I'm originally from Metro Detroit, so this pisses me off. A great deal.
I haven't lived in Michigan for almost a decade, and I've gotten to the point where I consider Lower Alabama to be my home. But I still love the Wolverine State, and I still love the Motor City. I don't really keep up with local news, so I didn't dig around to find this story. I actually saw it on Fark.
Now, I'm not up to speed on nitpicky legalities. I'm waiting for simpler times to come back when we re-write the law code to include common sense, no strings attached. So I honestly don't understand what law or laws these people refer to that gives them the right to dump trash in somebody else's backyard. If the good citizens of Wayne County (they caused Michigan to be a Blue State... grrr... but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt) allow this, in exchange for, say, revenue, or goods of some kind, then fine. If all parties agree, then there's no problem. But you can't just come onto somebody's land and dump your crap there uninvited. I don't care what laws are involved. If a law causes injustice, it's not a valid law.
My (extreme) recommendation to the citizens of Rockwood: Get yourselves a twelve-gauge and post a guard. The next time these trucks attempt to approach, stop them. Inform the driver that he doesn't have the right to dump there. Oh, he may have legal grounds through some silly loophole, but that doesn't give him the "right". Be nice. It's probably not the driver's fault. Tell him to go back to Jersey, or Canada, or wherever he's from.
If he tries to keep going, use the shotgun to blow out his tires. When the State Police show up, tell them that some crazy guy is trying to dump trash all over the town.
Grrr.
Don't bring your crap to Michigan. Can you honestly tell me that Canada can't find space to dig a landfill? New Jersey I can almost believe, but that still doesn't give them an excuse to dump garbage somewhere without permission.
Grrr.
(/rant mode)
(continuation of Blue State stream of consciousness)
I feel better. Don't mess with Michigan. I mean, the intelligent people there have enough issues already trying to keep the "swing" on the Right side. I did a little poking around here and found out that aside from the Northeast (which I guess is where all the smart, educated, elite people live), there's really only two Blue States. The rest of the country is Red States which are coupled unfortunately with Blue Cities. New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Oregon and even gasp- California all would've been Bush states if it wasn't for the cities they're stuck with. (Yes, that includes the City of Detroit, one of the worst offenders. Love ya, Motown, but if it wasn't for sanity breaking out in Ohio, you would've given the country to Kerry. You scare me. Get some Act Right, pronto.)
Speaking of Detroit, the Red Wings would've won the Cup this year if it wasn't for the NHL's silly little lockout. All those other teams are just scared, and figured if they put off the season for a year, maybe the Wings will all give up and retire. No hockey=no sports worth watching. Except college football.
Speaking of college football- and Michigan- and the color Blue- sorry, Texas. The Wolverines will pummel you on New Year's Day. Just accept it, and resign yourself to your fate. They're still filled with anger from their loss to the Buckeyes. (Thanks for saving the country, Ohio, but could OSU please go back to the tradition of losing to U-M every year? It was better that way.) So they've got some stress to unload. Longhorns- may God have mercy on your souls. Go Blue! ...but I am kinda ticked off that a Big Ten team is in the Rose Bowl but they couldn't find a Pac Ten team to match. I think the Rose Bowl, on the grounds of seniority, should be above and beyond the reach of the BCS.
Speaking of the BCS, it sucks.
Speaking of sucking, I'm not very good at stream of consciousness writing. Well, I'm trying. But nobody does stream of consciousness better than the queen, SarahK.
(/puddle of consciousness)
Um... the end.
P.S.- I forgot to mention, Macomb County voted for Bush. Go, hometown!
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