Burning Manure Pile Has Neighbors Fuming
Today’s “steaming pile of sh-t story comes to us from (where else??) Nebraska, where the proper disposal of seemingly endless cubic yards of animal waste is no small concern.
So, how DO you put out a burning pile of cow sh-t??
MILFORD, Neb. - A large pile of composting manure burning for almost two months has neighbors upset and state officials looking for a way to put it out.
Concerned about emissions, the state’s Department of Environmental Quality will make its recommendation by the end of the week, said spokesman Rich Webster.
David Dickinson, who owns and operates Midwest Feeding Co. near this town about 20 miles west of Lincoln, said he has tried to spread the pile out and douse it with water but the weather has slowed his efforts.
Webster said Dickinson will have to do something to put the fire out.
From a distance, the fire looks like steam rising from the large cattle feedlot. But when the winds pick up, it’s more than a vapor to neighbors, who can smell the result from as far as 9 miles away. At a restaurant one mile north of the pile patrons comment on the stench, said manager Wilma Roth.
You just can’t make this sort of thing up, eh? Remember, when piles of cow sh-t are outlawed, only outlaws will burn piles of cow sh-t.
And we have to worry about here is crap (no pun intended) like this. Personally, I’d take the steaming piles of cow sh-t.
