RANT: The Clone Wars

[darinaldi]

Also disheartening is the amount of trash I see on the side of the highway and rural roads in SW WA. For an area where people supposedly are environmentally conscious and take pride in the beauty of the land, there are sure a lot of bottles and cans strewn about everywhere.

Fck people.

The first thing I noticed here compared to NYC was how clean the streets and sidewalks were in comparison. I also derived serious lulz from seeing what constitutes the "projects" here compared to Brooklyn or Queens.

[kvk1]

It's an unwritten truism of the road by the way, that the more situational awareness your vehicle requires in traffic, such as bicycles and motorcycles, the less its operator has.

It's not a blanket generalization, but it applies more often than not.

[VoxExMachina]

Yep. You can always count on people to ruin anything nice. THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS!!

Also disheartening is the amount of trash I see on the side of the highway and rural roads in SW WA. For an area where people supposedly are environmentally conscious and take pride in the beauty of the land, there are sure a lot of bottles and cans strewn about everywhere.

Fck people.

I always tell people to visit the National Parks in Utah now, while they're still beautiful and accessible. Inevitably, as more people discover a place, or population rises around the area, it'll wreck it. Look at Yellowstone in the summer. You can't even move for all the idiots swarming the place. I have no desire to ever go back.

Besides, with all those people, someone inevitably will wreck / deface something, then they'll begin restricting where you can hike in the park, and areas become off limits to protect some obscure species of insect that dies when it come in contact with sunscreen from the 1 billion moms spraying the living sh!t out of their toddlers, etc.

[PeterGibbons316]

I think the only movie on my top 10 that I didn't see was The Shawshank Redemption.

[medjen]

I think the only movie on my top 10 that I didn't see was The Shawshank Redemption.

*blink*


It took me a minute to process this.

Without the context of the previous conversation it's a very odd sentence.

[chazzy1864]

I haven't seen The Shawshank Redemption in quite some time.

[mjw8204]

Hey mjw buddy.

Just about to lunch it up.

What it is with you?

Edit: toc'd.

Same ol'. Sh*tty night of sleep. Just trudging through the day. Putting in enough hours to have a light Friday, aka "work from home."

[Ctrainer]

This is my new favorite song, just in case anyone was wondering..

[mjw8204]

This is my new favorite song, just in case anyone was wondering..

Oh, okay. I wasn't wondering, but it is nice sometimes to share things we like.

[ThickAsABrick]

Hello, Friendo.

Have you ever seen this one?

[img]http://www.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/red_movie_poster_final_01.jpg[img]


It's pretty popular around here.

Helen Mirren = gilf

[ThickAsABrick]

I really like Blow

Usually that helps people lose weight.

urdoinitwrong.jpg

[darinaldi]

I always tell people to visit the National Parks in Utah now, while they're still beautiful and accessible. Inevitably, as more people discover a place, or population rises around the area, it'll wreck it. Look at Yellowstone in the summer. You can't even move for all the idiots swarming the place. I have no desire to ever go back.

Besides, with all those people, someone inevitably will wreck / deface something, then they'll begin restricting where you can hike in the park, and areas become off limits to protect some obscure species of insect that dies when it come in contact with sunscreen from the 1 billion moms spraying the living sh!t out of their toddlers, etc.

This happened in Peru a few years before I hiked the Inca Trail. It was getting destroyed by the number of people on it and all of the trash that was just getting left everywhere, so the government put major restrictions in place: drastically slashing the number of people allowed to enter the Trail each day, regulating the maximum weight each backpack can hold, raising entrance fees to help defray the cost of maintenance and repair of the trail, and putting super-strict penalties in place for anyone caught littering or violating the rules. Really turned things around in a relatively short period of time.

[mjw8204]

Helen Mirren = gilf

Sophia Lauren circa Grumpy Old Men. Just might.

[chazzy1864]

Helen Mirren = gilf

Yes, a thousand times, yes!

Usually that helps people lose weight.

urdoinitwrong.jpg

lawlz

[mjw8204]

This happened in Peru a few years before I hiked the Inca Trail. It was getting destroyed by the number of people on it and all of the trash that was just getting left everywhere, so the government put major restrictions in place: drastically slashing the number of people allowed to enter the Trail each day, regulating the maximum weight each backpack can hold, raising entrance fees to help defray the cost of maintenance and repair of the trail, and putting super-strict penalties in place for anyone caught littering or violating the rules. Really turned things around in a relatively short period of time.

I don't understand how anyone can be so careless, inconsiderate and self-important enough to just casually throw their garbage all over the place.

I wish there were stricter penalties for littering here. Like severance of a limb, or perhaps even death. The fact that someone would litter in the first place tells me all I need to know about them. They have no place in a civilized society. Thank you and God bless.

[jmonty]

I don't understand how anyone can be so careless, inconsiderate and self-important enough to just casually throw their garbage all over the place.
.... The fact that someone would litter in the first place tells me all I need to know about them. They have no place in a civilized society.

This

Chit makes me rage.

Rage.

[darinaldi]

Sophia Lauren circa Grumpy Old Men. Just might.

Would, even though she's a cousin of mine.


EDIT: A distant cousin.

[Drekkor]

I don't understand how anyone can be so careless, inconsiderate and self-important enough to just casually throw their garbage all over the place.

I wish there were stricter penalties for littering here. Like severance of a limb, or perhaps even death. The fact that someone would litter in the first place tells me all I need to know about them. They have no place in a civilized society. Thank you and God bless.

Damn dude, it's hard to believe you didn't live in Portland all your life. You're right at home with all these liberal extremists who will let a child molester out on $5 bail but cut your hand off if you dare offend the EPA GODS.

[mjw8204]

Damn dude, it's hard to believe you didn't live in Portland all your life. You're right at home with all these liberal extremists who will let a child molester out on $5 bail but cut your hand off if you dare offend the EPA GODS.

You misunderstand me.

Child molesters would be dead, too.

A lot of people would be dead.

You follow?

[Turco]

I wish there were stricter penalties for littering here.

i agreed

Like severance of a limb,

i lol'd

or perhaps even death.

i wtf'd


Thank you for fulfilling all my rant needs in one post.

[ThickAsABrick]

You misunderstand me.

Child molesters would be dead, too.

A lot of people would be dead.

You follow?

mjwurabi's code

[jmonty]

I'm a big fan of the environment but I own two v-8 vehicles and drink mostly bottled water.

Hypocrite? I guess.

[Ctrainer]

i agreed i lol'd i wtf'd


Thank you for fulfilling all my rant needs in one post.

hey can you write prescriptions now?

[mjw8204]

i agreed i lol'd i wtf'd


Thank you for fulfilling all my rant needs in one post.

That's what the Rant is all about: saying things and getting a reaction. At least a few of us still appreciate the old ways.

[chazzy1864]

You misunderstand me.

Child molesters would be dead, too.

A lot of people would be dead.

You follow?

I think Matt here would drastically expand the recruitment policy for the sun cannon.

[Drekkor]

Child molesters would be dead, too.

A lot of people would be dead.

You follow?

They actually have developed giant rat style traps where they smoother the bait child in peanut butter and leave them in the middle of the city parks. It's been a super effective low-cost solution.

[kvk1]

mjwurabi's code

Your life for an eye.

[darinaldi]

mjwurabi's code

Brilliant.

[chazzy1864]

hey can you write prescriptions now?

I am not sure why, but this just made me laugh uncontrollably.

[ThickAsABrick]

I think it's both strange and dumb that making an effort to try not to trash the planet is somehow a political stance.