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I was just standing in slider opening to my lanai. I could hear two young voices and then saw two teen girls walking along the cart path on Morse, right behind my house. They were dressed in normal teen attire, bikini tops with shorts, carrying towels...and one had a soda can that she just threw into the bushes between my fence and the cart path. Not sure why this really ticked me off, but it did. Isn't it unfortunate that one of these girls and so many others are too lazy to carry a soda can, an empty one, with them and dispose of it properly. What made it worse was that this young woman looked right at me after she tossed the can....and just kept walking.
Not sure if I've posted this in the right place, but it really made me sad to see this happening...and it appears that she just didn't give a d*m. Maybe I sound like an old grouch....but frankly I'm ticked off.
redwitch
03-17-2011, 03:08 PM
Don't blame you for being upset. I hate littering and to show such disrespect to someone's property is unconscionable. I think I'd be following them to the pool and letting the attendant in the rec center know that two young girls were using the pool without an adult. Oh, the heck with following them -- just call the rec center. Basic rule, don't tick off an old lady -- we have ways of getting even. (I always think of Kathy Bates ramming the girls' car in the parking lot in "Fried Green Tomatoes" when I contemplate something like this.)
ajbrown
03-17-2011, 03:10 PM
I agree with you. Things like that get me riled up also. When people of any age have an attitude of entitlement or complete lack of respect for their surroundings, I just do not get it.
If it was me I would have had a hard time not saying something along the lines "would you like me to get that for you?"
As far as the forum? I have thought for some time we need a VENTING forum. A place to go and just shout out when we need to :22yikes::censored::mad:
Bill-n-Brillo
03-17-2011, 03:14 PM
red, I think it's time for you and "the girls" to get after those two!!! :thumbup:
Bill
Don't blame you for being upset. I hate littering and to show such disrespect to someone's property is unconscionable. I think I'd be following them to the pool and letting the attendant in the rec center know that two young girls were using the pool without an adult. Oh, the heck with following them -- just call the rec center. Basic rule, don't tick off an old lady -- we have ways of getting even. (I always think of Kathy Bates ramming the girls' car in the parking lot in "Fried Green Tomatoes" when I contemplate something like this.)
I remember Kathy Bates line in Fried Green Tomatoes, too...."I have more insurance than you do" and I say it lots of times when out in my car.... ;)
I can't reach the can without climbing over my fence or taking a long cart ride to get to it...and the area is thick with plantings. Snakes and I have an agreement, they can stay in all that nice thick planting area, I'll stay in my yard.
The Villages is such a nice area without trash strewn about....it's just too bad these little "Princesses" weren't considerate enough to properly dispose of their trash. Guess I'm going to be taking a golf cart ride.
I agree with you. Things like that get me riled up also. When people of any age have an attitude of entitlement or complete lack of respect for their surroundings, I just do not get it.
If it was me I would have had a hard time not saying something along the lines "would you like me to get that for you?"
As far as the forum? I have thought for some time we need a VENTING forum. A place to go and just shout out when we need to :22yikes::censored::mad:
A venting forum? WONDERFUL!!!! I agree totally.....lolol.
There's lots of kids around this time of year....I would hope they were mature enough to not litter. Guess they must do the same at home.
red, I think it's time for you and "the girls" to get after those two!!! :thumbup:
Bill
Not sure if Red is totally recovered yet. We'll get a few others and.......CHARGE!!!... ;)
graciegirl
03-17-2011, 03:31 PM
Ah-hah. Pooh has emotionally joined us. With Pooh, Red, P and I could tackle almost anything.
Where is my ...water pistol?
I am ready to fix stuff.
I would even go so far as to tell on them too. If I could find their grandparents.
Ah-hah. Pooh has emotionally joined us. With Pooh, Red, P and I could tackle almost anything.
Where is my ...water pistol?
I am ready to fix stuff.
I would even go so far as to tell on them too. If I could find their grandparents.
They're probably pretty nice girls, Gracie, but I've been calling them more names than I care to mention....;)
I should have said SOMETHING, but I was so surprised I just couldn't utter word one.
