It's a Dirty Job, and Here's How Fox Metro Does It
Your intrepid editor takes a tour of Fox Metro's wastewater treatment plant in Oswego, and comes back with a new favorite euphemism.
When it comes to certain things, I’m an out-of-sight, out-of-mind kind of guy. I know that’s a bad quality for a reporter. I should be curious about everything. But it’s like this: when I flush the toilet, all I need to know is that it worked. Whatever I wanted to get rid of is now gone, and in its place is nice, clean water, and I can put the lid down and not think about it any more. So it was with some trepidation that I accepted Matt Brolley’s invitation to tour the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District’s facility on Friday. Brolley, chairman of Montgomery’s Plan Commission (and a candidate for Village Board), had arranged the tour for village bigwigs and other area officials, all of them presumably fascinated by the chance to see what …
Debbie Buchanan
11:22 am on Monday, April 4, 2011
Thanks Andre--you made a not-so-fun topic very interesting and humorous. I wouldn't want that job, but am thankful we have good people at the helm who manage the operation. more ›