SF Lamp Post, Corroded by Urine, Nearly Kills Motorist

From Ricochet:

San Francisco is disgusting. Yes, the bay, mountains, and ocean are beautiful. The geography might make it the most scenic setting for a metropolis outside of Rio de Janiero. But the city itself? Yuck. ............... but the lamp posts are going to need a lot more iron if the residents can’t win their war on incontinence.

Concerns about San Francisco’s decaying light poles were ignited Monday night after one corroded by urine toppled onto a car, narrowly missing the driver.

The three-story-tall lamp post at Pine and Taylor streets snapped around 6:30 Monday and landed on a nearby car, almost crushing the driver. No one was injured.

A perfect storm of conditions rusted out the base of the pole, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission officials say, and caused it to fall. At the time, the lamp post, which was already old, was damaged by urine and weighed down by an oversized banner.

“We believe there was some contribution of dog or human urine on the base of the pole,” PUC spokesman Tyrone Jue said. “It has actually been an issue for us in the past. We encourage people and dogs alike to do their business in other places, like a proper restroom or one of our fire hydrants, which are stronger and made out of cast iron.”

This City is so messed up in so many ways. The attitude is typical for a California Liberal, the weather, facilities, and features are so overwhelming positive, that the populace will ignore the ugly facts on the ground.

But that will soon the City will reach a tipping point. The death of Kate Steinle dues to the City's sanctuary policy shifted the balance substantially and it would go away any time soon because of the Presidential Election.