Human Hurricane Strews Trash Near HSU, Reader Says

A reader tells us that a human hurricane flung trash and trash cans along L K Wood Blvd between HSU and Blondies Food and Drink overnight.

Sy Keating, who took the above photo, explained, “They moved the trash cans to the other side of the road just to make a mess….One neighbor already was driving over [the trash] and got a flat tire from rolling over a beer bottle.”

Keating said he contacted the Arcata Police Department so they could let the public works branch know and he called Recology Arcata.

Hopefully, the cleanup crews will be there soon. Meanwhile, please be careful in the area.

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Thinking allowed
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Thinking allowed
6 years ago

There’s a trash war going on in my area too. Where someone resents someone else putting trash cans in a place that interferes with turning into a drive. So each week the cans get ‘moved’ violently. I’m acting on the assumption that it doesn’t involve me.

Concerned
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Concerned
6 years ago

Kind of insensitive to make light of hurricanes while people are dying.

Thinking allowed
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Thinking allowed
6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

One of the more irritating facets of modern American life is the intense effort put into working up offense over everything and anything. Think how pleasant it would be if the same effort was put into being tolerant.

It’s a hard issue to tackle- whining about whining is a definite internal conflict.

Truthy
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6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Knock, knock
Who’s there?
Hurricane
Hurricane who?
Hurricane you fix your wording?!

Truthy
Guest
6 years ago

Ironically, I think it is the ability, for everyone with internet, to post comments, on everything they read. I think we probably have always been full of opinions, just didn’t feel the need to tell the world. Kym, I wish I could give you back all the minutes per day you have to waste, defending yourself to those who are chronically insulted by your fair and thoughtful reporting.

J. Semprini
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J. Semprini
6 years ago
Reply to  Truthy

Well said.

Ullr Rover
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Ullr Rover
6 years ago

I’m offended at everyone getting offended.

hmm
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hmm
6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Folks get upset not matter how you act or what you do. No one has the right to not be upset/offended. If we did nothing that caused someone to get upset, we would sit still until we died of starvation, and even that would upset some people.

Jason
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Jason
6 years ago
Reply to  Concerned

Irrmagod you’re so annoying.

Buzz
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Buzz
6 years ago
Reply to  Concerned

Cry me a freaking river

Jaekelopterus
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Jaekelopterus
6 years ago
Reply to  Concerned

Cry me a hurricane of 9-11s.

Seamus
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Seamus
6 years ago
Reply to  Concerned

Oh for god’s sake are you serious? Chronic sensitivity will probably make the DSM VI

Liberal hypocrisy
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Liberal hypocrisy
6 years ago
Reply to  Concerned

I think you’re man bun is wound little too tight

Sharpen your pencil
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Sharpen your pencil
6 years ago

Clean the shit up yourselves Arcata! Only in liberal Arcata would someone call the public works to clean up their own trash, PATHETIC!

Jason
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Jason
6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Yeah! but still, damn liberals!

Really
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Really
6 years ago
Reply to  Jason

Yeah cuz non “liberals” dont ever pollute.
What a joke.
I heard it was conservative christians who hate hippies who strew all that trash there. They said god told them to.

Thinking allowed
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Thinking allowed
6 years ago
Reply to  Really

I didn’t think conservatives were allowed to even drive through Arcata.

Sy
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Sy
6 years ago

Guess what? Came around. Some old man showed up with his truck and started helping clean it up, I got out there and helped and so did a couple students. People will complain because I contacted the city to ask them to clean it up however in the end it was us local community members that got together and took care of it.

So… Who do you call for such a mess? Ghostbusters?

Come on
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Come on
6 years ago

This looks like something juveniles would do thinking it was funny, if we could find them, make them clean it up.

Der!
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Der!
6 years ago

Why does liberal always have to be thrown out when the discussion involves no politics? Sheep!

Jaekelopterus
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Jaekelopterus
6 years ago
Reply to  Der!

One or two obsessive weirdos with multiple sock-puppet accounts. One of them outed himself on the last Arcata shooting article by responding to a post under the wrong name. Bitching about BLM, naturally.

