Mays Street & Old Settlers Park
Let 'Em Bin It
RECEIVED Mon., March 29, 2021
Hey Luv Doc,
I usually enjoy your snarky responses and funny advice, but last week's column regarding dog poop was just dead wrong [“Trash is Trash,” March 26].
Let's be real here. Only a retired and privileged white dude sitting on the board of his HOA ought to have 1) enough free time to watch who is putting what inside his trash bin, and 2) the audacity to chase people down the street if they dare use said trash bin in a way that displeases them.
In the real world, normal people don't give a shit about their trash bin and what lurks in there as long as it gets picked up on time by the trash service.
As someone who lives on a busy roadway, I would be extremely pleased if more people took time to put their trash inside my garbage bin, instead of throwing it on my yard. Dog poop is the least of my worries in fact; I regularly find empty Big Gulps, beer cans and Whataburger wrappers on my front lawn, thrown out the windows of shameless drivers.
So, please, do use my trash bin. If that's what it takes for people to stop littering I'm all for it, and you should too. It encourages people to properly dispose of their crap.
After reading your column, I already picture how people may react, fearful that using another's trash bin makes them an asshole, responding by tossing their dog poop (and other litter) on the ground or in an inconspicuous dark alley somewhere, rather than risk being called a "horrible person,” as you so nicely put it.
Thanks for inadvertently making the world a dirtier place, Luv Doc.
I usually enjoy your snarky responses and funny advice, but last week's column regarding dog poop was just dead wrong [“Trash is Trash,” March 26].
Let's be real here. Only a retired and privileged white dude sitting on the board of his HOA ought to have 1) enough free time to watch who is putting what inside his trash bin, and 2) the audacity to chase people down the street if they dare use said trash bin in a way that displeases them.
In the real world, normal people don't give a shit about their trash bin and what lurks in there as long as it gets picked up on time by the trash service.
As someone who lives on a busy roadway, I would be extremely pleased if more people took time to put their trash inside my garbage bin, instead of throwing it on my yard. Dog poop is the least of my worries in fact; I regularly find empty Big Gulps, beer cans and Whataburger wrappers on my front lawn, thrown out the windows of shameless drivers.
So, please, do use my trash bin. If that's what it takes for people to stop littering I'm all for it, and you should too. It encourages people to properly dispose of their crap.
After reading your column, I already picture how people may react, fearful that using another's trash bin makes them an asshole, responding by tossing their dog poop (and other litter) on the ground or in an inconspicuous dark alley somewhere, rather than risk being called a "horrible person,” as you so nicely put it.
Thanks for inadvertently making the world a dirtier place, Luv Doc.
Cheers,
Tina Mailhot-Roberge
Tina Mailhot-Roberge
