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I hate litter. Wouldn't do it. I have however seen reports occasionally of over-zealous litter wardens issuing fines to people when a bit of sausage roll or something falls off and land on the ground.

I used to live near a mainline station and there was one particular commuter who used to park on our street and would regularly empty his car ashtray onto the pavement before driving off home.

I have the smaller wheelie bins at home and don't always put them out as there may only be a single sack in there. Cardboard/paper usually goes in a cardboard box as I've no room for another bin and wouldn't need it anyway as there's so little and everything is flattened completely. Even the wife now opens cereal boxes etc both ends so they can be totally flattened. Anything bought outside would be put in a bin, or more likely carried home. Some of us were brought up not dragged up or worse.

I like that idea, Bob. No way to find the culprit for supermarket snacks etc though.

I was brought up putting everything in the bin. My family did the same as Audrey, a small carrier bag in the car. Having one around my gearstick the way they used to do annoyed me, though. I found the rustling too much. I don't keep any treats in my car and if I'm expecting rubbish in my car I bring a zip lock bag with me and dispose of it at home. Or a public bin at a car park/services etc. Never out of my window.

Put car reg number on the packaging in drive-thrus, and go round with £100 fixed penalty to each one

I agree with you Audrey. No offense to you but that bit fitted my attempt at poetry.

I collect items of litter every morning while walking the dog and there will always be more tomorrow. 😒

We live within walking distance of a castle, which attracts a lot of visitors. There are fields around it which, more often than not, have sheep in them. There are several public footpaths around it and that is where we usually go for our after lunch walk. It is very rare to see litter of any sort. A couple of weekends ago the castle and surroundings were closed for a “Fantasy Forest Festival”, which attracts a huge number of people. We went for our usual walk on the Monday and were horrified at the amount of rubbish around….crisp packets, chocolate bar wrappers, drinks bottles and bits of costume. We didn’t even go near the big field they were using for their campsite. The sheep fields would have had to be searched painstakingly and it was probably the farmers who would have had to do that.

I for one have never ever encouraged any children or adults to throw out of the window, I usually have a carrier bag, that sweet wrappers ect go in the bag and when we return home, the rubbish is sorted plastic ect: and a bag goes in my bag. Not everyone throws the rubbish out of the windows

A very good rhyme. Maybe littering needs higher penalties? I live in a National Park and the levels of littering have grown exponentially every year. We’ve been to absolutely gorgeous, previously pristine places, only to find discarded BBQs, used nappies, empty bottles, cans, sandwich packets…you name it. The wardens can’t be everywhere and can’t keep up with it.

Last week we filled an extra large bin bag with the detritus from what must have been an overnight camp. It was disgusting.

These low-life’s seem to have brought all the contents of their home but it’s beyond them to put the remains back in their vehicle?

Lovely poem, and as others have said, it's so true.

Great poem and, sadly, very true. I moan about litter almost every day as it's really bad around where I live.

I agree. There doesn't appear to be much pride in Britain anymore. I always wonder what foreign tourists think?

Very good rant and so true...

I play games on my phone with ads in between and you'll get the cross, but some also have interested or not just before the cross appears so I click that, then the cross and it still reappears again and again.

As for AI, I have now changed my opinion. I can't believe how clever it is. I'm using it for about three major problems currently, one of which is my wife's hospitalisation. I know an awful lot about the condition and can understand things that are happening and why they might be, due to knowledge I already have, so using AI and getting every tiny little detail I am able to see it's correct and appreciate why. Answers I receive are almost instant, and it's often followed up with questions which I'll answer and more detail is given. In my opinion it is far superior to speaking to medical staff at the hospital, although admittedly many have no knowledge at all of the condition and so just think it's breathing problems, but once they sort that out it will then go bad again because a long as the condition isn't stabilized the breathing will worsen again. AI totally understands that and everything about it. At one time I'd say don't believe a word. Now I'd almost say believe every word. Almost. Never totally believe anything without checking.

Nice responce there Em...

Because the shine coming off the money blinds it. 🤷‍♀️

Whenever my wife watches one of her favourite films on TV, all I hear is "He's dead... he's dead... she's dead... Don't know him, I'll have to look him up on IMDB. Oh look, he's dead as well!"

I'd say come join me, but I've always said never put your trust in anyone when you're freedom or life depends on it. I've never understood why criminals do that, as either their friends are stupid or they are. So, it does look as though it will be a case of Holmes and Moriarty. Good luck with that.

So do I. I watch Murder UK, Britain’s Countryside Killers, Cause of Death, Expert Witness etc … watch out, Nick, I’m either going to catch you, or join you. Haven’t made my mind up yet which way I shall go.

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