M’boro Dump Disaster

RockHopster · 05-23-2020, 09:43 AM

We should not scorn those that will not wear masks in close contact situations in public. We owe them a debt of gratitude. Thank you for thinning the herd.

farechofisherman · 05-23-2020, 09:58 AM

Seriously!?

DickR · 05-23-2020, 10:52 AM

While times of peak usage will see annoyingly long backups of vehicles waiting to unload, only four at a time are allowed up at the unload zone, spaced well apart. At any particular time, half of those are at their vehicles getting stuff out to bring over to the compactor bin. That leaves perhaps two people throwing stuff into the compactor bin or about to do so, and from what I've seen the other one or occasionally two about to approach the bin do indeed wait politely the few seconds it takes for the person at the bin to dump and move away before going the last ten feet to the bin. Everyone cooperates. Given the low percentage of the general populace that actually has the virus, times the very low percentage of the infected ones who might actually being going to the dump right when you do, times the fairly low likelihood of picking up the virus from someone close by for a few seconds while outdoors, with air moving around to dilute things even more, the actual chance of your picking up the virus during a trip to the dump is extremely low. You could be more at risk of having a car accident while driving to the dump. Nothing in life is risk-free, but it's not good to worry excessively about things with an exceedingly low chance of happening.

phoenix · 05-23-2020, 12:32 PM

It will remind me not to go Sunday afternoon in the summer as it will be backed up to moultonboro center

05-23-2020, 09:43 AM	#1
RockHopster Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 7 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	Thank You! We should not scorn those that will not wear masks in close contact situations in public. We owe them a debt of gratitude. Thank you for thinning the herd.

05-23-2020, 12:32 PM	#4
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,594 Thanks: 65 Thanked 288 Times in 204 Posts	It will remind me not to go Sunday afternoon in the summer as it will be backed up to moultonboro center __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

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farechofisherman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough & Harrison, NY Posts: 64 Thanks: 141 Thanked 46 Times in 16 Posts	Seriously!?

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DickR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 765 Thanks: 4 Thanked 260 Times in 172 Posts	While times of peak usage will see annoyingly long backups of vehicles waiting to unload, only four at a time are allowed up at the unload zone, spaced well apart. At any particular time, half of those are at their vehicles getting stuff out to bring over to the compactor bin. That leaves perhaps two people throwing stuff into the compactor bin or about to do so, and from what I've seen the other one or occasionally two about to approach the bin do indeed wait politely the few seconds it takes for the person at the bin to dump and move away before going the last ten feet to the bin. Everyone cooperates. Given the low percentage of the general populace that actually has the virus, times the very low percentage of the infected ones who might actually being going to the dump right when you do, times the fairly low likelihood of picking up the virus from someone close by for a few seconds while outdoors, with air moving around to dilute things even more, the actual chance of your picking up the virus during a trip to the dump is extremely low. You could be more at risk of having a car accident while driving to the dump. Nothing in life is risk-free, but it's not good to worry excessively about things with an exceedingly low chance of happening.

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