I got some shit today from my dentist’s receptionist via a friend of mine who’d just had his teeth cleaned about my latest Metro column HERE. Apparently the complaint had to do with the fact that I live in Dorchester, so I have no earthly right to be slagging off the South End. I mean, about their rubbish problem.

But I’ll tell you something. In Dot we use trash cans. You hardly ever see the kinds of scenes you see in the South End–with the rubbish strewn all over the sidewalk and spilling inot the street–in Dot.

Part of the reason is that people have space to store trash cans here, whereas in the South End, there’s nowhere to put ‘em. I understand the problem, but the solution they’ve come up with there–basically, do nothing and pretend there’s nothing wrong–just isn’t working.

By the way, I’m still thinking about what would make the T fare hike worth it for me…