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Posted on June 27 2009 by Jag @ 8:56 am
When you see bits of litter in the street being blown around by the wind, there is nothing of consequence to ponder. But when someone places their fast-food rubbish on the floor in the middle of a busy railway station concourse, it really stands out. And although the place might be teeming with people, everyone just carefully walks around it, making otherwise inconsequential rubbish become stronger and more invincible by the minute. When you’re waiting 20 minutes for a train, you can’t help but be captivated by the magnificence of it.
Rubbish standing out, and being walked around.
(Taken with my cameraphone in London’s Paddington Station)
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Route 79 Reflections on a bus journey home |
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| From London: By a British, European, 2nd-Generation Indian. Probably confused - but proud to be them all! Half of my journey to and from work is a 20-30 minute bus ride: London Bus Route 79 - between Alperton in West London and Kingsbury in North West London. I very frequently get pissed-off and frustrated waiting around in the DARK, WET and COLD - waiting for the 79 to turn up. But I have to be eternally grateful for the quality thinking time I get to myself. | ||
Rubbish with an attitude
No one has the nerve to deal with it …LOL
Comment kindly left by Fritz — June 29, 2009 @ 1:27 am
I wonder if it was put there on purpose?
Comment kindly left by JLKelly — June 30, 2009 @ 9:39 pm
Hi, This is an ex-Kenton man who is now in Qatar..the way the locals here treat rubbish is amazing. We went into the desert last Friday and we saw a Sidewinder snake rolling a diet coke can! It was captivating and on the other hand quite sad…
Comment kindly left by Sanjay — July 1, 2009 @ 6:43 pm
With an attitude! I like that Fritz!
JLKelly: Well I think the person who ate the fast food probably could not see any rubbish bins in the station (All station sin London had their rubbish bins removed about 15 years ago due to terrorist explosions) so put it on the floor in frustration.
Sanjay: Wow, that really is sad; but I can imagine what a spectacle that was!
Comment kindly left by Jag — July 18, 2009 @ 3:46 pm
Brilliant post. Really loved it.
Comment kindly left by goblinbox — July 29, 2009 @ 9:30 pm
Not just the stations in London; very nearly all waste bins in major cities and their suburbs had been removed due to the threat of IRA bombs. A little terrorist act supported by those free thinking nice American people currently mourning Ted Kennedy.
Glad to see you are posting again although everso infrequently…
Comment kindly left by Pondlife — August 29, 2009 @ 4:44 pm
Cheers Goblinbox!
Pondlife: Indeed, not may waste bins in such public places any more …
Comment kindly left by Jag — September 12, 2009 @ 10:11 am
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Comment kindly left by abhishek — November 18, 2009 @ 3:32 pm