I'm for tattling on them, too. :D:thumbup:
novie2
03-17-2011, 03:45 PM
I agree, TV is so beautiful.....why would they want to trash it up.....just don't understand. :shrug:
I agree, TV is so beautiful.....why would they want to trash it up.....just don't understand. :shrug:
They're kids and feel "entitled" I'm sure. Maybe we were the same way, but littering is something that just pushes my buttons.
Gracie has a squirt gun....I think I have one, too. Want to join us? ..... :D
Jhooman
03-17-2011, 03:49 PM
You go Pooh girl.
skyguy79
03-17-2011, 04:04 PM
Ah-hah. Pooh has emotionally joined us. With Pooh, Red, P and I could tackle almost anything.
Where is my ...water pistol?
I am ready to fix stuff.
DANG!!! Here you gals go again, needing to "fix," in this case, the young girls attitudes... but you most likely can't find them. So here I am, exicted, eager and more than willing to fill in for them as your victim, but have to skip the opportunity because the time I have available before heading back north leaves me unable to offer, forlorn and disappointed.
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You go Pooh girl.
LOL.....want to join the posse?.... :D
Chief X
03-17-2011, 04:57 PM
I'm gonna stick my two cents in here too, which is not too typical for me. First, yes..let's see about getting a venting section called "My Rant". I think it would do a lot of good but it would also open up the floodgates for much controversy.
This thread interested me for two reasons: First, I too hate when people litter. It has always bothered me, but more so the past twenty years that I have been running along the roads and observing trash all over this earth. Laziness is key but also I think there is a lack of intelligence present.
My second reason for being interested in this thread and having a "My Rant" section is because all day long I have thought about posting up a rant about drivers around here. Last evening I had two very close calls on my motorcycle (in LSL) from totally inattentive drivers. When I run, I have to dodge golf carts daily so as not to get mamed by someone who should have given up their license years ago. Actually, they probably did, but figure it's ok to drive a golf cart. I don't get it. One month ago I got hit on my bicycle by someone that probably shouldn't be driving anymore and his only concern was the dent in his precious 2007 sedan.
What has all of this got to do with littering? Nothing...haha, end of My Rant!
DANG!!! Here you gals go again, needing to "fix," in this case, the young girls attitudes... but you most likely can't find them. So here I am, exicted, eager and more than willing to fill in for them as your victim, but have to skip the opportunity because the time I have available before heading back north leaves me unable to offer, forlorn and disappointed.
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LOL....we'd never beat up on you, Skyguy!....even if you.....well....:a20:
While up north, get a squirt gun and practice. We'll gather together as a group when you return. Those of us who remain in TV will have practice at the archery range on the historical side. :a20::a20:
I'm gonna stick my two cents in here too, which is not too typical for me. First, yes..let's see about getting a venting section called "My Rant". I think it would do a lot of good but it would also open up the floodgates for much controversy.
This thread interested me for two reasons: First, I too hate when people litter. It has always bothered me, but more so the past twenty years that I have been running along the roads and observing trash all over this earth. Laziness is key but also I think there is a lack of intelligence present.
My second reason for being interested in this thread and having a "My Rant" section is because all day long I have thought about posting up a rant about drivers around here. Last evening I had two very close calls on my motorcycle (in LSL) from totally inattentive drivers. When I run, I have to dodge golf carts daily so as not to get mamed by someone who should have given up their license years ago. Actually, they probably did, but figure it's ok to drive a golf cart. I don't get it. One month ago I got hit on my bicycle by someone that probably shouldn't be driving anymore and his only concern was the dent in his precious 2007 sedan.
What has all of this got to do with littering? Nothing...haha, end of My Rant!
I'm all for a rants section, too...and after today, I'd probably have more posts than anyone. Understand completely your difficulties with autos and carts. Today it was autos....heck here and even off campus. Maybe the bright sun blinds the drivers....can't see the red lights, the stop signs, the yield signs.
