Yesterday we went to the corner to wait for the school bus and there was dog feces all over the sidewalk. I should say still because it was there one Tuesday too. I told everyone coming that way to watch out so no one stepped in it, and then after J went to school I kept E outside on his new bike (yes, a bike for toddlers) so I could clean it up. I spent five minutes removing it (to our garbage in a bag) and hosing off the sidewalk a bit. Most people in this area pick up after their dogs, but there are a few who don't. I don't see why lazy dog owners should make other people suffer. I'm not even going to mention the complaints about my next door neighbour (see my rant on momtoldyouso blog for that).
Someone came out and asked what I was doing when I was cleaning up, and I told him. Since the mess was right in front of his house, he was appreciative but didn't understand why I was cleaning up after someone else' dog. I told him I wasn't the only one to use the sidewalks and thought it would be nice to take a minute to get rid of the mess, and he still didn't get it. So I told him if I'd known who left it, I may have picked it up and dumped it on their lawn instead and he understood that. I was joking but not convincingly I guess. Just goes to show that there are a lot of people out there who would rather have a tit for tat than just suck it up and do something nice.
Today I took E out and no one was in a good mood in this town. Must be the weather. E wasn't in a great mood either. I tried to cheer people up by being polite and starting conversations, but no one wanted to smile today. I helped a lady lift her walker onto the bus, because the driver wouldn't lower the ramp and she almost hit me. I guess she thought I was trying to steal it. I picked up someone's phone when they dropped it beside my seat, and he just grabbed it back without saying thank you. I stopped trying after that. I tried to be nice and helpful, but no one was receptive. Does that still count?
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