Yeah, I understand. But with any habit comes the responsibility to deal with all aspects of the habit. When I chew gum, I make sure I keep a wrapper or a piece of paper with me, so I can dispose of the chewed gum in the paper/wrapper. And then put the gum-in-paper in my pocket, waiting to find a trash can to dispose it in. It’s just part of the routine for my gum-chewing habit.
I think the suggestions here (Altoids tin, etc.) to solve the “burning” aspect of a cigarrete has already been covered here. There is a viable way to safely and considerately dispose of a burning cig butt. And it is my opinion that there is no real excuse for smokers to not use these options.
But, I am not trying to rag on you here. You admit that some smokers do not try hard enough.
It keeps my rent down. Plus, I know a guy who drives a street sweeper for the city sanitation department. If it weren’t for me and my asshole compadres, he’d be outta a job. Vroom vroom.
Ever not recycle a soda can? You could very well carry that can around you until you came across a recycling bin, but you threw it in the regular trash instead. Shame on you. Next time, why not carry a paper bag at all times, a sort of “personal recycling container,” so can can dispose of your empties properly when practicable? Huh?
Because whatever brain dead halfwit who designed the '92 Tercel did it in such a way that the ashtray cannot be pulled out if there is something in the cupholder. And, for some reason, my wife freaks out if I put a cig out in an old soda can. Those are reasons for my actions, not justifications. I know it’s wrong and I feel bad when I do it.
I don’t feel all that bad, however, when I toss a butt in a store parking lot. A street sweeper will be along withing a couple days to pick it up.
I use the abformentioned Altoids tin when I’m out in the woods or on water.
Alphagene : stop being so goddamned funny! My coworkers are started to look at me funny (well, the ones who aren’t asleep, anyway). This is one of the few SDMB threads that actually made me laugh out loud.
Yeah, yeah, Alphagene, I see your points. I just get annoyed by this kind of carelessness. It seems that even people who would not otherwise litter think nothing of projecting that little butt directly onto the ground, followed by the admittedly satisfying little flash of embers.
I apologize for the blinding stupidity comment. Just blowin’ off a little steam. Didn’t really mean it, and it’s always fun to take a shot at a moderator when possible.
Snot not, 'twas merely a pun. Cigarette butts, cigarette assholes.
I was referring to the remains of cigarettes, not the _________ (insert noun here) who drop them to the ground.
And, this was originally in GQ, so I meant no insult, but in retrospect, I wish I had started it here in the Pit with a flame. Butt-flicking is so callously done that it’s become second nature to smokers, and I just don’t understand how they could consciously litter like that.
That statment seems somewhat contradictory to me. It’s second nature, they don’t think about it, so it is not a conscious act. I never recall thinking, “Hey that sidewalk is a good place to drop my smoke now that I’m done with it.” It’s a thoughtless act, not a conscious act. It is a habit, just like when I pop my knuckles. I know it bugs the hell out of some people, but I don’t realize I’ve done it until someone points it out to me.
Although I don’t really agree with Alphagene’s arguement, I just want to say that I respect him(her?) for being able to accept some personal criticism here and there without:
a. Closing the thread.
b. Deleting the thread
c. Removing posts from the thread
d. Displaying and abusing the ‘moderator power’ that he(she?) has.
If someone like… oh I don’t know… cough manhattan cough was moderator of this forum, this thread would have been locked and buried within seconds of the first hint of criticism going his way.
Well, to be fair, manhattan is the moderator of the General Questions Forum and any flames against him there are by their very nature off-topic, so he would have the right to close them
TRUTH. Veronica Martin of Knoxville, Tennessee claims that she was permanently scarred when a hot pickle from a McDonald’s hamburger fell on her chin. She’s suing for $110,000, saying that the pickle also caused her physical and mental pain. Her husband Darrin has filed suit for $15,000 because he “has been deprived of the services and consortium of his wife (source: Tennessean).” Veronica also wants every Big Mac to have a warning label:)
2. Vegetarian Claims Health Damaged By "Second-Hand Meat."
TRUTH. A vegetarian at an outdoor festival in downtown Eugene, Oregon complained about the pervasive smell of cooked meat wafting from food stalls serving everything from lamb gyros to teriyaki chicken and rice. A food columnist in this heavily New Age community agreed that steps should be taken to “protect us all from second-hand meat in the future (source: Deep Dish).”
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oh I get it, you’re using a thread about cig littering to equate people concerned about 2nd hand smoke to whack jobs who dont like the smell of meat…btw there is another thread about second hand smoke in great debates…you may wish to make this point in that thread
[hijack] 1. Woman Handicapped By Brain Posts at SDMB.
TRUTH. RosieWolf of Trailer Park, Trashland claims that she was handicapped when her mother gave birth to her. She’s suing for $110, saying that her father/uncle and mother/sister should have known better than to use the condom he found in the dumpster. This birth has caused her mental pain as she has such difficulty understanding what’s goin on around her. The SDMB is also filing suit for $150,000, for being subjected to mental strain by having RosieWolf and her kin on these boards.
I agree with ya wholeheartedly, Montfort. This isn’t about one measly little cigarette butt on the sidewalk people, these thing BUILD UP. I mean, look alongside the highway next time you are slowed down in traffic. Not a square foot of roadside space is spared the blemish or two (or three, or four, or five…) of a cigarette butt. What is so goddamned hard about keeping them in your car? Get yourself a little ashtray and dump them when you get home. Butts ARE indeed litter and their presence brings an atmosphere of run-down…ness. It’s just plain yuky, okay!
So be nice citizens and keep sidewalks and grass nice and clean and pretty
Here’s my problem with the whole thing. I live on the ground floor of an apartment building and curse the inconsiderate people who live over me that happen to smoke.
"Hey jerk-off, do you think that when you toss that thing off your deck it just disappears? No, it lands in front of or on my deck enriching my view of nature. And no they do not bio-degrade. I get so tired of that pile of trash in front of me I pick it up. It’s you deck, put an ashtray on it if you don’t allow people to smoke inside you white trash aliamentary canal.
PS. Fuck you!"
I won’t start on 3am insta-parties on a Thursday night.
