The Street Sweeper At Home
Clare Briggs
Clare Briggs is a famous cartoonist who lived from 1875 to 1930. Poems by Wilbur Nesbitt.
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A glimpse of a vanished world, and yet, the attitudes and discussion still seem familiar.Report
The profession still exists, but has been automated. They sweep my street about four times per year. Main streets get swept more often. As a bicyclist, I am pleased to pay taxes for this program. And even more pleased that if I call in to complain about a bunch of junk in a bike lane, a sweeper goes through within a day or two.
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I spent much of my youth sweeping out my father’s warehouse, and to this day I find myself advising people on the finer points of push-broom technique.Report
This seems apropos of nothing but that seems like an enormously healthy partnership there. Change a few words around and it could be set in 2019.Report