In message , Cynic
writes
>On Sun, 11 May 2008 10:54:06 +0100, Ian Jackson
> wrote:
>
>>My attitude entirely. However, it does depend on where the bushes or
>>grass are. In the wilds of the countryside, it should be OK, but if lots
>>of people use the same area for dropping individual apple cores, there
>>could be health hazard.
>
>What health hazard do you believe decomposing apple cores could cause?
I said 'lots', and I meant 'LOTS'. Individually, not a health risk at
all, but I wouldn't like to be beside a pile of rotting apple cores
(smell, flies, rats etc). You could apply the same principle to having a
sneaky pee in a secluded corner, on a dark night after having a few
beers.
>
>It would take a huge number of apple cores to even be noticed at the
>foot of a single garden hedge. I cannot see that they would cause any
>problem if discarded down a storm drain either.
Very true, of course.
>
>I wonder when the PCSOs are going to start arresting trees for
>dropping biodegradable waste onto the pavements? Not to mention the
>criminal damage trees do to my car by leaving sticky goo all over the
>windscreen.
Sycamore is the worst!
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Ian |