Wednesday, April 6, 2011
A lovely story
So, as many of you know, I am very verbal when people litter (garbage and poop), If I see a person throwing something on the floor or sneaking away with out picking up their dog poop- I WILL SAY SOMETHING. In the past year I've probably talked to 1-2 people a day about picking up after themselves, usually I'm encountered with " Mind your own business" "F' Off" "I pay my taxes" "You pick it up" " Everyone else does it". When words and patience don't work I resort to threatening to call the cops, but in the end everyone picks up after themselves. So, there was this one older man who I saw every night in the park with his dog, he would never pick up his dog poop no matter how much I tried to explain to him the effect it had on his park and his community. After talking (harassing) him daily for about 16 days, he finally had enough and started bringing a bag with him. YAY!. A few days ago I ran into him on the street and he said that he is now telling other people to pick up their garbage! :) And he says he recently stepped into one of those unpleasant piles and couldn't believe he use to be the cause of it. 1 down, many many many more to go.
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This is a very lovely story! I recently moved to Sunset Park and am infuriated at how trashed up the place gets. It has caused me to want to leave and has definitely caused an overall negative opinion of the neighborhood. A few times I've gotten so fed up that I spent my Sunday mornings cleaning up the place and muttering angrily. No one even helped, just sat there looking at the crazy white girl. I thought living near a park would be great for my dog but I can't even walk him because he spends his time trying to eat all the discarded food. He's gotten so sick. However, I see the potential this place has to be great for families and for everyone. I don't want to give up yet. I would like to join your cleaning efforts. Please let me know how I can contribute. It is nice to know that I am not alone!
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