PORTLAND'S EXPERIMENT USING FOOD-BASED PAINT FOR STREET STRIPING A FAILURE

Opossums and feral cats have eaten more than 18 miles
of new roadway striping in Portland since January

"HERE WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE (EXPLETIVE) POSSUMS KEEP LICKING OFF ALL MY ROAD STRIPES.  LITTLE BASTARDS."
Buddy Chuck Polumbo, Director of Roadway Marking, Portland Bureau of Transportation