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"M. Barbee" <mbarbee1_no_spam@verizon.net> wrote
> The rant:  If you've rode the Mt. Vernon trail regularly over the past
> couple of months around the two bridges near the Crystal City junction,
> you have probably noticed the glass that has been intentionally strewn
> across the bridge several times.

I also have come to the conclusion this is a deliberate act. At first I
thought it might be late night beer drinkers tossing bottles, but the glass
it too finely broken to be a randomly thrown bottle. It harkens back to the
time 6 or 8 years ago when someone spread small tacks on the trail in the
same general area. At that time the GW Parkway staff spent many hours
walking the trail with wheeled magnetic bars.

I've swept the glass a couple of times. When I called the Parkway office
last week the person I talked to was quite friendly and expressed concern
the trail be kept in good condition. When I returned home that night the
glass had been cleared. According to the person I talked to, someone else
has been calling to report the glass attacks for a few weeks. The Parkway
person also reported they had alerted the National Airport Police. Report
trail conditions that need correction by calling 703-289-2500. They DO want
to hear when things aren't right and WILL correct it.

Tuesday night I worked very late and passed over the National Airport
bridges around 11:30pm. There was no glass. Wednesday morning around 7:15am
I was weaving between multiple piles of broken glass in the same area.
Someone is staying up late/getting up early to do this dastardly deed. I was
thinking this morning about how much it would cost to mount a web cam on one
of the bridges. Pure fantasy, I know but......
-- 
Ken Lyons
Purple Bridgestone XO1
Inside the Beltway
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