Monday, February 24, 2014

Things that you find when the snow banks melt



Things like a catheter here on East Sixth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C... photo courtesy of EVG reader Uncle Pete.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Relax, it's probably just a liquid soap dispenser refill.

EV Grieve said...

@ anon 3:07

Well, it didn't taste like soap...

Anonymous said...

Yahoo! It's still the East Village!

Anonymous said...

Soap dispenser refill:

http://www.officemax.com/office-supplies/breakroom-cleaning/soaps-and-dispensers/soap-dispenser-refills/product-prod3860969

Makeout said...

Gross. Should had your intern field that one Grieve!

nygrump said...

I've never seen the city streets so filthy. I've also never really seen the snow last for so long, so we've got like 6 weeks of grime being uncovered all at once. I keep looking for money thawing out of the snowbanks like a wooly mammoth.

DrBOP said...

@Anon 4:19

You really did.....really?.....

....did you REALLY COUNT THEM?

Precision......SALUTED!

genevieve said...

Find any money??

Anonymous said...

This may not be the exact right post for this rant, but I'm going to do it anyway: What's up with the community-gardens and the fact that they FREAKING DON'T SHOVEL THE SIDEWALKS IN FRONT OF THE GARDENS?!? Yes, some of the gardens will shovel a small path *through* the snow on the sidewalk, but that was all it was - a thin path. Why not the *whole* sidewalk? Don't the community gardens have volunteers? Isn't shoveling being part of the community and part of being a good neighbor? I love the community gardens and think the more of them we have the better, but I seriously don't get the half-hearted shoveling job that goes on.

Also, the city could hop on the good-foot and shovel and not do a half-ass job with shoveling in front of some of the parks (Playground on 12th between A & B I'm looking at you... Literally I'm looking out the window at you right now). Admittedly the city get get on the good-foot about a lot of things, but let's make this a priority especially since you're talking about fining buildings that don't shovel (which is a great idea).

So, in closing, don't eat the yellow snow, don't feed a cold drink to a hot moose, and ladies and gentleman take my advice: pull down your pants and slide on the ice.

xootrman said...

nygrump, I don't think that you were here in 78 or79. That was truly disgusting!

Anonymous said...

Annon 11:41
You love the parks and community gardens so why not volunteer yourself for shovel duty. I live near a garden and sometimes times shovel a path in front but I could use some help especially do to the many snow falls we've had this winter. So less ranting and more helping the community you love.