Freedom Trail in the crapper
By adamg - 10/22/09 - 7:37 pm
NorthEndWaterfront.com posts a photo of a toilet that's been sitting on the Freedom Trail on Hull Street near Old North Church since Tuesday, along with a note from the disgusted photographer:
... Why the stewards of the historic shrine or any of the commercial and residential abutters have not taken action to remove the plumbing fixture is a graphic commentary on what they really think about the neighborhood.
Comments
ISD on the case
Ah yes, our wonderful Code Enforcement Officers on the case again. With Mr. Kineavy on "unpaid leave" they have no one to tell them what to do.
Braying on the internet more satisfying than calling the mayor's
Of course, for Thomas F. Schiavoni, taking a picture and braying on the interweb is more satisfying than picking up the phone and calling the mayor's office.
Too bad
He tried 311 but it didn't go through.
Also
He didn't have an iphone - just a normal camera with no apps.
Braying on the internet
about other people DARING to bring up something that NEEDS TO BE FIXED based on flailing assumptions gets pretty tiresome, too.
Killing the messenger in person takes too much guts. Challenging a "public service" system larded with patronage hacks for not providing service can't be tolerated after all!
money must change hands
Well, what are you supposed to do with an old toilet? The sanitation (hee hee) department won't take them... except... what they forget to tell you in the recycling brochures is that if you give the trash guy a $20, he'll take anything.
Incommodious
Here's some suggestions ...