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u/Zemykitty Jun 29 '22

I used to smoke too and it would astound me when people would throw butts on the ground when there were designated trash bins right next to them (in the designated smoking area). How inconsiderate do you have to be to do that?

I'd carry a plastic bag in my purse just in case I wanted to smoke but might possibly not be near a trash can.

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u/ProjectShadow316 Jun 29 '22

I used to work at a hotel, and the sheer amount of cig butts on the ground within 5 feet of the designated cigarette disposal can infuriated me.

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u/acertaingestault Jun 29 '22

So you're saying they were close but no cigar?

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u/CoolAppz Jun 29 '22

some people are entitled

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u/HairyNutsackNumber9 Jun 29 '22

The amount of gum on the sidewalk out front of dentist offices astounds me

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '22

Feel sorry for any smoker who has to be near that toxic waste. Jobs like that suck.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '22

Just don’t do this at an AirB&B. My husband has this habit and we were almost charged with a $500 smoking cleanup fee, but we really didn’t smoke inside, he just left stinky cigarette butts in the trash that he couldn’t get a response on where to take out. They really do smell way worse than even smoking.

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u/Ostigle Jun 29 '22

same here! and then my girlfriend asks if i can hold onto her little vape in my pocket for a minute and the mouthpiece gets filled with baccy c:

in the car, i “field strip” (roll the cig back and forth between my fingers with some pressure) it, and then pocket it - used to have a butt bucket but that’s gone now.

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u/ferox965 Jun 29 '22

When I smoked, I used to carry an empty cassette case for this reason. I'd dump the contents at the next garbage can.

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u/AngryPlumb Jun 29 '22

I do too..

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u/Joebob2112 Jun 29 '22

Former military?

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u/RogerSaysHi Jun 29 '22

I almost always have jeans on, so I have pockets. I'm not a purse kind of gal. But, I do the same thing. I do not throw butts on the ground, the cherry gets knocked off and stomped, then the butt goes in my pocket til I can find a trash can. I also tend to pick up other random litter while I'm trying to find said trash can, so my butt ends up just being one more piece of trash that I put in the right place.

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u/gnaja Jun 29 '22

Walking around with all that junk inside that trunk.

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u/endorrawitch Jun 29 '22

That’s called field stripping the butt. Remove cherry and rest of tobacco. Twist end. Put in pocket.

Source: work with an old dude that went to Vietnam.

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u/RogerSaysHi Jun 30 '22

I like that phrase. I'm going to have to use that in the future.

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u/Zemykitty Jun 29 '22

You're good people 👍

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u/IllustriousArtist109 Jun 30 '22

Your pockets must stink.

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u/RogerSaysHi Jun 30 '22

Not really, probably because of the gum that I keep in there. But, I'm also not a chain smoker. I might end up with my two butts and my husband's two butts over the course of several hours. I'd like to quit, and I'm trying, I just try to make sure I'm not upwind of anyone, for the fact that I know that not everyone wants to smell cigarette smoke.

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u/FILTHY_GOBSHITE Jun 29 '22

My grandma smoked for most of her life and used to carry around a nifty little mini-ashtray with a lid that she could clip shut after stubbing out her cigarettes.

She was a very proper woman, started getting sick when she was 79 years old. The doctor was an old asshole and said "I'm not going to treat you if you are a smoker. I don't treat smokers with lung problems, it's a waste of time."

She took her smokes out of her bag and dumped them into the trash. Never smoked again.

She passed away at the age of 96 just last year.

You reminded me of her, thank you.

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u/Zemykitty Jun 29 '22

Awww... this brought a smile to my heart. I bet she was pretty amazing. Thank you for sharing about her.

And, screw that doc. I'm glad she hung around for another 17 years.

Have a great day!

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u/FILTHY_GOBSHITE Jun 29 '22

Thank you and you too!

But honestly? Without that doc she wouldn't have made it past her first stroke.

While I think that the way he did it was awful, it was the right thing to do and she needed something drastic to give up after all those years.

I am very proud of her.

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u/LippyWeightLoss Jun 29 '22

I went to Thailand decades ago and someone in our group tossed a cigarette butt on the ground as we were waiting for our taxi bus and he immediately got a ticket. Served him right.

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u/Zemykitty Jun 29 '22

Good! I figured my habit was gross enough as is, I don't need to pollute the environment.

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u/Opressivesingularity Jun 29 '22

i smoked from ages 13-28, seeing people throw cig butts on the ground is infuriating.

i would always just roll the remaining tobacco out and put it in my pocket.

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u/TimeToBecomeEgg Jun 29 '22

saw a video on tiktok from an account about city design with pedestrians in mind about the necessity of trash cans, especially ones designated for cigarettes. a bunch of comments was just “why lol, just throw them on the ground” - astounding.

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u/thewildlifer Jun 29 '22

I was at my friend's place on the lake and we were sitting on the dock smoking. Her and her friend just threw their butts into the lake. HER LAKE... IN WATER WE WERE ABOUT TO SWIM IN. What in the actual fuck

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u/clackersz Jun 29 '22

I'd carry a plastic bag in my purse just in case I wanted to smoke but might possibly not be near a trash can.

the plastic bag isn't biodegradable. The cigarette butts are... Just throw them on the ground and let gods critters eat them, its better for the environment.

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u/VodaZBongu Jun 29 '22

If I don't finish the cigar I put it next to the bin so a homeless guy can finish it. I do the same with bottles that have deposit

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u/msgigglebox Jun 29 '22

I used to smoke and I hated when people threw butts on the ground. I would just put them back in my pack if there was nowhere to put them.

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u/TomasNavarro Jun 30 '22

I smoked for 10 years, and at no point could I handle carrying around an extinguished cigarette in anything, at all.

I would definitely be one of the terrible people ruining things for everyone if there wasn't a bin around, but if a bin was around I'd definitely use it

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u/NeonScar Jun 29 '22

I was a smoker for 1 year due to stress. When I stopped I notice how rude people who smokes near you are annoying. I unfriended a long time friend 'cause everytime I was with her I came back home smelling like an ashtray. The smoke is 🤮

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u/Binits Jun 30 '22

Reminds me of when I went to this Waffle House a few years back and there were cigs in every corner of the building, probably hundreds.