Back on my trusty steed again
VENTING TIME!
On a recent morning I found myself on the banks of Emmarentia Dam.
On the surface, all seemed to be as it should.
A Red-Knobbed Coot slowly made its way past me,
stopping occasionally to peck at something in or on the surface.
As there are often fishermen, paddlers and sundry other folk at the dam,
I figured that it was used to having its "space" invaded.
Even these semi-submerged rocks made for an interesting composition
The major "inhabitant" of the area must certainly be the Egyptian Geese.
This one was doing his Karate exercises...
On one panel of the fence at the dam,
locks have been attached to commemorate various relationships.
Certainly not as many as some bridges in Europe,
but they are "multiplying"...
So far, dear Reader, you might be under the impression that this is not a RANT,
but it is...
AND THIS IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF MY ANGER!
Why are humans so messy?
Do the perpetrators of this type of behaviour think that they are
*JOB CREATORS*?
Not so, you are just pigs actually.
You cannot put your trash into the bin?
Can't you see it?
Why can't the JMPD,who purport to uphold municipal bylaws
DO SOMETHING?
NO, they would rather sit on the side of the road,
eating junk food and issuing speeding tickets.
EARN YOUR MONEY.
It is time for the citizens of the suburbs that surround this public space
to BECOME PROACTIVE.
Get the Ward Councillor to get involved...
Get a local school to clean up?
Or even better, if people are caught littering,
make THEM clean up...
Doing NOTHING is not an option.
On a recent morning I found myself on the banks of Emmarentia Dam.
On the surface, all seemed to be as it should.
A Red-Knobbed Coot slowly made its way past me,
stopping occasionally to peck at something in or on the surface.
As there are often fishermen, paddlers and sundry other folk at the dam,
I figured that it was used to having its "space" invaded.
Even these semi-submerged rocks made for an interesting composition
The major "inhabitant" of the area must certainly be the Egyptian Geese.
This one was doing his Karate exercises...
On one panel of the fence at the dam,
locks have been attached to commemorate various relationships.
Certainly not as many as some bridges in Europe,
but they are "multiplying"...
So far, dear Reader, you might be under the impression that this is not a RANT,
but it is...
AND THIS IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF MY ANGER!
Why are humans so messy?
Do the perpetrators of this type of behaviour think that they are
*JOB CREATORS*?
Not so, you are just pigs actually.
You cannot put your trash into the bin?
Can't you see it?
Why can't the JMPD,who purport to uphold municipal bylaws
DO SOMETHING?
NO, they would rather sit on the side of the road,
eating junk food and issuing speeding tickets.
EARN YOUR MONEY.
It is time for the citizens of the suburbs that surround this public space
to BECOME PROACTIVE.
Get the Ward Councillor to get involved...
Get a local school to clean up?
Or even better, if people are caught littering,
make THEM clean up...
Doing NOTHING is not an option.
I am certain that the canoeists that use the dam
do not want to be injured stepping onto broken glass.
Or fight their way through rubbish to get to the water.
After all the rubbish (bottles etc) that I saw,
I felt that I should end this on a positive note.
This might be a weed, but it is pretty.
Come on, let us do ourselves proud.
If you do use this facility, PLEASE, PLEASE clean up.
And that is all I have to say...
Until the next time.
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