A farmer was sitting on his porch one afternoon, when a State Highway
Truck pulled up along side the road in front of his property. The driver
got out of the truck, walked to the grassy area next to the road, dug a
hole, then got back into the truck. A few minutes later a passenger in
the truck got out, walked to the hole, proceeded to fill it back in, and
then returned to the truck. The driver then moved the truck 50 feet up
the road, and the process repeated itself. This went on for the entire
stretch of road in front of the farmer's house.
Finally, the farmer's curiosity got the better of him, so he approached
the truck and asked what in the world they were up to.
The driver replied, "We're part of a highway beautification project, but
the guy who plants the trees called in sick today."
