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Matthew Parris was right – fetch the piano wire

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  • September 3, 2013 at 2:26 pm #19770
    pwmedcraft

    I picked up this rubbish (and a few more gel wrappers) while walking along a 400m stretch of Chapel Lane in Westhumble last week. I can understand that some things might be dropped accidentally, especially in a race or sportive (where one would hope the organisers would have a sweep organised afterwards) but some of these wrappers were high up the bank in groups and the CO2 cartridge? FFS, what is wrong with some people? ~X(

    http://i40.tinypic.com/29vdyx5.jpg

    For balance, I suppose I should point out that a motorist had left this:

    http://i43.tinypic.com/2hdzhpd.jpg

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  • September 6, 2013 at 5:25 pm #754987
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    Bob's Bikes

    SIMPLES… Before ride empty
    SIMPLES… Before ride empty gels into squeezy bottle (see picture) put bottle in pocket use as and when rinse out when home.

    September 5, 2013 at 12:17 pm #754985
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    SlowSPDRider

    Just stick the wrapper back
    Just stick the wrapper back in your pocket. Job done.

    I tend to wash my kit after a ride so any residue magically disappears via the medium of biological washing powder.

    September 4, 2013 at 12:28 pm #754983
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    crazy-legs

    Yes, on the occasions where I
    Yes, on the occasions where I throw banana skins away, I always do it when there’s no-one to see and where the skin won’t be easily seen – thick growth of bushes or similar. Banana skins decompose in no time – 3 weeks time you won’t know it was there. Not as quick as an apple core admittedly but no-where near the couple of years that was mentioned above (unless it’s discarded on a rocky hilltop maybe).

    It’s a scientifically proven fact that gels contain enough energy for you to carry the wrapper out again.

    September 4, 2013 at 12:22 pm #754981
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    flobble

    “…disgusting, thoughtless
    “…disgusting, thoughtless and irritating.” (bashthebox)

    As is the language. Please…

    One of my favourite cycling moments ever: Waiting at traffic lights, bloke in car lobs his greasy, mayo covered wrapper out of the car window into the gutter in front of me. What to do, but pick it up and lob it back in again, accompanied by a polite “please put your litter in a bin”

    I hate to think what it did to his fancy Friday night threads. The look on his face was priceless.

    September 4, 2013 at 12:14 pm #754979
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    Cycle_Jim

    The same happens at the beach
    The same happens at the beach near me, esp in summer. People leave litter, beer cans, disp BBQ etc. No thought at all, but will happily complain that there are gulls around or when they aren’t allowed and the council ban having disposable BBQs anymore on the beach then they will complain.

    September 4, 2013 at 12:11 pm #754977
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    Cycle_Jim

    PJ – I aim for bottoms of
    PJ – I aim for bottoms of hedges, grass etc where it would be hidden. Would look un-sightly dangling in a hedgerow!

    Well I may now re-consider throwing away my ‘nana skins. I didn’t even realise. Feel bad now!

    Littering bugs the crap out of me. The other day I was at some traffic lights and a woman dropped a crisp wrapper out of her car, I picked it up and said she must have dropped it, she put it on the seat. X( đŸ‘¿

    It always just strikes me as so pointless, why not just keep it in your car, pocket, bag or what ever else and dispose when you get home! Was the crisp packet going to do her harm if she’d have kept it in the car. Some people don’t care about the environment, or even where they live it seems. My next door has a skip and litter strewn all over the front lawn. Not even having building work done now (was finished around 2 years ago) there drive and house looks so un-sightly because evidently can not be bothered to go outside with a bin liner and sweeping brush.

    September 4, 2013 at 7:46 am #754975
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    PJ McNally

    +1 for bananas. I rarely
    +1 for bananas. I rarely take anything else with me, except on longer rides. Trying out gels at the moment, would never litter with them.

    But does anyone else do what i do? Namely, when discarding a banana skin (not in the city, obviously), I look for a deep thick hedge or load of nettles, and throw it in, so it disappears?

    I ask because you do sometimes see them hanging high in the hedge – poor aim.

    Also, does anyone else try to throw it when there are no /fewer cars around?

    I do, because even though I know it’s a banana skin, they might see me and think “grr cyclist littering”. To which I’d say – it’s not litter, it’s pollution. Kind of like what’s coming out your exhaust pipe.

    September 3, 2013 at 11:31 pm #754973
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    northstar

    Some fucked up logic there.
    Some fucked up logic there.

    September 3, 2013 at 11:07 pm #754971
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    Cooks

    You really shouldn’t drop
    You really shouldn’t drop banana skins. Have you never played SuperMarioKart?

    Although one time on a sportive I got stranded alone, and was thankful of the empty gel packets strewn everywhere, like a trail of breadcrumbs…

    September 3, 2013 at 9:57 pm #754969
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    bashthebox

    Littering is one of those
    Littering is one of those things that really bring out the inner middle aged grumpy git in me.
    It’s so, so fucking pointless. And I see it every fucking day in London, from everyone. It’s fucking disgusting, thoughtless and irritating.

    I even saw a Southwark council van chucking something out of its window the other day. Southwark council, who have to pick up the street litter.

    September 3, 2013 at 9:54 pm #754967
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    Wardy74

    On a Lincoln sportive I saw
    On a Lincoln sportive I saw riders throwing uneaten bananas away before the final climb. It made me wonder if getting rid of the weight was more beneficial than eating the damn thing and having a bit more energy. And oh yeah, it’s not a race godammit. 8|

    September 3, 2013 at 9:53 pm #754965
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    Leviathan

    Al__S wrote:Not as if you’re

    Al__S wrote:
    Not as if you’re not going to wash your jersey afterwards- a little bit of sticky residue in the pocket ain’t going to matter.

    I always wash my kit after every use to remove sticky residue. đŸ˜‰

    September 3, 2013 at 9:10 pm #754963
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    mrkeith119

    I always take a spare
    I always take a spare sandwich bag on rides to put rubbish in, stops anything else in pockets getting sticky.

    September 3, 2013 at 8:53 pm #754961
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    viveLaPants

    It is unnecessary, you can
    It is unnecessary, you can even put empty wrappers up your sleeve or bib leg, I’ve also seen stack loads of discarded gel wrappers on half marathon and 10k routes – it just rudeness plain and simple. :”(

    September 3, 2013 at 8:41 pm #754959
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    sooper6

    tomisitt
    That’s an
    tomisitt

    That’s an interesting point, after researching a little further it seems bananas decompose after anything between 2 days to 4 weeks depending on the time of year. The conditions on Ben Nevis where they have the issues are obviously more extreme. I tend to put them in bins whenever possible, but admit to having thrown them on farmers fields in the assumption they would decompose in a few weeks.
    Thinking about it putting them in bins, for them then to transported and be part of landfill is an even worse outcome.
    I think I will take them home in future and compost them myself as apparently they make very good compost!

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