Do you litter?

Raspberry

Some mad tree hugging hippy had a go at me today because I dropped my cigarette on the ground when I was done with it. As you do. She told me to pick it up amidst a tonne of abuse and she told me to put it in the bin, which was way way up the street. I kind of laughed at her and walked away. The sad bitch she was, she actually picked it up off the ground and walked up the street and put it in the bin. What I did is common practice and here she is telling me off as if it's me who's the weirdo.

What the hell is this world coming to?

RacoonQueen

I would have picked it up and rammed it down your throat. You've no right to throw your cancer sticks on OUR streets.

Shryke

If all your friends went raping virgins, would you go raping virgins?

Raspberry

No.

mp1972 wrote: »

I would have picked it up and rammed it down your throat. You've no right to throw your cancer sticks on OUR streets.

I don't see YOUR name on it. Also, surely if they're OUR streets, that gives us the right to do what we like on them and sure people are paid to clean up the streets. Might as well get our moneis worth.

useful_contacts

i personally dont like people littering and i dont do it- but everyones different- im not gonna yell at someone for littering- BUT if i see a parent tellin a child to "drop it on the ground' that pisses me right off, down fawn your dirty habits off on ur kids :mad:

aoife000

Raspberry wrote: »

Some mad tree hugging hippy had a go at me today because I dropped my cigarette on the ground when I was done with it. As you do. She told me to pick it up amidst a tonne of abuse and she told me to put it in the bin, which was way way up the street. I kind of laughed at her and walked away. The sad bitch she was, she actually picked it up off the ground and walked up the street and put it in the bin. What I did is common practice and here she is telling me off as if it's me who's the weirdo.

What the hell is this world coming to?

You dirty fecker! you should be absolutely ashamed of yourself!!!! just because something is 'common practice' doesn't make it right!

RedXIV

man, if my dad had caught you, he'd have crucified you if you laughed at him. Grew up in the shadow of a man as straight as an arrow and litter was no exception. if i dropped a fag on the ground, he'd break my fingers so i couldn't do it again. pure fear prevented me from littering, common sense now

Hennessy

Weapon of Mass Destruction.

DonkeyStyle \o/

Ciggarette butts aren't litter, they're part of our natural urban environment, like chewing gum, bad graffiti and traffic fumes. Everyone knows that.

Karoma

RedXIV wrote: »

man, if my dad had caught you, he'd have crucified you if you laughed at him. Grew up in the shadow of a man as straight as an arrow and litter was no exception. if i dropped a fag on the ground, he'd break my fingers so i couldn't do it again. pure fear prevented me from littering, common sense now

Wouldn't broken fingers make it harder for you to hold a cigarette and you more likely to litter?

Jesus Wept

You fail at polls, for various reasons.

Holsten

No I generally don't litter.

irlrobins

I hate people who litter! They rank alongside able bodied people who park in a disabled spot. And at the moment I have a hatred of people who throw their butts on the street. This is due to a certain insurance company's staff next door to where I work, who feel it's perfectly ok to fill the gutter with their butts. It's disgusting! Hundreds of butts all over the pavement and street.

And what makes you think a cigarette butt is not litter? Yes you have to put it out, but most bins have a separate butt holder to allow you to do this.

RedXIV

Karoma wrote: »

Wouldn't broken fingers make it harder for you to hold a cigarette and you more likely to litter?

Try opening a packet of cigarettes when all your fingers are in casts. and hey, if that didn't work, he'd probably chop em off. the main thing is you'd LEARN

Dudess

Tons of people drop cigarette butts and it's not even noticed but if the same people dropped as many chewing gum wrappers there'd be uproar. There does seem to be more of an acceptance for ciggie littering. That doesn't make it acceptable though. I don't litter but I have dropped fag butts - without even thinking about it. Gonna stop now. You've actually unintentionally done some good tonight, Raspberry.

Wertz

No.

The-Rigger wrote: »

You fail at life, for various reasons.

True story.

RacoonQueen

Raspberry wrote: »

I don't see YOUR name on it. Also, surely if they're OUR streets, that gives us the right to do what we like on them and sure people are paid to clean up the streets. Might as well get our moneis worth.

