Why is Victorian Village Smelly?

This is a rant post. Sorry in advance.

I was running around Goodale Park the other day, with my dog. I usually park in somewhere in the Victorian Village like off of 2nd St. or Highland or Hunter, for example.

This day was especially muggy and hot, hot, hot; plus there was no breeze whatsoever. So, it's understandable that when you've got those conditions scents of all kind mingle, fester and remain static in the air.

But for some reason, in the Victorian Village, the sanitation system is not up to par. The entire surrounding blocks of where I was running smelled nauseating and like pure garbage. Vic Village is such a cute area of Columbus, it stinks...pun intended...that a person new to Columbus might just happen to walk around the area and be completely turned off of the Village, nevermind how charming the area is, simply due to the fact that the stench coming up from the sewers was overwhelming.

There's goign to be many more hot days in Ohio this summer no doubt. Is this something we can expect on the regular. Eeeewwwww. Does the city know how stinky it is over there? And with Com Fest here this weekend, and all kinds of people and the various smells that can bring along with food trucks and pets, like dogs, mixing the smells together with the trash cans...

I'm going to Com Fest, so hopefully it won't be so bad (and so humid). That'll will be a post of its own though. Stay tuned.

(pictures courtesy of SF Chronicle newspaper and justmy002worth.blogspot.com)

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C Magazine

Wow, sorry guys, I've been busy lately. I know that's everyone's story, so I promised I'd never use that as an excuse not to blog. They'll just end up being fewer in between for a while. Hey, times are tough so you gotta stay on your hustle.

Also, there's been some family issues I've had going on. My little sister was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes (juvenile). She'll have a strict regimen of four shots daily plus multiple sugar-level checks...yeah, you never realize how much diabetic people have to go through until you are close to someone who has this condition. Anyway, I've gotten lots of well wishes from friends and family. My sister is in a much better condition now, she's back to her smiley self.

On a completely separate and happy note:

C Magazine finally made a workable website that's pretty good so far. And it will only get better and more comprehensive since this is the Beta version.

I've been waiting for this moment for awhile.

You need to check it out.

www.columbusmag.com

You might even see pictures of yourself on there! That's my favorite part...the Paparazzi pictures. They have pictures loaded all the way back from 2007 so you can browse and see if you can spot any of your fellow Columbus Must Knows.

And BTW, you can pick up a monthly copy of C Magazine, FOR FREE, wherever you see a distribution stand. (For example, you can get 'em at WG Grinders in Grandview or a Bodega restaurant on High St. in Short North).

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