We can stand patiently in line as maybe a venting or ranting forum is considered....if it's dismissed, I promise not to pitch a fit, I promise not to pitch a fit, I promise not.....:cryin2::cryin2::D:D
Jhooman
03-17-2011, 07:04 PM
LOL.....want to join the possy?.... :D
Pooh
I would retrieve that soda can and walk up to that cute little teenager at the pool and let her know she forgot her debris. I would also remind her the next time I see her leaving her debris in our community, I would tell her grandparents and I'm sure they would be appalled by her actions. Dang, I love direct communication:highfive:
It's time we stand up and insist that young people take responsibility for their actions:police: Watch out for the Gray Panthers - We rock Baby:22yikes:
Pturner
03-17-2011, 07:23 PM
My (squirt) gun is loaded. I'm incensed too!
Sure I'd tell on her-- after GG, Red and I beat some sense into her bratty little brain. :D
Sky, you crack me up.
Pooh
I would retrieve that soda can and walk up to that cute little teenager at the pool and let her know she forgot her debris. I would also remind her the next time I see her leaving her debris in our community, I would tell her grandparents and I'm sure they would be appalled by her actions. Dang, I love direct communication:highfive:
It's time we stand up and insist that young people take responsibility for their actions:police: Watch out for the Gray Panthers - We rock Baby:22yikes:
That's a good idea, unfortunately, I'm not near a pool and she was on Morse Blvd., closer to the Caroline gate. I wish I had at least asked her to pick it up and toss it into my yard, I'd have put it into my recycling bag. I was just so surprised I sort of just went into silent mode.
You're right about confronting the little darlins'.....we had some kids who T P ed our house in CA, the one next door and a couple of other houses. I somehow managed to catch them in the act and went out front while there were still in their creative toilet paper mode. To say they were embarrassed is putting it mildly. They promptly cleaned up our yard and were heading off. I said, "What about those other houses?".....and they quickly got most of the Charmin picked up at the other homes. I brought them a large trash bag for their paper. They weren't bad kids, but toilet paper, macadamia nut trees and Ford F250 trucks don't look good in biodegradable white streamers. Turns out they knew my son and thought it was cute to do.
My (squirt) gun is loaded. I'm incensed too!
Sure I'd tell on her-- after GG, Red and I beat some sense into her bratty little brain. :D
Sky, you crack me up.
Practice while you're at your other home. We're practicing here. Reminds me of a traffic reporter in Boston, years and years ago. He'd fly over the highways and freeways and would always say he wished he had red paint filled balloons to drop on the cars with stupid drivers, that way the police would immediately know which cars to pull over... ;) (Maybe before we start our water revenge on litterbugs, we could just hide in the traffic round abouts and target drivers who practice UNSAFE motoring. Maybe green paint in those squirt guns... :D:D )
Jhooman
03-17-2011, 07:59 PM
Okay listen up Venters:throwtomatoes:,
I'm sitting here in California waiting non patiently to sell our home and move to The Villages, I'm venting:22yikes:
When I get out there, I will organize a Pool Venting Party. We will be allowed loaded squirt guns to unload on liberals, conservatives, ex-wives, ex-husbands, debris makers and other sources that has caused us to vent.
After unloading our squirt guns, we will be laughing our old rears off:thumbup:
We will feel so free and empowered the irritants will no longer harbor a space in our heads.
If your interested in a Venting Pool Party let me know. Power to the Squirt Gunners:BigApplause:
njbchbum
03-17-2011, 08:14 PM
wish i had been there, pooh! but i was policing spanish springs square!
it's bad enough that i smoke...so i tror over to the alley netween athens and too jays - so that i can use the ash tray by too jays and not have to hear the almost quiet snorts and comments of non-smokers in the square.
so tonite as we enjoyed our too jays sandwiches at a table outside near the corner i nearly went berserk when i saw a youngster around 12/13 yrs old first leave a soda can under his mother's chair and later let a sno-cone type paper cone fall to the ground behind another at their table! mind you, tonite i had smoked my cigs among friends and carefully doused them with water to insure they were out and had placed them in our collection of trash.
