Did You Lose a Quad? It Washed Up in Torrington
Growing up in Waterbury, I saw plenty of garbage in the Naugatuck River. God it stunk so bad when I was a kid in the 70's and 80's. Raw sewage and years of neglect turned the river into a chemical cesspool. That was then, it's much better now after decades of attention. I guess that's why I was surprised to find a quad in the Naugy yesterday in Torrington.
I live on South Main Street in Torrington, and I walk my dog everyday along the banks of the Naugatuck River. It's really nice, I'm right across the river from the John Toro Sports Complex fields, and the city dog park. I'm used to being greeted by flocks of geese, a few ducks, and an occasional fellow dog walker, but there was an interesting item along the riverbank yesterday.
There is an atv/quad in the Naugatuck River right behind the John Toro Sports Complex. You can see from my photo, it's in terrible shape, this thing has been sitting and slowly degrading over a long period of time.
It started me thinking though, if this was MY ATV/Quad, I'd like to know about it. Maybe someone stashed it on the river and forgot about it? Or it could be as simple as it broke down and they abandoned it? The possibilities are still rolling around in my head. The Naugatuck River is 40.2 miles long, the two branches converge in Torrington, and it eventually empties into the Housatonic River in Derby.
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