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We had those growing up in suburban Chicago too -- in my case in the 70s. The trucks would only appear at dusk. We dumb kids thought the fog was a hoot so we wo
by tasty_freeze 6y ago
We had those growing up in suburban Chicago too -- in my case in the 70s. The trucks would only appear at dusk. We dumb kids thought the fog was a hoot so we would jump on our bikes and chase behind the truck hooting at the novelty, breathing in who knows what chemicals. I can still remember the smell.
- nicoburns 6y ago> breathing in who knows what chemicals Probably DDT. Not thwebest of ideas!
- whyenot 6y agoIn the 1970s? No, almost all use of DDT in the US ended in 1972.
- mNovak 6y agoI seem to recall this in the Midwest as recently as the 90s
- nerdponx 6y agoMy dad told me similar stories from midcentury New York.
- whyenot 6y agoIt was probably malathion, which is an organophosphate pesticide that is considered low toxicity, although it may be a carcinogen.