This Macon crew leader is one of the best street sweepers in the state

Roderick Bell, a Parks & Beautification Department Crew Leader, talks about what it is like to be a street sweeper in Macon and why his job is important.
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[@bobklein1665]

Why do people have to flip off the street sweeper man?

[@markstepanekii388]

People are assholes Bob. I do the same job and I get flipped off all the time.

[@bobklein1665]

@@markstepanekii388 in the early 60s us neighborhood boys in a small town in Minnesota used to follow around a three-wheeled Wayne street sweeper. It was so cool. The sweeper man used to let us sit in it while he was filling it up with water. It was yellow and we called it the yellow sweeper we all loved it

[@christopherjohnson5236]

Been driving those for 3 years now and I know the feeling of people getting mad at me but mainly they get in trouble if they hit you, especially when you're in sweep mode. One of my coworkers got into 2 non-fault accidents because of people's impatience.

[@charlesrowan4632]

The street sweepers in NYC are the most tantleted.