Litter - why do people do it?
12 April 2010, 11:00 AM
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The asda near Reading had some kind of mystical red barrier type thing, once the trolley moved past the red line, its wheels locked up!
Not sure how it worked but it was quite an impressive little system.
Probably costly though..
Not sure how it worked but it was quite an impressive little system.
Probably costly though..
surely it is less effort to carry 12 bottles of stella home.
13 April 2010, 12:44 AM
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After we first moved into our house about ten years ago I noticed we tended to get a number of chip wrappers dumped in our back garden (the house is on the corner of a junction) during the day, every day. I got so fed up with this that I decided to take a day off work to find out where they were coming from 
Turned out that the kids from the local private school were skipping out at lunch time to the chippy at the top of our road, coming down our road, stopping on the first wall low enough to be used as a seat (ours) and chucking their rubbish over said wall when they were done
A stiff letter to the head of the school, with pictures, soon put an end to the problem, and for a time brought lunchtime patrols down our road by the teachers
We did though get visit from an orange 'lady' in a Range Rover demanding to know who we thought we were getting her son into trouble with his school
Turned out that the kids from the local private school were skipping out at lunch time to the chippy at the top of our road, coming down our road, stopping on the first wall low enough to be used as a seat (ours) and chucking their rubbish over said wall when they were done
A stiff letter to the head of the school, with pictures, soon put an end to the problem, and for a time brought lunchtime patrols down our road by the teachers
We did though get visit from an orange 'lady' in a Range Rover demanding to know who we thought we were getting her son into trouble with his school
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13 April 2010, 10:11 AM
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After we first moved into our house about ten years ago I noticed we tended to get a number of chip wrappers dumped in our back garden (the house is on the corner of a junction) during the day, every day. I got so fed up with this that I decided to take a day off work to find out where they were coming from
Turned out that the kids from the local private school were skipping out at lunch time to the chippy at the top of our road, coming down our road, stopping on the first wall low enough to be used as a seat (ours) and chucking their rubbish over said wall when they were done
A stiff letter to the head of the school, with pictures, soon put an end to the problem, and for a time brought lunchtime patrols down our road by the teachers
We did though get visit from an orange 'lady' in a Range Rover demanding to know who we thought we were getting her son into trouble with his school
Turned out that the kids from the local private school were skipping out at lunch time to the chippy at the top of our road, coming down our road, stopping on the first wall low enough to be used as a seat (ours) and chucking their rubbish over said wall when they were done
A stiff letter to the head of the school, with pictures, soon put an end to the problem, and for a time brought lunchtime patrols down our road by the teachers
We did though get visit from an orange 'lady' in a Range Rover demanding to know who we thought we were getting her son into trouble with his school
I am mistified by the "orange" lady though!
Les
14 April 2010, 01:53 AM
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She had a liberal coating of fake tan, and a good 10mm of make-up on Les
Not unlike a lot of the wealthier women in these parts (Macclesfield), the large numbers of overpaid footballers,their other halves, and the assorted hangers-on provide daily proof of the old adage that 'you can't buy class'
Not unlike a lot of the wealthier women in these parts (Macclesfield), the large numbers of overpaid footballers,their other halves, and the assorted hangers-on provide daily proof of the old adage that 'you can't buy class'
14 April 2010, 01:55 AM
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14 April 2010, 02:37 PM
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She had a liberal coating of fake tan, and a good 10mm of make-up on Les
Not unlike a lot of the wealthier women in these parts (Macclesfield), the large numbers of overpaid footballers,their other halves, and the assorted hangers-on provide daily proof of the old adage that 'you can't buy class'
Not unlike a lot of the wealthier women in these parts (Macclesfield), the large numbers of overpaid footballers,their other halves, and the assorted hangers-on provide daily proof of the old adage that 'you can't buy class'
Sorry for your experience!
Les
15 April 2010, 01:11 AM
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She had a liberal coating of fake tan, and a good 10mm of make-up on Les
Not unlike a lot of the wealthier women in these parts (Macclesfield), the large numbers of overpaid footballers,their other halves, and the assorted hangers-on provide daily proof of the old adage that 'you can't buy class'
Not unlike a lot of the wealthier women in these parts (Macclesfield), the large numbers of overpaid footballers,their other halves, and the assorted hangers-on provide daily proof of the old adage that 'you can't buy class'
I have lived on a council estate all my life (still do), and am working class, yet I have enough respect not to throw rubbish around and also to display what I would call decent manners. It's not that difficult to have a bit pride in your own behaviour. My parents brought me up well regardless of who we were/where we lived/what class we were.
Some people just don't have respect for their surroundings/other people. Again it's an example of how people are raised.
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