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The Villages is not an ashtray.
It seems that there are quite a few people who think that The Villages is an ashtray. They may be very clean, neat people in other ways but they do not see any problem throwing butts and empty packs on the ground. There needs to be a change in mindset. Anyone have any thoughts on the subject?
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It is disgraceful to see all the butts tossed along cart paths, sidewalks and yards along the sides! Don't have any idea what gives smokers the idea that it's OK to just toss them anywhere. Cigar butts and the plastic ends to those little cigars are also quit abundant. Any thoughts on how to get smokers to stop littering!!
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butts,not the only trash they throw out of their cart
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Get your local police to start issuing warnings about littering....
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[QUOTE=HHMAN;561408]It is disgraceful to see all the butts tossed along cart paths, sidewalks and yards along the sides! Don't have any idea what gives smokers the idea that it's OK to just toss them anywhere. Cigar butts and the plastic ends to those little cigars are also quit abundant. Any thoughts on how to get smokers to stop littering!![/QUOTE]
This sure is not a recent question. It was even worse when we all smoked! |
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Once I get settled in down there I'm going to organize the Butt Pickers Clubs.
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That's funny. That's one club I don't want to join since I don't want to pick anyone else's.
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Found (another) cig butt on the golf course, Turtle Mound, on Wednesday morning.
Geez, don't involve the rest of us in your nasty habit! |
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Stop and think about the mentality of someone who believes they have a right to discard their trash anywhere they please. It is not only a digusting habit it is plain arrogant, ignorant and lazy
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I counted 78 cigarette butts between the Duval Mail Station and Canal Street one night while walking my dog. And not one dog poop. Cigarette filters are not biodegradable.
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People that smoke are nasty plain and simple.
Sorry if that offends anyone, but in 2012 with what we know about cigarettes, you are nasty if you smoke in public. |
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My father used to comment that cigarette smokers could walk knee deep through cigarette butts without noticing them. They seem oblivious to just tossing the butt on the ground, sidewalk or street, perhaps making a half-hearted gesture of stepping on it and then blithely going about their business. Ironically this article just popped up in the news. Secondhand Smoke Kills 42,000 Nonsmokers a Year in US - Yahoo! News
That is probably an understatement. How about the smokers who smoke outside the doorways of various buildings or who leave their burning cigs in ashtrays outside buildings so we all get to walk through the poisonous stench? |
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With everything widely known for the last 30 or 40 years about the dangers of smoking, I can't help but question the intelligence of anyone that I still see lighting up.
Perhaps the indiscriminate butt tossers are just too dang stupid to know they're doing something wrong. |
How about banning cigarette smoking all together in TV?
Smokers can smoke in their homes or designated areas through out the villages. It may be difficult at first but it may help reduce the butts. |
No more smoke!!!!
How about going to a restaurant like City Fire or Red Sauce for an outdoor meal and the smokers smoke out there. They ruin the dining experience for everyone around them. I think all restaurants and all public places should be nonsmoking inside and out.
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The military
The military discovered this problem back when and they had the means to correct it. Forced butt patrol each morning around the barracks. |
smokers
To all you smokers !
I used to smoke but could never quit until my lung collapsed and I was in a coma for months. I'm now on oxygen 24/7 for the rest of my life , I can only walk about 20-30 steps . I'm told it's progressive , meaning the damage will continue even though I quit smoking 4 years ago. Quit now! and maybe you can slow down the damage and live a little longer. Don't think this applies to you, I have news for you; You already have done much damage and it will continue. Next time you toss a butt on the ground why don't you just pick it up and toss it and the pack in your pocket in the trash; It will take a long time to learn not to smoke but millions have already quit. I'm not blaming anyone for smoking , it's not your fault but it's a life and death problem you will have to deal with at some point in your life. G |
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I am against smoking as it killed my cousin at age 42. Sister at age 45.
I found that trying to convince someone who smokes to stop is like pi**ing up a rope. Same as telling someone to get there lazy butt to pick up butts. It is a digusting habit as I remember family members distinguishing their butts on dinner plates eeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!! We have moved away from cigarette trays on tables as who wants to see butts when eating. eeeeewwwww!!!!! In a perfect world, things like this wouldn't happen. |
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Oh, wait.....their careless habit provides good, high-paying jobs for people who have to clean up after the lazy a$$ butt chuckers? Is that it????:jester: |
Walked today past Sterling Heights Rec center. Stopped counting when I reached 100 butts. Sickening sight.
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This thread shouldn't be about smokers, it should be about SLOBS-has nothing to do with smoking. These smokers who allegedly throw butts would still be slobs, if they quit tomorrow they'd be throwing gum wrappers. A SLOB IS A SLOB.
As for the rest of the opinions about smoking, HELLLOOOO, there already are designated areas to smoke and these people are in them, it's called outside or at home. |
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We like to dine outside whenever possible I wish restaurants would not allow out door smoking would make dining much more enjoyable..
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Smoking is a HABIT which some enjoy while others despise but are unable to quit. For many, smoking is NOT a choice - it is very hard but not impossible to quit. Littering is a CHOICE, first and foremost, and everyone has to decide for themselves (because its a free country - at least it is currently) whether to litter. I think smoking causes lung cancer, COPD, foul smelling clothing, causes fires etc but also causes loss of common sense - somehow smokers don't think dropping their butts around is littering. Sad but true.
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:rant-rave:Lets all ride around in our golf carts throwing out household garbage when we get pulled over..Just say office think of it as a cigarette butt..You certainly wouldn't pull some one over for throwing it on the street
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Seriously, if it isn't the smokers who are tossing their butts on the ground wherever they feel is convenient, who is it? Hmmmm? To try & claim it isn't is way beyond silly. And one more question. Why would anyone in their right mind NOT want to quit smoking? Is the liitle bit of nicotine high really worth the proven health risks? And if you don't care about yourself, what about innocent folks around you that are forced to inhale your deadly smoke? |
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We buried two long time friends who died of lung cancer this year. They tried so hard to stop. |
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