the Water Dept. Grinches who stole Christmas

A few days ago, I discovered this scene - not fun in any season, but especially crappy just before Christmas with daytime "no parking" signs marked "12/17/19 to completion" - whenever that is.

I posted this photo on Twitter with this caption: "Not a happy sight in #Beverly. What a Grinchy thing to start a major ⁦@ChicagoWater⁩ project 1 week before Christmas. Why couldn’t this wait until the week after?"

Here's the response I got: "Nobody is ever happy to see that their street is going to be torn up or out of commission, it is an unfortunate necessity in order for us to make needed infrastructure improvements to our water and sewer systems. Call us for more info on this project 312-744-4420."

If you are affected by this project and want to give them an earful, feel free.