Sweeping generalities

Jay notes that street sweepers are of limited use if people don't move their cars - or if the city doesn't ticket or tow them to get them out of the way.

John notes the boston.com service to notify you when your Boston street-sweeping day is. And I note that said service does not cover Hyde Park and nearby streets in Roslindale, so I am now terrified that I will get hit by a bus or come down with sudden Alzheimer's and not remember that our sweeping day is the day after trash day, i.e., Thursday, not that it really matters, since nobody ever gets tickets on our street (then again, it's not like we have to worry about trashy tourists) - as you can notice when you drive around on Saturday and see all the mini-beaches left where the same people always have their cars parked on Thursdays, and, ooh, am I grouchy today or what?