Those people are paid out of our taxes, you don't litter = lower taxes for all. Vicious circle. It's really not that difficult to hold your rubbish in your hand or put it in your bag until you get to a bin.

Tar.Aldarion

No, I am not ignorant in this respect.

Raspberry

No.

mp1972 wrote: »

Those people are paid out of our taxes, you don't litter = lower taxes for all. Vicious circle. It's really not that difficult to hold your rubbish in your hand or put it in your bag until you get to a bin.

If you put a lit cigarette in a bag the bag will go on fire.

Tar.Aldarion

Raspberry wrote: »

If you put a lit cigarette in a bag the bag will go on fire.

Oh HOWEVER will we solve this one Rasberry? Will we ask Scooby Doo, Brainiac or Myth Busters?

RacoonQueen

Raspberry wrote: »

If you put a lit cigarette in a bag the bag will go on fire.

Don't smoke then. It's bad for you. You can hold it in your hand dear or you could, you COULD, put it out before you put it in the bag. Not really difficult. People who litter = scum in my eyes, it's really unnecessary.

dsmythy

I don't litter for the simple reason that it is disgusting.

Hagar

Dingleberry wrote:

If you put a lit cigarette in a bag the bag will go on fire.

Put it in your back pocket so.:pac:

truecrippler

It's absolutely disgusting... littering in general. But polluting the people around you with cigarette smoke aint enough for people, they have to throw the butt on the ground.

Disgusting, shows no respect at all.

I always punch any of my mates for littering. Dead arm ftw... no more littering for a few mins.

Dudess

Raspberry voted yes and no on that poll.

aoife000

ya as if its not bad enough that we're breathing in his disgusting smoke and can't breathe with it, he's littering the street then as well... i think an apology is definitely due from raspberry!!!!

rubadub

Sandor wrote: »

If all your friends went raping virgins, would you go raping virgins?

And the pricks told me they had indoor footie on those tuesdays nights. Probably feck all virgins left in the area by now.

DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote: »

Ciggarette butts aren't litter, they're part of our natural urban environment, like chewing gum, bad graffiti and traffic fumes. Everyone knows that.

And broken beer bottles, thank god for the rise of the €1 bottle.

People have been fined for dropping butts, I think the tranny from rodge & podge was. Not sure if tipping ash is illegal though.

sidneykidney

I hate people that litter,i am a smoker and i dont litter.OP its not rocket science to get rid of a butt,bins have a seperate part now for them. So in fairness littering is avoidable if you make the effort.:rolleyes:

Dudess

aoife000 wrote: »

ya as if its not bad enough that we're breathing in his disgusting smoke and can't breathe with it, he's littering the street then as well... i think an apology is definitely due from raspberry!!!!

Raspberry's a laydeh... (apparently).

tricky D

Raspberry wrote: »

If you put a lit cigarette in a bag the bag will go on fire.

put it out in your mouth first, ..... pleeeeease

or use all your typing fingers

DonkeyStyle \o/

Raspberry wrote: »

Some mad tree hugging hippy had a go at me today because I dropped my cigarette on the ground when I was done with it.

Lots of mad hippies having a go at you here too.
What is boards coming to?!

aoife000

Dudess wrote: »

Raspberry's a laydeh... (apparently).

loll.... don't know why i assumed (s)he was a man!

and ya to whoever mentioned it, lucy kennedy got fined for it..

Wertz

No.

BTW I'd just like to say that when I did smoke cigarettes, on the occasion it was in the street and there was no ashtray in the immeadiate area, I too threw it on the ground.
It's one thing putting your papers or whatever in your pocket till you find a bin but a butt end you've just stubbed out? F*ck that. It's only really been since the smoking ban came in that outdoor ashtrays have become common
Besides the paper pulp in the filter tip breaks down pretty quickly. People throw a lot worse away every day, we plough half our sh*t into landfill and no-one blinks an eye...but god forbid you drop something on the street. Littering is fine seemingly, once you pay someone to do it for you and they then bury it in a field...

Hennessy

Dudess wrote: »

Raspberry's a laydeh... (apparently).

you come across jealous?

