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myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2184)   ranked 69 out of 38,396 in life10 months ago

I was out walking the other day and looked down into one of our canals. We have many canals down here in Florida. Anyways the canal was beautiful except for one thing - someone had dumped three shopping carts down into it.

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I don't know why it is that people have to do acts of vandalism such as this. It is just a shame because not only does it dirty up the canal, but now a city employee will have to go down there and pull those up and out of the canal.

Then there is the cost of the grocery store getting the cart back, cleaning it up and sterilizing it (because as beautiful as the canal are they are still water and have algae and all kinds of funky stuff growing in them).

And then people complain about the rising cost of groceries, etc. Well, if people watched their children and made sure they were at home and being good instead of out there vandalising things then maybe prices wouldn't be so high.

It just irks me to no end. That is utter disrespect for other's property and for nature too. There are animals that live in these canals.

I will assure you that if I ever saw a kid or anyone dumping something or vandalising something I would take a picture with my camera in my phone and immediately call the police.

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I have no tolerance for this whatsoever!

So, what do you guys think about this? Do you think it is harmless fun or does it bother you too?

Have a nice day and happy myLotting!!!

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1. myLot reputation of 88/100. DancingRedFeather1 (364)   ranked 6,343 out of 38,396 in life   10 months ago

w00tThe solution is easy..make people pay 5$ to use the cart and you get your money refunded when you bring it back. I have seen it and no cart is missing.


myLot reputation of 96/100. moonlitmagikchild (7151)   ranked 262 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

heck it works at the aldis store and people only pay 25 cents for those carts lol


myLot reputation of 88/100. DancingRedFeather1 (364)   ranked 6,343 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

w00t I was exagerating of course! Here it's 1$ because many didn't care for lol25cents!


myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2184)   ranked 69 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

That is a good idea. It is like a cart rental until you get back to the store. And I think you might be right - .25 cents is pretty cheap for a shopping cart. It is just so sad though really.

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myLot reputation of 88/100. DancingRedFeather1 (364)   ranked 6,343 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

w00tYes and matter of fact..it is 1$..I just remembered that what it had cost me$

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2. myLot reputation of 96/100. dragon54u (9733)   ranked 264 out of 38,396 in life   10 months ago

You answered your own question when you said people should watch over their children. I cannot understand for the life of me why parents are so casual about their kids and let them run wild then wonder why they join gangs or are killed playing in a canal or something. It makes me so angry!


myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2184)   ranked 69 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

Well, I can tell you that I always know where all four of my children are. If they are not at school then they are with me. If they are out of the house they are by my side and within my sight. If we are at home all the doors are locked and they are either in their bedrooms or in the living room. Also, I have raised them with manners and to respect others and others property.

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3. myLot reputation of 94/100. renemouche (705)   ranked 7,064 out of 38,396 in life   10 months ago

Yeah that is crazy. We have that problem were Im from too but instead of putting them in canals, they put them in ditches. The Kroger and the HEB near me has that beacon program(or whatever its called) They put a chip in the wheels of the cart when ever you try to take the cart out of the parking lot the wheels will lock.

The Randalls and Target next to me dont have this program and those are the carts I see lying around in my complex parking lot are the drainage ditches.

I like the idea about paying 5 dollar and getting it back when you bring your cart back.

I always bring my cart back to the designated areas. My sister works at HEB in our hometown and part of her job is to bring the carts in, so I always put my cart back hoping the karma will pass to her and she wont have to go to the far ends of the parking lot to collect carts.


myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2184)   ranked 69 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

What is HEB? I never heard of that store.

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I like the idea about the chip. Pretty smart if you ask me. I know about leaving the carts way out there. I always try to take my cart back to the rack or keep it close to the store if it is raining and I don't want to get soaked!

