The “squeegee man” in the photo seems to be holding a Windex (ammonia) type cleaner.
“The “squeegee man” in the photo seems to be holding a Windex (ammonia) type cleaner.”
Not nearly as bad the stuff you make. You want a couple of table spoons per pint not a few parts per million.
In NYC, BG (before Guiliani) I use to commute to school downtown and the squeegee brigade was everywhere. You expected to be confronted as soon as you came off the FDR Drive or West Side Highway. I remember once pulling up at a traffic light in the Village and here comes my own personal auto-detailer. He was at a corner with about 6 or 7 others (adds to the intimidation) and all around them on the ground were empty cans of Windex and empty bottles of Thunderbird (wino’s vintage of choice). The cans and bottles stood as testimony of their little thriving economy. They even had a cinder can with a fire going. Cops did nothing. Motorists usually yielded, rather than risking a confrontation. These were the days of the Sons of David Dinkins. Ah, the good ol’ days.
Another time, I was coming off the Tri-Borough Bridge, getting off uptown near Harlem and one crazed squeegee-wielder came at my car demanding money, spritzing the windshield with the dirty water already accumulated on the tool of his profession. Thankfully, the light changed before I had to decide how much to tip this fine contributor to society.
These folks are nothing but a menace to society.