November 12, 2002
Civic Duty

Dear Mr. Mayor,

I was walking home tonight along Michigan Avenue and started to wonder about something. Namely, along one of the most heavily trafficked streets in the city, where nearly everyone wants to hand you something, where are the trash cans?

I wondered this after I passed numerous people handing out copies of Red Eye, assorted Chinese restaurant menus, and two well-dressed guys handing out flyers to an Escada sample sale. I took the last item, read it, and decided I'll never go to the sale, because who am I kidding? Anyway, I ended up carrying the flyer for blocks because I couldn't find any trash cans.

What is the policy here, anyway? Is the homeland security thing still such an issue that we can't have trash cans on the Magnificent Mile (although there are still some outside the building where I work, thanks very much)? Has there been a problem with homeless people, say, sleeping in the trash cans? That hardly seems likely. Is this part of a plan to justify the cost of those street-sweeping bubbles on wheels (Green Machines) I see city employees driving? I don't want to hurt their feelings. And the last thing I'd want to do is get run over by an irate street-sweeping bubble driver. But hasn't this gone far enough? Please, Mr. Mayor, let us dispose of our trash!

Well, that's all for now. Have a great week!

Your friend,
Bells and Whistles

Posted at November 12, 2002 07:09 PM
Comments

1. Perhaps they couldn't find a corporate sponsor?

2. Perhaps they've all been moved to Millenium Park?

Posted by: brian on November 13, 2002 12:58 PM
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