Yerington, NV-After a harrowing three years as a sanitation worker, Randey Salanfork finally finished his first full route. The route, comprising of 50 homes and apartment complex trash receptacles, is usually completed in a matter of hours but, due to Salanfork's condition, it took considerably longer. Diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in his early twenties he has had little control over his need to obsessively clean and wash his hands and anything he felt may be 'tainted'. "I am burdened with my ticks...(1,2,3...wooh)...that make life more difficult but, I wouldn't call it a disability...(1,2,3...wooh)." Salanfork said.
Salanfork was hired as a favor by Rodney Salanfork, District Manager of Yerrington Municipal Waste Disposal and Randey's reluctant brother. He officially began his route on July 5, 2009 and spent an entire day at the first receptacle. "First, I put on my disposable latex gloves. Next I put on my bio-hazard suit with respirator. And then, I just went to town. (1,2,3...wooh)" said Salanfork. "Next, I emptied the trash can into the truck. I held my breath the whole time I was sooooo nervous. Next, next, next, I noticed not all the trash had fallen out of the bottom of the receptacle. So I got my cleanup kit and started cleaning the can....(1,2,3...wooh)." Salanfork then went into nauseating detail on how he scrubbed and polished and cleaned the filth and 'taint' out of the trash can until it shone in that evenings sunset. His trainer for the day, Bud Justbud, had to leave Salanfork behind so that he could finish the rest of the route on his own. "I felt bad leaving him there but he just seemed so happy with his mop and bucket and cleaning supplies and acids and I don't even know what" said Justbud. Justbud later stated that he had to repeat the process on day 2 on their 2nd route, Randey stayed at the first stop and cleaned until all the 'taint' was gone."
Initially Randey loved his job but trouble struck when Randy realized he was not fitting in with the rest of the crew. "We started making fun of him. Often, by asking him if something had 'taint' on it. We would say 'Hey Randey, does this look like taint to you?' and we would all laugh." Randey stated, "I thought I was getting along with the rest of the crew at the district. But then (1,2,3...wooh)...I...(2,3...wo)...I found out that they were just teasing me." Randey had discovered through an internet search on a computer with a meticulously clean keyboard that 'taint' was a double entendre. This was a betrayal to Randey and he fell into a depression. He pulled himself together to get to work each day but he had lost his enthusiasm. "We started feeling bad for Salad-fork so we tried to cheer him up but nothing worked." Jusbud stated dismayed.
After completing his first full route, Randey announced his retirement. Salanfork soon fell into a deeper into sadness and secluded himself in a Lysol filled air tight bubble. "I can keep out all the germs in the world," Salanfork mused, "but I can't keep out all the hurting(...two...three...woe.)"
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