Bridge Painter Picks Problematic Color
A 26-year-old West Virginian thought an old park bridge needed a paint job. So, he bought some color, and got to work. The man chose pink, for breast-cancer awareness month. Well, no good deed goes unpunished. A park official nixed the pink. The man's efforts were appreciated, though. The head of the park service asked him to return in warmer weather, this time with white paint!
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A 26-year-old West Virginian thought an old park bridge needed a paint job. So he bought some color, got to work. The guy chose pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Well, no good deed goes unpunished. A park official nixed the pink. The efforts were appreciated though. The head of the park service asked the guy to come back in warmer weather, this time with white paint.
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