enrollment in the Yongsan elementary school, right?
12:52 am on September 22nd, 2010 16
Ad hominem.
12:55 am on September 22nd, 2010 17
2:38 am on September 22nd, 2010 18
The military may only have limited control of the dependents, but it should(?) still have 100% control over their military sponsors. Stand those sponsors up for clean up details and have them re-bag trash into recycle bags a couple of weekends in a row and we will see how quickly attitudes change.
We know good and well, that would be the solution if these problems occurred in the barracks.
3:11 am on September 22nd, 2010 19
This reminds of a story I heard. SK residents in GangNam didn't follow the recycling rules when it first went into effect. And you won't find anyone with a deeper sense of entitlement than residents of GangNam (sorry for the generalization but you all know what I'm talking about) in ROK probably. For those that are not familiar with ROK, GangNam is a kinda Beverly Hills of Seoul.
Anyhow Seoul Trash collectors stopped picking up trash from GangNam and they started stinking up the places. And these residents with enormous sense of entitlement learned their lessons real fast.
Yes make military sponsors be responsible for recycling. I'm sure they are all into being the Man of the house and won't like rebagging trash of their wives and kids.
4:09 am on September 22nd, 2010 20
It's not exactly hard to figure out who is not throwing their trash away in the correct manner. When the residents of Hannam Village get sick and tired enough of all that nasty trash they can go kick the asses of those breaking the rules. Isn't that what happens when all have to pay for the mistakes/laziness of a few? Yes, I think so. There is no way USAG Yongsan should change their trash management operations. All they need to do is hire a couple of Korean dudes to stand there and start taking some photos and busting those trashy bums with some serious fines. That way USAG Yongsan can make money instead of wasting it trying to appease these losers.
9:33 am on September 22nd, 2010 21
This gives new meaning to white trailer trash.
Sorry just couldn't resist.
9:48 am on September 22nd, 2010 22
It's not laziness. It's a statement.
10:12 am on September 22nd, 2010 23
Sure, it's a statement made by morons and a**holes. The government is better off sending the dependents back home to A**hole Land and paying the service members family sep.
10:43 am on September 22nd, 2010 24
Lord of the Flies time.
11:56 am on September 22nd, 2010 25
What's bad about this is that it's not a single act by an individual or a few, but wholehearted laziness and ignorance on the part of an entire community. This invites whatever criticism a Korean like Tom wants to levy and negates whatever defense an American would hope to voice.
1:07 pm on September 22nd, 2010 26
I can guarantee this has nothing to do with recycling. The problem is that they refuse to purchase the standard-issue biodegradable bags. It's not the contents of the bags, it's the bags. They're simply too cheap to pay the 350won or so in collection fee that one must pay per 20L bag.
1:19 pm on September 22nd, 2010 27
Wonjuguy, read before you type. The lazy A**holes are GIVEN THE BAGS FOR FREE!!! Yet they still choose not to use them.
2:32 pm on September 22nd, 2010 28
I am ENJOYING so many of the comments posted here! So many are so CORRECT and so very TRUE!!
This situation has gotten way out of hand. If folks would just pick up their FREE bags, then most of this could have been avoided. This is really what it comes down to. Huge KUDOS to JoLinda and everyone else for doing the right thing AND for re-bagging the self-centered folks trash, not just once or twice. I'm glad Stars & Stripes and the ROK Drop did this report. It brings light to how our folks here have to live due to the self centered actions of others and the FACT that the command here is NOT holding folks accountable for their actions yet again; instead they want to renegotiate the trash contract. Mind you, this trash is also from people who live OFF post and are illegally dumping it on Hannam. It was all picked up one night and by the very next day, PILES of trash magically appeared.
One fact that has not been stated is that the majority of the folks living on Hannam are ENLISTED folks. This is the ONLY on base housing where the enlisted folks are allowed to live. They do have a few Officers that live there as well, but not many. On Yongsan the only Enlisted that live there are the E-9's. It "appears" to be a lack of respect and discrimination against anyone who is an E-8 or below. It is a travesty the way Enlisted folks are treated here. This is not a sense of entitlement, it is an actual issue here. E-6 & below are not even allowed to DRIVE, yet a 16-18 yr old dependent or and E-3 or O-1 with CS is allowed to drive? Where is the equality and quality of life in this?
