Q: IS THE JOB A LOT HARDER WHEN THE LEAVES ARE WET?
A: Yes, behind the fact that the leaves get wet and compacted, the dirt, the mud come together and you have to break it out, make it thinner.  Then you can suck it up in the vacuum. When there’s water it’s harder, more of a strain on the body but all in all it’s a commonplace job you do the same thing every day in the sun, in the rain like any job. Daniel Harrison, Streets Department Sanitation Division, Highland Avenue.