i just saw a street sweeper

[madrchsod]

going done my street,not that unusual only that the wind is blowing a steady 25-30 mph straight down the street. since the sweeper is go`n about 10mph it`s having a hard time catching up to the dirt and leaves....i have to get a life

[Wickerman]

1. I just saw a snow plow

I have to get a snow blower.

[BlueEyedSon]

3. OMG.... it's Luna, the missing Bush twin!

Uh, I guess that would make them triplets.....

[Wickerman]

5. Notably

uncool

[Kathy in Cambridge]

2. Streetsweeping is a waste of taxpayers money

Boston, Cambridge and the cities around here make money towing cars and ticketing them during parking bans when street sweeping is scheduled. All that the sweeping machine does is blow the dirt, garbage and leaves into people's front yards, stoops and on the sidewalks. It's a scam.

[slackmaster]

4. They're right up there with leaf-blowers

The city of San Diego used to ticket people who didn't move their cars on street-sweeping day, but it turned out not to be worth the hassle. So many tickets were issued and so many people fought them in court the city gave up a few years ago and now just post signs in every neighborhood saying which day of the month the bristle-dropping behemoths are scheduled for.

[slackmaster]

6. Only one good thing about them

They occasionally drop pieces of the brush bristles, which are made of high-quality carbon steel. As an amateur metalsmith I've found them very useful for shims and special tools. They can be easily fashioned into lock picks too.