Something that happened today.

I know that I am not the most ecologically with-it sort of person. I don't sort my refuse, have a compost pile in my backyard, or that sort of thing. But something happened today that really irritated me. Scott and I were on our way home after taking four tables to the church that we had borrowed for a garage sale that we had at our house today, when Scott commented that there was a new SUV ahead of us. He is at that age where he is always on the look out for a car that he might like for dad to buy him, and pointing out possibilities. (He turned 16 two months ago, and I think he is not enjoying sharing a truck with the old man.) Well, when I looked at the car in question, the driver tossed a bag of something, I assume the remains of a sandwich or whatnot, which unceremoniously plopped in the middle of the road. Not that it makes it any better or worse, but we were on a residential street, in front of a bunch of peoples houses, and I was left thinking, "what would this person think if people routinely just tossed their crappy garbage out of their windows on their street, or in their yard." I am sure a portion of my feelings are based on the fact that when Jan and I first got married we lived on 15th Street and Lyle, and had a large side yard that fronted a good stretch of Lyle, and I couldn't begin to describe the collection of trash that I would have to pick up every time I mowed, that people tossed out of their cars, but I will tell you that invariably there were diapers mixed in with whatever I found. I guess that experience made me realize that anywhere you drop your trash, you are just leaving it for someone else to pick up, and I can't imagine doing that, which causes me to be amazed when I see it happen. I should add, that we pulled up next to the littering car at the next light, and we just looked at the driver and passengers, with our best "what the heck is wrong with you" expression on our faces, but the returning look we received told us all that I needed to know. Some people still hold to the belief that they are the center of the universe, and the rest of us are here merely for their convenience.

Thanks for allowing me to rant.