WoollyRedHat

Raspberry wrote: »

Some mad tree hugging hippy had a go at me today because I dropped my cigarette on the ground when I was done with it. As you do. She told me to pick it up amidst a tonne of abuse and she told me to put it in the bin, which was way way up the street. I kind of laughed at her and walked away. The sad bitch she was, she actually picked it up off the ground and walked up the street and put it in the bin. What I did is common practice and here she is telling me off as if it's me who's the weirdo.

What the hell is this world coming to?

Put it this way, if everyone littered we would be swimming with litter.

Keep the place tidy, it looks nicer and should be taught as common practice.

Dudess

Hennessy wrote: »

you come across jealous?

Um... yeah...

rubadub

sidneykidney wrote: »

I hate people that litter,i am a smoker and i dont litter.

Ever tip ash on the street? Do it on your carpet at home? (I have BTW, both!)


http://www.achtanna.ie/print/zza12y1997.1.html#zza12y1997s3

"litter" means a substance or object, whether or not intended as waste (other than waste within the meaning of the Waste Management Act, 1996 , which is properly consigned for disposal) that, when deposited in a place other than a litter receptacle or other place lawfully designated for the deposit, is or is likely to become unsightly, deleterious, nauseous or unsanitary, whether by itself or with any other such substance or object, and regardless of its size or volume or the extent of the deposit;

Killaqueen!!!

No.

The-Rigger wrote: »

You fail at polls, for various reasons.

Name more than one.

I don't know why everyones going crazy over the OP. I do think it's a bit stupid that she doesn't realise the problem, but it's not like everybody here has never littered. I don't go out of my way to littler, I usually just stuff it in my pocket/bag. I don't smoke so thats not a problem either. But I have littered - mostly cans/bottles etc. because I didn't want to get caught drinking..

sidneykidney

Does'nt ash disintegrate(spelling) into nothingness

Raspberry

No.

rubadub wrote: »

Ever tip ash on the street? Do it on your carpet at home? (I have BTW, both!)


http://www.achtanna.ie/print/zza12y1997.1.html#zza12y1997s3

Reading that I guess I'd better tear up my sweet wrappers in to tiny little bits before I throw them on the ground next time. Don't want to get fined.

Wertz

No.

sidneykidney wrote: »

Does'nt ash disintegrate(spelling) into nothingness

Doesn't everything over a long enough period?

artanevilla

No.

I don't most of the time, but I think most people do litter at some stage.

sidneykidney

Wertz wrote: »

Doesn't everything over a long enough period?

True but ash a hell of a lot quicker than say chewing gum or beer cans for example

Dudess

Killaqueen!!! wrote: »

I don't know why everyones going crazy over the OP.

Cos she has a knack for pissing people off.

I predict she'll go to ludicrous extremes to defend all littering - not just dropping fag butts. If/when she does, do not feed her, people!

KamiKazi

No.

Why even bother replying to the OP? She's clearly a troll...

WoollyRedHat

Litter and you have this woman to deal with:

Mossy Monk

No.

I litter all the time.

Wertz

No.

sidneykidney wrote: »

True but ash a hell of a lot quicker than say chewing gum or beer cans for example

Yeah sorry you're right, I was being facetious.
I don't litter as a rule, but something like an apple core or other food item I have no problem dumping if I'm not near a bin...some bird will have snatched it and made use of it in a pretty short space of time. So I don't consider small food items or cigarette butts as being litter...papers/cans/plastics/bottles and larger waste food items, anyone dropping them deserves the fine and the social rebuke.

Dudess

Yeah apple cores, orange peel etc are biodegradable but I'd be afraid they'd draw vermin.

jspruit

It doesn't really seem like cigarette butts really are biodegradable, although there isn't any hard science available....

http://www.longwood.edu/cleanva/cigbuttbiodegradable.htm

"Most cigarette filters are composed of cellulose acetate, a form of plastic. The white fibers you see in a cigarette filter are NOT cotton, but a plastic that can persist in the environment as long as other forms of plastic."

Dudess

Yeah I don't see how ciggie butts could be biodegradable considering they're made from a synthetic substance.