Some of the recent light rail activities on Capitol Hill haven’t been exactly calming. Some of the work is the equivalent of interplanetary adventure. And then there is this guy.
Bruce Gray, Sound Transit spokesperson, wasn’t exactly enthusiastic when we told him we wanted to write about the job. The role is “Operator,” we were informed. “And his duties include moving mud from point A to point B,” Gray helpfully added.
Gray may not be impressed but CHS thinks the job is worthy of mention, reflection and maybe even inspiration. As long as the muck keeps flowing into the muck pile, the Operator digs it out, lifts it up and deposits it in a waiting truck to be carried away to parts north, south and east.
Now I know why it’s taking six years.
His refusal to submit to the whims of entropy make him a noble figure, one that can stand in for the struggle of humanity against chaos? Yes I think so.
You work is appreciated.
I’m very glad to have seen this.
What I find a bit alarming is how liquid that muck is. Are they adding water to it? If not, I would not want to be on the Hill in an earthquake. It’ll shake like a bowl of jello if that’s really what we’re standing on.
They “condition” the soil with water and a type of detergent as they bore making it easier to process:
http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2011/07/05/adventure-benea