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...groundskeepers then load the leaves onto trucks, which transport the waste first to a new waste corral and eventually to their treatment destination...
When Captain John Anderson flew into Kismayu last December, the door of his C-141 air transport opened to admit a blast of foul air. "It was the smell of rotting flesh," he recalls. Not far from the airstrip was a pile of partly dismembered bodies in a shallow mass grave, victims of a local warlord. In some places, Somalis who at first welcomed the Americans became resentful when they realized that the U.S. would not simply wipe out the warlords who were terrorizing them. At the same time, soldiers found themselves in mortal danger whenever they seemed...
Biggest adjustments to city life: I'm used to knowing everyone and people being friendlier. Here drivers try to run you over instead of waving to you. No one here drives a pickup truck either, the ultimate form of transport at home...
...just passed the hungry, waiting mob outside the Border. Rosalita's glass roof creates the impression of dining under the stars. A live mariache band, (a great asset if you want to impress a date), the hot-pepper Christmas lights and the Corona-bottle salt and pepper shakers altogether transport you to a tastefully-done Mexican tourist trap...
...second convert in this story is this writer, who is now forever sold on the bus as a mode of transport. The bus is cheaper, faster and much more exciting than the T. There's a bus stop right outside Quincy House, and a ride costs only sixty cents. Furthermore, passengers can see where they've been, where they are and where they're going. (The world could use more alternatives like these...