[freepy smurf]

I believe it. I was in Boston back in '87 and went out side to a park for lunch. I watched as people were standing around eating their lunches they got from the vendors. They would be no further away than 30 feet from a trash can and in stead of walking over to it and throwing away their trash they just dropped it right where they stood. After an hour the entire area looked like a city dump. I was absolutely astounded, you do something like that in Colorado and you would get confronted. Then the rains came and all that stuff ended up floating in that greasy, grimy looking harbor. I took a ride on a bus and some lady had changed her baby’s diaper and just left the dirty one right on the seat. Boston is the filthiest place I have ever been, worse than Philthadelphia.

Every time I watched the EPA jump on somebody’s case I always wondered how many EPA supporters were from Boston.

[capecodderathome]

I was in Boston yesterday, and everything written above is basically true. I rode the "T" in from Quincy, and was appalled at the clutter on the train. The only thing different from the past is that there was no smoking in the stations or the trains.

Every Spring, the Mayor bemoans the fact that Federal money isn't available for him (Menino) to hand out to lazy kids to pick up trash that has piled up throughout the city. Don't even suggest that city employees should be doing this. As has been the case in previous years, one of the Congressional Delegation will get prime time coverage for "bringing home the bacon", thus assuring Menino of an opportunity to hand out red jackets to the not so ambitious kids who will spend a few Saturdays, getting paid for the photo ops.

BTW, the potholes this year are big enough to swallow up small cars....


Richard