Ms. SYLVESTER: I really wasn't a fan of the gum tree because it was kind of a nuisance everyday, there'd be crowds of people in front of it taking photos, sticking their gum on there, and sanitary-wise, it really was not fun to look at everyday as I'm peering outside this door.
Despite the H1N1 scare that went global this spring, tourists haven't stopped spitting out their gum and sticking it onto a wall already saturated with millions of gooey pieces, editors say.