as for the litterer...i went over to the table when they were preparing to leave and were gathering their trash from the table top...i used my sweet but stern voice to suggest to the youngster that he pick up his refuse to add to the table's collection.
well, the mom in her gasping breath was all "what, what, what!!!" and the grandfather mean while simply looked at me and thanked me for letting him know that the trash was there.
my friends, of course, thought i was nuts - as i am sure that mother did; but i had a good warm feeling that i had brought attention to someone's poor manners and total lack of concern for others and the environment and our town square ambiance.
i hope the kid and his mother remember the embarrasment in the future!
the water pistol posse gives me a whole new picture of trash collection! you go girls!
marybb
03-17-2011, 08:19 PM
Pooh,
I'm going to pack a few squirt guns to bring with me . I'm ready to join the posse.
skyguy79
03-17-2011, 08:29 PM
LOL....we'd never beat up on you, Skyguy!....even if you.....well....:a20:Dang!!! There goes my only reason for returning in the fall! :(
(Just kidding dear... if your reading this http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii169/kelsieKiller/2n8sv8h.png)
Bill-n-Brillo
03-17-2011, 08:34 PM
When I see someone (young, old, and in-between) do something like those girls did, I usually offer up - with a smile, "Excuse me, I believe you dropped something" (or "you forgot something" if they leave trash behind intentionally) and point to it. Most of the time, they'll accommodate the 'request'. If they don't, sometimes I'll say, loud enough for others to hear, "Here, let me get that for you". Maybe it a bit of me being a jerk about it, but I believe it'll at least make them think it through a bit the next time they do it. But then again, maybe not........
It also kinda makes me wonder a.) were they raised in a pigsty, b.) who picks up after them at home, and c.) just what DOES their home look like? :)
Bill
Okay listen up Venters:throwtomatoes:,
I'm sitting here in California waiting non patiently to sell our home and move to The Villages, I'm venting:22yikes:
When I get out there, I will organize a Pool Venting Party. We will be allowed loaded squirt guns to unload on liberals, conservatives, ex-wives, ex-husbands, debris makers and other sources that has caused us to vent.
After unloading our squirt guns, we will be laughing our old rears off:thumbup:
We will feel so free and empowered the irritants will no longer harbor a space in our heads.
If your interested in a Venting Pool Party let me know. Power to the Squirt Gunners:BigApplause:
I'm ready to join. Maybe we can get a few of our male members of TOTV to join in. Oh, it will be FUN!
http://www.corbisimages.com/images/67/FF04E728-E6AF-42FE-84DE-0E11F6DA7882/42-17511199.jpg
Jhooman
03-17-2011, 08:58 PM
I love it! Let's invite the guys, it will be double fun, I'm laughing my rear off as I type, funny stuff. Life is darn good even better when we VENT.
Have a wonderful evening Pooh your the best!
redwitch
03-17-2011, 09:01 PM
Squirt gun, my rear end! I'm bringing my water cannon.
wish i had been there, pooh! but i was policing spanish springs square!
it's bad enough that i smoke...so i tror over to the alley netween athens and too jays - so that i can use the ash tray by too jays and not have to hear the almost quiet snorts and comments of non-smokers in the square.
so tonite as we enjoyed our too jays sandwiches at a table outside near the corner i nearly went berserk when i saw a youngster around 12/13 yrs old first leave a soda can under his mother's chair and later let a sno-cone type paper cone fall to the ground behind another at their table! mind you, tonite i had smoked my cigs among friends and carefully doused them with water to insure they were out and had placed them in our collection of trash.
as for the litterer...i went over to the table when they were preparing to leave and were gathering their trash from the table top...i used my sweet but stern voice to suggest to the youngster that he pick up his refuse to add to the table's collection.
well, the mom in her gasping breath was all "what, what, what!!!" and the grandfather mean while simply looked at me and thanked me for letting him know that the trash was there.
my friends, of course, thought i was nuts - as i am sure that mother did; but i had a good warm feeling that i had brought attention to someone's poor manners and total lack of concern for others and the environment and our town square ambiance.
i hope the kid and his mother remember the embarrasment in the future!
the water pistol posse gives me a whole new picture of trash collection! you go girls!