With that said, in no means do I make an excuse for these self centered, self absorbed people who could care less about the Hannam community. I agree that the trash contract should NOT be changed. I believe that cameras should be installed and that the violators should be punished. Isn't that why we have LOR's and such. Could you imagine someone receiving an article 15 for refusing to follow orders to use the correct bag for trash. A Sarcastic joke/comment.
As service members, we are accountable for the actions of our dependents and rightfully so. This needs to start being STRICTLY ENFORCED, ASAP! No matter the rank of the duty member!
7:20 pm on September 22nd, 2010 29
#27,
I'm guessing they probably produce more trash than their allotted bags can hold. So, Wonjuguy isn't necessarily wrong.
"What? 300 won for a garbage bag? F@#$@ that! I can get 50 for a 1.50$ on base." You know the juvenile reasoning, the inability to grasp the bigger picture.
7:24 pm on September 22nd, 2010 30
"I believe that cameras should be installed and that the violators should be punished."
They've find a different place to dump the trash…Then again, the people doing this probably aren't the most industrious ones.
7:40 pm on September 22nd, 2010 31
This is certainly enjoyable to read especially knowing that most of the writers do not have to live in Hannam as I do. I take offense to the broad generalization that this is a problem from the whole community of hannam villagers, "trailer park habits" and the comment that this is a result of command sponsored dependents who have "a sense of entitlement". First I would like to point out that the actions of some do not account for the actions of all, My husband and I both practice strict adherence to the regulations and have participated in clean up of hannam. Second, I think USAG Yongsan should also have to adhere to the rules of recycling since Hannam has too, either all trash on posts get sorted or none do. Lastly I would like to say this is not about entitlement or not, I do not think rank plays a part in this I know officers living here and enlisted both that do not recycle correctly and or do not use the right bags. As for making the soldiers get out there and clean it up, I do think this would be a great motivator but only for those soldiers who are not picking up bags and recycling. As I have said in the past town hall meetings in hannam on this subject, there should be some way (i.e a tag or sticker with the dwelling number put on the bag itself) to distinguish who amongst us is doing the job correctly and who is not and those not doing it correctly should be fined and or returned early. On the matter of cameras being put into effect I have also brought that up and when Col. Hall was still here I always go the same response that there was no money for CCTV, although now I am finding out there has been all along. It is revolting to see the trash this high and for those of you that said hannam villagers should "just live with the trash until it gets to a point where they do something about it" obviously underestimate how stubborn some people can be. This is a major problem for everyone and pointing fingers and shaming the whole community for acts done by a percentage is wrong, instead of saying how disgusting, lazy, and trailer trashy hannam villagers are why don't you do something constructive and actually think of solutions that can be enforced and used.
8:05 pm on September 22nd, 2010 32
…why don’t you do something constructive and actually think of solutions that can be enforced and used.
You're right. Here goes: Close and dismantle Hannam Village and let the occupants live on the economy.
/wipes hands, turns off light.
8:16 pm on September 22nd, 2010 33
Cameras are not the answer. The Command is not the answer. A new trash contract is not the answer either. More regulations and SOP's? It's all a bunch of freaking garbage, pun intended.
Personal responsibility, on the other hand, is both the problem AND the answer.
Don't wait for "somebody" to do something about it; do something yourselves residents of Hanam Village. Go door to door, talk to your neighbors etc., tell them that they're a bunch of lazy ass hats and that you'd appreciate it if they took personal responsibility for their trash and dispose of it properly.
9:09 pm on September 22nd, 2010 34
Ewwww— Koreans are dirty!
I guess the Americans need a strict system of adult supervision because they can't handle responsibility. I'm keeping this story for the next time someone says Koreans are dirty and Korea is a heap of trash dump.
9:23 pm on September 22nd, 2010 35
Koreans aren't that dirty tom but you are trash.
