mymindwanders 2 years ago

Your right about the litter. The problem is everywhere.I guess the trashier your insides are ther harder it is not to share your misery with others. I'd like to see some of the old "Give a Hoot, don''t Pollute" signs again. They would probally just use them for targets, now.

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teufelhunden 2 years ago

I saw a woman dump a fast food bag and a few styrofoam cups out her window as she was driving down 15/501. For crying out loud, wait until you get home to throw them out or drop by a trash bin at a shopping center or gas station. That is so ignorant! I cannot stand it when I see people toss their ciggys out the window. That should be considered littering too in my opinion. That's what ash trays are for!!!

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ricksarno 2 years ago

Just another sign of a much larger problem. Many of our young people don't know the meaning of responsibility. They have not been taught manners, they lack respect (for themselves and others). When the parents are throwing trash out their car windows how do you expect the kids to be any different? When was the last time you held a door for someone and received an acknowledgement, much less a thank you?

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Amazed 2 years ago

We carry trash bags with us when we take our walks in downtown and pick it up as we go.

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mymindwanders 2 years ago

Problem is that's a lot like enabling.they throw it down, we pick it up. Sad.We have someone who repeatedly throws they're trash on the road we/they live on after driving all the way home, almost.Sad.

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None 2 years ago

I recall several years ago when court was held in Southern Pines and the judges would fine those charged with littering or give them the option of walking to Skyline and pick up trash beside the roads going and returning under the watchful eye of an officer. As I recall there were never any of the same offenders, and those who passed by had the image of several nicely dressed individuals taking a stroll north on US 1 with bright orange bags in hand. That form of punishment worked well back then, Southern Pines had the cleanest roads in the county for several years. If those who trash the courts on the weekends had to collect trash along the roadways for a few days, I would suspect that behavior would change due to aversive conditioning.

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teufelhunden 2 years ago

Did anyone see the Karate Kid (the new one with Will Smith's son)? Well the character played by Jackie Chan realizes that the boy needs to learn to respect his mother by listening to her when she tells him to pick up his jacket instead of throwing it on the floor. So in the several days of training that follow, all the boy does for HOURS is: throw his jacket on the floor, bend down to pick it up, put it on, take it off and hang it up properly (with a good attitude). He does this over and over and cannot see the point in doing this. Long story short, he eventually learns to listen and have respect, and in the process grows and has more self-respect. The boy even acknowledges that he was wrong to disrespect his mother and now knows the right thing to do. That part of the movie was awesome. People need basic home training. PERIOD.

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teufelhunden 2 years ago

I think it's awesome that you and your daughter do that. Where did you get that someone thought you were 'enabling'?

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lawdog 2 years ago

it is the same people who crowd the basketball courts, refusing to let the younger ones play...etc...but i must ask, after counting alll these items and suggesting someone work on weekends or volunteer, did you reach down and gather any of the items to dispose of? Not saying you have to, im just sayin.....

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Bill 2 years ago

When I open the door for someone which is almost 100% of the time, (yes a few times I find myself in a hurry) and people do not say thank you. I always say your welcome nice and loud and stare in there face to get there reaction. It's funny and does make some people think.

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JK 2 years ago

"Perhaps" we should expect the youths that use the area to clean after themselves instead of looking to others...

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SnakeFlag1 2 years ago

Littering has been getting worse for 20-30 years. Research could prove it a social problem.

Interesting sidelight: After the presidential inauguration, the pictures showed the trash knee deep on the Washington D.C. mall. When half a million or a million tea party people leave, it is cleaner than when they arrived. Sign these kids up in the tea party????

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pinewoodnc 2 years ago

Too true, ricksarno. No one seems to be taught manners or respect anymore. I have had a few instances where I have held a door for several people and they just walked on past me as if I were the door holder. I have said on occasion "You're Welcome" loudly in hopes that it might at least make them aware that someone did hold the door for them. I have felt inclined on a few occasions to say "that will be a $1.00 tip please" and hold my hand out. I was recently having a conversation with someone about the terrible littering at the traffic circle on 15/501 and along 15/501. I just don't understand why folks can't just hold onto trash until they get home and put it in their trash cans. Also, there are always trash cans at the shopping centers where they could deposit. I have never understood that mentality of throwing things from moving cars. I wonder how some of these folks would feel if people drove by their homes and threw trash into their yards. I think that when they are able to catch people in the act of littering, they should be made to spend a whole day picking up trash along the highway with a sign on them saying "I Littered." Maybe that would make them think before they littered again.

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mcguy1 2 years ago

the one complaining could volunteer their time and pick up the trash. they could have counted the cans and bottles as they were picking then up and putting them in the trash can. they could also make signs to hang up. if your not willing to put in your own time dont fuss at someone else for not putting in theirs

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rightwingpatriot 2 years ago

i doubt you will get town personel to come in on sunday morning to pick up litter. why dont you make a volunteer group to clean up on the weekends... "im just sayin"

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