Looking for Reasons to Ride.

The fourth of July is nearly here and my numbers indicate it. Just as well, this is important information that might be used in a variety of ways. First the accounting system will notice increased revenue and try to determine where to spend it, second the janitorial staff will know just how many of the tourists have a blatant disregard for general sanitary measures shown by an abundance of twenty ounce soda bottles rolling around the walkways.

I've met some of the janitorial staff, but failed to ask their opinion of holiday matters in increased transit. Their adventures would probably make a better blog then mine. I can only imagine the types of items they find, though I doubt anything of any worth.

I don't ask because I'm afraid they might take it as a sympathetic gesture meant more to make conversation than out of actual care. I do care, but in asking I might remind them what they do day in and day out. And I don't see that as pleasant, but maybe I'm taking the wrong view.

In all sincerity I wish my job had that kind of unpredictability. I have only seldom surprises. I knew from past records to anticipate an increase in traffic and I know that the money noticed by accounting wasn't spent on advertising tourism last year, well not nearly all of it. But to find a nice picture of a couple holding hands in front of the paddle boat McDonald's would certainly be better than noticing a fifteen percent increase in riders.