Bamwa Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 3:52 PM, GFisher said: Do people think someone will come around to pick it up? I was riding through a very nice neighborhood on the way to some trails once and saw an older lady maybe 60+ drop a poop bag in the gutter. Without really thinking I asked is she was going to leave it there as I rode by (not snottilly, more just in a reflex confused tone). She instantly got pissed and cussed me out, I think I ended up telling her to F off or something (my bad). I felt really bad afterwards. I think she was even with her mom. The older lady must have been in her 80s'. So did they pick it up? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 3:52 PM, GFisher said: Do people think someone will come around to pick it up? I wonder about that too. Tossing the poop off the trail somewhere would be less polluting. There's plenty of non-domestic animal shit out there already. Preserving it in bags makes ZERO sense. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 8 hours ago, TheX said: I wonder about that too. Tossing the poop off the trail somewhere would be less polluting. There's plenty of non-domestic animal shit out there already. Preserving it in bags makes ZERO sense. The problem is the sheer concentration of dog feces in a relatively small area, vs natural feces over a more widespread area. So what goes in a wild area where you can drop a deuce and bury it, doesn't work in a metropolitan park. This is one reason why they started to have leash requirements in more and more Austin parks, with the theory being that people would see when their dogs go and pick it up and dispose of it properly, but obviously that assumed people are not idiots or jerks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 In my quest to assume people are NOT assholes in general, I'm going to theorize that poop bag leavers think it is what you are suppose to do. "I see everyone else doing it so it must be the right thing." "The city trail maintenance people will pick this up." I grit my teeth at this because a lot of mountain bikers also assume "the city" maintains all the single track they ride. Even if this is true for 50% of the offenders (the other 50% ARE assholes) how do you educate them? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFisher Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 On 9/3/2020 at 6:19 AM, Bamwa said: So did they pick it up? Not sure, this all took place as I was riding by. I think she was saying she would pick it up on her "F'king way back". Even if she was, leaving trash around for people to have to look at (or maybe even pick up themselves) is shitty (literally). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Lazy cunts. When I take my dog for a walk and she shits, the bag gets tied to her leash and she can pack it out. Bottom line, there's too many of us 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 leaving dog waste to wash into waterways is really awful for water quality. so it leaving it in little bags in landfills. you just can't win. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/science/2002-06-07-dog-usat.htm https://www.livescience.com/44732-eliminating-pet-poop-pollution.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 38 minutes ago, ATXZJ said: Lazy cunts. When I take my dog for a walk and she shits, the bag gets tied to her leash and she can pack it out. Bottom line, there's too many of us Amen to that, on all counts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 38 minutes ago, mack_turtle said: leaving dog waste to wash into waterways is really awful for water quality. so it leaving it in little bags in landfills. you just can't win. I'm complaining about people that put in bags, and forget the part about getting it to the landfills. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 32 minutes ago, TheX said: I'm complaining about people that put in bags, and forget the part about getting it to the landfills. yeah, that's worse. you're infecting the water with bacteria and polluting it with plastic bags at the same time. I'd rather they just do the former if that's the case, but that's still really awful. I have to wonder if all the dog-killing crap that's in Town Lake and elsewhere is exacerbated by... dog poop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bamwa Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Once upon a time people suck, there's folks at ponds who kill the ducks. There's elected leaders, total schmucks. So ride your bike and give no fucks. Amen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 The kids they dance they shake their bones and the politicians throwing stones. So ride your bike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAF Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 9:45 AM, AustinBike said: Wow, that sucks. Remind me never to use that trailhead. Oh, and my guess is trail runners. Bikers tend to have much better taste and not care about the carbs in beer. You’re joking, right? I don’t know a single trail runner who would chuck their empties onto the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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