Clean City Streets

I love it when my city sends out its street sweepers to my street. This signals the start of the summer as it acknowledges that the streets are actually dusty enough to require cleaning. Maybe it’s because I’ve lived in a city for only the past three years, having spent most of my adult life on an acreage, but I feel so fortunate that someone would actually come out and wash down the street! How is that for service? (It’s right up there with garbage collection. Imagine: just rolling out your garbage can and someone takes your garbage away!) To add to the excitement, city employees set up their “Do Not Park On The Street/Street-Sweeping” signs days ahead! So, every night everyone in the neighborhood dutifully park their vehicles off the street in anticipation of waking up to a wonderfully clean street, only to be disappointed each morning. Finally, days later, we come to the sad conclusion that the city has forgotten us and we ignore the signs and park our vehicles back on the street. And, joy – that’s when the street sweepers out! What a lovely surprise and what a beautiful street! Living in a city where your streets are cleaned for you . . . it's a good thing!