The Cleanest Patch of Pavement to be Found in Downtown Seattle

It's raining and crappy out today, which means it's a work day for the guy who hangs out on the skybridge walkway between 1st Ave and Colman Dock Downtown. He's always up there, but when it rains he makes sure that all of the drains are unclogged and no one has to dance around the huge lakes that form on the walkway en route to the ferries. We're not sure why he does this, but he's up there right now doing it. He's obviously not a city or WSF employee; maybe he's just into public service, maybe he's hoping someone will tip him a buck or two for the puddle he eradicated. Who knows. We know where to find him if we need to express gratitude for his hard work, though.

Another guy who must have been emulating skybridge-walkway-sweeper-guy was hard at work on a random nearby sidewalk late last week. He spent hours hunched over the large grates alone, and he must have been out there all day clearing debris from this short stretch of seemingly insignificant pavement with a half of a broom. It's a damn clean patch of sidewalk now, though, easily as clean as the skybridge to the ferry's ever been. Walking over it yesterday, Seattlest had a thought that if we needed to lie down on the ground Downtown we'd feel ok about doing in on that patch of sidewalk. The guy needs to do some follow-through, though. He's nowhere to be found after his full day of work. In an office, a manager would explain to him the benefits of calling attention to his accomplishments and making sure they trickle up. Take credit for your work, man! Skybridge-walkway-sweeper-guy is up there rain or shine leaning on his broom and smiling! Anyway, Random-nearby-sidewalk-sweeper-guy, wherever you are now, we noticed, and before it rained it was a damn clean patch of sidewalk.