[a fool in paradise]

The city does not lead by example. Graffiti on public property is not cleared within 2 weeks. It stays up for months. They DO eventually get around to painting over it.

[XenaLee]

Of course. But private citizens, in neighborhoods, many of which are retired and on social security (fixed incomes), and some in ill health, are expected to clean it up immediately or within ten days. To add insult to injury, most of these "grafitti artists" are illegals. And it's only going to get worse under the Obamanation.

If you see a building or fence that's been painted with gun-metal gray paint, it's because you can get all you want of that color free from the city. That's the color that they end up with when they add or combine all the other colors.