Posted on 09/19/2016 12:39:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Virginia man who adopted a stretch of highway under the name Darth Vader donned the costume of the Star Wars character while cleaning up roadside trash.
Darth Vader, aka Henry Wakley, was spotted Thursday wearing a version of the Sith Lord's costume with an orange reflective vest at the side of Route 460 in Blacksburg.
Wakley adopted the stretch of highway last year and a sign at the side of the road states it was adopted by "Darth Vader."
Wakley, who spends most of his time in New Zealand on business, said he decided to don Darth Vader's robes and pick up some trash while in town for a couple of weeks.
"I like to get out here and dress up because it makes people smile driving by," Wakley told WSBS-TV. "The lack of cleanliness disrupts me."
Wakley said he hopes using the Dark Side of the Force for good will inspire others to keep their roads clean.
"We need to end this destructive behavior to restore the galaxy," Wakley said.
He said he had a humorous run-in with police this week when someone reported "Batman" walking along the side of the highway, but officers arrived to find Darth Vader doing his civic duty.
The Virginia Department of Transportation thanked Vader for his service to the community.
"VDOT Salem District would like to thank Darth Vader for helping us keep our roadways 'in the galaxy' clean. He took a break on Friday from his busy schedule and used the force to pick up trash along Route 460 in Blacksburg, a highway he adopted as part of the Adopt-a-Highway Program," the department said in a Facebook post.
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This is what happens when you run out of Jedi
I hope somebody adopts the stretch of highway after his under the name Kylo Ren to, “finish what he started.”
Did they call a full lock-down of VA? So scary...
Thank you, Mr. Vader! The staggering amount of litter in Virginia is embarrassing. I blame outsiders who don’t live here and the democrat Governor.
Let the trash be with you.
I find the amount of litter here disturbing.
I’ve been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master.
Only a master of garbage, Darth
But a bit out of your home turf?
(Flotsam, Jetsam and Detritus are strong in this one. But I sense a disturbance in the dumpster.)
Why would Mr. Vader need to wear safety orange? Any car coming at him could be dealt with by using the “force”, no?
And all this time I thought they only used disruptors in the Star Trek Universe.
With the popularity of bottled water, the softball fields I play on are regularly strewn with discarded plastic bottles that people were too lazy to put into the provided garbage cans. I would just as soon the state put a deposit on these containers too............
Blacksburg is a wretched hive of scum and villainy
You know the US economy is bad when even Darth Vader has a daytime job picking up coke bottles for refund.
If you get two death stars blown up you’re never going to get hired again, plus insurance companies are never going to ensure you again.
If you haven’t seen Chad Vader, Day Shift Manager, you should check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opplsYSrIHc
What? community service is part of his parole.
Clever.
“This Highway Adopted by the Galactic Empire”
May the trash be with you.
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