Monday, October 20, 2008
The Steel Yard
Every day, when my train is delayed (which is another post entirely), it stops at the same spot just outside the city next to a steel recycling yard. Sadly, this is my favorite part of the commute because I get to witness the workers recycling all the scrap metal for Chicago-land. I don't know if any of you have seen Dirty Jobs but the work that is being done at this yard is identical to an episode where Mike Rowe is at a recycling plant. The magnetic metal is picked up by big magnet machines and the non-magnetic metal is picked up by cranes. It just amazes me that every day they look like they are hard at work yet never seem to get anywhere with the piles of metal. Regardless, it is good to see that recycling is actually going on in this city and that not everything jsut goes directly to a garbage dump.
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I also get excited about stuff like that. Maybe because it's so different from our jobs.
the new yorker had a very interesting article (big surprise) on the scrap metal business and life cycle. you might look it up to add some context to your observations. it's a huge business with colorful stories and characters, including the hidden journey behind every piece of metal we encounter.
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