A losing battle?

FInally back to a little normality for my blip and a typical street shot.

This man was fighting a losing battle. He is trying to get the water out of this puddle. He was using the shovel to scoop it into the bucket you see and then carrying it across the street to a drain. Trouble was that it snowed recently and with the warmer weather today the whole street is emptying into this puddle. Oh well... You have to fill the time I suppose.