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lizzyr
Real Name
Username: Lizzyr
Post Number: 85
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2003 - 10:20 pm: |     |
It's November 23 & I have only had leaf pick up once this season, in late October. My street (near Wyoming) is like a slalom course.
Ridgewood Road is nearly impassable by two cars in many parts due to the leaves.
The "schedule" that the town sent out is a joke.
Does anyone else feel like this is the worst leaf service in years? I'm really looking forward to having the snowplow put my neighbors leaves in front of my driveway like last year... |
lseltzer
Citizen
Username: Lseltzer
Post Number: 1928
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 24, 2003 - 9:43 am: | |
They're definitely way behind schedule. I'm hoping that the windstorms we had about a week ago just put out a lot more leaves than we usually have at this time, and there will be less to do later, but maybe that's wishful thinking. |
redY67
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 193
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 5:12 pm: | |
I am right therer with you. It is impossible to drive down some streets because the leaf piles are so big. |
alison
Citizen
Username: Alison
Post Number: 72
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 12:00 am: | |
Our lawn guy was just talking to me about how this has been one of the most difficult years ever in terms of leaves raking and blowing. He said the leaves started to fall remarkably late this year and came down all at once. He doesn't know how he is going to get all of his work done.
Blame Mother Nature -- not the town. |
barbara wilhelm
Citizen
Username: Bartist
Post Number: 63
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 1:12 pm: | |
I live on Highland Avenue and have had three leaf pickups so far. The first was after the hurricane. I believe that that was an unscheduled cleanup. |
Joan
Citizen
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 2227
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 3:54 pm: | |
Saw lots of leaf-filled town trucks out and about today. |
Duncan
Real Name
Username: Duncanrogers
Post Number: 1220
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 3:55 pm: | |
Barbara the irony is that I live on Burroughs way (the logical extension of Highland) and we have had only one pick up. There seems to be little logic behind the "schedule" I am still glad they come at all!
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"
Wayne Gretzky |
bobk
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 3952
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 8:45 am: | |
I think part of the problem is that this year given the wind, rain and sudden temperature dives, all the leaves seemed to come down at once. We had our second pickup yesterday and from the town website it looks like a couple of more are scheduled well into December. |
imacgrandma
Citizen
Username: Imacgrandma
Post Number: 186
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 8:01 pm: | |
Too bad more people don't have compost piles. They're free fertilizer and mulch for gardens when properly handled. And the outside work is good for the soul and body. The abundance of rain we've had helps them decompose more quickly and one can put on decomposter, left-over sand, lime and the like.
Carefully selected kitchen leftovers go in also. Altogether a good "green" idea. |
barbara wilhelm
Citizen
Username: Bartist
Post Number: 66
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 - 9:50 am: | |
Duncan, the only thing that I can think of why I have had three pickups is that the town is obsessed about keeping the storm drains clear on the corners of Elmwood and Highland. After a snow fall a crew of about four men arrives around two in the am to clear he snow away. I agree with you that I am glad that they come at all and I don't have to bag the leaves. |
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