I realize that some of you must enjoy living in your own filth, (and that the city provides virtually no trash cans apart from the fancy schmancy solar compactor ones on the waterfront), but I and all the civilized people of this city don’t. All you people who drop your fucking coffee cups, cigarette butts, crappy fucking fast food wrappers, half eaten fucking sandwiches, plastic shopping bags, pop cans and all the rest. STOP IT! I feel like I’m living in a landfill site! Even my 2 year old toddler asks me daily “Why is there trash everywhere? Why don’t people use the trash cans?” Duh! —Angry Mama
This article appears in May 2-8, 2013.
Have you picked any of it up? I only ask because a neighbour of mine organizes a block cleanup twice a year (from what I can tell). Met alot of neighbours and say hello all the time, its great. I understand the frustration involved, but there is something about being part of the solution and something about being part of the problem.
Its made a positive difference where I live. Kids are scared to be seen littering and random people arn’t as likely to spoil a clean area than if it was already full of garbage. Give it a shot, aim for one garbage bag and you’ll set a great example.
If you just like to sit on your ass and bitch about it, then you suck.
PS- Cyclists never litter.
Pair of rubber gloves: $10.94
Box of garbage bags: $ 6.42
A clean (living) environment: priceless
Sounds like a good job for some lazy-ass welfare slobs. Might give them something to do between trips to the liquor store and drug dealer. Since they’re out anyway, may as well give a bag to fill.
This is what I think anytime someone singles out dog owners for not picking up their dog’s shit.
People who value clean public spaces will clean up after themselves and for those who couldn’t care less about their local environment. We can’t depend on enforcement from government or police as they find it easier to generate revenues by issuing speeding and parking tickets.
I suggest organizing a massive clean-up of a particular space that you frequent such as a park or trail. You’ll clean up a park, feel good about yourself, and set an example for others to follow.
Poor princess. Try having them drop it around the empty lot next TO YOUR HOUSE and having it bluster over onto the lawn every day?
Do what i do. if it REALLY bothers you and you’re not just trying to make people believe you’re more wonderful than you are, PICK IT UP YOURSELF.
seriously. Are YOU above handling garbage for the betterment of the world? See op, i HAVE to pick it up myself. Because otherwise, my lawn would be perpetually covered in muck. I have called the city about it but apparently white trash trash isn’t enough of a reason to start managing public streets.
My point is that i have to pick it up myself so you certainly can. Get one of those claws they sell at the dollar store so you don’t have to touch it. It’s almost fun when you do it that way and since it’s fun, you can let your child indulge too. Teach them kindness to the earth.
SHITD – I was saying the same thing on the way to work this AM as I looked at all the garbage all along the 103. Welfare folk or chain gangs in orange jumpers. They can go pick fruit when their done.
Oh wait – should I have pulled over and picked it up myself? I do pick up all the Tims, McDs and butt pkgs on my road.
BTW, my fellow Canadians, it’s garbage.Trash is American. The Sesame St. generation has been brain washed by Oscar. Not that I don’t like Oscar. Trailer Trash is acceptable though.
As it stands, five readers like to litter. I will then add those five dislikes to the other four dislikes on this thread currently. I assume they’re different people as no one could be that negative. So nine people like to litter the shit out of our city. God damn you fuckers! I’m glad two people agree with me that cyclists never litter. Thank you.
you funny too
Of course cyclists don’t litter (well, with the possible exception of cell phones. Was there any question? Canned made a good parallel as well.
Ever since the landfill relocated to Fuckville, where I live, the highway and secondary roads are full of crap that blows off trucks who are too fucking stupid to properly tarp the shit down.
“It’s garbage, not trash”??
I didn’t know it mattered that much.
Oscar is king.
You should call HRM and let them know that the area your in needs more garbage bins. This might help a little for those who actually care enough to throw their trash in the bins. As for all those other assholes that litter cause they are just lazy fucktards, i hope karma comes for you.
You should call HRM and let them know that the area your in needs more garbage bins. This might help a little for those who actually care enough to throw their trash in the bins. As for all those other assholes that litter cause they are just lazy fucktards, i hope karma comes for you.
Also, i am getting sick of idiots breaking their glass bottles everywhere outside. People and animals can cut themselves on your dumbass idea of fun.