a plea to the cops in northwest portland

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Instead of hanging out by the 7-11 writing speeding tickets, could you please do something about the scrap haulers driving their teetering and shedding loads up Hwy 30, across the St. Johns Bridge and over to Schnitzer?

Case in point, my ruined commute last night:

scrap hauler

Some of these guys (and gals), with their jerry-rigged trailers filled with old exhaust manifolds, chain link fencing and sometimes entire wrecked vehicles make Sanford and Son look like UPS.

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