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Ribzee OP t1_jchn7vi wrote

Reply to comment by NotNowDamo in Sick of litter on PA highways? Notify PennDOT. Best chance we got by Ribzee

I once documented the saga of a plastic bag stuck in a tree outside my work. This was back when blogging was hot. The story grew legs, so many people followed its condition and asked about it offline too. I pitched the story to NPR and got on-air about it. If you're curious, it's a 5 min interview here (I think you have to download it to listen, but they also wrote about it): https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/06/14/127838433/-windy-a-plastic-bag-caught-in-a-tree-is-kathy-frederick-s-obsession

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NotNowDamo t1_jcl7sm5 wrote

For other reasons, I remember the snow.storm that took out Windy. Awesome, thanks for sharing.

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Ribzee OP t1_jcl8paw wrote

I'm scared to listen to that interview again. Only listened to it once when it aired live, then again with my husband later in the day. Did I sound like an idiot? I can't remember. I can see why some actors and actresses have never seen their own films. I almost puked before I had to go on air due to nerves. But it was such a great story and I wanted people to know about it. For the record, the best response comment I got about the interview was "That was a driveway moment," meaning they were so taken by the story driving home from work that they sat in their driveway to listen to the end. The worst comment I got was "That woman needs mental help." Har.

Yeah, that storm was something, wasn't it? I remember it well too because I think our work shut down for 4 days, which never happens.

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NotNowDamo t1_jcubh53 wrote

Honestly, I didn't listen, I read the article. I just figured the article was a transcript from the interview, and you came off as perfectly normal.

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