Every year, the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation hosts open houses at various distruct refuse yards. If you're thinking that the last place you'd like to go to an open house is at a trash collection site, then think again! It's actually really interesting - and not at all smelly!.
Julie and Shawn took Nolan last year, and he had so much fun that the families Chan and Ilardi joined in this time around..
As soon as we entered the facility, each child was given a bright yellow construction hat. Unfortunately, only Nolan kept his hat on. Calliope's head was too small, and neither Benjamin nor Kayla wanted to disturb their perfect coifs.
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Our first stop on the tour was at a large trash truck which was remarkably neat and clean. The truck was so clean that my own car seemed disgusting in comparison, which is pretty pathetic considering that the dirtiest thing in my car is my mouth.
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Clean or not, Benjamin didn't really enjoy his tour of the truck's cab, and he had to be rescued by his father. I guess Benjamin prefers the comparatively filthy interior of his mama's ride.
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The next stop on the tour, however, got rave reviews. The kids took turns pulling a lever in the back of the truck and watching this big metal scoopy thing raise up into the air. These are very technical terms I'm using here, folks.
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After the Big Metal Scoopy Thing stop on the tour, the ladies (including the littlest lady Calliope) decided to grab some food and a table while the boys continued on the rest of the tour. The lines must have been pretty long, because it was nearly an hour before they joined us. By then, we had already finished eating most of the food we had gotten. Needless to say, they weren't too pleased with us. Ooops!
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Luckily, it only took another hour of waiting in line for the boys to score some grub.
Our first stop on the tour was at a large trash truck which was remarkably neat and clean. The truck was so clean that my own car seemed disgusting in comparison, which is pretty pathetic considering that the dirtiest thing in my car is my mouth..
Clean or not, Benjamin didn't really enjoy his tour of the truck's cab, and he had to be rescued by his father. I guess Benjamin prefers the comparatively filthy interior of his mama's ride..
The next stop on the tour, however, got rave reviews. The kids took turns pulling a lever in the back of the truck and watching this big metal scoopy thing raise up into the air. These are very technical terms I'm using here, folks..
After the Big Metal Scoopy Thing stop on the tour, the ladies (including the littlest lady Calliope) decided to grab some food and a table while the boys continued on the rest of the tour. The lines must have been pretty long, because it was nearly an hour before they joined us. By then, we had already finished eating most of the food we had gotten. Needless to say, they weren't too pleased with us. Ooops!.
Luckily, it only took another hour of waiting in line for the boys to score some grub. .
Many thanks to the Bowens for clueing us in to just how interesting waste management can be. And no, I am NOT being facetious. If you don't believe me, check it out yourself ! You won't be disappointed!
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Next up: the final installment of the Weekend of Wonders series!
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