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myLot reputation of 94/100. renemouche (705)   ranked 7,064 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

HEB is a grocery store only in Texas. I forget every state has different grocery stores. LOL!!:)

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4. myLot reputation of 94/100. Lakota12 (17185)   ranked 286 out of 38,396 in life   10 months ago

Not only kids do this.
Maybe they stopped working for the homeless person so they got rid of it and went and got another one!.
We have thousands of homeless people here and they all have a shopping cart.
and sometimes when the store gets them back tey are very hard to push some only wan to go one way.
and yup I would turn any one in that I would see doing wrong!


myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2184)   ranked 69 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

Oooh that is gross! I never really thought about re-using the carts that the homeless people use. Imagine putting your parsley, lettuce, toilet paper, etc. in the area that the homeless person urinated on, did drugs on, bled on, etc.?

Yuck!

I just don't think that these carts that were in the canal were homeless peoples' carts. It looked like some kids took them out for a joy ride. These carts were from CVS, which is about a mile down the street from this canal.

Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!!

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myLot reputation of 94/100. Lakota12 (17185)   ranked 286 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

really dont matter where they come from durug store grocery stores dollar stores any body can get them then leave them where ever.

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5. myLot reputation of 100/100. jillhill (11775)   ranked 1 out of 38,396 in life   10 months ago

It bothers me too..to have so much disrespect for other's property and to destroy the looks of something beautiful just because you can....I don't think it's harmless fun...they should have to do some community service if they could find out who did it....maybe make them do some cleaning of their own!


myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2184)   ranked 69 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

I agree with you on that. I think that they should have to clean up the canals, etc. And that is no joke as there are snapping turtles and water mocassins in there. As I said now a city worker will have to go into that canal and face all the dangers in there just because some stupid kids thought it was funny to dump these carts in there.

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6. myLot reputation of 98/100. onlydia (1609)   ranked 1,662 out of 38,396 in life   10 months ago

Yes it does bother me. But as you said if people would watch their kids. It is not the kids most of the time it is adults that been out drinking and took a joy ride on a cart. Plus most kids I have seen here don't do it. It is homeless people that take the carts and use them and then someone takes them from them. But yes sometimes it is kids. They have these things that they can put on the carts so they can't leave the store lot. True it does cost but then everyone is happy. Have a good day. Your friend onlydia


myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2184)   ranked 69 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

I think it is teenagers in my area that are doing this. The area I live in is pretty well off so I think it is really bored teenagers. I tell you that if I do see anything like this going on I will be dialing up the police lickety-split.

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I wish they would put something on the carts though or start charging to use them. I think that might help to deter this.

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7. myLot reputation of 96/100. moonlitmagikchild (7151)   ranked 262 out of 38,396 in life   10 months ago

it bothers me the lack of respect people have for other peoples stuff.. i always was raised to not mess up anyones things and i just dont understand how people can just abuse property and not think anything about it


myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2184)   ranked 69 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

I know! That is how I was raised and that is the same way that I raise all of my children too. It is just amazing the lack of respect anymore!

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8. zhontine (95)   ranked 15,320 out of 38,396 in life   10 months ago

old saying "foreign moon is rounder"

but the "bad eggs" still exist

next time, I also will picture and phone


myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2184)   ranked 69 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

Yes, I think it is wonderful that we now have cameras in our phones. That way you catch people in the act and have proof!

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9. myLot reputation of 49/100. soyporteno (333)   ranked 6,605 out of 38,396 in life   10 months ago

That is just awful! I have seen this kind of thing too and it makes me angry too. It is a shame really. People just don't have any respect for others' property anymore.

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myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2184)   ranked 69 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

No, it doesn't seem that many have respect anymore to me either. I know that I am raising my children the right way, just not sure about other people though. Especially when I see stuff like this.

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10. loneydessert (17)   ranked 22,922 out of 38,396 in life   10 months ago

Oh,this really is horrible.For this acc of shame.
Us the same side of the river have been destroyed.Before the water is very clear.
But in recent years,some people go to the river Throw rubbish.Bestruction of the river dried up and even.
Human destruction of our environment for our survival.Sad!


myLot reputation of 100/100. schulzie (2184)   ranked 69 out of 38,396 in life  10 months ago

Yes, that is so sad that people are destroying our nature and the planet by these stupid actions. I hate to see the world dying because people think it is funny to litter, etc.

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