CAUTION!!! DON'T READ THIS ONE IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH!
It was so hot picking up trash tonight! Hot and trash don't belong in the same sentence together. Most likely the grossest night yet, and there have been a lot of them.
I knew the street I wanted to clean, so I parked in the parking lot, but I saw trash in the bushes, so I picked all that up. Then I saw trash around this playground, so I picked all that up.
(The picture doesn't do justice. It was a horrible mess.)
I pick up trash around playgrounds, because I love children, and there are so many dangerous things that can harm them. So many things.
And I picked up little socks, which means the children are playing in bare feet.
I would never let my kids play here.
But then I saw one lonely trash can not too far away . . . and it was surrounded by garbage bags full of rotting trash! Surrounded!
It was almost more than I could stand, and I can stand a lot. But I thought how awful it is to have garbage this close to the sliding boards and swing sets, and I decided to get rid of it.
I set the first disgusting bag on my trash bag in my cart.
But I didn't, and I was more determined than ever to clean this up, and I did.
And then I made a new friend. A little girl who wanted to help me. She was adorable. We started to clean this area together and then her mother called her. I was a little disappointed, because she was such good company, and she reminded me why I pick up trash.
Then she came running back with gloves on! How about that?
I showed her how to crush a can. She was delighted! What a simple thing. She ran around looking for cans so she could crush them just like I did.
My bucket, that has been with me a year and a half, went in the dumpster. So did my stinky trash bag. Everything else was disinfected as soon as I got home.
I'm at 680,603 pieces.
I'm getting there!
Excellent job! I'm even more impressed than usual.
ReplyDeleteThat was gross with the maggots! Thanks for continuing.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Debbie! You must have a very good stomach to handle that mess! Thank you for your dedication! Debby
ReplyDeleteGreat job tonight! I can’t imagine letting my kids play in a playground that was so disgusting. Thank you for caring! Joyce
ReplyDeleteIt’s Jaimi-
ReplyDeleteI cannot even imagine the smell. I’m glad the kids have a clean place to play and what an adorable helper you had!
Just think of the change in that little girl. She will set an example of Do Not Litter at school, Thanks to you, Debbie.
ReplyDeleteSusan