Successful clean up for Oconee Connector on MLK Jr. Day
A half dozen hearty souls bared rain and the remnants of snow to pick up a gazillion cigarette butts and assorted debris along side the Oconee Connector essentially between the Golden Pantry and the Quick Trip. This clean up was rescheduled from Saturday because of the snow on the side of the road. Not all had melted by Monday.
Many thanks to the volunteers including Mary Mellein, Sara Jane Love, Pat Priest, Melissa Steele, Ann Stoneburner, Dr. Robert Wyatt and Dan Matthews for coming out on a soggy holiday. The group met at the Barber Creek Fire Station and divided up and picked up trash on both sides of the road, one group heading toward the busy Highway 316 and the other past the Quick Trip and the Golden Pantry.
The smart and experienced people brought bags and clean up tools to pick up the trash near the side of the roads. The oncoming traffic kept the volunteers dodging vehicles to grab the wrappers and the drink containers. The rookies suffered back trauma after an hour of stooping down and hopping the side rails. Thank goodness Dr. Jeff Davenport's chiropractic office was open just on up the Oconee Connector. My back thanks Dr. Jeff as well.
Next time you are traveling down a road in Oconee County, please consider keep your trash in your vehicle instead of carelessly tossing your filth out the window. The amount of trash six people can pick up in an hour plus is amazing, but it would be more amazing if next time there was no crap to bend over and grab to stuff in garbage bags.
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| Melissa Steele, Pat Priest, Sara Jane Love, Dan Matthews, and Robert Wyatt |
Many thanks to the volunteers including Mary Mellein, Sara Jane Love, Pat Priest, Melissa Steele, Ann Stoneburner, Dr. Robert Wyatt and Dan Matthews for coming out on a soggy holiday. The group met at the Barber Creek Fire Station and divided up and picked up trash on both sides of the road, one group heading toward the busy Highway 316 and the other past the Quick Trip and the Golden Pantry.
The smart and experienced people brought bags and clean up tools to pick up the trash near the side of the roads. The oncoming traffic kept the volunteers dodging vehicles to grab the wrappers and the drink containers. The rookies suffered back trauma after an hour of stooping down and hopping the side rails. Thank goodness Dr. Jeff Davenport's chiropractic office was open just on up the Oconee Connector. My back thanks Dr. Jeff as well.
Next time you are traveling down a road in Oconee County, please consider keep your trash in your vehicle instead of carelessly tossing your filth out the window. The amount of trash six people can pick up in an hour plus is amazing, but it would be more amazing if next time there was no crap to bend over and grab to stuff in garbage bags.
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