You did a great job! Guess we're going to need "hit squads" in both squares. When Brownwood opens we'll be so good at getting our man/woman/kid, we'll be able to quickly train those who will be assigned the newest town square and homes south of 466A!
Who knows, we could even use squirt guns to make sure our grandkids keep their feet off of the coffee table. It works for kitties.... ;)
Pooh,
I'm going to pack a few squirt guns to bring with me . I'm ready to join the posse.
I'm so glad, Mary.....hurry, we need you! Bring a few that will coordinate with various outfits, even if we have bad aims, we'll at least look good....:D:D:D
Dang!!! There goes my only reason for returning in the fall! :(
(Just kidding dear... if your reading this http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii169/kelsieKiller/2n8sv8h.png)
You haven't left yet, get your water gun and practice....and by the way, your sweetie just might be one of the posse.... ;) Practice while you're away....we'll need accuracy since we're going to have to "hit and run" so to speak!
When I see someone (young, old, and in-between) do something like those girls did, I usually offer up - with a smile, "Excuse me, I believe you dropped something" (or "you forgot something" if they leave trash behind intentionally) and point to it. Most of the time, they'll accommodate the 'request'. If they don't, sometimes I'll say, loud enough for others to hear, "Here, let me get that for you". Maybe it a bit of me being a jerk about it, but I believe it'll at least make them think it through a bit the next time they do it. But then again, maybe not........
It also kinda makes me wonder a.) were they raised in a pigsty, b.) who picks up after them at home, and c.) just what DOES their home look like? :)
Bill
Most of the time, you're right, people will do the right thing, though sometimes you encounter someone who just don't care about anyone or anything but themselves. They might be the center of their world...and I wonder how they'd feel if you went to their home or room and just started littering.
Practice while you're away, we need you both on the squad... ;)
Squirt gun, my rear end! I'm bringing my water cannon.
HOORAY!!! Maybe with some practice, some of us could graduate to larger blasters! With water cannons, we'll need the polo field for practice....those babies can really send out a torrent!
barb1191
03-17-2011, 09:33 PM
LOL....we'd never beat up on you, Skyguy!....even if you.....well....:a20:
While up north, get a squirt gun and practice. We'll gather together as a group when you return. Those of us who remain in TV will have practice at the archery range on the historical side. :a20::a20:
So, where does one sign up for this posse????? :BigApplause: :crap2:
Kaybee1
03-17-2011, 09:49 PM
Pooh, you know my 11 yr old granddaughter and she will join the posse. She loves TV and every summer when she is visiting I have to bring a "trash" bag when we drive around in the golf cart. If she sees a piece of trash in TV, she has to pick it up. She also cannot understand how anyone can be so careless to liter. She can be your "double agent" and infiltrate the litter criminals. :D:D
skyguy79
03-17-2011, 09:57 PM
I love it! Let's invite the guys, it will be double fun, I'm laughing my rear off as I type, funny stuff. PLEASE, if you invite the guys, DON'T let the ones in who have made a habit of having poor aim! http://www.insiderforums.com/forums/images/smilies/smiley/toilet.gif http://www.happysimmers.com/forum/Smileys/default/1giggle.gif
redwitch
03-17-2011, 10:00 PM
Nah, I think this is a woman's job. You guys would be too soft and feel sorry for the teeny-boppers (or think they're just too cute to get wet). Hmm ... cute teens, bikini tops, water. Nope, definitely no guys on this one.
So, where does one sign up for this posse????? :BigApplause: :crap2:
I'll make badges, post them here, you can print them out and then you are officially a member of THE POSSE!
