Originally Posted By: DBMaster
My thoughts are more in line with Andrew's. I have a creek behind my house that runs several feet higher than normal during heavy storms. The trees that line the creek are littered with plastic bags. My city just switched to large bins (so-called mini dumpsters) for trash and recyclable collection. Hopefully, that will cut down on the inevitable trash I find in my yard and in the greenbelt behind the house on windy trash days. Prior to this, people have been putting their trash out loose in cans, or in flimsy kitchen bags. I have always used contractor grade outdoor waste bags and put my trash out the morning of trash collection, not the night before. (We still have wild animals and some unrestrained pets running around.)
If I find trash in the area around my house or on my street I pick it up. Observation has told me that my neighbors will let stuff sit around their houses indefinitely.
I guess all the hard work we do leaves us far too tired to pick up trash or take an iota of pride in the appearance of our neighborhoods.
To paraphrase Forrest Gump, "Trashy is as trashy does." Or, as Ron White claims, "You can't fix stupid."
You are obviously a good citizen.
Where I live (12-15 year old development) about half the folks are decent neighbors. The rest? Not so much. I keep my yard and sidewalk clean of debris, garbage, leaves, etc. I also water my grass and keep it mowed. In the mornings, I'm often out front, hand watering my lawn with a hose. Many friendly and appreciative neighbors will always say "Good morning! Place looks good!". I'll say the same to them when I go on my walks...just to let them know how much I also appreciate a well kept appearance of a front yard.
The other folks...the SLOBS....they really do create eyesores in the neighborhood. They throw paper and plastic cups into the street....they don't mow lawns or bother to water them)...they park cars in every direction and on the sidewalks...and frequently have loud, obnoxious conversations using four-letter words in the front yard, right in front of kids. One idiot even walks around in his underwear outside because he's too lazy to wear pants.
Anyway....it's those types of losers that make plastic bags and other items a littering nuisance. In my opinion it's only getting worse. It's a shame as it's the low-lifes of society that make things tougher on the considerate people.