Trash progress

Route National 3 Trash update … we have completely cleaned both sides of the road for about 7 streets, and are working on the last two streets in the opposite direction from school. At Santo 3, the site of one of the ugliest piles which is now completely clean, the local government put up a sign that says “Santo 3 is not a place for dumping trash. Blah blah blah … you will be arrested and fined if caught dumping trash here.” So wow, somebody noticed. Now the question is whether or not the local law enforcement has the ability to actually enforce this new rule. We shall see …

Down on the other end of the road, at Santo 9, is the latest and grossest pile that we’re working on. It’s actually more of a cesspool than a pile. And there’s been so much rain lately that it’s lots of trash swimming in a sea of … water. They were out working on a big hole to start burying the trash in when a man came over and explained first in Kreyol, then in perfect American English that he owns the property and is working on fixing the drainage and getting the city to come over and pick up the trash so he can fix the drainage. Corey asked him when this was happening … soon or in January. He answered, “I know, I’m not waiting for this bullshit country to do anything … I’m meeting with them this week.” Again … we shall see.