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Living here in the Cotswolds in the UK I'm constantly amazed at the amount of trash that there is
lying around. I know I shouldn't be, but I am. And what's more, its not just a beer can or an inner
tube, it's fridges, cars, clothing (that mysterious single shoe...) pretty much anything that can be
thrown away in such a way that it'll take several centuries to bio degrade is chucked.
Here's an interesting story (and very true). My mate was driving back home along a back lane (lives
in the sticks) and as he rounded one corner he noticed that a small van (like those little tiny jap
van things) was parked up in a gateway, and as he watched someone humped a fridge out of the side
door. Now as it was near where my mate lived he took umbridge at this, so carried on closer (he was
driving that way anyway) to have a word. They spotted him. And then proceeded to drive off, dumping
more trash out of the side door, ala dumping the drugs on a police chase stylee. Anyway, he was in a
pretty standard car, but this thing in front was good for 35Mph flat out along the lanes. So he
followed it, flashing his lights occasionally... The chap (bloke and kid it turned out) in front
didn't stop, nearly lost it on a couple of corners, still at 35mph, then when he got to a junction
he stalled it. So chase over. My friend then pulled up alongside and calmly pointed out that he
might have dropped something and that he might like to go back and pick it up so he didn't have to
report anything to anyone (i.e. call the police). The chap grudgingly agreed. So, my friend pottered
back home, with the van's number plate taken down etc... And what happened, well next day he found
the damn van dumped back with the rubbish!! Arrrrgh.
Anyway, this sad tale of people who would prefer to dump a van rather than clear their mess is
further compounded by the fact that in Oxfordshire, where we live, there's a free council pickup
service for trash that can't be disposed of through normal bin collections. And that includes cars
that need to be dumped.
So, anyone out there who's a f*cking moron and lives in/near Oxfordshire. Don't sh*t your own
nest or anyone else's for that matter. Use your stolen mobile to phone the council and get it
collected for free.
Interestingly we suspect a local caravan park (no proof though) so we're considering a building a
giant trebuchet and flinging the van back to them.
AndyC
P.s.All those idiots who throw their garden trash out along roadsides in black plastic bags. Empty
the cuttings out of the bag, they'll rot and in a few years your blatant laziness will have
become one with the environment.