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The kitty litter factory
Since my last programming job ended I've been driving a
truck. Not a bad gig overall, other than getting paid so little that I'm going broke Thursday evening I had a very interesting load assignment. I was to pickup from a company called "Golden Tidy Products" in Maricopa, CA. I drove down Interstate 5 to the proper exit, went about 25 miles west to the town of Maricopa, then over a series of narrow, winding desert roads that eventually climbed over a couple of hills that were almost too steep for my truck to handle. When I got to the top of the hill I found - Nestle Purina Golden Products Division. I figured "cool, some kind of pet products." When I entered the building to check in with the shipping department, I saw more cat litter than I have ever seen before in one place. Tidy Cat brand, WalMart's Special Kitty brand, Target's house brand - they were all there. Turns out this place is a bentonite (clay) mine. I watched as they loaded my trailer with 45000 pounds of Special Kitty and Tidy Cat. I left the factory, drove to the nearest truckstop, and found that the factory had overloaded me. Back to the factory to get my load adjusted, back to the truckstop, still overloaded. I was headed back to the factory for a second reload when my engine blew. A few hours later when the tow truck driver was hooking me up to his truck, I learned that the Johnie Cat litter mine is just 5 or 10 miles north of the one I was picking up at. So now I know where out cat litter comes from! Dan |
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I watched as they
loaded my trailer with 45000 pounds of Special Kitty and Tidy Cat. Hey, that would last us a couple of weeks That's very interesting. I guess I never really thought about where litter actually comes from. Sherry |
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"m. L. Briggs" wrote in message ... On 15 Jun 2004 18:11:23 GMT, itty (Sherry ) wrote: I watched as they loaded my trailer with 45000 pounds of Special Kitty and Tidy Cat. Hey, that would last us a couple of weeks That's very interesting. I guess I never really thought about where litter actually comes from. Sherry Be glad it was the engine and not the brakes. Those large heavy trucks seem to be prone to brake failure on steep hills. In the 1950s, my boss had me clip news articles of brake failures on big trucks coming down the mountain. We still hear about them from time to time. Purrs for your wellbeing at all times. MLB I've always enjoyed those huge double trailers with the Kitty Litter ads on the sides. The Blue and White is Johnny Cat isn't it? But when we've seen the it is usually on the Grape Vine north of LA. And often thought that doubles of clay must be awfully heavy to truck through there. Jo |
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"m. L. Briggs" wrote in message ... On 15 Jun 2004 18:11:23 GMT, itty (Sherry ) wrote: I watched as they loaded my trailer with 45000 pounds of Special Kitty and Tidy Cat. Hey, that would last us a couple of weeks That's very interesting. I guess I never really thought about where litter actually comes from. Sherry Be glad it was the engine and not the brakes. Those large heavy trucks seem to be prone to brake failure on steep hills. In the 1950s, my boss had me clip news articles of brake failures on big trucks coming down the mountain. We still hear about them from time to time. Purrs for your wellbeing at all times. MLB I've always enjoyed those huge double trailers with the Kitty Litter ads on the sides. The Blue and White is Johnny Cat isn't it? But when we've seen the it is usually on the Grape Vine north of LA. And often thought that doubles of clay must be awfully heavy to truck through there. Jo |
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"m. L. Briggs" wrote in message ... On 15 Jun 2004 18:11:23 GMT, itty (Sherry ) wrote: I watched as they loaded my trailer with 45000 pounds of Special Kitty and Tidy Cat. Hey, that would last us a couple of weeks That's very interesting. I guess I never really thought about where litter actually comes from. Sherry Be glad it was the engine and not the brakes. Those large heavy trucks seem to be prone to brake failure on steep hills. In the 1950s, my boss had me clip news articles of brake failures on big trucks coming down the mountain. We still hear about them from time to time. Purrs for your wellbeing at all times. MLB I've always enjoyed those huge double trailers with the Kitty Litter ads on the sides. The Blue and White is Johnny Cat isn't it? But when we've seen the it is usually on the Grape Vine north of LA. And often thought that doubles of clay must be awfully heavy to truck through there. Jo |
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If you ever do this run again, do you think you could run a detour through
Pennsylvania? I could really really use a truckload of kitty litter!!!! smile "Dan M" wrote in message ... Since my last programming job ended I've been driving a truck. Not a bad gig overall, other than getting paid so little that I'm going broke Thursday evening I had a very interesting load assignment. I was to pickup from a company called "Golden Tidy Products" in Maricopa, CA. I drove down Interstate 5 to the proper exit, went about 25 miles west to the town of Maricopa, then over a series of narrow, winding desert roads that eventually climbed over a couple of hills that were almost too steep for my truck to handle. When I got to the top of the hill I found - Nestle Purina Golden Products Division. I figured "cool, some kind of pet products." When I entered the building to check in with the shipping department, I saw more cat litter than I have ever seen before in one place. Tidy Cat brand, WalMart's Special Kitty brand, Target's house brand - they were all there. Turns out this place is a bentonite (clay) mine. I watched as they loaded my trailer with 45000 pounds of Special Kitty and Tidy Cat. I left the factory, drove to the nearest truckstop, and found that the factory had overloaded me. Back to the factory to get my load adjusted, back to the truckstop, still overloaded. I was headed back to the factory for a second reload when my engine blew. A few hours later when the tow truck driver was hooking me up to his truck, I learned that the Johnie Cat litter mine is just 5 or 10 miles north of the one I was picking up at. So now I know where out cat litter comes from! Dan |
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Dan M wrote:
I left the factory, drove to the nearest truckstop, and found that the factory had overloaded me. Back to the factory to get my load adjusted, back to the truckstop, still overloaded. I was headed back to the factory for a second reload when my engine blew. A few hours later when the tow truck driver was hooking me up to his truck, I learned that the Johnie Cat litter mine is just 5 or 10 miles north of the one I was picking up at. What a frustrating-sounding day. I hope you get paid by the hour and not by the delivery! (But probably the latter, right?) Joyce |
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