Not strong enough for the Pit, but…
Goddam it! Why in the holy fuck can you not take the two steps towards a trash can to dispose of your filthy habit. Morons.
I haven’t owned my new shoes more than a couple of weeks and already I got “stuck” twice.
For some reason, Philadelphia is the worst city I’ve ever seen for this. Every sidewalk in Philly has a nearly uniform protective layer of discarded chewing gum.
Are you in Philly?
Littering in general is a disgusting, needless insult to everyone around the litterer and if you need a non-witness to not see anything while you beat them about the face and neck for their actions, let me know.
With that being said, used gum on the sidewalk is on the extreme low end of my “offensive litter” scale. It’s below any kind of paper or plastic item and on par with an apple core or pizza crust. Wrong but not enough to make me stabby.
No, Boston.
This last time it happened not more than 6 feet from a trash can.
To me about the only thing worse is dog poop.
I spit it into a nice piece of dog poop and then toss it on the ground. Other people are just inconsiderate.
IF you’re going to toss it, at least aim for a gutter, or a bush, or dirt, instead of pavement.
I also wish people would stop spitting gum into water fountains and leaving it everywhere on public transit.
Heck, I hate just about everything about gum - the taste, the smell, the various noises people make with it (chewing with their mouths open, blowing bubbles, making that annoying SNAP! sound), and the fact that it gets left everywhere.
This is the part that bothers me. There’s usually something besides sidewalk very close by.
I will say that I haven’t noticed this much lately, but I don’t spend that much time on city streets.
My wife and I had engagement pictures taken here. We even added to the gum.
I’m right there with you. Why the hell do people spit out their gum anyway? Why not just swallow it? Does everyone actually believe that stupid “it stays in your stomach for seven years” myth?
I’m not sure what a just punishment for gum would be, but if I had my way people who neglect to pick up after their dogs would be given the following sentence: within the next year, at some random point when you least expect it, you will be approached by a stranger who will pelt you with fresh, steamy, glistening dog poop. And everyone around you will point and laugh and ridicule you, because they’d know that you were one of those disgusting, horrible people who don’t pick up after their dog.
Singapore fines you, whether you spit it out or not. I believe the penalty is technically for importation or sale, and possession isn’t illegal per se. They have never caned people for this offense.
Ok, I’m guilty of this. I only do it when riding on my scooter and even then it is maybe only a few times per year. I have spat my gum out while either at a red light or while on the road. I will stop doing it. It is inconsiderate. Nobody likes to step on gum. :o
A few months ago I was on an airline flight, and when I tried to get up from my seat I discovered that my pants were stuck to it. There was gum on it, which I hadn’t noticed before sitting down. Yes, it was a flight to Philly.
With all the walking I do, I’m surprised I don’t step in the gunk more often. Gum is just nasty and make the chewer look like a moronic herbivore, anyway. Much as I wasn’t a fan of Oprah and her show, I was glad whenever she gave her low opinion of gum some airtime.
I carry mints and offer them gladly. When people ask for gum I offer the mints before anyone can offer anything else and tell them to please refrain from the gum. Have a mint, instead. My sanity thanks you.
What your city needs is this famous Seattle Attraction. Yes, it’s a wall, actually almost a whole alley, covered with ABC gum, and a must see for tourists.
Yeah, we’re odd.
I think I just gave up hope for the human race.
They should.
Are those round, flat black patches on the sidewalk gum? I’ve always wondered if those are old, dried out gum.
They are indeed.
Nope, old parrafin wax. They used to sell little wax bottles filled with vile fruit flavored liquid. You drank the liquid, then chewed the wax..then spat it out. Truly disgusting.