CLEANING EXIT RAMPS IS FUN!

 

Cleaning the exit ramp from Route 8 southbound to Wilbeth Road is one of my favorite cleanups.  That's because I can park close by, and I can climb over the guard rail and stay safe.  But not only that, I love watching the people stopped at the light.  What are they thinking?

Who is that woman?  Does she work for the city?  Why is she cleaning up other people's trash?  People are pigs!  Why doesn't she look miserable?  Is she performing community service?  Wow!  What a difference!  Maybe I should do that too.

Everybody watches me.  There's really nothing else to do on an exit ramp if you aren't throwing trash and cigarette butts out of your car window.

 

It's not easy.  If they mowed, it would be better, but there's burrs and weeds, and most likely ticks.  I spray my feet and legs with tick repellent and hope for the best.  I hate ticks!

The cigarette butts are horrible.  They're little, but it takes years for a cigarette butt to go away.  Even cigarette butts have to be picked up.

And look at this Frito bag!  Oh my goodness!  How long did someone spend folding it before they heaved it out the window?

The left side has the most trash, but there's plenty of trash on the right side too.  That means the passenger is throwing stuff out too.  

Who thinks that's okay?

And sometimes, they put everything in a nice bag and then heave it out the window.  

How is that better?

I picked up 875 pieces of trash here and filled two big bags.  I'll ask Keep Akron Beautiful to come pick them up.  

(I've been keeping them pretty busy lately.)

Now it looks respectable.  

How long will it stay clean?  It probably needs cleaned again right now.

Acceptance is really important when I pick up trash.  I accept that people will continue to litter, and I accept that somebody needs to pick it up. 

I hope to be at 950,000 by the weekend!  I'm getting really close to my goal!