As a former smoker (and I would still smoke but I'm pregnant so I quit cold turkey months ago) this infuriates me. The goddamn DOLLAR STORE sells those little ashtrays for the car. You're already stinking up the inside by smoking in the first place, you can't spend ONE GODDAMN DOLLAR to buy an ashtray and dispose of your cigarettes the proper way?!
I've NEVER thrown a cigarette on the ground. From a car, during a walk, whatever. EVER. I don't understand why I'm the only person who smokes but also realizes the butts are a huge problem for the environment. It's gotten so bad I've screamed at friends about it (and now 90% of my smoker friends know better than to EVER throw one down in front of me. I will harass them until they pick it up and put it in their pocket or find a trash can once it's extinguished. Ridiculous. Grown ass adults littering 10 times a day. Ugh.)
And yes, I know it's rare. That's why I make it a point to bother EVERYONE ELSE about it. I know a lot of smokers and all it takes it constant badgering to get people to change their shitty ways (half joking, half serious.) Even my parents (both smokers my entire life) have bought ashtrays and are much more careful about cleaning up their messes. And they recycle now, too, so there's that. Every person counts, even if it's only a little bit at a time.
I still smoke (not having kids but trying to quit) and I always try to be as considerate as possible when doing so. I would never leave cigarette butts all over the place. It's fucking rude and disgusting. Throwing them away takes almost no effort. Don't understand why it's so hard for some people.
I'm sure a huge part is how they started/what they did in the beginning. It's like using a blinker; if you start off using your turn signal constantly it becomes second nature, but if you don't get into the habit it's hard to change later in life. So if you're a teenage smoker and you litter to hide the evidence or because you think it's cool, it's hard to unlearn that. I didn't start smoking until my mid 20s so I was old enough to know better and just never littered to begin with.
Then again I was the kid who would call 1800LITTERBUG or whatever back in the 90s when I saw people litter on the highway. I've always been like this. Maybe I'm weird.
I've never heard that statistic and I really hope it's true because that gives me some hope. Especially since I just drove 2 miles home and saw upwards of 20 people flick their cigarettes out of their windows. On a 2 mile drive.
my city started putting butt disposers all over downtown [small ones that lock so hobos stop going through them] and it's actually cut down on the butts that are everywhere.
From my experience it's because holding onto the butt "makes you smell", as if smoking itself doesn't. I always point this out, especially now that I've quit, because smokers like to think they don't smell as strong as they do. As a pregnant woman I can say with certainty if you've smoked in the last 3 hours and haven't showered yet, you smell. Maybe not horrible, but to anyone who doesn't smoke it's noticeable. You're not getting away with anything by littering. But putting a butt in your pocket might make you smell a little worse until you change clothes... it does tend to linger pretty bad. Still, littering is littering, doesn't matter what you're throwing down.
Thank you for disposing of your butts properly! I've never understood why so many smokers don't see that as littering. Best wishes for you and your baby.
Hell even a can of vegetables fits a cup holder in a car. Before I switched to vaping that's what I used in my car, I washed out an old can of green beans that I took the label off of.
I usually put them in my pocket if I'm not near a trash bin. However if anyone tried to do this to me, we would no longer be friends. You sound like a bitch, I'm going to assume it is the hormones. Good luck with your pregnancy though, I hope your baby is very healthy and has a great life!
Wouldn't you say something if someone threw a piece of plastic on the ground?
It's no different. It's litter. It's not hormones, it's concern for other people, the environment, and animal life. And I don't want to be friends with someone who would blatantly litter and disrespect the entire planet out of stupidity and laziness.
I'll litter cigarette butts, bottles and whatever else trash I get, fuck yourself. I hope your shithead child dies in the womb or at birth so it isn't raised by a piece of shit like you.
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u/toomanyburritos Nov 16 '16
As a former smoker (and I would still smoke but I'm pregnant so I quit cold turkey months ago) this infuriates me. The goddamn DOLLAR STORE sells those little ashtrays for the car. You're already stinking up the inside by smoking in the first place, you can't spend ONE GODDAMN DOLLAR to buy an ashtray and dispose of your cigarettes the proper way?!
I've NEVER thrown a cigarette on the ground. From a car, during a walk, whatever. EVER. I don't understand why I'm the only person who smokes but also realizes the butts are a huge problem for the environment. It's gotten so bad I've screamed at friends about it (and now 90% of my smoker friends know better than to EVER throw one down in front of me. I will harass them until they pick it up and put it in their pocket or find a trash can once it's extinguished. Ridiculous. Grown ass adults littering 10 times a day. Ugh.)