Has LI been over run with slobs? (New York, York: home, contractor)

[rocafeller05]

Man o man. I dont know how else to put it. You drive down either Sunrise Highway, the LIE or any of the Parkways and you see it....TRASH. People are becoming more and more slobs by the day. Ive never seen so much trash stewn on our highways. For matter fact Ive never seen so much litter on any other states roads period!
And why are these companies that participate in "adopt-a-highway" not cleaning up these roads? They get their company sign put up and get the first class advertising so how bout cleaning up the trash??

[omigawd]

What I hate worse is when you see a "No Dumping" sign on the side of the road and there's huge bags of trash, etc under it. It's like they're saying "*********" to the town.

[slynn41072]

Originally Posted by rocafeller05

Man o man. I dont know how else to put it. You drive down either Sunrise Highway, the LIE or any of the Parkways and you see it....TRASH. People are becoming more and more slobs by the day. Ive never seen so much trash stewn on our highways. For matter fact Ive never seen so much litter on any other states roads period!
And why are these companies that participate in "adopt-a-highway" not cleaning up these roads? They get their company sign put up and get the first class advertising so how bout cleaning up the trash??

I agree, and the thing thats really funny, I never noticed it as much before I moved away and came back to visit. It is a shame.

[rocafeller05]

Same here. After vacationing this year to several states I came back and it hit me. Then I kept an eye for it and noticed that the littering is everywhere on our roadways!

Originally Posted by slynn41072

I agree, and the thing thats really funny, I never noticed it as much before I moved away and came back to visit. It is a shame.

[nancy thereader]

The other day I was driving on Sunrise and some people threw a whole lot of McDonald's trash out of their car. When they saw me looking at them, they shouted (laughing). So what. No one's perfect.

[omigawd]

A few years' back on the side of LI Avenue near Pinelawn (right across from the RR station), some dirtbag contractor was dumping all his garbage on the side of the road. It was disgusting! I'm talking about PILES AND PILES of garbage, old drywall, etc..... It happened about 2 or 3 times over a one month period. I don't know if the cops ever caught the dirtbag, but either the town or Pinelawn put up those little wood post things so people can't pull up onto the grass there.

[Samrai309]

Its funny you mention this. I agree with a previous poster--I notice the garbage more and more now that i come back and forth between Florida and New York. I also wonder if the adopt-a highway plan is really for cleaning or is it just advertising. When I got to Florida, I noticed how clean it was for the most part along a town's roads and the state highways. Then I went back to New York and I wondered who was supposed to be responsible for the appearance. Even for some towns, its like they lack a sense of civic and community pride, even at the public works department. Funny thing is that my father and I had to go to Arizona to visit an ailing friend and when we got there, it was even cleaner. It made Florida look like a dump. As we were leaving the airport in Phoenix, I pointed out a crew trimming trees and weeding along the road of the airport. I remarked to my father it was just like what you see at JFK or Laguardia...

[rocafeller05]

Born and raised in central Pennsylvania the prisoners from the state penetentary were always cleaning up the highways. It is a win win situation. The roads get cleaned for 5 cents an hour per prisoner and they get out to get some fresh air. I can still remember passing by in the car and see them cleaning up with 2 guards at bay with shot guns.
I guess they cant do it here because the unions would be crying!?!?

[Samrai309]

Originally Posted by rocafeller05

Born and raised in central Pennsylvania the prisoners from the state penetentary were always cleaning up the highways. It is a win win situation. The roads get cleaned for 5 cents an hour per prisoner and they get out to get some fresh air. I can still remember passing by in the car and see them cleaning up with 2 guards at bay with shot guns.
I guess they cant do it here because the unions would be crying!?!?

They do that here in Florida too. Every day on my way home from work I see a road crew. They do everything from picking up garbage, patching sidewalk/street repair and cut grass/weed whack. Deputies/Guards are there--I do not see the problem or why it can't be done everywhere. If I was in jail behaving myself and had an opportunity to work outside instead of sit in a cell, I would be happy as a clam to get out--and since I would know I cannot run faster than a bullet, I would have no issues.

[Peter B]

I grew up on LI. Folks there have a sense of entitlement. They are probably the worst litterers in the country, bar none. They throw their cigarettes out the car window (smokers are slobs anyway), amongst many other items. I've seen coffee cups and other items thrown out car windows.