Why Kids Love Garbage Trucks
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Why Kids Love Garbage Trucks
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#2I actually wanted to be a garbage truck driver when I was little. I think it was the power to crush stuff that really stirred my imagination. The smell never really bothered me much and I figured that you would get used to it anyway. The dirty never bother me much either; I was constantly playing in our neighbors backyard that we called the dirt-hole. Yup, garbage man was almost the perfect job.
Instead, my love for computers (ahhh, VIC-20) grew and I went to college to learn more. I really love what I do but if things went sideways I could see myself being a garbage man.
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#3In the words of my two year old, "woah! It's so big!"
I've learned not to over-analyze and trust what he says.
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#4This didn't address my favorite theory: that (some) kids are programmed to learn as much as they can about the nearby megafauna, and in this world the closest approximation is these big garbage/fire/construction vehicles.
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#5I actually wanted to be a garbage truck driver when I was little. I think it was the power to crush stuff that really stirred my imagination. The smell never really bothered me much and I figured that you would get used to it anyway. The dirty never bother me much either; I was constantly playing in our neighbors backyard that we called the dirt-hole. Yup, garbage man was almost the perfect job. Instead, my love for…
You could have been both: https://dilbert.com/strip/1998-11-21
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#6I thought that getting to ride on the outside of a vehicle was the coolest thing ever.
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#7This didn't address my favorite theory: that (some) kids are programmed to learn as much as they can about the nearby megafauna, and in this world the closest approximation is these big garbage/fire/construction vehicles.
Would explain why most young kids go through a dinosaur phase too!
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#8I actually wanted to be a garbage truck driver when I was little. I think it was the power to crush stuff that really stirred my imagination. The smell never really bothered me much and I figured that you would get used to it anyway. The dirty never bother me much either; I was constantly playing in our neighbors backyard that we called the dirt-hole. Yup, garbage man was almost the perfect job. Instead, my love for…
I've been thinking about being a garbage man (not the truck driver) for one day a week.
Physical work, outside, and it seems your mind could subconsciously work on the big problems in the rest of your life while doing it.
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#9Growing up in Toronto, I used to watch the show Mighty Machines[0]. I loved it - it would show construction vehicles and airplanes, and I ogled at it for hours. I can still remember the theme song. Makes me so very happy right now remembering it.
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#10This didn't address my favorite theory: that (some) kids are programmed to learn as much as they can about the nearby megafauna, and in this world the closest approximation is these big garbage/fire/construction vehicles.
yeah me & my son we have spent 3 years chasing garbage trucks, contruction vehicles and fairy tale giants, & dinosaurs. finally minecraft took over.