I live on South Street between 16th and 17th and I see people who work in businesses at one end of my block go to a store on the other end, toss their bags of chips and soda bottles and Slim Jim wrappers all over the street as they trudge back to their jobs. This is a block that has one city maintained receptacle at one end and another one placed outside by the variety store on the other end. It seems to me like pure laziness and lack of respect for their surroundings.
Another thing that gets me fired up is when the trash collectors leave debris strewn all over the sidewalks. The last thing I want to do before I head to work in the morning is clean up after these slobs. When I was in college I worked for the Abington township trash department. If anyone left the neighborhoods that we serviced in the condition that I see mine after trash day, they'd be looking for another job.
A.J.
Comments (2)
Broken windows theory, for this entry and the one above??? I think so.
Posted by Tony | July 18, 2007 7:21 PM
Posted on July 18, 2007 19:21
A.J., I totally agree. I have actually challenged and been blown off by the employees of the hair salon as they have littered in front our shared frontage. Their littering is particularly contemptible because the block not only contains residences but also other businesses that are trying to earn a living in the midst of a struggling commercial corridor. What do these employees think, that we enjoy picking up after them? That the block cleans itself up? That a trashed block is good for attracting business to their hair salon or to the other businesses on the block? That residents enjoy watching people trashing the block in front of them? No, I doubt those employees are thinking at all.
Posted by Marcus | July 21, 2007 9:55 AM
Posted on July 21, 2007 09:55