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pen_gruntI'm walking on Nicollet downtown, and as I go to cross the street, this guy in front of me chucks his empty box of Marlboros at the storm drain. They sit on the grate....the guy walks on.
It's not like Nicollet has any shortage of public garbage cans that are well maintained. There are at LEAST 2 on every block, but I've seen 4-5 on a block before. There was a garbage can 10 steps behind the guy, and one just a short jaunt to the right of him.
Now this guy was a hefty guy. I'm not talking just built, I'm taking borderline (if not technically) obese.
It would NOT have killed the guy to walk an extra 10 steps to throw his trash in the proper receptacle. In fact, of all people he could have used the extra 10 steps.
I don't think I've ever been so mad at a complete stranger before. Not that I'm an environmental angel or anything, but the level of sheer rudeness and laziness was incomprehensible to me. I considered chasing after Mr. Smoking Lardball with the empty container in hand, but instead I picked it up and gave a probably-not-heard, "ExCUSE me sir, you dropped this!"
Which he ignored.
I dropped it in the nearest trash receptacle, which was on my way back to my office anyway. I came home and talked Derrick's ear off about it.
I hope that guy has a bus full of manure drop on his house...or has a garbage truck park in his living room. On second thought, he may not even notice.
It's not like Nicollet has any shortage of public garbage cans that are well maintained. There are at LEAST 2 on every block, but I've seen 4-5 on a block before. There was a garbage can 10 steps behind the guy, and one just a short jaunt to the right of him.
Now this guy was a hefty guy. I'm not talking just built, I'm taking borderline (if not technically) obese.
It would NOT have killed the guy to walk an extra 10 steps to throw his trash in the proper receptacle. In fact, of all people he could have used the extra 10 steps.
I don't think I've ever been so mad at a complete stranger before. Not that I'm an environmental angel or anything, but the level of sheer rudeness and laziness was incomprehensible to me. I considered chasing after Mr. Smoking Lardball with the empty container in hand, but instead I picked it up and gave a probably-not-heard, "ExCUSE me sir, you dropped this!"
Which he ignored.
I dropped it in the nearest trash receptacle, which was on my way back to my office anyway. I came home and talked Derrick's ear off about it.
I hope that guy has a bus full of manure drop on his house...or has a garbage truck park in his living room. On second thought, he may not even notice.
