Speaking of Parking lots

In another thread were were discussing the perils of people driving too fact though parking lots. Not wanting to hijack that thread, I wanted to vent about a couple other parking lot behaviors that drive me over the edge.

1. People who don't put their carts back in the cart area. Why are some people so danged lazy that they just leave their shopping carts in the parking space next to their car when the cart placement area is like 10 feet away?

2. Peope who think nothing of dumping their trash (including dumping their ash treys) in the parking lot! Every time I walk to Smiths from my car I end up with handfulls of trash I pick up as I walk to the door. I will never understand such laziness.

How about those that park in the striped area between two handicapped spots.

I walked into Walmart yesterday... watched a lady grab a buggy, take handfuls of trash out of it, drop it onto the floor in the store, then push her cart. Trash can literally 3 feet away, no kidding.

People are awful.

waltesefalcon said:

People are awful.

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Some.

Since we're trash talking, I couldn't believe people throwing trash everywhere except the trash cans when the rangers were furloughed from the National Parks.

Back in the 19th century, the *dirtiest* place in a New England village was the town common. Trash, garbage, dead animals, broken carts and wagons, grass and weeds never cut - quite a mess.

The Common was the only part of town not owned by someone; it was owned by everyone "in common" - so no one felt obligated to take care of it. Similar to today's public spaces, which are often covered with trash unless a paid crew comes in to clean it up.

The pristine New England common we see today, neatly mowed, well-maintained trees, and a band stand, resulted from the need to improve appearances after the Civil War, to increase investment and attract "the better quality people".


"They paved paradise and ..."

NutmegCT said:

Similar to today's public spaces, which are often covered with trash unless a paid crew comes in to clean it up.

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I think upbringing (or lack thereof) has a lot to do with it also.

True story: A friend attended an event at the Washington Mall some years ago. Never mind what the event was. Suffice it to say this event had several thousand people in attendance. After the event, the participants left the Mall cleaner than it was before the event had started. Everyone was methodical about making sure that their trash was properly disposed of. Such is not always the case for events at the Mall, but for this event, the attendees did not trash the place and picked up after themselves.

On the flip side, another true story. Back when we lived in Illinois, we used to go camping at a place called Carlyle Lake, about 25 miles east of our town. One morning, while camping there, Mary and I took a walk through some thick brush, down to a rocky stretch of beach. Upon entering the beach area we saw a couple who were obviously changing their baby's diaper, so we turned around and went back to the camper. A little while later, that family got in their car and drove away from the camp area. At this time, we decided to head back to that same beach area (you know where this is going, don't you?). Sure enough, laying right there on the beach, face up, was a stinky, nasty - completely full - diaper. Yes, we picked it up and disposed of it properly, but man - what the heck!??

I walk every day though the parking lot of the local high school. Several years ago I came upon a big puddle of old motor oil and 5 empty oil containers. Yup someone changed their oil.

Remember this? The Japan/Colombia World Cup game last summer.

Rhodyspit75 said:

I walk every day though the parking lot of the local high school. Several years ago I came upon a big puddle of old motor oil and 5 empty oil containers. Yup someone changed their oil.

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Now days there are enough surveillance cameras around schools such that it would probably be easy to find the culprit.
I think I have posted this before, but we have a nice wooded hiking area right across the street from our house. Mary and I go walking there many mornings during the week. Unfortunately it is not uncommon for dirt bags to drive out there in the middle of the night and use the tara as their own personal dump site! One such pile we found on morning: (I sent these pictures to our city of course).

NutmegCT said:

Remember this? The Japan/Colombia World Cup game last summer.

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Upbringing.

Looks like you walk the private road behind our property. I found a similar pile of household trash dumped along the trail. At least 2 miles off the public road behind a locked gate. They went to lots of trouble to dump it. The County dump is only a few miles further along the road.
The property owner thanked me for notifying them about the mess as it was a little way off the trail.
Saying People are pigs does pigs a disservice.

David

Basil said:

Now days there are enough surveillance cameras around schools such that it would probably be easy to find the culprit.
I think I have posted this before, but we have a nice wooded hiking area right across the street from our house. Mary and I go walking there many mornings during the week. Unfortunately it is not uncommon for dirt bags to drive out there in the middle of the night and use the tara as their own personal dump site! One such pile we found on morning: (I sent these pictures to our city of course).

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Why is it OK to wind your car window down and dump your ?:
Cigarette cellophane wrapper.
Burning cigarette end. (Motorcyclists love this one)
Empty Cigarette pack.

Just for starters.
I worked in the industry and it always griped me that people seemed to think that was OK.

David

DavidApp said:

Why is it OK to wind your car window down and dump your ?:
Cigarette cellophane wrapper.
Burning cigarette end. (Motorcyclists love this one)
Empty Cigarette pack.

Just for starters.
I worked in the industry and it always griped me that people seemed to think that was OK.

David

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Upbringing. (or as my friend Cecil likes to say, "they didn't have no proper fetchen' up"

I can't tell you how many times some guy in front of me on the highway has tossed their cigarette out the window. At night, you get to watch as the "cherry" explodes on the ground if front if you.

Basil said:

Upbringing. (or as my friend Cecil likes to say, "they didn't have no proper fetchen' up"

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I think there is some truth to that but not all. We all know (and truth told have likely done it ourselves) those who behave differently in different contexts and environments.

I would also suggest that almost no one - anywhere - is modelling good behaviour. So if those above me can say/do/dump/ anything they want - why shouldn't I?

I was just typing a reply when the phone rang...sad news. See my post RE: judow

Not seeing a post RE: judow

David

DavidApp said:

Not seeing a post RE: judow

David

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It is "Parked" at the top of the forum. It also is "global" so that it appears in every forum.

Thanks.
Did not think of looking up there.
The kind of news I was afraid of when I read your post.

David