9:36 pm on September 22nd, 2010 36
That maybe true, but please make sure to recycle me before you throw me out. We don't want to aggravate the trash problems at Hannam.
9:53 pm on September 22nd, 2010 37
Let's not pretend this is purely an American GI issue. Within 10 minutes from where I live, I can take pictures of un-recycle-bagged dump sites that have nothing to do with foreigners.
There is a reason why you will see old ajushis and adjumas in yellow vests sitting next to trash corners late at night.
10:02 pm on September 22nd, 2010 38
Bull's crap! Those trash came from the Hannam Village who refuses to recycle even given free bags that Koreans don't get.
10:25 pm on September 22nd, 2010 39
I think I mentioned this on a similar forum – in Germany, Hans & Franz don't sort your trash for you on or off-post and if the wrong stuff is in the wrong dumpsters, they will happily dump it all out on the lawn for you to re-sort. So why-why-why?? should USFK pay to have someone sort out all the trash off-post? GI has got this one right – they need to hire a trash point attendant, just like they have at all the apartments off post. It wouldn't cost much and would pay big dividends in getting the job done. I've got news for you Tom – yes, some Koreans adhere to the trash sorting rules, but when the trash point guard is gone, they go hog-wild – every weekend late Saturday and all day Sunday. That's why they have those attendants in the first place TOM! People know when it's a free-for-all and take advantage of it to the fullest. The workers all have to come back on Monday morning and sort out the nastiness that all the lazy-a$$ people (mostly Koreans, but some GIs are involved too, I'm sure) leave behind. All available workers, regardless of their actual job, huddle up at the trash point every Monday morning and spend the first half of the day picking up the weekend's disaster. It's the same for holidays – since Chusok has just passed, the place is an absolute disaster right now – I should go and take some pics. So – trash point dude and all of his help will have to come clean it out tomorrow morning. So – my point is, unless there is someone on duty there, the problem will persist. I think they problem is worse at Hannam because I'm sorry #31, but I've been here long enough to make a qualified statement that a good number of the people who live there ARE trailer trash and do nothing to lift that stigma. Personal responsibility? Yeah – it sounds great but the bottom line is that your neighbor would rather spend twice the effort to run and hide than to do the right thing, leaving the minority to do it unless the other are forced to. So – the easiest and most effective way to solve it would be to hire a trash point guard – not unheard of at any other apartment complex here in Korea. I'm sure some of those dudes roaming around not making too much washing cars any more would be more than happy to take the job.
10:49 pm on September 22nd, 2010 40
Leon-close and dismantle hannam, you are so right lets punish everyone because some can't stick to the rules. In fact why we are at it why don't we just bomb the whole damn middle east for the few who are terrorists, and send back all mexicans even if they are in the states legally. Come on really your solution is ignorant, and as for number 33 many of us residents have tried to get the word about regulations out and personally I have been cussed and threatened many of times for telling people who I witness using the wrong trash bags to use the appropriate ones, so making the responsibility ours as neighbors to enforce the rules is not a solution either. I am not getting paid by the US government to monitor trash bins, I am not getting paid to enforce the right bags, I am not getting paid to ensure cleanliness on this base do I do it because I like to live in a nice area yes but it is not my job. As for #39 calling people trailer trash without knowing them is rude, judgmental, and racist; There can be great people living in trailers and are great people who live and try to resolve this problem in hannam.
11:06 pm on September 22nd, 2010 41
First, I agree with Michelle. Second, you are not hearing the entire story here.
This was and is NOT an issue with recycling! This IS an issue of residents NOT using the approved trash bags. The garbage collector had been getting extra bags each month and re-bagging every one of the wrong bags until an official stepped in and said he couldn't do it any more. That official ended a system (albeit wrong) that was keeping the problem in check without having a plan in place to deal with the fall out. He could have made sure the community was well educated about the recycling and trash laws of Korea before crewing with that system. So when the garbage collector came he started putting the unapproved bags to the side every time he emptied the bins.
This left us with piles of trash that became 9 days old and then 14 days old. I am not excusing those who are using the wrong bags in any way, shape or form. And they can tell you that we are out there stopping people and talking with them about the approved bags. We (an entire team) are going door to door to educate our neighbors.
