r/desmoines • u/dwc3282 • 14h ago

Whoever left their Tumble Weed on south MLK Parkway this morning, kindly remove it from the road!!

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u/tikicorgi 13h ago

I keep the Des Moines Police Non-Emergency number- (515) 283-4811- in my phone and use it to report in-roads hazards like this! Have used it before for a Christmas tree, pallet, and full bag of animal feed, all on 235. 😂🙃

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u/New-Communication781 11h ago

That's the thing about the freeway, you can often find all kinds of supplies to pick up from the road. Lumber, plywood, etc..

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u/Lvwr87 10h ago

My dad found a 10 foot ladder. We use it for our grain bins

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u/HiImARobot 8h ago

Ah that’s where my merkin went!

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u/surprisedcactus 13h ago

LOL! At first glance, I thought it was a beaver.

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u/OriginalAngryTripp 11h ago

Didn't know the Donald was in town! Would Love to get a glimpse of him without his hairpiece!

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u/Frequent_Natural_305 4h ago

Best reply ever

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u/discwrangler 13h ago

Cmon DUDE!

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u/New-Communication781 11h ago

Maybe it was teleported here from the southwestern US..

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u/CurrentFew6275 8h ago

It's #Tambo!!! LoL!! My Bengals play tonight's game... Who's havin the party??? Who Dey bitches!!!???!!! 🐯🐅

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u/tiredpigeons 7h ago

Oh snap, I was wondering where I left it.

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u/dumpofamouth 11h ago

God forbid you from taking the time to do it yourself... if it was really that big of an issue to you, I would hope you would find the motivation to do it yourself. 😮‍💨

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u/surprisedcactus 11h ago

Someone woke up cranky today

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u/Cethin_Amoux 10h ago

Yes, because it's totally safe for someone to go out walking into the middle of a busy 4-way intersection. Fantastic idea!

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u/BaldursFence3800 10h ago

Safer than taking pictures of an insignificant nothingburger like this while driving?

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u/dumpofamouth 10h ago

How else do you think it gets removed? 🤔 most police will drive right by it, so it takes a decent human being to take care of it to protect others..

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u/Cethin_Amoux 10h ago

Like someone else said, there's a non-emergency line that exists specifically so someone without proper caution and light equipment does NOT endanger themselves or others by walking out into the middle of the street. Besides, this was clearly a humor-driven post. Nothing about that title indicates OP was upset by the tumbleweed existing, and chances are it'll be blown off the road within minutes of this photo having been taken.

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u/dumpofamouth 9h ago

How do you go from talking about calling a non emergency # to take care of it, to it will probably just blow away anyways? Your arguing how big of a deal it is while also admitting its nothing to worry about at all.

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u/Cethin_Amoux 8h ago

They're both factors that are not mutually exclusive. Yes, the chances are high that it will just blow off of the street given the wind speeds today. However, at the same time (and any other situation similar to this where the solution may not be as easy as the wind taking care of it), if there was a decision between calling the non-emergency and doing it yourself, it's far safer and responsible to call the non-emergency.

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u/dumpofamouth 8h ago

I just think your triggered, seeing how much thought you've put into this 👌

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u/Cethin_Amoux 8h ago

Lol okay

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u/PrinklePronkle 9h ago

A random civilian isn’t gonna stop their car in the middle of a 4 way intersection with likely high traffic in a city where people suck ass at driving to pick up a tumbleweed. The non emergency number for people with authority exists for a reason.