Texas garbage man and 2-year-old boy share special friendship
PLANO, Texas – Every Monday, like clockwork, two-year-old Lance gets ready for trash day, CBS Dallas-Fort Worth reported.
The Plano toddler wheels his mini recycling bin to the curb, dressed as his buddy, James Jackson the trash man.
Lance waits with a quiet smile, as the familiar rumble and squeak of the city garbage truck fills the alley by his house.
It’s a unique friendship formed nearly a year and a half ago, when the Rufus family moved into the neighborhood where Jackson picks up the trash.
Four years on the job, and now Jackson has a new sidekick.
“It’s like, Lance is eating breakfast, he hears it, he stops and says, ‘Garbage truck!’ We have to get him out of the high chair and run to the back. I really love it,” said Lance’s mom Chantal Rufus.
The friendship between the toddler and Jackson quickly blossomed. Jackson even gave his buddy a “City of Plano” toy bank. Lance hasn’t been able to put it down.
“It makes it sweet when you see someone who really likes what you do,” laughed Jackson.
Lance’s parents dressed him up as Jackson for Halloween.
Chantal and Garrett made a tiny recycling bin, and a matching reflective vest.
The friendship is warming hearts, and it’s only a matter of days until the friends see each other again.