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21. JohnM
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    Well, I think even the strictest of discplinarians would balk at treating 5 year olds like an army platoon, and not just for reasons of "self-esteem." If you have any suggestions as how to organize a bunch of little kids who've just spent an hour playing baseball into a straight line and keeping their attention focused enough to find all the litter on the field, I'd love to hear them.

    All I can say is that my team--and all the teams we play--pick up our messes after the games. We are dealing with little kids, here, though, so it's quite possible that some of the stuff gets stuffed under fences or hidden under bushes. Still, I'll remind my players again.

    Posted Monday May 10, 2010 10:17 #

22. spatny
    Member

    I wasn't suggesting lining up little kids - the ones I see playing ball were much older than that. And I wasn't criticizing the coaches - it was just an observation. I think when kids discover that someone has to do it they are less likely to throw things out of a car or whatever later on. I remember that back in the 50s the kids from some class at St. Mary's used to be brought over to Burlington of Fridays and pick up trash in the CBD, and after doing so, were probably less inclined to litter as they got older. But maybe not. Every weekday there is someone that throws a Kools pack out on the street at Akenside and Longcommon no doubt on the way to the train - regular as clockwork. Someday I'll see who it is and ask him not to do it, but until then I just pick 'em up. Trash begets more trash - Miller Road between Lionel and Ogden is a favorite dumping ground where I pick up regularly. If this was a job I'd have lifetime job security, that's for sure.

    Somebody has regularly been dropping porn tapes near the Hauser backstop which I throw in the trash, a couple times a month. And someone else (I assume) leaves new pairs of athletic shoes around that trash barrel, again a couple times a month. Weird.

    Posted Monday May 10, 2010 12:58 #

23. Cookie Cutter
    Member

    A few years ago, I was told by my high student that gym shoes is a signal that drugs are available. No, my kid did not/ does not do drugs, but one of the Hauser classmates who moved from *the hood* explained that shoes on a telephone wire signals a new shipment.

    Spatny, if you report that someone leaves a new pair of gym shoes a couple of times a month, then that may be the signal. At the cost of gym shoes, I cannot imagine that a kid leaves them a couple of times a month....

    I've never checked with a police officer, but I can certainly believe it. I often wondered why and how shoes end up on a phone wire.....announcing drugs makes sense to me.

    Posted Monday May 10, 2010 15:51 #

24. spatny
    Member

    I reported both to the police a while back. The shows that are left are a very large man's size and brand new - this is no accident.

    Posted Monday May 10, 2010 16:32 #

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