Comments on: Parking http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/ You just go on your nerve. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:36:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: J.M. http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-21825 J.M. Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:29:17 +0000 http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-21825 Has anyone considered this--vacuuming streets instead of sweeping them? I see that there now exist in modest abundance very interesting (from a techie's point of view) vacuum trucks, relatively quiet, with huge horsepower going for them. Our Con Edison utility company employs them in NYC to clean up rocks and soil after breaking up the sidewalks and roads to upgrade wiring. These trucks could, with some intelligence, be adapted to the task of removing the even less heavy and bulky litter, leaves, etc. from the curbside and gutters without the real need for folks to move their cars. This would save millions of person-hours, megatons of gas and oil--what else? Billions and billions of frayed neurons! For thousands of years we "beat" and "swept" carpets, until technology gave us the vacuum cleaner. Now we have trucks that could vacuum the streets instead of sweeping them. Why not give it a try? National Energy Secretary and department people--are you listening? P.S. All those ugly signs and stanchions could be sold for scrap to pay for the vacuum trucks, or recycled as pruning hooks--or something similarly peaceful. As for those rude, churlish people behind the bulletproof windows; well, they could be given brooms and pails to follow up on any missed litter. It would build character....and bid farewell to an obsolete and obscenely antiquated and unnecessary ritual. Has anyone considered this–vacuuming streets instead of sweeping them? I see that there now exist in modest abundance very interesting (from a techie’s point of view) vacuum trucks, relatively quiet, with huge horsepower going for them. Our Con Edison utility company employs them in NYC to clean up rocks and soil after breaking up the sidewalks and roads to upgrade wiring. These trucks could, with some intelligence, be adapted to the task of removing the even less heavy and bulky litter, leaves, etc. from the curbside and gutters without the real need for folks to move their cars. This would save millions of person-hours, megatons of gas and oil–what else? Billions and billions of frayed neurons!

For thousands of years we “beat” and “swept” carpets, until technology gave us the vacuum cleaner. Now we have trucks that could vacuum the streets instead of sweeping them. Why not give it a try? National Energy Secretary and department people–are you listening?

P.S. All those ugly signs and stanchions could be sold for scrap to pay for the vacuum trucks, or recycled as pruning hooks–or something similarly peaceful. As for those rude, churlish people behind the bulletproof windows; well, they could be given brooms and pails to follow up on any missed litter.

It would build character….and bid farewell to an obsolete and obscenely antiquated and unnecessary ritual.

]]> By: Mags http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-20564 Mags Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:34:13 +0000 http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-20564 Hi all, I'm promoting my new business Meter Maid Alert. It's great for those of you who sleep through or forget your street sweeper times, etc. Check it out! Hi all, I’m promoting my new business Meter Maid Alert. It’s great for those of you who sleep through or forget your street sweeper times, etc. Check it out!

]]> By: Rathead http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-19068 Rathead Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:30:33 +0000 http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-19068 A friend of mine has just developed an app that he's testing to find parking spots in NYC because he got tired of wandering around on his motorcycle trying to remember where he could park it. http://beta.primospot.com/spots/search It's actually pretty cool. A friend of mine has just developed an app that he’s testing to find parking spots in NYC because he got tired of wandering around on his motorcycle trying to remember where he could park it.

http://beta.primospot.com/spots/search

It’s actually pretty cool.

]]> By: Exasperated Calculator » Blog Archive » Parking culture http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-17631 Exasperated Calculator » Blog Archive » Parking culture Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:08:10 +0000 http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-17631 [...] A fascinating description of the parking culture in New York. This entry was posted on Thursday, July 19th, 2007 at 4:00 pm and is filed under Quickhit. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. [...] [...] A fascinating description of the parking culture in New York. This entry was posted on Thursday, July 19th, 2007 at 4:00 pm and is filed under Quickhit. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. [...]

]]> By: Personism » Blog Archive » MFA Programs: The Preamble http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-16958 Personism » Blog Archive » MFA Programs: The Preamble Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:48:15 +0000 http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-16958 [...] now, I’m in the last few minutes of the parking shuffle but I’ll be back later on today to address the meat of the matter. Digg [...] [...] now, I’m in the last few minutes of the parking shuffle but I’ll be back later on today to address the meat of the matter. Digg [...]

]]> By: fresh wordpress installation » If you’re unfamiliar with the alternate side parking shuffle that happens… http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-16609 fresh wordpress installation » If you’re unfamiliar with the alternate side parking shuffle that happens… Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:42:31 +0000 http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-16609 [...] with the alternate side parking shuffle that happens once or twice a week in most areas of NYC, Jen Bekman has a good description of it. I’m convinced the New Yorker would go out of business if it weren’t for the [...] [...] with the alternate side parking shuffle that happens once or twice a week in most areas of NYC, Jen Bekman has a good description of it. I’m convinced the New Yorker would go out of business if it weren’t for the [...]

]]> By: ver.st » Blog Archive » links for June 26th http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-16224 ver.st » Blog Archive » links for June 26th Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:23:36 +0000 http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-16224 [...] Personism » Blog Archive » Parking - "I am currently in the midst of one of the oddest New York City rituals, the alternate side parking shuffle. The shuffle is a daily event that spans about an hour and half on streets all across the city." [...] [...] Personism » Blog Archive » Parking - "I am currently in the midst of one of the oddest New York City rituals, the alternate side parking shuffle. The shuffle is a daily event that spans about an hour and half on streets all across the city." [...]

]]> By: Kaleberg http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-16207 Kaleberg Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:33:49 +0000 http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-16207 Sure, it's a pain in the ass, but not only does alternate side of the street parking encourage neighborly behavior, it also encourages amity between cultural groups because it is suspended for a broad number of religious and ethnic holidays. You can tell an ethnic group has arrived in New York when they have enough clout to get their BFD day alternate side of the street suspended, and other New Yorkers find out about it. Sure, it’s a pain in the ass, but not only does alternate side of the street parking encourage neighborly behavior, it also encourages amity between cultural groups because it is suspended for a broad number of religious and ethnic holidays. You can tell an ethnic group has arrived in New York when they have enough clout to get their BFD day alternate side of the street suspended, and other New Yorkers find out about it.

]]> By: HumorNiche » Parking In NY http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-16123 HumorNiche » Parking In NY Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:58:37 +0000 http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-16123 [...] I didn’t know about this. Parking in New York. [...] [...] I didn’t know about this. Parking in New York. [...]

]]> By: John http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-15787 John Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:01:32 +0000 http://www.personism.com/2007/06/15/parking/#comment-15787 I love the fact that you listen to the FUV!!! And yes those traffic cops really kill me...Its all really just a money making scheme, the street cleaners just push dirt from one side of the street to the other. I love the fact that you listen to the FUV!!!
And yes those traffic cops really kill me…Its all really just a money making scheme, the street cleaners just push dirt from one side of the street to the other.

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