Roadside and Community Cleanup By The (Round) Numbers
Thanks to Leigh Schmitt and apologies to Harper’s.
Number of trash bags used: 45 Number of pairs of gloves: 90 Number of loppers: 8 Number of pruning shears: 6 Approximate length of Millbrook’s Route 44 cleanup zone: 2 miles Number of safety vests: 30 Number of children’s motorized Pontiacs recovered:1 Weight of trash collected: 350 lbs. Number of stray lacrosse balls collected: 32 Number of stray baseballs collected: 16 Number of stray softballs collected: 6 Weight of scrap metal removed from the observatory: 75 lbs. Number of chainsaw-wielding math teachers: 1