Connecticut Welcomes You - to the Landfill?

 I had the pleasure of driving home to Massachusetts Sunday night via I-95 northbound out of New York City, a route I almost never ever take because of high possibility of getting stuck in traffic on the George Washington Bridge.  I normally would go north to I-87/287 to cross the Hudson on the Tappan Zee Bridge into White Plains, NY.  I now have a second reason not to take the I-95 route....  it is like a traveling though a landfill.  Garbage, trash, run down areas...  terrible roads and it extends right into Connecticut.

This is not a bash of Connecticut per se...  it could be about similar locations in any state.  It is a bash of how we as citizens have contributed to the mess.  It's a bash of the owners of properties, such as the ones pictured here, to not take the responsibility to clean them up.  It's a bash of people for throwing their trash on the ground... or feeling they are allowed to place their stickers and signs on the property of others.

I stopped at this Norwalk, CT rest area on I-95.  I presume it is owned by the State of Connecticut (shame on you) and leased to businesses, such as McDonalds (sort of shame on you...  I will say, the McDonalds area was the cleanest at this entire rest stop).  The parking lot is a trash can without the can.  Litter everywhere... in the parking lot, in the bushes, on the little patches of grass.  Welcome to Connecticut.

I thought the light post in the parking lots were interesting.  Hundreds of stickers of posters, signs and stickers... that's normally the first place I think of going to look for the best rates for a new home mortgage or for the ultimate weight loss solution.  What would make ANYONE think that posting their sign would be seen, let alone followed up on by anyone?!!! By the way, I made up the mortgage and weight loss thing, the spot where I took this picture from is as close to post I got.















Lastly, I thought it funny how I found a comment box tucked away behind a plant inside.  "How are we doing?" to sign ask.  There's a box to deposit your selections.... a pen to write them... but nothing to write on.  Do you suppose so many people were so disgusted, as I was, they already used all the comment forms?  I'm guessing this box has not been checked in years.  In case you can't read it, you can visit their Web site at: http://ctserviceplazas.com (does not appear to be a State of Connecticut page....  does that mean it is privately run and just designed to make you think it has something to do with the state?) or you can e-mail your comments to: comments@ctserviceplazas.com (1-888-406-3466).  If I were from Connecticut, I'd call or write them.