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[*] posted on 1-29-2009 at 07:26 PM


ah, yes........

walking to school.......uphill...........both ways...........in the snow..........barefoot..................

I think I told that one to my little one also:lol:
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[*] posted on 1-30-2009 at 12:37 PM
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[*] posted on 1-30-2009 at 01:21 PM


Seen that sight many times. Thought:
A. Need a larger can.
B. Cans need to be serviced more often.
C. Root of the problem is people who are scavenging for recyclables and just dump everything out of the can while doing so.

Also, it has seemed to me that the litter problem is much more pronounced in BC than BCS. Might also have to do with population differential.
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[*] posted on 1-30-2009 at 02:53 PM


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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Seen that sight many times. Thought:
A. Need a larger can.
B. Cans need to be serviced more often.
C. Root of the problem is people who are scavenging for recyclables and just dump everything out of the can while doing so.

Also, it has seemed to me that the litter problem is much more pronounced in BC than BCS. Might also have to do with population differential.


The dogs do a good job spreading around trash too. Most people I see dumpster-diving for cans and bottles use a stick and don't spread stuff around. I can happily say that the "rangers" in Rosarito dump the cans daily- but most of the trash is elsewhere- not as bad as the above photo, but close.

I have seen the beach rangers on quads actually ask people not to bring beer bottles to the beach next time. I have seen them ask people to pick up after their dogs. I have seen them ask nicely for pepole to get their trucks off the beach. I talk to this one ranger a lot and praise him for taking an "eduacational " approach- rather than being a dick and just fining them the first time. He said basically "you can catch more bees with sugar than with vinegar". He's disgusted with what people do to the beach at night- because he cleans it in the morning. We alway clean our section of bach and he truly apprecaites the help.

We also tend to forget that many people who try to pass through TJ North are from countries further south, they are not Mexicans. They bunch up in the canyons and shanty towns waiting to cross. They are the ones who massively litter and disrespect the land.

Lastly- If you throw trash out the car window in San Diego someoene will inevitably wind down their window and tell you off. If you litter walking on the beach or a boardwalk- someone will likely pick it up and hand it back to you. It's just not socially acceptble to litter and the people aren't shy about self-enforcing it.

[Edited on 1-30-2009 by Woooosh]




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