Oddly English

So there is something that I learnt about that will explain a lot.

It's called fly tipping. What is it you ask? It is the English people's habit of leaving rubbish out in their unused front lawn, space, patio. And I'm not talking garbage, I'm talking rubbish: prams, bicycles, skates, tyres and any thing generally large and non-decomposable that is no longer of service - chairs included. It looks disgusting and there is no reason for doing it but sheer laziness to go to the dump/tip and dispose of this rubbish. And yes there is a law against it, it's that out of hand.

Anyway so the point? It's quote fascinating actually.

I've now seen 3 television sets being left outside the bounds of the fly tipping area (in front of the wall on the pavement). Apparently if you don't want your old, still working TV anymore you don't take it to the 2nd hand store for a bit of cash. You simply leave it outside with a note on saying that the set is working and consider it a donation. Some soul then comes walking past and picks it up to do as he pleases with it...

Fascinating isn't it?

P.S. I've since seen 2 more TVs wondering about (10.04.07)