MX litter bugs

As usual I’ve started back blogging with a flurry of ideas for posts. So here is one, not so much a story, but a thought… okay it’s a story that turns into a gripe, so off we go…

When I was on the train on the way home this evening, the guy in front of me was reading the paper. We both got off at Redfern, and as so many other people do, he got up and left the paper on the seat. This train was going through to the North Shore, so it would have picked up a lot of commuters, and it made me think that lots of people leave their papers on the train after they’ve finished, I suspect under the guise that someone might pick it up and read it later. Or perhaps they’re just littering.

I’m not sure how many people leave it there for others, and if they do this under that belief, surely there are some issues with their plan. Those people who get on at Wynyard or in town have the opportunity to pick up an MX or the paper, so leaving one there is not of much use is it? I think it’s pretty poor form – people are pretty lazy so most likely do just leave it there as litter. I don’t know how people can knowingly litter; I would feel really guilty and self-conscious if I left something behind.

Moral of the story – don’t litter! I think next time I might say something, see what happens. Now that would be a story. Then I found $50…