Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Do You Know What I HATE!!

I HATE This!!!

We've had some work done on our house this week and now that it is done, this is what is left all over every where! I hate, hate, hate it!!! Did I say I HATE it?
They also left nails all over areas that we drive the lawn mower, golf cart, cars and trucks on! They were very nice men and they did a wonderful job for us but I HATE what they leave behind. They aren't the only
ones that have done this.
Why is it most construction workers smoke?
My back hurts and I can't hardly pick them up right now but I'm working on it, one butt at a time!
Did you know, it is estimated that several trillion cigarette butts are littered worldwide every year. That's billions of cigarettes flicked, one at a time, on our sidewalks, beaches, nature trails, gardens, and other public places every single day. In fact, cigarettes are the most littered item in America and the world. Cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate tow, NOT COTTON, and they can take decades to degrade. Not only does cigarette litter ruin even the most picturesque
setting, but the toxic residue in cigarette filters is damaging to the environment, and littered butts cause numerous fires every year, some of them fatal.


Sorry, I just needed to get that off my chest!

Have a nice day!



7 comments:

Amanda said...

We did a scavenger hunt on the beach with the scouts and everyone kept finding ciggarette butts. It was sad and totally disgusting.

The Griffis 4 said...

Amen!

Prudy said...

Hilarious cartoon. Same here, Gigi, same here. We had cement work done while we were away on vacation. Now there are some C. butts in our backyard. I'm opposed to both litter and smoking so those construction guys hit on two of my peeves.

Anonymous said...

Smoking cigarettes is a nasty habit. I hate seeing those butts all over the place. Not good at all.

Nate Judd said...

I hate when people smoke right by the door to a building so you can't help but walk thru their cloud-o-cancer. Drives me nuts!

PS: I hope your back feels better!

Tara said...

What did you have done to the house...anything fun? If so, show pictures.

g said...

For sure!!! I think it should be illegal to smoke in a car with little kids. When we went to the park the other day some kids where playing with a pile of butts they gathered, just nasty!