OK, one more snow blog. The Top Hat had to remove their snow too. Here is the super duper, extra bonus.
Check out the dude in the red, sports-like, team jacket. He's standing in front of the discount store at 1412 West Morse Avenue with his head turned around.
I think he was working the street and asked me if I needed anything?
The smart ass I am, I made him repeat himself.
Red jacket dude asked again, this time a bit louder, he said, "Are ya straight"?
I told him I was. He got confused and walked the other way.
I think he was trying to sell me drugs?
6 comments:
How about all you blogging posters get up off your arses and go outside and shovel some snow to help out and set an example and maybe make a trend? What is wrong with people that they 1) don't have the decency to shovel snow on their property (and the sidewalks are partially owned by residences and building owners)? 2) help out others who may not be able to shovel, even if they are renters? 3) look to the nanny state to solve the SIMPLEST of problems -- snow. We are not talking about building viaducts or educating the masses, we are talking about simple %$#&ing snow removal on sidewalks!!!!! ohmygod, what has the world come to that we need a ^#$ing politican to remove 5 or 6 inches of goddamn snow!???? If the residents of RP can't shovel their own snow then they don't deserve much better than crackheads and dealers and bangers.
I want food stamps
Pamela - it is evident that this is a particular pet peeve of yours, and while I agree with you that people should take more responsibility for shoveling in front of residences, that clearly is not what this post is about. I think your position on the wisdom of TIFs and SSAs is well known to readers of this blog, and I am sympathetic to that position, but in the mean time, money has been earmarked for snow removal, and it's not getting done properly.
James' point is a good on too (I am assuming that you agree that street plowing is something best left to the nanny state). It's just shocking that the areas around the schools and libraries are not being prioritized for plowing. Are the residents of this ward really supposed to get the shovels out and start shoveling not just the sidewalks but the streets as well? Perhaps it may come to that, but I find it absolutely outrageous. As far as who should take the initiative, well how about starting with the people who are elected and/or paid to do so - is that that just a silly pipe dream up here?
BTW - on my way to work yesterday morning, I did see a crossing guard at Morse and Clark - she was wearing a bright orange coat. Is she a volunteer, or perhaps a security person doing double duty? Just wondering...
I totally agree with you James - I was just wondering if this lady had decided on her own to become the ad hoc crossing guard...
Even if doing something as human as helping to dig is beyond them, aren't they at least supposed to facilitate a tow truck in case the digging is unsuccessful? If they were going to do just nothing, then what were they hanging around watching you for? What a disgrace.
I wonder what Commander Rottner would have to say about this...
I own and I shovel too. And we've come out of our house to help people push out in the past.
Some people aren't well enough to shovel maybe and don't know anyone to help them.
I can see this issue really irritates certain people, but I think maybe we should lighten up a bit.
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