Thursday, October 11, 2012

11 October 2012

THURSDAY
Take notice of the bags and rubbish. 
The front page of the Bath Chronicle today was "The bin bags that are blighting the gateways of Bath." One of my favorite quotes is: "The shock is it's always been like that – even in Victorian times people hung stuff on the railings – it's not a new phenomenon. It doesn't look good when you see all this gorgeous Georgian architecture and see detritus hanging from the railings."
It doesn't appear that any action of change is actually going to take place, the article concludes with a quote from a Chancollor, "All that we ask is that people present their waste so that it doesn't cause litter. The plastic bags are on the railings only relatively briefly. If householders feel strongly about this they are welcome to purchase their own dustbin which we will happily collect. The reusable rubbish bag trial, if successful, should reduce the visual impact of these carrier bags."
Antique store window display. Two phone booths.
Bath Rugby practice field. The A46 that heads northeaset. 
Windows and doors. Steps up to my flat.
Raindrops on the railing out my window.
Walking into town I came upon a police ticketing a couple. No Fly Tipping sign on the railing by my flat.
The term fly tipping is derived from the verb tip, meaning "to throw out of a vehicle" and on the fly, meaning "on the wing" — to throw away carelessly or casually. It is the deliberate dumping of rubbish in an unauthorized place.