| Topic: | Re:Re:Re: Street Litter Bins | |
| Posted by: | Philippa Bond | |
| Date/Time: | 22/11/17 14:36:00 |
| Steve, I completely agree but isn't this the problems of the Nanny State that the Tories complain about and have been attempting to redress? People just step over the mess and don't do anything about it - just as they did when they failed to safeguard THEIR OWN rubbish until it was collected and stepped over THEIR OWN rubbish spread all over the pavement pretending they couldn't see it and it was nothing to do with them. Only it was always the same people that caused most of the mess. In the past residents would have been mortified that the contents of their bin was being viewed by all their neighbours and spoiling their neighbourhood. Let alone offering to help neighbours - particularly new ones moving in with information on what and when the collection is. (The real one - not the cynical one!) It is always worth doing this early on before you become so frustrated, angry and depressed that it is difficult to broach the subject with them. Of course landlords and letting agents should be taking responsibility for this - but many don't do enough. I've done the same with the number plates which have come off some lampposts. Not outside my house and on the way to the tube station and shops for many many residents - but they just stayed there. The road sweepers have come and gone and still they just stayed there - for months and months. I've had other pressing commitments - what is the matter with people? If we want a better environment - we need to be bothered! |