I hate it when people litter. (I'm not talking about small objects, such as smokes, gum paper, etc., I'm talking about things that can do damage to your car, bags, glass, etc.) My mom ran over a bag one time, and it got stuck under her car, smelling plastic burning smell all the way home One time I had a bunch of stuff to take to the dump, and was on the local highway. One of the broken lawnchairs I thought I tied down decited to go it's own way, and blew out of the bed onto the highway. Luckly there were no cars behind be, if there was, that car would've been in the woods for sure. After that, I put a tarp, and double tied everthing in my bed from then on.

 

Haroutd,

So you think you have the right to litter up roads and such and make me have to look at it? You chose to smoke, you deal with the smell in your truck. I know a lot of smokers that think its their right to toss a butt on the ground. I hate picking them up at work and I don't smoke. Why should I pick up your trash? Your all lazy and disrespectful.

As for shot gun shells, when I go shoot trap I pick up my shells plus a good portion of what isn't mine just cause I hate looking at the trash and I know it will closed down just for things like that. Public lands are not trash cans.

And why do people think my truck bed is a trash can? My trucks aren't even beaters.

 

I really hate that. I don't do that to anyone. One time I found a frosty from wendy's in the cab. It makes me angry that people are so disrespectful.

 

One time when departing school I found a Burger King bag in my truck bed. Nothing I could do about it, I had no clue who they were out of the 2,500 kids that went to that school. If I knew who they were, I would've super glued the bag to their ricer honda civic.

 

in my area litter is a big problem..in one of the best catfishing spots,that is public land and isnt maintained by anyone but us and farmers that actualy care.when i was younger i used to clean up the spot while i would fish.then haul the trash away.i havent been there in awhile but i plan on leaving a sign there to maybe tell the people that are a bit ignorant on public land closures about the threats in the future.a BIG to the frucks that don't give a hoot.

 

I've done my fair share of cleaning up after other people... when I find a "favorite fishing spot" littered with someone else's beer cans, I haul them back because I don't want my spot to be ruined by someone else. When I unload the 12 guage at the hunt club range, I clean up all the shells I see, regardless of weather or not they're mine.

But as far as tossing my cigs on the highway or streets are concerend, don't even try arguing with me. You don't see them. You don't clean them up. They're in the gutters when the first vehcile drives by, and down the sewer grates after the first storm. Cigs tossed "on the ground" in high foot-traffic areas and those on the side of the road don't end up the same. There is a difference. Hell, even I've seen cops toss 'em out their windows going down the highway. 13hondacr250, when's the last time you saw a highway ligtered in butts? Or had to clean them up from the streat? This blows your agrument. Don't project your anger at cleaning up after others towards me. It's not all black & white... And no, I won't deal with the smell.

 

I know it sucks, but always leave an area cleaner than you found it. If that means cleaning someone elses mess up, then we gotta do it. Some people are inconsiderate slobs!

 

carrying the burden of others idiocy does get tiresome though, and i know what 13hondacr250's point is, smokers leave their butts everywhere, and yes they wash down the drain but then it chokes ducks and turtles and what not, not a treehugger, but its the truth...
bottom line is there is no excuse for littering though i doubt any of us are perfect in that respect

 

This weekend I went back 25 miles on a single track 4WD road and found a TV shot up with other trash laying around it, somebody had to make an effort to haul that all the way out just to shot it up and leave it. A bummer for sure, I always pack stuff out, as I did with this trash. As far as cig butts are concerned, when I smoke and if there is no place to dispose of the butt I field strip it and put it in my pocket until I can throw it away properly. Throwing butts out can cause fires and the ones that don't can cause other problems out here they do not break down very quick. A buddy of mine and I were fishing on the North Platte in Casper, WY we decided to gut a trout that we had caught to see what they were feeding on, this particular trout had 10 butts in its gut, apparantly they do not biodegrade fast enough, this had this trout so pluged up that it was sure to die soon. Yeah some smokers will leave their butts anywhere, but not me or any of my friends that smoke. The point is that this kind of behavior reflects on all people involved in the activity. If a mountain biker found that tv out in the woods they would probably cuss all people that 4 wheel. When nonsmokers have to deal with butts laying around or in the gut of a fish they just caught they will generally cuss all smokers.

 

I've seen cops blow red lights, run 75-80MPH in residential areas, & do Rockfords with their cars...so what?

About an hour ago. As I was driving, both sides were literally COVERED with butts. I hope you get caught, & get a nice huge fine.

 

Filters (except for the odd plastic type) are made of that EVIL (hah hah) artificial substance, cotton fibers. In other words, just more plant material. So, yeah, they will go through the laundry pretty good, as the bleach and soap kill off most of the little microbes that eat 'em up so well outdoors.

As I said before, I don't smoke, but am not offended by those that do. I have found most smokers to be faaar more considerate of others feelings and rights than most vocal non-smokers I have encountered. I don't really know why. Do many non-smokers see that as a major point of virtue? Smokers are willing to be exiled to a smoking part of the restauraunt (which in Klamath Falls was about 3/4 of the place, as smokers were in the majority in the clientel)while non-smokers had their own, well-ventilated non-smoking area. So, I fail to understand the reasoning that the non smokers get to tell everyone how EVIL they are for smoking (lawsy lawsy, sabe me from da Debbil!) to live their lives, it just does not compute.

Most of the smokers I have known have put up with an incredible amount of indignities, just so they have a place to enjoy the odd butt. I have found that non-smokers can get REALLY passionate about someone elses habit, go figure why? It is quite puzzling to tell the truth. I don't like green as a color for my truck, but if you do, go for it. I could PROVE how any color that blends in with the natural surroundings is more dangerous on a vehicle and you will most certainly have more close calls, if not accidents, endangering not only yourself and your passengers, but also other drivers and possibly pedestrians nearby too. But hey - all of life is a risk! And you know what? Not a one of us is going to get out of this life alive! I think think a lot of people need to lighten up and have some more consideration for others. Because 80 years from now we ALL gonna be dead!

 

lemme put it simply: smokers habits often intrude on others freedom to breathe fresh air, and of course the ones that are considerate catch the flak for the incons. ones

 

reminds me of those old "Don't Mess With Texas" commercials with the figher jet. Around my home town, although small and surrounded by small towns, littering wasnt bad.

 

Haroutd, My argument is not blown. I have to clean up the lot at work and our road frontage every month. I find a LOT of butts on the side of the road and in the parking lot.

I used to be in a fraternity and one of our community activities was adopting a portion of a highway to clean every few months. I can bring you as many butts as you would like to see from the highway. The rain did nothing to them, they just sat in the grass & mud. So Yes I have had to clean them off the street and YES I see butts on the side of the road all the time. And come spring time, thats the worst/ The whole winters worth of butts sitting on the ground and floating in the ditch.

Why should I have to wait for the rain to carry your lazyness away? And I'm sure your right there to toss another when that one is gone. Don't try to justify your lack of respect for others. Its really sad.

 

I just dropped 2 more on the road today. Oh well...