Off to work we go.

A truck load of old farts pulled out of the Tonto National Forest work site in Globe AZ.  Kadizzle's job was to drive the wagon load of seniors to the scenic location of outhouses in the Tonto Forest around Globe. Our fist stop was at the Indian ATM at Picket Post mountain.  What is an Indian ATM?  Of course it is an outhouse that takes deposits only.   The old guys jumped out to pick up the litter, and pressure spray the out house.  Cowboy Gary was certifying Ralph to be a gunner.  The gunner has to shoot the high pressure water right down the throat of the pit toilet.  Gary chided Ralph that he was missing some spots of human waste left overs.

Our next stop was Oak Flats where the Indians were protesting a land swap with a copper company.   The warriors had left their encampment totally unguarded.  Modern Apache Indians on the war path have coolers, bottled water, and a well equipped Webber grill.  As a new gunner at the outhouse Ralph talked a big job.  The vault was full almost to the top and the biggest danger being a gunner is back splash.

By some strange convolution of government grants the old fellows who get paid minimum wage are working under a grant for aging Indians.  None of the men are native Americans so it is a little puzzling.  It might be a case of the Indians in essence telling the white man " Clean up my Sh#t".

Our crew ranges in age from 78 to 60.  These old guys are temporarily out of work and the job gives them some income while they look for work that pays more.  These guys do good work and take the job seriously.

On a side note Kadizzle first hauled the crew for coffee before the day started.  In the gas station right by the counter was a strange display Kadizzle has never seen in a gas station before.  A variety of brightly colored packages of male performance enhancing concoctions was right beside the checkout.  It was hard to imagine someone going to the gas station and saying "Quick give me some of that fake viagra for seven dollars".  In a ruff and tough mining town who knows how the world works.