General Chat

Did anyone watch the programme about this the other day with Joan Bakwell I think it was and what is your opinion it.
I was brought up not to drop litter and not to eat in the streets or even outside, unless it was a picnic, and even then make sure all the rubbish is taken home.
Am I to old fashioned, do people really jot care anymore?

Is she really still doing TV as I thought she was at least 79-80

Yep shes 80 (born in 1933) No didn't see the prog by the way but litter isn't always intentional. Our main litter problem is dustman day when they succeed in spreading more on the pavement than depositing in the refuse lorry

Whenever my friend and I go out - we leave nothing but out footprints.
Even as very small children, in pushchairs, if one of my girls ate a banana whilst sat in the pushchair, I would look down to see a hand holding the peel aloft, waiting for me to take it and (usually) put it in the hood until we got home. I don't remember nagging them - they just did it.

Grand daughter was even worse (better?) Daughter would take her, pushchair and dog out. Grand daughter got out of the pushchair and filled the basket underneath with rubbish she found on the walk!!!

I and my siblings simply cannot drop anything in the streets or eat in the streets, we were told from a very young age to take litter home,, although we would see other peoples rubbish we didn't add to it.
And don't get me started on gum, cigarette ends and dog poo.

Chewing gum should be banned, cigarette ends should be taken home and likewise with doggy doo doo's (although our council does provide bins especially for last two)

I smoke, and to 'discourage' we smokers - all of an age to decide for ourselves whether to indulge in this legal activity or not - they removed the ashtray from the smoking area at work. I either put cigarette ends down the (leaf filled) drain, or have a small tin I put them in.

The gum I chew after having a fag goes in a bit of paper, then in my pocket or a bin!
It's really not too difficult :-D

Yes I saw the programme.

I just could not believe that people were too bone idle to cross the street and put their rubbish in an empty bin on the cleaned side of the street.

We were taught as children NEVER to drop rubbish and to put it in the nearest bin or take it home.
Still stick to that principle and if I can't find a bin for my cigarette ends then I put them in a bag and take them home and never even put them down a grate as there is enough rubbish down the grates.

When I did smoke and Hubby bought a new car for me he specified no ashtray to try and make me stop but it didn't work because I used an old tobacco tin as an ashtray.
Shut him up for a while :-D

quite true, as I said on another thread, litter doesn't self generate

its PEOPLE that make litter... quite often the residue from takeaways.......Too idle ? or suffer from peer pressure? children AND Adults pass my house on the school walk and yes they drop it instead of walking a pace or two to use a wheelie bin or a bin on a post..........