Mysterious Milk Jug Discovered in Poughkeepsie Radio Station Parking Lot

How did the half gallon milk jug get there and why?

I was tipped off by a co-worker early Monday evening Nov. 17 around 5pm of a half gallon of milk left in the radio station parking lot at 2 Pendell Road in Poughkeepsie. The unusual find definitely sparked my interest, so I had to ho and get a better look.

Also See: Hudson Valley Pizza Lovers Have Strong Feelings About Anchovies

We did a Google search to see if there was some meaning behind finding a carton or jug of milk in a parking lot and we didn't turn up any interesting results. Finding a milk carton in a parking lot generally has no specific, universally accepted symbolic or practical meaning in contemporary society. It is most likely just litter or an item accidentally left behind.

• Missing Children Campaigns: In the U.S. during this era, photos and information about missing children were printed on milk cartons to raise public awareness. The phrase "ending up on a milk carton" became an idiom for a person who has gone missing. 

Upon closer examination, we discovered that the unopened half gallon of whole milk from Stop & Shop seemed in perfectly good condition for consumption with an expiration date of Nov. 25 (still a full week left before the milk expires).

Get our free mobile app

As we have no idea as to how or why the perfectly fine, unopened milk jug ended up in the radio station parking lot, a request has been made to look over surveillance camera footage to see if this mystery can be solved. We'll update this article after the surveillance video is thoroughly examined. As of Tuesday morning around 8am, the milk jug was still sitting there as discovered by another co-worker.

UPDATE:

As of around 2pm on Tuesday, someone ran over the half gallon jug of milk.