Let's go NYC!!!

I promised myself I would try my darnedest to not get too negative in my postings. I want to hold onto positivity because I truly feel that positive thinking yields positive results. But as you know from my last post, my confidence in the fact that people will follow through is a little weak. I don't necessarily mean this on a civilian level, but what in the world is going on with NYC administration and government? If I can come to terms with the fact that I have been dabbling and am willing to do something about it, I hope my city is too. We are living in a time in which extreme change is necessary. 2012 is looming folks, but we'll save that for another post!

I'm not here to get all political on you guys, and I know you all probably have as much as you can take in terms of critiques about how the recent snow storm was handled here in NYC, but I gotta say it! It's clear the whole country could afford a little reform, and I'm not going to point fingers or anything, but take a moment to swallow this little statistic. Some 2000 pounds of confetti were released into the air on New Year's Eve of this year (according to NY 1). Now I'm all about tradition, and I love a party as much as the next one, but who in there right mind made the decision to go through with this? I understand that times are rough, and it's important for people to be able to celebrate. Not only that, our city could not economically afford to cancel the Time Square celebration which brought in approximately 48.7 million visitors and yielded approximately 21 billion dollars (according to NY1...I like NY1 if you haven't noticed), but was all that excess trash necessary amidst one of the worst snow storms NYC has seen in years? After Sunday December 26th's storm, NYC received about 15 to 25 inches of snow depending on the area. Essentially the Department of Sanitation was split 3 ways: salting and clearing streets of snow, carting away garbage that had been accumulating since before Christmas Eve which still remains on many streets, and now cleaning up this senseless waste known as confetti.

Now 2,000 pounds may not be much in the grand scheme of things. In comparison to the amount of snow fall or accumulation of garbage I know it's a small fraction, but every truck counts; every dollar counts. Wouldn't it have just been easier to withhold some confetti in the name of the snow debacle? I'm sure people would certainly understand as long as given some notice. We've dealt with changes before. To name a few: the crack down of drinking at this event as well as enclosing guests behind gates. I'm all for these changes. They make it more fun and much more safe for everyone as a whole not to mention the fact that drinking might make it a bit more difficult to hold your bladder as you are not allowed to leave these aforementioned gates in order to use the bathroom. I know from experience...PAINFUL! Point being if the public has dealt with these major changes, I do believe we'd all be willing to forgo a little confetti. It is this lack of attention to little details that combines into an explosion of issues that seem hard to handle. This is just one small example. Well, NYC and NY state, it is time to change some habits. We need to start paying attention to details. Maybe we can set an example, and other states will follow suit. Let's go NYC! Quick Dabbling!

To end on a positive note, once again thanks to NY1 for this little tidbit, NYC plans to keep the ball up all year. Now that's clever. If we're spending all this loot on the ball we might as well allow it to be an attraction all year...way to use your noodle NYC; I know you have in ya!