Source
facebook.com
Star News TV
5:30 A.M. Weed-eating? Apparently Lawless was Serious!
COLLINSVILLE — It was 5:30 Wednesday morning, most folks were still asleep, and apparently Henry County Collinsville District Supervisor Chris Lawless had other plans.
Lawless was out with a weed eater, tackling overgrown grass along sidewalks in his district.
And before anyone asks — yes, this is apparently what he signed up for.
Lawless ran his campaign on a simple message: trash and grass.
At the time, plenty of people figured the whole thing was just a campaign stunt. A politician with a weed eater? Picking up trash? Cleaning sidewalks?
Surely, it would last until the campaign signs came down.
Except Lawless says it wasn't a stunt.
It was a “lifetime stunt.”
And he's apparently sticking to the script.
Lawless was back out at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, working on sidewalks and grass in the Collinsville District while most of the neighborhood was still deciding whether hitting the snooze button one more time was worth it.
And this isn't exactly a one-time photo opportunity.
Lawless is regularly seen on weekends cleaning up around the community with his volunteer group, the MHC Trash Pandas, picking up litter and helping clean up public areas.
Apparently, the campaign promise came with an inconvenient little detail:
He actually meant it.
While politicians are often accused of talking about “getting their hands dirty,” Lawless appears to have taken the phrase rather literally.
The Collinsville supervisor has made trash and grass a recurring part of his public-service routine — proving that sometimes the campaign stunt doesn't end after Election Day.
It just starts at 5:30 in the morning.
And somewhere in Collinsville, a weed eater is apparently considered official government equipment.
Source ref: 294815822133_1596345145841161