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That ain’t no green thumb
I’ve talked about it before, but I’d like to be a judge. All things considered, they’ve got a pretty cush lifestyle. One of the many things I would like about being a judge is that my office would be a big ol’ fancy building. Maybe with granite and columns and marble floors. That’s cool. Walking up to the courthouse every morning would make me feel all big and important-like. And while I’m walking up the outside walkway and into my “office,” I could enjoy the beautiful state-or-federally-funded greenery. Neatly trimmed grass and beautiful shrubs.
Well, unless I’m a West Virginia judge working in the Raleigh County Courthouse. Seems that there was sandblasting that caused damage to the shrubs outside the courthouse. Ok. So far, nothing wrong with that or terribly out of the ordinary. But you know there’s a “but,” right? Right.
So, sandblasting damage. Nothing out of the ordinary. But, the sandblasting damage has been exacerbated by the fact that local homeless are repeatedly pissing on the shrubs and, as a result, the county commission president says the greens are “turning yellow.” Unsurprisingly, he also says that they “don’t want anymore bathroom use there” and are considering moving the shrubs.
Walking into a courthouse every day to go to work? Classy. Walking past urine shrubs every day to go to work? West Virginia.
