9/17: Breaking News!!! EXTRA, EXTRA!!! Gift of a Trash Grabber to Your Anti-plastic Water Bottle Advocate!
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The trash grabber (that's what it's called) looks like this: image from
So here's today's story.
During your Strollin' Facebook correspondent's near-daily morning stretch of his post-puberty muscles, doing what he can, on a personal basis, to limit the infestation of plastic water bottles (PWBs) and other forms of trash (including, believe it or not, used plastic prophylactics) where he has the privilege to live, had an encounter on Connecticut Avenue (see above map) just outside a prestigious, architecturally impressive condo, not far from the National Zoo.
[Reconstructed conversation:]
After putting down his water hose, your blogger's interlocutor said (in a friendly approach, frankly quite unexpected by yours truly):
"I see you often picking up trash."
He then said, with a smile: "Wait for a few minutes, I'll be back."
Somewhat longer than yours truly had anticipated, out came the friendly gentleman from the condo, with another smile and kind words, and with an object in his hands.
"Why don't you try this":
"Thank you, Sir," is all your blogger could say to a gardener -- a practical, down-to-earth ecologist if there ever was one -- in gratitude.
No fee expected/asked from this gentle person, despite your blogger's asking so.
[JB comment: Why don't Cleveland Park-ers carry a "trash grabber" as they go on their aged "stay-healthy" constitutional and pick up the s--t in their 'hood?]
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P.S. During your blogger's non-motorized, feet-on-ground peregrinations (on 9/17) he found ONLY [mirabile dictu!] one PWB (on Tilden Street; see above map); which he dumped in a public waste receptacle ...
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