I’ve been learning to run. Three times a week, since May, I’ve laced up my running shoes and headed out with the husband and Rose. We mostly run along a new running trail that cuts through Denver’s City Park. We like to head out in the cool wee hours.
Recently, we came upon a young man grooming himself with the use of the park sprinklers. Clearly unable to make it home last night, he had just finished brushing his teeth when we approached. As we jogged by, he began flattening is blonde tipped military buzz hair. He was well dressed with star tattoos on the back of his calfs. He gave us a sheepish grin then continued grooming.
“Don’t say it,” my husband said.
“Don’t you think he should know?” I asked.
“He just finished brushing his teeth,” he said.
Denver’s City Park’s sprinkler system is not connected to the City water. In fact, as a model of water efficiency most of Denver’s parks use recycled gray water to fill their lakes. City Park’s sprinklers are filled with the goose poop laden lake water.
Yep, he just brushed his teeth with it.
Sometimes, the kindest thing you do is what you don’t do. I didn’t tell him.
What would you do?
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I understand your reasoning, but I think I would tell him so that he wouldn’t do it again. He might escape getting sick once, but repeatedly, probably not.
been happy for him and his freshened feeling. why give him a downer?
That’s a tough one. On the one hand, we can hope that this was the one and only time he’s done it and won’t get sick. On the other hand, maybe he does it repeatedly and should really find an alternative hygiene enhancement site. Perhaps as you jogged past, one of you could have told the other in a strident voice about how wonderful it was that the park used gray water in the park rather than ‘wasting’ pure water? Don’t know. And now my stomach is feeling a bit earp-y. LOL.
knowing wouldn’t help that time but the next time he’s running late, he’lll likely just wait until he gets to work! lolol.
I have to wonder if someone is using that means of hygiene if they are homeless. But ewwwww I might not have told him, but I would have considered alerting a park official or cop. Let them do the dirty work, so to speak.
Ewwwww gooose poooooooooh!