Jim - that's a good snap and a good citizen portrait. Andrew
2009/8/19 Jim Bennett <[log in to unmask]>
> a rubbish snap
>
> I noticed there was a beer can
> crushed on the pavement outside my home
> a foot shaped flattening
> crushing the air and beer from it
> the drinker like the beer long gone
>
> usually the old lady from along the road
> walks along here and picks up
> the stuff people drop
> on bin days she picks up
> and drops in the bins
> other days she carries a plastic bag
> and fills it
> takes it off somewhere
>
> people complained at her once
> thought she was dumping
> dirty rubbish into their bins
> didn’t realise she was a
> performing a service to the community
>
> today though
> I noticed there was a beer can
> crushed on the pavement outside my home
> it was there yesterday
> and I wonder if I should
> send her a stiff letter of complaint
>
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Andrew
http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
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