Jun 12 2008
Things That Drives Me Crazy - Installment #649
So yesterday, I was stopped at a light and I see someone in the Mercedes in front of me stick an arm out the window and toss a piece of trash out.
No way! Did I really just see that?
Indeed you did.
I laid on my horn, rolled down my window and suddenly a sailor took possession of my body, forcing very unladylike things to come flying out of my mouth.
I saw the occupants looking in the side and rear view mirrors.
Yeah, that’s right. I’m talking to YOU, douchebag! Who the f-ck do you think you are?!
The diatribe continued until the light turned.
I mean, really… Littering. Right there in full view of any number of cars. WHO DOES THAT ANYMORE???
Assholes!
Wow. Just, WOW.
Now take a deep breath…..hold for 5 seconds…blow out through your mouth slowly…repeat.
Actually littering is one of my biggest peeves too.
#649? I think this is in my top 10 list.
I once reported such an offense after I saw an employee in a village vehicle toss a fast food bag out of the window. I have also chastised people in parking lots. My husband tells me this will get me my ass kicked one of these days, and he is probably right, but seriously, we’ve got to call people out on this assholish behavior.
@threeundertwo
The number (fictional) represents yet another installment in a vast series of things that drive me nuts. Trust me, litter is definitely in the top 10!
Ooo… that pisses me off! I linked directly to my own post on this topic in May when I witnessed someone tossing trash from their car… and posted their license plate number on the internet. Jerks.
Remind me not to toss my Starbucks cup out the window if you’re behind me.
Just kidding. I would never do that.
Yes! One of my pet peeves too, though I’ll tolerate trash flying out a car window better than I would a cigarette butt.
And you see, this is why we get along - I would/have done the exact same thing. What did that pig think - that this is the 1970s or something? What the hell?
Littering is so 20th century.
Bravo! I would like to take you with me and drive aroung Chicago…Just yesterday this person flicked his cigarrette out his window and it hit my windshield…GRRRRR!
I HATE when people do this sort of stuff. What is with that sense of entitlement? As if the rest of us are on this earth to clean up after them? Grrr!
The only thing that would make you “crazy” would be if you actually believed that your yelling and such made any difference to this goof-ball one they drove away.
Somewhere there is a blog post, about the lady that went postal “for no reason” floating around. :)
@ JayMonster
I’d like to think that I embarrassed him so much that he will never, ever do it again. Just humor me on this, k?
It is shocking to see people littering. I haven’t seen it done in years!
I hope your kids weren’t in the car. Or the word douchebag will suddenly hold a whole new meaning in your house… Lol.
I think this is called road trash rage. The people who litter out their car windows would be the road trash. Keep on raging!
You are my soul sister.
God, that drives me crazy. That and people who empty their ashtrays in a parking lot and spitters, gross.
Oh the things that come out of my 3 year old’s mouth as the cousins of your douchebags run the stop sign outside of our house.
I think the car had a lot to do with it. Unfortunately to some the threat of a fine is meaningless if they have the means to pay for it directly out of their wallet.
And those sort of people don’t really care about anything else.
Littering is one of my pet peeves too, especially cigarette butts. If you are going to pollute yourself, keep your trash in your car, thats why they have ash trays. When my husband worked patrol he would pull people over for littering and in addition to giving them a fine he would make them pick up whatever they tossed out the window, including cigarette butts!
I so hate when people do that! Good for you for putting on your sailor hat!
ugh. disgusting. they should be ashamed.
Tell the truth: how close did you come to stomping on your gas pedal and giving Litter Guy a good case of whiplash with which to remember his infraction? Because I would have come really close.
@ Jozet at Halushki
Were it not for my spotless driving record, I would have succumbed to the twitch in my right foot without a second thought :)
I’m going to have to differ with the prevailing opinion in the comments here…while I do think littering is a wrong thing to do, I don’t think it’s a whole lot worse than screaming and swearing at someone out of the window of your car. If we’re trying to make the world a better place here and all…
@ Maggie
To clarify…I never claimed I was any better — just pissed off.
In any case, litter is an externalized, physical insult to the entire planet and thus, I disagree with you. Litter is far worse.
How would you feel if people regularly littered in your yard? Or on your child’s playground?
Furthermore, if people never speak up against wrongdoing because they’re afraid to offend others, what kind of world would this be? *insert eyeroll*
You did what I always want to do. But I’m too much of a chicken.
Good on ya!
II agree. Who still litters in this day and age?
Apparently, your little friend from the other day, and the woman driving next to me on the way home yesterday.
I have to say that I felt a hint of smug superiority when my daughter yelled “mom! look at that lady next to us, she just LITTERED- that is so wrong”.
Wrong indeed my little 6 year old darling. Too bad the gorwn woman next to us didn’t get the memo.
Agreed. That upsets me to no end!