[bscb-l] snow removal

[alice dampman Humel]

Hi, Bob, 
    Well, you asked... 
    Unemployment? Well, get people out there cleaning up the streets, fixing things, picking up litter, planting flowers in the medians, and, yes, clearing public sidewalks of snow, trash, and other assorted filth. Remember the WPA? This kind of work also increases people's pride in their neighborhoods and their sense of well-being, which in turn decreases vandalism and littering and other behaviors and activities that bring a neighborhood and its residents down. 
    There is also the possibility of using prison labor, which is done to a certain extent. 
    After school programs for kids with nothing to do? A little fresh air, a  little exercise? 
    
    And if the cities and towns can afford to have the big snow plows driving around at about 90 miles an hour, doing a piss-poor job of clearing the streets, and throw literally tons and tons of caustic chemicals on the streets, sometimes even *before* it snows, then they can perhaps divert some of that money into sending these guys out with little snowplows to do the sidewalks, at least along major pedestrian routes. 
    There are many creative solutions to so many problems if people would  only think outside the box. 
alicedh at verizon.net
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