Road crew paints stripe over ‘pretty big’ dead raccoon on Memphis street

[Kamaji]

Road crew paints stripe over ‘pretty big’ dead raccoon on Memphis street

By Patrick Reilly
August 4, 2023

This raccoon got a new stripe — postmortem.

A city road crew in Memphis apparently painted a line right over a dead raccoon that was lying in the street, according to a report.

Richie EsQuivel told WREG he had to do a double-take when he saw the roadkill covered with a fresh line of white paint on the shoulder on Getwell Road.

He got out of the car and took a picture of the strange sight.

“The animal was maybe there for a few days by the looks of it. It’s pretty big and hard to miss,” EsQuivel told the outlet.

A spokesperson for the city said that crews will remove the dead critter on Friday morning.

“It’s funny how much attention the picture is getting,” said EsQuivel.



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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/road-crew-paints-stripe-over-dead-raccoon-on-memphis-street/

[Kamaji]

Sort of epitomizes the union-based "not in my job description" illness.

[andy58-in-nh]

Sort of epitomizes the union-based "not in my job description" illness.

"Talk to my shop steward."

Who will then file a grievance, because the contract says that roadside animal cleanup is outside the scope of the collective bargaining agreement.     

The city will pay a crew from the appropriate union to collect the carcass - probably on overtime.

And the line will not be repainted until the next scheduled road maintenance project.

[Kamaji]

"Talk to my shop steward."

Who will then file a grievance, because the contract says that roadside animal cleanup is outside the scope of the collective bargaining agreement.     

The city will pay a crew from the appropriate union to collect the carcass - probably on overtime.

And the line will not be repainted until the next scheduled road maintenance project.

Bingo!

[Free Vulcan]

In the union, in the union!