Tuesday, August 5, 2008

new york's, uh, finest at work

There's an open hydrant at 108th and Columbus. I cross the street, so as not to get soaked. I am almost hit by a police car speeding towards the hydrant. To close it, I think. (Open hydrant wastes a million gallons of drinking water a day.) Cop car swerves, backs up, realigns, jockeys into position directly beneath the full force of the waterfall. Why? Won't the driving officer get soaked? Nope! All she wants is a free carwash. She takes her time, inching the car back and forth, back and forth, making certain car's exterior is thoroughly drenched. As soon as she's finished, she speeds away, making way for the lineup of trucks and cars, now waiting their turns, behind her.

3 comments:

HighJive said...

Wonder how the scenario might be incorporated into this effort.

Joker said...

I was going to say something on the lines of being a smartass, but the link high jive put up slapped me shut and is a much better comment than any thing I could say at the moment.

Hell of a guerrilla statement.

And just to show the irony of word verification... here's mine ...

abunde

Ad Broad, oldest working writer in advertising said...

@highjive Thanks for pointing me to this, which (joker is right) is the most poignant comment that could be made on that public display of arrogance and waste.

@joker You know I choose all your word verifiers with care...