Katie lives in an A-frame on piers on the Satilla River in Pierce County, Georgia. When the river comes up, the porch steps disappear. Taking out the trash means gator waders, a Chihuahua stuffed in the overalls, a kayak full of bags, an ATV on the far bank, and sometimes a locked gate that turns the last stretch into a walk. She posted the chore. Millions of people watched it.
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She is 47 and has been on that river about 25 years. She told Newsweek she is “not afraid of gators, just mindful.” Hurricane Idalia came through. The bugs never leave. She still calls the trade worth it: “The bugs, trash runs, gators, snakes, none of that compares to the peace.” Commenters said they would just live in a pile of bags. One said it was what their husband imagines every time he is asked to take the trash out.
For more of this beat, see The AEGIS Alliance’s Odd News and the Charlotte family who found 50,000 bees living in a toddler’s bedroom wall. Follow Katie at @southernadventurehunter.
