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[Rick]

Behind a pleb in a T reg. Renault ragtop, while waiting at a level crossing. Down went the window and out flicked a cig end into the road. If I'd not been feeling a bit under the weather I would have been tempted to get out and chuck it back in, or else carefully place it onto his car's roof.

Am I alone in finding this kind of thing annoying? or am I just turning into a grumpy old g1t?

RJ
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[buzzy bee]

Hi

I find the most succesful reply to things like that, is not to get wound up, just make sure the driver can see you (if possible), and shake your head whilst looking at them! It winds them up more than anything, and relaxes you more than anything, quite a smug feeling! lol

Cheers

Dave

[Rick]

Years ago while out walking the dog in Cheadle one evening, I saw a young lad with his ladyfriend sat in a car, munching on chips, sausages and gravy. I carried on and posted a letter, then walked back. It was getting dark and I noticed the passenger door open slightly, and a hand clutching all the old chip papers appeared and placed all the litter on the road under the car, the door closing quietly once more.

The car was quite steamed up - probably due to the chips, or perhaps for other reasons - so it was quite easy to walk over, pick up all the old papers, well dripping in gravy I was pleased to note, open the door, and drop them on his lap. Needless to say his white jacket and jeans didn't look too clever after that, but never mind.

RJ
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[Jim.Walker]

As you know Rick, I have quite a taxi history. Driving as and when necessary, as well as managing all the other things we did.
On a normal Saturday night, but more probably Sunday morning, driving down the litter strewn High Street and trying to run over the rats feeding on abandoned takeaways I was flagged down by a youth eating from a polystyrene tray.
He requested that I take him home, but I told him only if he put the lid on his takeaway to eat at home only five minutes away. I did not allow eating in the cab.
When he had paid (no tip), I noticed he had no tray as he got out and looking round I spotted it tucked under the seat. I got out with the tray and threw it across his very tidy garden at him. The lid flew open and the remaining contents including some very pretty sauces came out all over his best clothes. He shouted "You can't do that"! I just looked at him then got in the cab and left.
It WAS the best part of that shift.
Jim.
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[StoneRoad]

I once had the highly unpleasant experience of pulling up alongside such a person, the tab end landed on my 'bike tank. I had just pulled out of the filling station and up to the next set of lights, and luckily I had avoided getting any fuel spilled!! I returned the object, with a sweet smile and "I think you've dropped something" as said item landed on his lap! Whilst he was finding it the lights changed, and I pulled away!

The best version of this I heard was of an elderly lady returing ciggie end, with "I think you've lost something" to the smoker, his reply was that he didn't want it. Her quick response was "and neither do we, take it away with you!"
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[P3steve]

Its good to know I'm not the only one, I can carry on my crusade now with renewed vigor

[clan chieftain]

Surely if you are going to chuck litter out of the car then do it where nobody will see you....or where there is a bloke with a bin bag and a set of washing machine tongs (remember them ) picking up the litter. I knew a farmer in Cleland who had a bin bag of litter dumped in his field and he raked through it and got an address and dumped the lot in the blokes front garden......my kinda guy. . Personally I would have waited till there was no one in and squeezed the lot through his letter box.
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[emmerson]

A neighbour used to walk his dog past my house regularly, and it used to poo outside the gate. I asked him twice to take the dog elsewhere, to no avail. After one of the kids trod in it and into the house, I shoveled it up stole a pair of herselfs marigolds and smeared it all over his front door.
Didn't happen again.

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[buzzy bee]

Hi

I tell you what winds me up, is when people want you to pay in full, even if you are not collecting the item being purchased, I agree a sizeable non refundable deposit, of maybe 50% then the rest on collection, (cleared funds or cash obviously). This all only applies if you don't know the person and if it is a largish sum of money. I was all for buyiong a vehicle untill the seller demanded this, knowing I couldn't collect it for a short while, what it tells me is cow boy, wanting to run off with your money, but hey, this chap has lost out on my buy it now price, on an item that has no bids....

Cheers

Dave