I'M OVER 800,000! BUT WHAT A DAY . . .

 

Today was a very hard day.  It was definitely in the Top Ten for the most challenging.  Whew!

I picked up 4,121 pieces today, and my clothes, shoes and front pack are in the washing machine!  With bleach!

First, I found pink feathers all over the playground.  I never knew how hard feathers are to pick up.  They blew around and refused to stay in my bucket.

But that was nothing compared to what was to come . . .

I picked up a trash bag that was thrown beside the dumpster and not in the dumpster, and the bottom broke, and a full jar of pickle relish fell out and smashed on the concrete, and then I stepped in it.  Ick!  And so did another jar of something unidentifiable.  So I had to pick up all the glass from that mess.

But it gets worse!  Beside it was a big pile of cat litter, and I didn't realize it was full of cat poop.  I stepped in that too. Ick!  Ick!  Ick!

So gross!  I would have quit for the day right then and there, but I was trying to pick up 4,000 pieces today, so I kept going, but I was not feeling very happy,

And it gets worse . . .

Next, I found an empty box of condoms, with the receipt stuck to the box.  (I had no idea condoms were so expensive.)  

And it gets worse . . .

I picked up all 12 used condoms on the parking lot and sidewalk!  So gross!  Must have been one heck of a party!

And as hard as it is to believe, it got even worse . . .

When I got to the co corner of Virginia and Palmetto, I saw somebody decided they didn't want their computer monitor anymore . . . so they just threw it on the sidewalk to see how many pieces it could break into!  

And left it there!  Who does something like that?

I'm telling you, friends, you really ought to pick up trash and see how some people live.  It will make you appreciate everything about your life.  I promise.

Oh my goodness, what a mess.  At least this mess didn't make me want to throw up.  It was just very hard to clean up.

The monitor was super heavy, but I managed to get it into my trash can, and I pulled it to the dumpster that was about a block away, very carefully.

And then I had to heave it into the dumpster that was over my head.  And of course, I stepped in the cat poop again!

Ick! Ick!  Ick!

I walked back to the corner and got out my little broom and dustpan and swept up all the broken glass so it's safe for people to walk their pets down this sidewalk again.

My knee and my hip were not happy at all.  Too much walking and too much bending.

Right after that, I found this container.  Never saw a container like it before.  There was a label on the front that said it was for "Biohazard Infectious Waste."

Oh gross!  Who has one of these in their car and throws it out their window like a beer can?

Good grief, what a day!

The only thing I am sure of is I probably will never have another day like this one.  

There was so much trash, which was super good for my numbers, but the bees were swarming everywhere, and I was hot with my sweater on, and cold without it.

Time for a hot bath.