May 16, 2012
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The World Is Your Garbage Can
Today I took part in one of them Adopt a Highway things in which you go out and pick up trash along side of the road. It is always amazing to me the type of things you find on the side of the road and also the fact that there are just so many inconsiderate fucking assholes who think it is a good idea to throw their shit out the window as they drive. You know, because leaving that empty bottle in the car until you get to where you are going is too much to ask. It’s actually funny though because when you think about it, taking the time to unroll the window and pick the trash up and throw it out the window is probably more work than actually carrying it to the garbage after you get out of the car, assuming the garbage is on your way into the building or house.
But this shit you find while doing something like this is nuts. Of course, you have your run of the mill things like bottles, cups, wrappers and stuff like that. But what is really amazing are things like shoes or gloves. And it is never a pair of shoes or a pair of gloves. It is always just one shoe. Seriously, who the fuck loses one shoe? And why don’t they take the time to pull over and get it. I dunno, but if I spent $100 for a pair of Nikes if I lose one of them out the damn car window the first thing I would do is probably sit there dumbfounded as to how the fuck I lost a shoe out the window. Next I would pull the fuck over and get the damn shoe. But that does bring up a good point. How the hell does somebody lose a shoe out the window anyway?
There are other things you find too. Like car parts. Or signs. Or wires. Or all different sorts of things. I would imagine some of the things fall off the back of trucks while in transit but it still doesn’t mean that it is not a bit odd to find and old brake pad on the side of the road. I’ve got to wonder what these people think when they get to their destination and discover that half the shit they had in the back of the pickup truck is missing.
Now losing something in transit is an accident. What really pisses me right the fuck off is the people who litter. Seriously, what the fuck type of people are these? Did mommy not teach them how to clean up after themselves? Do they just not give a rat’s dick about the poor SOB who has to clean up after them? Do they not have any pride in how their local roads look? These are the type of people who probably don’t shower on a regular basis. They probably have no fucking manners and when they eat out at a restaurant leave the table a total fucking mess because, hey, “cleaning up after me is somebody else’s problem.” They probably routinely take a shit in public restrooms and don’t bother to flush afterwards. You know how sometimes public bathrooms are a disgusting mess with piss and shit on the floors and toilet seat? Well I’m sure it is these fuckers who are doing it. And if you are one of those assholes that throw shit out the window, well fuck you. And stop damnit, you are an adult and we are trying to run a society here.
On the other hand, for volunteering, I now get to commit one free misdemenor anywhere in DuPage County! Hello public indecency, here I come!
Comments (5)
Are you serious? You get a free pass? That’s nuts! I can’t believe you are blogging about this. Just today we were driving through Wyoming and i said, “Wow, the sides of the highways are so clean.” Ryan thinks people don’t litter as much here or it blows away (the winds are horrendous), but i think they do a good job of picking up after people. Littering is a HUGE pet peeve of mine. If i see someone throw something out the window, i will usually say something. The one that REALLY gets me are cigarette butts. They throw out a LIT cigarette, which burns for hours with that stinky smell. It’s like smokers feel entitled to throwing their butts out the window. It’s still littering!!! One time a guy threw his out and it hit the hood of my car…i was livid and gave him a piece of my mind….i probably wouldn’t do that today because most people would pull out a gun and shoot me. Plus, i always have the kids with me so i keep the honking, yelling and flipping off to a minimum.
@ShamrockLover - lol. no i dont get a free pass. wyoming is beautiful, i loved driving through there. i think there is less trash because so few people live there. oh and there were tons of cigarette butts
I live in what’s probably the most recycling crazed country in the world, haha. But still, a lot of people litter and it makes me so mad.
Ugh, littering. Rude. But, I want to let you know that sometimes pick-up drivers (me) are victims of other people thinking our truck beds are trash cans. Thus, I have been driving down the road before and had drink cups fly out of the bed that I didn’t know were there. That pisses me off to no end.
If I wanted trash in the back of my truck I would have gotten a sliding window!
I hate litterers!!! The only thing I feel ok with throwing out my window is anything edible… and then I never throw it onto the road, because I worry a stray who is really hungry will then get hit and die because of me… so I always make sure to throw food (without the wrappers and such) way in the ditch… and honestly, I don’t even do that all that often.