Butt out!

[XCashier]

I used to live in Arizona. Very little rain, the wild grasses and brush were tinder-dry most of the year, and by every highway there were "Fire Danger" signs permanently set on the dark red "Extreme" and reminder signs to "Use Your Ashtray". Every year there were wildfires, frequently caused by some moron tossing a still-hot cig butt out the car window. Seriously, it's hardly rocket science. Hot cig butt = fire hazard. I'm sure even the tobacco companies would agree with that!

Here in Oregon, it's not much better. There are tons of cig butts along the road, especially at freeway exits. True, there's a lot more rain and a much lesser fire danger, but it's still disgusting to see tons of cigarette butts all over the place, marring the beauty of the landscape.

Nearly every car in existance has an ashtray, and if it doesn't, you can get one at any auto parts shop. They're not expensive. There's no excuse to be a litterbug or a firebug.

[BlaqueKatt]

I've noticed that places with ashtrays tend to have less litter around the entrances.

what about the opposite problem---I just want to scream-the ashtray is not a garbage can!!!! I can't count the number of times I've seen ashtray fires due to someone throwing paper, plastic or something else that ISN'T a Butt in an ashtray---and the worst part is, the ashtray is usually right next to or right above the garbage can. AAAARRRRGGGGGHHH

I hate walking around with a smelly stubbed-out butt in my pocket until I can dispose of it.

Do what I do-carry an old altiods(or similar) tin-or one of these

[Dreamstalker]

Its just laziness pure and simple, you can get heat resistant pouches four your butt ends smokers, use them!

A friend from Belfast who smokes has one of those...quite neat actually. I continue to wonder (as does she) why we here in the States don't have them.

I was watching How Clean Is Your House recently and Kim had a good tip: baking soda in the bottom of an ashtray. Instantly extinguishes the butt and gets rid of the smell.

[DesignFox]

what about the opposite problem---I just want to scream-the ashtray is not a garbage can!!!! I can't count the number of times I've seen ashtray fires due to someone throwing paper, plastic or something else that ISN'T a Butt in an ashtray---

Yea...like the idiots that manage to get the smoker's outpost going...it's a bucket hidden by a thingie that traps the smoke from the butts. Some jackwads throw other shit in there and then the whole thing starts smoking...Problem is, since it's enclosed except for the part where you put the butts, it's normally a fairly good fire before you notice it's smoking...and then you have to take the lid off to pour water in it and the flames kick up with the added oxygen...not pretty.

[aniwahya]

I have started approaching smokers and politely pointing out to smokers that I am all for people having the right to smoke. I also point out that some people, myself included, have respiratory diseases that make it so that we can't tolerate cigarette smoke. Especially when I am coming out of a severe attack I am hypersensitive to strong perfumes, plants, and cigarette smoke. To clarify I make a point of saying that I don't think smokers do it on purpose, it is more a matter of not understanding how sensitive someone's lungs can be.

Just walking up to a building, and having to walk past a smoker(s) the smoke can cause a bronchospasm that can (and has) send me to the ER. Especially when people smoke in front of the entrances of hospitals or other buildings where people go when in respiratory distress. Bottom line is smoke all you want, just please, please smoke at least 20 feet from the door, and be aware of which way the wind is blowing. I just want to be able to get in the door safely, and I don't think that is too much to ask.

The cigarette butt thing is just about pure laziness in my opinion. Hell, I have called out friends/family on the cigarette butt issues and their overt hypocrisy in claiming people who throw trash on the ground are slobs, but then they throw their butt on the ground. >.>
It is especially irritating when I can hobble my crippled ass all the way to the garbage can, but people I know are able bodied are too lazy to take 30 seconds to use the trash can, Grr. >.>

[Difdi]

Anyone want to guess what was sitting in the bank's parking lot? Yep, a fire truck. When they got the call, they were like "are you effing kidding me?" The story made the front page of the local paper

Oh, that's great. Got a link to the papers website, by any chance?

[anriana]

When I was still being dragged to church we would have members drop their butts on our church lawn! I don't even agree with the beliefs but I wouldn't littler on the property, sheesh.

[Slytovhand]

Well - I took some action the other day.

I put in a complaint about the butts left outside the front of our building here, to the local city council.

They obviously forwarded the complaint onto the company, who has since sent an email to all staff advising of a 'complaint from the member of the public' and advising that a $200 fine was possible.

Unfortunately... not a lot has changed.

I suspect that the threat of a fine isn't enough. Needs to actually happen for ppl to get the hint...