Last Thursday was another one of those "warmer than it should be in Minnesota for this time of year" days. I walked north along the river with my trash bag. I was on my way to the Plymouth Bridge to see if that Cub Food shopping cart had been picked up. The Cub Foods cart was still there even though I had called Cub one week before. But this is a Walgreen's Pharmacy cart in this photo. It was in the weeds just south of the Plymouth Bridge. This time I decided to just pull it off the slope myself. Those suckers are heavy and I was wishing I hadn't quit that Body Pump class I used to go to at the YMCA. I called Park and Rec and told them where I left it and suggested they pick it up before some kids decide to ride it back down the slope to the river. I told them about the Cub Food cart too since it was still there. I tried to pull that one up too and moved it about 3 feet before I decided that was not going to happen. I hate to see this heavy junk end up in the Mississippi River. This summer the Conservation Corp will host the 25th Annual Great Mississippi Riverboat Cleanup.
http://www.conservationcorps.org/riverboat-cleanup/
I'll be on one of those boats (with a friend). I just need some rubber boots. Maybe I should start working on my arm muscles too.
