(September 21, 2015 at 2:44 pm)Salacious B. Crumb Wrote:(September 21, 2015 at 2:36 pm)MTL Wrote: I despise litterers, but what is worse are litterers with attitude, who think they have every right to litter,
and think that you have ZERO right to resent it.
There was a big flap in Toronto in 2006, over a litterbug.
A female bike courier was passing through a quaint, pedestrian-only, vintage-clothes-shopping district of Toronto,
called "Kensington Market".
As she was leaving the area, she saw a huge SUV roll down a window, and an empty McDonald's bag hurled unapologetically to the ground, outside, in plain view of everyone.
Outraged, the bike courier picked up the bag and chucked it back into the still-open window of the SUV.
The driver of the SUV, a young man much larger than the bike courier, emerged, seething, and this ensued:
(scroll down for all pics)
http://www.citynoise.org/article/2770
Remember, this is over littering.
The story made the news, much public opinion siding with the bike courier,
but a surprising amount sided with the litterbug;
the main reason seemingly that she "took the law into her own hands"
by electing to toss his garbage right back into his truck.
Same here, I always keep my garbage in my car until I get to a trash can. And, if I'm walking or hiking on a trail somewhere, I put the trash in my backpack or pocket.
This one is sort of common too: people that have really messy cars. I do get used to it after a little bit, but it's always a shock when there is garbage all over the car. I don't see how people can drive like that, or how they can invite people in the car without any shame when it's completely trashed.
Hate a messy car. Far too many people don't value and appreciate the things they have. I take care of what I have worked for.
We are not made happy by what we acquire but by what we appreciate.