Smokers and Litterbugs
October 29, 2002 – 1:40 pmTwo things I really just can’t abide: smokers, and litterbugs. The sad thing is that smokers are usually litterbugs too. Just look on the ground anywhere smokers congregate and you’ll see butts everywhere. I get especially annoyed when litter smokers toss their butts in pretty flower beds. I’m sorry but it’s just rude.
I think smoking should not be allowed in any public place, be it indoor or outdoor. I work in downtown Sacramento, California which is a very pretty city. I read somewhere that only Paris has more trees than Sacramento. It’s relaxing to go out at lunch time and just walk around and get some fresh air. Until you get stuck walking behind some butt-puffing maniac trying to get his or her weekly huff and puff around the block out of the way. I think if smokers are going to be allowed to walk around poisoning me with their carcinogens and polluting my air with their foul stench, I should be allowed to carry a bottle containing some homemade concoction which will either douse them with a sweet smelling, almost impossible to wash out perfume, or dose them with a wee little bit of poison, not enough to kill them or make them physically ill, but enough to let them know something nasty just happened to them. I would never really do such a thing, but it would be nice to know I had the option, and it might make a few smokers think twice about where they light up. Seriously though, why should I have to stand in a cloud of poison when I’m waiting for a bus or waiting in an outdoor line at a movie theater?
litterbugs simply have no respect for themselves, other people, or their environment. They’re almost worse than smokers. At least a smoker can claim an addiction. litterbugs have no such excuse, they’re just scum. I wonder if I could place people I see littering under citizen’s arrest. I’m really not at all sure how citizen’s arrest works. I’d be arresting people left and right. I wonder if I’d be allowed to pack heat, just in case someone resists.
That’s my rant for the day.
4 Responses to “Smokers and Litterbugs”
hmmmmm, I can’t say I like the thought of you packing heat, althought it would make the world much more interesting. I totally agree with the things you say, the poison sounds like fun too. By the way, Kelly is a litterbug, he’s goin to hades = p
By Wes on Oct 29, 2002
I totally agree. But I think smokers are worse and are twice the problem(being…smokers and litters). What I can’t stand is the smokers that smoke in the breakrooms at work. I mean, hay! I work here and break here, too, and I have to work at break to stay away from your poison? Step outside. It’s a nice day.
By John Reighard on Sep 14, 2003
My husband and I vacationed in Marathon, Florida Keys, this past April. While we were there, we signed up to swim with the dolphins. Before the dolphin encounter, we were led into a class room, where we learned about dolphins, the ocean, our coral reefs and the ecology. We watched this short documentary about a sea turtle who was found dead, washed up on a beach in Key West. The turtle had lived an estimated 20 years, then died a mysterious death. The autopsy showed that for some time, the turtle had been feasting on cigarette butts thrown into the water. They found over 300 cigarette butts in his stomach. The cigarette butts filled up the stomach of the poor turtle, tricking him into feeling full, and since cigarette butts contain no nutritional value, and could not be digested, the turtle simply starved to death.
By Michelle on Sep 15, 2003
John -
I’m so glad, sometimes, that I live in California. All buildings are non-smoking now.
Michelle-
That is so horrible about that poor turtle. People should be ashamed of themselves. If we don’t take care of our environment, how can we expect it to continue to take care of us?
By Aaron on Sep 16, 2003