Here's evidence of knuckleheads who think West Odessa fields, and West Odessa in general, is a great place to dump.At least animal carcasses are biodegradable. And when the dry desert and hot sun get done with them, they are quite beautiful even.
But not all trash is organic or remotely beautiful. Some of it is quite toxic. Even "just" household trash can contain some serious toxic waste.
Sometimes, I think of painting a series of signs, like the old Burma shaving cream signs:
"Keep"
"driving"
"until you"
"get to the"
"community"
"waste"
"facility!"
Sometimes, I think about adding "*sshole!" to that.
I'd join any crusade, any group, any legislation to prevent this sort of dangerous behavior.
This isn't just any old pile of bones. These are bones used by a packrat to build his "midden," or nest. This particular midden is at the beginning of my traditional entrance to Race Field. The arrangement changes, but this rodent distinctly favors bones. It could be an artistic preference, but more likely it's a matter of convenience. Lots of SOBs dump their trash and dead animals along this road. This pack rat is just using what is plentiful for him or her.
