I married the King of Poo
I married the King of Poo
My husband started working for the sanitary district when he was 18 years old, literally shoveling shit. Talk at our dinner table frequently revolves around less than savory subjects. But hey, poo is, after all, our bread and butter.
He was also a Volunteer Firefighter for 12 years, became a cadet at 17 and then promoted to Captain when he was 21. He still remains in contact with his firefighting brothers and sisters, and the reunions are an absolute blast. The amount of camaraderie and mutual respect among his peers is a true testament to their character and dedication to the service of others.
Good people still exist. Respect and admiration exist. Good people like my husband command it.
In every sense of the word, he is a self made man, who worked his way up, slow and steady, forgoing pay for benefits, like many civil servants. I couldn’t be more proud of him, and I’m grateful every day for all he’s done for me and our daughter, Jess. He is an upstanding, humble, decent man. I may not have always been deserving, but I’m proud, and fortunate to be his partner.
A couple of weeks ago he took me around the plant to see some of the new processes they’ve implemented. SuperDave is the Operations Supervisor for a 28,000,000 gallon per day water reclamation and wastewater treatment plant. If you’ve never had the opportunity to tour a municipal treatment plant, you should. I felt like I was visiting NASA. So, I thought I’d share some photos and some background….have a good night Geeps.
Dear BobbieZenโ like making sausage or law, I’ve never quite wanted to know how waste water was reclaimed! ๐
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Lol and here I’ve provided a pictorial for you J Thomas Horton. ๐
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David Thiery I’m revolted by this shitty omission.
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๐ fortunately the aromas have gotten much more tolerable, LM Stewart. One of the vendors used the slogan, “an earthy, almost pleasant aroma” to describe the magic their process provides.
Lol
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David’s plant also hires many summer part timers Robert Rice.
Many go on to make it a career.
He’s got 36 years in the pension…and fortunately it’s a solvent one, unlike other Illinois pension plans.
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I’m on tag strike David Thiery
Because reasons.
I was summarily dismissed from Team Poogle, so ๐
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Come on Ben Zaitz
U can do better man.
Do better.
K?
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I took water and wastewater treatment in college… Got my operator in training certs… Then got called bk to ford….
I didnt really want to work in poo anyway… I was just bored so I went to school!! LoL
Cool pics lady!
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Well aren’t you all well rounded and full of surprises, Chelley Chelle!
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Mmhmm… I have associate diplomas in env mgt and agriculture! ๐
But I like my factory job tbh… Just wish it was closer to home.
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You could always work as a consultant in those fields some day Chelley Chelle!
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Thank you Korinne M Jackman.
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BobbieZen k!
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Perhaps ๐ education and knowledge gained… Nvr a bad thing !
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I can relate.
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SuperDave is super! Ijs. Good night ๐
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I recognize some of this equipment. My company manufacturers wastewater process products.
What municipality is he at. I may have designed something at that plant
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City of Naperville๏ปฟ Keith Humphrey
You may very well have. ๐
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Keith Humphrey pls confirm
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He says they use Hycor washers…but they will need to be replaced next year.
Maybe Lakeside needs to make a bid. ๐
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Though i didn’t design them personally. My company installed two 5′-0″ diameter screw pumps at Naperville
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In 1999?
Or were you still in grade school then? ๐
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You bet i was in grade school. Class of 2004!
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If they need a few grit washers. I do design those. ๐
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I’ll pass it along!
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I’ve worked at WWTP’s in Joliet and Waukegan in IL, but never Naperville. I bet it’s sweet ๐
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Joliet pays well,,.,better than Naperville for sure David Renaud!
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Its a shitty job no matter where you work. (Pun intended) ๐
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Lol
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John Rย See?
#YourPoopIsMyBreadAndButter ย ๐
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Shit posts like this warms my heart.
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