KDOT, What are you doing???

M. R. Byrd

M. R. Byrd

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Today on Highway 400/50 coming back from Garden City, when I need a comfort break at the rest area west of Ingalls and what do I see but this guy.

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He was parked there when I got there and I took care of business then went and confronted him asking, "What the heck are you doing? Here we are in a terrible drought and you are preventing ice from forming!" He was from the Dodge City headquarters and I have done a fair amount of work there over the years so he knew I was teasing. Anyway, new truck and new equipment and he had to take the truck to Garden City for some service and was testing the anti-ice equipment along the way and watering trees at the rest stop. He said he was sure getting some strange looks.
 
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M. R. Byrd said:
Today on Highway 400/50 coming back from Garden City, when I need a comfort break at the rest area west of Ingalls and what do I see but this guy.

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He was parked there when I got there and I took care of business then went and confronted him asking, "What the heck are you doing? Here we are in a terrible drought and you are preventing ice from forming!" He was from the Dodge City headquarters and I have done a fair amount of work there over the years so he knew I was kidding. Anyway, new truck and new equipment and he had to take the truck to Garden City for some service and was testing the anti-ice equipment along the way and watering trees at the rest stop. He said he was sure getting some strange looks.
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Good thing you explained the part that the truck was watering the trees, I thought that might have been you. Anyhow, I hope you did a little rain dance at the rest area.
 
I could have stopped outside the men's room and watered a tree. :) After all every little bit helps, other than it likely would have evaporated before it hit the ground.
 
When in doubt, drink beer! Sounds like you-all need to have a bunch of keg parties out there and do some selective watering!
 
A 2006 study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that Americans drink an average of 22 gallons of beer a year. That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles per gallon. Keep up the good work!
 
M. R. Byrd said:
Today on Highway 400/50 coming back from Garden City, when I need a comfort break at the rest area west of Ingalls and what do I see but this guy.

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He was parked there when I got there and I took care of business then went and confronted him asking, "What the heck are you doing? Here we are in a terrible drought and you are preventing ice from forming!" He was from the Dodge City headquarters and I have done a fair amount of work there over the years so he knew I was teasing. Anyway, new truck and new equipment and he had to take the truck to Garden City for some service and was testing the anti-ice equipment along the way and watering trees at the rest stop. He said he was sure getting some strange looks.
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being a KDOT worker, he may have been asleep in the truck since the last snow and did not realize it was summer.:)
 
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