J. Semprini
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J. Semprini
6 years ago
Reply to  Jaekelopterus

Its best to simply ignore and pity them. They thrive on hate and imagined political differences.

Der!
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Der!
6 years ago
Reply to  J. Semprini

They remind me of the time I taught my parrot to speak and repeat exactly what I say.

Thinking allowed
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Thinking allowed
6 years ago
Reply to  Der!

Sheep go right or left as driven by whatever alarms them. And no matter which direction they are heading, they make the same reassuring noises.

None
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None
6 years ago

The city should pick it up. One of the perks of having the wonderful hsu students here. Maybe hsu should turn into a closed campus.

Sy
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Sy
6 years ago

I see these people talking smack and running there mouths but when it came down to cleaning up our community and getting down and dirty and taking care of the situation, how many of you showed up to lend a hand?
So…
Where’s your place to talk smack come in?

G-MAS
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G-MAS
6 years ago

Baaa

Redneck
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Redneck
6 years ago

Jaekelopterus did you see a black life involved here? Your comments make no sense bud. [edit]

gunther
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gunther
6 years ago

It might not be worth the trouble, but there must be a piece paper or something in there that could be used to help identify the perps.

Ferrealz
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Ferrealz
6 years ago
Reply to  gunther

Gunther I respect your idea however don’t think the residents made a mess of there own trash. Come on now

Anon Forrest
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6 years ago
Reply to  gunther

If this was done by even an “average” brain, it was someone else’s trash.

shawn the fisherman
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shawn the fisherman
6 years ago

Maybe a tornado would be more accurate? Gotta love the people who are so easy offended. How dare you use the word hurricane during a time of national hardship? Gimme a break! Political correctness needs to go. Whats wrong with offending people any way? Best thing about America is your right to offend! Put that in your Liberal pipe and smoke it. Too much?

Lone ranger
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Lone ranger
6 years ago

Looks like alot of white trash in arcata, what’s new

Sam
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Sam
6 years ago

I hope the person’s that did this get sent out cleaning the neighbourhood for hundreds of hours.

fuckwalterwhite.com
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fuckwalterwhite.com
6 years ago

Sounds like Arcata.
Late night drunk damage.
Watch your neighbor drive through a pile of trash,call the city to fix it.

Paul C Windham
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Paul C Windham
6 years ago

Recology just told me to stop using bungee cords to secure my trash can to a phone pole and gave me a new can that lets the driver empty it remotely. I’m sure this will save them time and money, but it’s only a matter of time before the bears leave a mess like this at the top of my driveway.

john
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john
6 years ago

Thirty two comments and only two were about the possible cause of this story; cans in the way of people traveling on the road, or turning off. Perhaps it was a drunk conservative christian driver, riding with a liberal hippy passenger, trying to switch positions before turning in to their driveway, so the kids wouldn’t know daddy drove home drunk.

Thanks for giving me a laugh. As someone who has walked that area years ago, I tend to believe “Come on” has it right. Kind of like Cool Hand Luke, as all you old folks should remember.

G-MAS
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G-MAS
6 years ago

It does look like a hurricane hit that spot. Hey you never know with the weird weather.❄

HSU Music Major performing on half a million dollar instrument.
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HSU Music Major performing on half a million dollar instrument.
6 years ago

I’m thinking HSU Irate Football fans. They have been trash talking the past two weeks. Word on campus is the Athletic Department wants the Administration to raise student activity fees to $1000 per student to pay off the over half a million dollar deficit from last year and pay for another $500,000 so the team can travel in style and wear fur lined athletic student hand sewn supporters and sequin jersey’s at the next game.

GO!! LUMBERJACKS……………………….

Crime stopper
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Crime stopper
6 years ago

Put up a camera and catch the -sshole at it. Don’t tell anyone you’re doing it until the lowlife gets caught.

EyezofTheWorld
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EyezofTheWorld
6 years ago

Deer cameras around the world for every just in case moment?