We should have never been left to deal with this on our own. And to all of those who are trying to get the word out and get it taken care of, I just want to say THANK YOU.
11:10 pm on September 22nd, 2010 42
It should have said:
He could have made sure the community was well educated about the recycling and trash laws of Korea before "screwing" with that system.
11:36 pm on September 22nd, 2010 43
Michelle, I have no doubt that you've gone beyond what most people would have in trying to help clean up that mess, and for that I applaud you, but just because you don't get paid to do something doesn't mean you shouldn't do it. You guys are all adults. Get together and come up with a solution. There's no need for cameras or trash monitors, and if there is we're in worse shape than I thought. There has to be a senior NCO living in Hanham with enough guts to say something to his or her bone head neighbors who are making life miserable for the rest of you.
1:57 am on September 23rd, 2010 44
There has to be a senior NCO living in Hanham with enough guts to say something to his or her bone head neighbors who are making life miserable for the rest of you.
Right, some NCO is going to tell a dependent spouse to properly bag their trash, and then the spouse will get this attitude "You don't tell ME what to do, I'm not in the military, you have no authority over me!!" So the NCO will just avoid the whole confrontation because there is NO support from the chain of command to back up the NCO even when they are right.
What's the comment from USAGY? Has anyone called COL Huber or CSM Rusch?
Living in government quarters is a privilege, not a right as is command sponsorship. It comes with personal responsibility; as long as there are selected few that think following the trash rules is beneath them and think Koreans should clean up after them, then there will be issues. Let's not compare what goes on off post; that behavior does not justify what should be done on Hannam.
7:26 am on September 23rd, 2010 45
I agree with you ROKHARD. It's about personal responsibility. It's about common sense. However, if what the ladies are doing (and it seems as though they're trying very hard) isn't working, then somebody needs to step up and help them.
Where are the free bags currently stored by the way? Who hands them out, and where?
8:09 am on September 23rd, 2010 46
Command is aware of the situation they are the ones who ordered the emergency order to get it cleaned up. Anyone who steps up to do the right thing and gets cussed or treated badly just needs to turn that persons name and apartment number in if they know it. There are comment boxes located at the Housing Office and in I Building.
There is no reason people cannot get these bags. They are available at two locations and one has Saturday hours. Residents may also send their children in to the Hannam Housing Office to get them as long as they are old enough to be unattended.
10:18 am on September 23rd, 2010 47
#46
I don't think having or not having the authorized trash bags is the issue. The issue is not caring about it. These are the same people who will throw empty soda cans into a trash bin even when Can/Glass Recycling bins are right next to it.
BTW, if DJ or Roh were still in power this would be featured during the 9PM news on MBC/KBS, taking up at least 5 minutes. Thank God that's not the case any more.
11:01 am on September 23rd, 2010 48
"BTW, if DJ or Roh were still in power this would be featured during the 9PM news on MBC/KBS, taking up at least 5 minutes. Thank God that’s not the case any more"
I'm going to take this link story and spread it all over the Naver blogs.
You're welcome.
12:31 pm on September 23rd, 2010 49
John 47, yes, they do care. They prefer not to recycle.
3:28 pm on September 23rd, 2010 50
"There is no reason people cannot get these bags. They are available at two locations and one has Saturday hours."
There certainly no excuse for not using them. They are available at nearly every convenience store and supermarket, which are open 365 days a year. The bags are so cheap, it would probably be cheaper to buy them at the corner store than to drive on base to get some free ones.
#41,
I find it hard to believe nobody knew that they were doing things the wrong way. I suspect they were content with getting away with it, justifying things by saying the collectors were double-bagging their trash for them (I'd get a huge fine if I threw my trash without paying the collection fees, which is essentially why these bags exist).
2:00 am on September 28th, 2010 51
"As for #39 calling people trailer trash without knowing them is rude, judgmental, and racist"
I agree.
Discrimination against the Trailer-American race is an outrage that must stop.
