Why yes, I am quite sick of seeing them

I think I can comment as an ex-smoker. You are addicted to nicotine as a smoker. Much as many of you are ‘not addicted’ to caffeine and alcohol as two legal drugs.

Have some understanding. Governments should somehow incentivise quitting, via the tax deduction side of things, or similar. Positive action, not penalties.

I quit 12 years ago. Before that, I tried to rationalise my behaviour, unsuccessfully.
I did not litter the streets.

The practice of smoking does not necessarily spread cigarette butts, either.

And when I look at Australian AIDS statistics, I get:
Male 9,759
Female 553

Gee, I wonder what would account for this huge imbalance? It couldn’t be because Females are a whole lot less likely to meet up in public toilet blocks to get themselves sodomized by total strangers, could it?

CraigT said :

I wonder – what would these geniuses do about AIDS?
Solution #1: Provide condoms.
Solution #2: Provide stickers vilifying sodomites.

HIV is spread by a number of practices not exclusively through anal sex or as you term it sodomy. Also the practice of anal sex does not necessarily spread HIV. Really bad analogy.

This is a classic example of idiot management by the @#$&wit wannabe-communists who run our town.

The problem: Cigarette butts everywhere.
Solution #1: Provide ashtrays.
Solution #2: Provide stickers vilifying smokers.

I wonder – what would these geniuses do about AIDS?
Solution #1: Provide condoms.
Solution #2: Provide stickers vilifying sodomites.

Well you were all whinging about butts on the pavement, I don’t walk around smoking, and I can give up, I am strong willed, and going to a hypnotist won’t work for me as I’Ve been told from a hypotist that I will stop when I want to, and I have in the past, gone cold turkey, it’s all a state of mind.

I saw thw exact same image on stickers in Central Europe recently. The number of people smoking in Vienna/Prague/Budapest is a real shock to a non-smoker like me from a generally smoke-free place like Australia!

This type of signage is typical of bureaucracy’s lack of imagination in attempting to solve a problem. When presented with a predicament their default reaction is to erect a sign without any apparent consideration of a real solution. Is it more likely that some smokers toss their butts on the ground because they forgot that they shouldn’t and needed a sign to remind them or is that they’ve been unable to locate an ashtray since the 70’s? As a society we’ve degenerated to a point that a lack of a sign telling you not to do something is now a valid legal defence in many situations. It’s pathetic! I had a young bloke cut across my yard recently and when I pulled him up he actually said that I should erect a sign telling people not to!

Let’s face it, some people are pigs and some of these pigs smoke and no amount of signage will change this, but a few public area ashtrays may…

Cheers
Jack
http://www.mocs.com.au

dvaey said :

What happens if you put a still partly-lit butt into a bin? If enough people do it the bin will eventually catch fire. Thats why you normally (used to) have ashtrays provided separately to the bin space, somewhere to dispose of the butt which isnt full of flammable materials like paper.

Hmmm, that does seem to be a pretty valid point.

dvaey said :

What happens if you put a still partly-lit butt into a bin? If enough people do it the bin will eventually catch fire.

Cop out excuse. It is sooooooooo hard to squash the burning end against the bin lid, or under foot, and then place it in the bin, yes? Well, obviously, ’cause they usually find their way to the ground anyhow…

cleo said :

More ashtrays please!!!!!!!!

Less ashtrays around now ’cause less people smoke.

cleo said :

More ashtrays please!!!!!!!!

Fukn give up!! You won’t need ashtrays then.

To people who say “I can’t give up”, I say to you, think back to when you were a nonsmoker. No coughing, you had taste buds and money in your pocket…