Garbage Trucks!

Ok, so I have to write about this topice, because for the last week or so I've been fascinated by it. Last week, I was walking home from dinner and I came around the corner to see this garbage truck fly around the corner, and out popped 3 tiny guys running full speed, they grabbed bags of trash, grabbed on to the truck and jumped back on. All in a matter of a few seconds the all of the trash bags down these street were picked up! Nothing machnical, just 3 superfast little Mario and Luigi's!

So, tonight I set out to capture these little speed demons on my camera to show you.

Every night the trash is picked up here at just around 8 pm. So I got my camera and set-up shop. I stood outside the gate of ACI-Prensa with my camera ready to go. I took a few practice shots, and got the camera on the right setting.

While I was waiting, I saw a number of random things happen. First, I saw my first female taxi-driver. Not too random right? Except for the fact that her cab broke down. Instead of calling a tow-truck or AAA, she got out of the car, opened up the back, and got her tools out. She spent maybe 10-15 minutes under the hood working on

something and away she went! I've noticed a lot of people working on their cars in the most random of places! People keep their cars here until they pretty much can't be fixed anymore, which means, you don't drive unless you know how to fix your car, kind of a good rule!

Also, my nextdoor neighbor got picked up for a date tonight. Some guy pulled up on a skatboard and whistled from the street to get her attention because her house is gated in.

So I was getting ready to give up on my garbage truck friends, when around the corner they came. I tried to take these pictures, but as you can tell, those suckers were just way too fast! I'm going to try and get a video next time! I like the effects of the last picture because it looks like the guy is like the Flash!