6/15/2023 0 Comments Fire ball nipsYou may say, "What's the big deal? My daddy was a drunk litterer and his dad too." Maybe it is time to find a better path. There is something extremely weird about driving aimlessly around back roads, guzzling tiny bottles of Fireball whiskey and then throwing the bottles out the window. If you litter, you disgust me - no offense. The law he proposed would require people to pay a nickel for each of the tiny booze bottles they buy. Randy Hunt, R-Sandwich, to add nip bottles to the Bottle Bill. I got started on this after reading of an effort by state Rep. When I am training to run road races I often take a route around town that includes Patriots Road to South Main Street and along Partridgeville Road, Minuteman Drive and South and Wellington roads. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, I decided that I needed to help address the issue of litter. It seemed a lot less stressful than holding a conversation with a stranger who was not wearing a mask and surgical gloves. Since early in March I have been extremely paranoid about getting infected with COVID-19, but when I went out to clean up the litter along my 6-plus mile running route in Templeton, I found myself blissfully digging through dirty old drink cups and discarded tissues. ![]() I struggle with the fear of disgusting things. I am a germaphobe, a filth-a-phobe or whatever you want to call it. Going around picking up filthy trash no longer seems like a big deal. ![]() If there is one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has given me, it is perspective.
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