It's like clockwork with the Arlington troll. One of these threads about every month. So insecure.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
The other day there were giant contractors bags of trash on the shoulder. No, it wasn't because they accidentally fell off a truck. There were too many lined up perfectly in a row.

Which is more likely:

1. The road cleanup crew finished and left those bags to be picked up, since their crew van can't hold the full bags
or
2. Some scofflaw decided to stop on a high-speed road with cameras and hundreds of witnesses, drop off their trash, but make sure they were neatly lined up.. instead of picking any smaller road with no one driving by and dumping it there.

#2. To specify further, there was other debris with it too like wood scraps, metal bars, various construction type waste. It was used as a dump because whomever was doing demo work probably didn’t want to have to pay the fees for proper disposal. Dumpsville USA with low class people.

Anonymous wrote:
The other day there were giant contractors bags of trash on the shoulder. No, it wasn't because they accidentally fell off a truck. There were too many lined up perfectly in a row.

Which is more likely:

1. The road cleanup crew finished and left those bags to be picked up, since their crew van can't hold the full bags
or
2. Some scofflaw decided to stop on a high-speed road with cameras and hundreds of witnesses, drop off their trash, but make sure they were neatly lined up.. instead of picking any smaller road with no one driving by and dumping it there.

In all honesty, Silver Spring and Takoma Park might as well be PG County. Real MoCo is Rockville, Bethesda, and Potomac.
And the state maintains the beltway, not MoCo.

I think that in general we’ve come to accept boorish behavior, but in some places more than others. We also live in a society that at some point decided that everyone has to accept individual bad behavior, like it’s some
protected free expression. If I caught a guy crapping in my yard and yelled at him someone would definitely blame me for not leaving my door open for him to use. I’ve seen people get roasted on listserves because they had the nerve to call out dangerous drivers with a picture and a plate. You aren’t “allowed” to correct bad behavior.

Of course, places like MOCO work overtime at enabling this by doing things like passing laws that prevent you from pulling people over for bad or expired tags, safety lights out, throwing trash out the window, etc. No one cares of you are smoking weed while you driving. No one does anything about noise or fireworks or loitering. If you live in a society that goes one of its way to accept bad behavior, expect more of it.

Anonymous wrote:I’ve lived in MoCo for around 20 years now and do think the littering situation has gotten worse. In our Silver spring neighborhood, which I generally like, people will leave bags of dog poop on the sidewalk or a neighbor’s trash can, which is disgusting to find several days later after it’s leaked out everywhere. Like why would you think that’s ok? Sligo creek park has more trash in recent years too.

There is dog poop trash in VA, too.

Take a look at the up zone thread, folks: Rest assured - MoCo will continue to decline.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t noticed any rash. What is the “TP” exit? There have always been panhandlers. I haven’t noticed an uptick. In fact there seem to be less around. I have t seen any illegal vendors at places I frequent. Where specifically are you seeing them? Maybe what you are seeing is more prevalent in another part of the county than where I am. It is a large location.

OP is just another Virginia troll that bashes MoCo. Daily thing around here.

Yep.
The inferiority complex is strong with them.

I’ve lived in MoCo for around 20 years now and do think the littering situation has gotten worse. In our Silver spring neighborhood, which I generally like, people will leave bags of dog poop on the sidewalk or a neighbor’s trash can, which is disgusting to find several days later after it’s leaked out everywhere. Like why would you think that’s ok? Sligo creek park has more trash in recent years too.

Anonymous wrote:495 is maintained by MDSHA, not MCDOT. So get mad at the state if 495 isn't clean.

Oh please, the area is still MoCo in general, despite who takes care of it. Most likely dumped by MoCo residents too.

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t noticed any rash. What is the “TP” exit? There have always been panhandlers. I haven’t noticed an uptick. In fact there seem to be less around. I have t seen any illegal vendors at places I frequent. Where specifically are you seeing them? Maybe what you are seeing is more prevalent in another part of the county than where I am. It is a large location.

28B to Takoma Park off the Beltway.

The other day there were giant contractors bags of trash on the shoulder. No, it wasn't because they accidentally fell off a truck. There were too many lined up perfectly in a row. Some dumpy MD resident probably didn't want to have to pay to have their trash hauled away so threw a ton of junk and garbage along the road. MoCo is turning into the pits, where residents have zero social contract to keep the community nice. They'd rather dump their trash in a work or in the woods than pay a nominal fee to have it hauled away. So gross. Very low class.

495 is maintained by MDSHA, not MCDOT. So get mad at the state if 495 isn't clean.

Some serious trolling and sock-posting in this thread. Sorry you can't afford to live here.

Anonymous wrote:Probably because you moved there.

MoCo is one of the nicest counties in the nation and a fantastic place to raise a family. Sounds like you're a dumpy person looking to find fault in anything you can.

Between the garbage and the panhandlers, it is a dump. I do my best to keep my yard clean and I bring a bag and trash grabber on my walks, but it is impossible to keep anything clean around here.

Probably because you moved there.

MoCo is one of the nicest counties in the nation and a fantastic place to raise a family. Sounds like you're a dumpy person looking to find fault in anything you can.