Vacuuming the streets by Helen Betts

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08-Jan-2020

Vacuuming the streets

I always find it interesting how the DC Public Works Department vacuums the streets to get up all the fall leaves. This was their second and final sweep for the season.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Learning Chimpanzee, posted earlier:

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Julie Oldfield		11-Jan-2020 02:09
Nicely documented. They do something similar where I live. I wish I had that for my yard. V

Graeme		10-Jan-2020 11:32
This is a great way of shifting the leaves, not sure what they do in cities over here! V

Kuriacose Joseph		09-Jan-2020 13:29
Happy to see a picture of the DC Public Works Department in action. The city seems to get a undeserved bad rap from some outsiders.

Jeff Real		09-Jan-2020 02:52
Very tight quarters to get their work done! What a fascinating street image! V

joseantonio		08-Jan-2020 19:34
had never seen this before.Thank you for showing.V.

globalgadabout		08-Jan-2020 18:29
an excellent idea to remove the leaf mulch that you would otherwise carry into your home....large scale job though..

Tom LeRoy		08-Jan-2020 18:26
A big clean up after the holiday season! V

LynnH		08-Jan-2020 17:57
I wish we had that here. I can see how it's interesting to watch from above.

Dan Greenberg		08-Jan-2020 17:18
That actually seems like a pretty good idea. I bet it is noisy though.

Jim Coffman		08-Jan-2020 17:13
Really??? I guess you folks really rank high! Where we live we feel lucky if they even clear the snow off the streets.