Mary Ajersch's S.S. & C.K.O (Street Sweeper and Carcass Kicker Offer) Report - 2003 Jul 22

Hi Celia,

Another very busy Tuesday for me on 15K of the Parkway:

• I kicked off three large rocks;
• Tossed the rubber casing of a windshield wiper into the ditch;
• Swept three sections of gravel;
• Swept one large section of glass on the up-slope at the turn around point;
• Tossed a broken beer bottle into the ditch;
• Swept a large nasty section of brown glass slivers opposite the Filtration Plant. The debris was the result of two broken beer bottles. Swept another section of glass near Ogilvie, result of a broken fruit juice bottle.

One thing puzzles me. The white line crater near P8 was filled and packed down with dirt. Yes dirt--not asphalt. I noticed three jumbo sized paper cups (from fast food joints) and a discarded cigarette pack on the side of the road. The cups still had soil in them. In addition, I noticed there were numerous scrape marks in the adjacent soil. I assume that's where the dirt was obtained. Was this deed perpetrated by a concerned cyclist, or is this a cost-saving repair method used by the city? I wonder who littered the cigarette pack beside those paper cups. Could it have fallen out of a cyclist's pocket? Hmm!!!

Never a dull day for the Street Sweeper and Carcass Kicker Offer.

Mary