For too long, everyone from African-Americans to Hispanic-Americans have had History Months and even national holidays for leading figures…
…while the sad plight of the downtrodden Trailer-American has been ignored.
For this dark chapter in national history of rude, judgmental racism against Trailer-Americans, certainly reparations are in order.
I propose that more government funding should be given to the Trailer-American minority in the form of assistance…
federal subsidies for Lynyrd Skynyrd 8-tracks
Jack and Bud get tax breaks to donate empty bottles and cans to the barren yards of the disadvantaged
a velvet Elvis painting included in every minority art exhibition
NASCAR and wrasslin' tickets purchasable with food stamps
national Attach a Second Hinge to the Screen Door Day
clothing drives to supply rags for those missing gas caps
free blocks or jack stands issued for wheel-less, TransCameroBirds in primer red and primer gray
FCC must expand CB radio to 50 channels
tolerance campaigns to let society know it is culturally acceptable to say, "cum'n here an' lookit this afore I flush it" or "hell, she so big ya cain't use flour to find the wet spot… ya gotta flip through the fat rolls 'till ya smell poop and then flip back one"
subsidized government twine made available for makeshift clotheslines
No Toilet-Used-As-A-Planter Left Behind legislation
national recognition of ethnic cuisine such as BBQ Spam on a cracker, deep fried Moon Pies and Store Brand macaroni and cheese with possum
affirmation programs to let Trailer-American women know it is OK to yell at their dirty, pants-less children when they want them to "stop touchin' that strange dog" or "ain't gonna tell ya again, shitnugget, quit playin' with the goddam lighter"
a national priority that no Trailer-American kitchen table should be without a can of Raid
This list could go on and on and on… that's just off the top of my head.
So, why can't our elected officials do something to alleviate the racism and discrimination against Trailer-Americans?
Write your congressman.
3:58 am on September 28th, 2010 52
It was just a joke. I'm sorry.
9:06 am on September 28th, 2010 53
ChickenHead – the voice for the poor, down-trodden minority
3:42 pm on September 29th, 2010 54
I wonder how much of this is dumped from those who live on the economy. It is amazing to watch the dumpsters on Yongsan get filled to the brim with trash coming out of peoples trunks on thier way to work, or especially on the weekends. The dumpster by Collier is good example, but there are so many others. I'm sure they need the room in the trunk to fill up the extra gas cans at the gas station.
4:33 pm on September 29th, 2010 55
Chickenhead, that really struck close to home and filled me full of not so fond memories and nostalgia. You can take the boy out the trailer but not the trailer out the boy, but I'm a work in progress. I haven't lived in a manufractured home in over 20 years… In our honor I submit:
"Trailerhood"
My neighbor Carl, he lives next door
Pink flamingos on his porch
At night he teaches driving school
And he sits out by his plastic pool
He takes off his shirt he opens up a cold one
Old Carl Deans a fool but it takes one to know one
Musics playin up and down the block
Mostly chirstian blues, country folk and southern rock
It's a little piece of paradise way out here in the woods
There's always something going on down in the trailerhood
Across the street there's gambling Jane who's always got the poker game
If you care to try your luck you can buy a seat for 15 bucks
You can call to raise or you can check and fold 'em
I like five card stud but it's mostly Texas hold 'em
Musics playin up and down the block
Mostly chirstian blues, country folk and southern rock
It's a little piece of paradise way out here in the woods
There's always something going on down in the trailerhood
My new tattoos and farmer tans, rodeo and nascar fans
Dallas Cowboy football on TV
When the storm starts getting bad, you hear the those sirens humming
Grab a six pack and a lawn chair there's a tornado coming
…. alright ….
Musics playin up and down the block
Mostly chirstian blues, country folk and southern rock
It's a little piece of paradise way out here in the woods
There's always something going on down in the trailerhood
I got 'er made in the shade with the moonshine lemonade
There's a party going on down in the trailerhood
————-
Bring me another beer Momma
3:29 pm on October 1st, 2010 56
It's time for Trailer-Americans to march to the Capitol and demand equality!
Any y'all wanna join my Million Man Shindig?
It'll be a hoot.