I was thinking, for our motto, Drop that trash, We'll get your **s? Too much?..... ;)
Pooh, you know my 11 yr old granddaughter and she will join the posse. She loves TV and every summer when she is visiting I have to bring a "trash" bag when we drive around in the golf cart. If she sees a piece of trash in TV, she has to pick it up. She also cannot understand how anyone can be so careless to liter. She can be your "double agent" and infiltrate the litter criminals. :D:D
She's got the job! Our own little undercover agent, wonderful!
tudacee
03-17-2011, 10:47 PM
how about we throw water balloons? (SO long as we pick them up afterwards!:icon_twisted: )
Pooh...love that pic..lol
novie2
03-17-2011, 11:05 PM
They're kids and feel "entitled" I'm sure. Maybe we were the same way, but littering is something that just pushes my buttons.
Gracie has a squirt gun....I think I have one, too. Want to join us? ..... :D
Heck yes, count me in......have to look for a pretty pink squirt gun........:D
how about we throw water balloons? (SO long as we pick them up afterwards!:icon_twisted: )
Pooh...love that pic..lol
Wow, hadn't thought of throwing "bombs!" Those might be good for repeat offenders or those that leave a large pile of debris in their wake! :BigApplause:
(Thanks about the pic...that little one is now almost 9 years old!)
Heck yes, count me in......have to look for a pretty pink squirt gun........:D
Get a few....when you run out of ammo, you'll have backup! :thumbup:
batman911
03-18-2011, 12:00 PM
Unforuunately, this is the type of behavior that encourages people to move to TV from other areas. You can observe this type of behavior by kids and adults in most cities.
scrapple
03-18-2011, 12:14 PM
Don't blame you for being upset. I hate littering and to show such disrespect to someone's property is unconscionable. I think I'd be following them to the pool and letting the attendant in the rec center know that two young girls were using the pool without an adult. Oh, the heck with following them -- just call the rec center. Basic rule, don't tick off an old lady -- we have ways of getting even. (I always think of Kathy Bates ramming the girls' car in the parking lot in "Fried Green Tomatoes" when I contemplate something like this.)
TOWANDA!!! Yes, we make such an effort to limit the carbon footprint and someone stomps on it. I feel the same way...as both POOH and Red.
skyguy79
03-18-2011, 12:30 PM
Nah, I think this is a woman's job. You guys would be too soft and feel sorry for the teeny-boppers (or think they're just too cute to get wet). Hmm ... cute teens, bikini tops, water. Nope, definitely no guys on this one.Being you put it that way Dee, I think that we guys just might have to start our own separate group. There'll be no water guns, baloons or bombs though.
Instead we'll be armed with just smiles and binoculars! http://www.messentools.com/images/emoticones/zorrito/www.MessenTools.com-20%20te%20observo.gif
GeorgeT
03-18-2011, 01:57 PM
This thread has taken a turn........:censored:
Pturner
03-18-2011, 06:56 PM
I'll make badges, post them here, you can print them out and then you are officially a member of THE POSSE!
I was thinking, for our motto, Drop that trash, We'll get your **s? Too much?..... ;)
Works for me. And yeah! We have some wonderful ladies joining the posse!
skyguy79
03-18-2011, 10:05 PM
http://www.isoaker.net/isnet/images/smilies/SoakerSet/smiley_flashflood.gifThis thread has taken a turn........:censored:I agree! This thread has taken a turn towards the store to buy squirt guns, water balloons,
super soakers and whatever else can be used against the girls mentioned in the #1 original post! http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t41/HomesteadHeaven/SMF_Helper_Sets/MG_LMAO_F.gif
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BritParrothead
03-20-2011, 09:30 AM
about 15 years ago in London, a young man in a car stopped at a red light, threw an apple core on the pavement right in front of me. so i did the dutiful thing, oicked it up, put it back through the window, and said, 'I think you dropped this' His face was a picture to behold :D
about 15 years ago in London, a young man in a car stopped at a red light, threw an apple core on the pavement right in front of me. so i did the dutiful thing, oicked it up, put it back through the window, and said, 'I think you dropped this' His face was a picture to behold :D
LOL....I bet he was a picture to behold!:BigApplause:
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