09.22.09
They work hard for the money
I was in Boston today for a rehearsal of what will be my last BSO concert for the foreseeable future (more on that later this week) and discovered a new feature on the subway cars: signs every few feet that say “Your taxes pay to keep this car clean. Please do your part by taking all of your belongings with you.” Now, I’ve never left stuff, trash or otherwise, on a subway car, and I don’t plan to start any time soon. But isn’t it just a little bit ridiculous to put up a sign that says “The government takes your money and gives it to us to clean this car, but you had better clean it up first!”
Maybe I’m a crazy person, but I just don’t see the logic in paying other people to do a job for me if they’re just going to tell me to do it my own damn self.