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Is Nothing Sacred Anymore?!
http://tinyurl.com/BottleSchmottle
"Britain's Chris Froome is among a trio of riders who have been targeted by an environmental group -- for throwing empty water bottles into the Belgian countryside during a top race." UD |
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Uncle Dave wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/BottleSchmottle "Britain's Chris Froome is among a trio of riders who have been targeted by an environmental group -- for throwing empty water bottles into the Belgian countryside during a top race." UD Do any of the domestic teams try to re-use or recycle their water bottles to help the current global trend toward going green, or is the UK side of the sport still pretty much a use it and throw it away sport when it comes to water bottles? I can't imagine how many of these water bottles are in the landfills worldwide. What is Britain's take on that, of do they care at all? I use my water bottles until I can't stand them anymore, then I buy new ones, but not until then. I was cracking up and sad at the same time when I saw this tourist show the other day when a guy stopped his luxury yacht at some small island to deposit his trash. He was talking to a local as the garbage truck threw the trash into the back of the truck and drove away. The guy has asked the local, why are you laughing? Well, the guy stopped at this island and paid a nice little fee to see that his trash was properly disposed of. So the local asked the guy, will you be here tomorrow? He said yes, as he stayed in port for the night. The next day the local drove the guy to the other side of the island. He asked the guy, where do you think your trash goes? Well, the guy was shocked to find out that when they drove up to the dump-site, that there was no land fill. They take all the trash and dump it right back into the ocean! |
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On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:37:53 -0700, "GoneBeforeMyTime"
wrote: Do any of the domestic teams try to re-use or recycle their water bottles to help the current global trend toward going green, or is the UK side of the sport still pretty much a use it and throw it away sport when it comes to water bottles? I can't imagine how many of these water bottles are in the landfills worldwide. What is Britain's take on that, of do they care at all? I use my water bottles until I can't stand them anymore, then I buy new ones, but not until then. I think you're discussing two different issues here. There were cat IIIs DQ'd ten years and more ago for tossing water bottles when the ref or CR said to do otherwise. Water bottles were always an easy item for locals that didn't like the bike races to hang their complaints on. An empty doesn't have the heft to carry far and they stand out on the side of the road for the complainers, so that and ****ing in public (behind a tree still counts as in public) have been among the long term bugaboos at local races. That and telling cops they're assholes. Never understood the reasoning behind doing that... Pro races are different and most water bottles seemed snarfed up by the bystanders quick enough even here in the states. We still have a Seven Eleven water bottle my son got in Baltimore when they held the pro race here, before Philadephia. Not really an ecological problem in the scheme of things and I think it only garners the complainers a rep as nit picking whiners. And, yeah, I give my share to tree hugging charities. Me, I use my water bottles until they crack. The black spots in the bottle only tell me that the water is pure enough to support other life forms. Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels... |
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On Apr 27, 6:23*pm, "GoneBeforeMyTime" wrote:
wrote: On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:37:53 -0700, "GoneBeforeMyTime" wrote: Do any of the domestic teams try to re-use or recycle their water bottles to help the current global trend toward going green, or is the UK side of the sport still pretty much a use it and throw it away sport when it comes to water bottles? I can't imagine how many of these water bottles are in the landfills worldwide. What is Britain's take on that, of do they care at all? I use my water bottles until I can't stand them anymore, then I buy new ones, but not until then. I think you're discussing two different issues here. There were cat IIIs DQ'd ten years and more ago for tossing water bottles when the ref or CR said to do otherwise. Water bottles were always an easy item for locals that didn't like the bike races to hang their complaints on. An empty doesn't have the heft to carry far and they stand out on the side of the road for the complainers, so that and ****ing in public (behind a tree still counts as in public) have been among the long term bugaboos at local races. That and telling cops they're assholes. Never understood the reasoning behind doing that... Pro races are different and most water bottles seemed snarfed up by the bystanders quick enough even here in the states. We still have a Seven Eleven water bottle my son got in Baltimore when they held the pro race here, before Philadephia. Not really an ecological problem in the scheme of things and I think it only garners the complainers a rep as nit picking whiners. And, yeah, I give my share to tree hugging charities. Me, I use my water bottles until they crack. The black spots in the bottle only tell me that the water is pure enough to support other life forms. Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels... Here in the road race, the Velo Promo sag stops and picks them up. I tagged along one day with a guy who did this. In another race not far away, within 50 miles, there was a $25 dollar fine for any rider ditching their water bottle or trash. I had read once that a guy who took a leak in Central Park behind a tree was prosecuted for exposing himself to children and sentenced to prison. He committed suicide before entering prison. As far as lawyers could tell, he never did such a thing other then relieve himself, but an over zealous prosecuted wanted to make an example out of the guy. Yes, give the perfect storm, changing into your jeans at the end of the road race may turn you into a sex criminal in some parts of Amerika. |
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Anton Berlin wrote:
On Apr 27, 6:23 pm, "GoneBeforeMyTime" wrote: wrote: On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:37:53 -0700, "GoneBeforeMyTime" wrote: Do any of the domestic teams try to re-use or recycle their water bottles to help the current global trend toward going green, or is the UK side of the sport still pretty much a use it and throw it away sport when it comes to water bottles? I can't imagine how many of these water bottles are in the landfills worldwide. What is Britain's take on that, of do they care at all? I use my water bottles until I can't stand them anymore, then I buy new ones, but not until then. I think you're discussing two different issues here. There were cat IIIs DQ'd ten years and more ago for tossing water bottles when the ref or CR said to do otherwise. Water bottles were always an easy item for locals that didn't like the bike races to hang their complaints on. An empty doesn't have the heft to carry far and they stand out on the side of the road for the complainers, so that and ****ing in public (behind a tree still counts as in public) have been among the long term bugaboos at local races. That and telling cops they're assholes. Never understood the reasoning behind doing that... Pro races are different and most water bottles seemed snarfed up by the bystanders quick enough even here in the states. We still have a Seven Eleven water bottle my son got in Baltimore when they held the pro race here, before Philadephia. Not really an ecological problem in the scheme of things and I think it only garners the complainers a rep as nit picking whiners. And, yeah, I give my share to tree hugging charities. Me, I use my water bottles until they crack. The black spots in the bottle only tell me that the water is pure enough to support other life forms. Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels... Here in the road race, the Velo Promo sag stops and picks them up. I tagged along one day with a guy who did this. In another race not far away, within 50 miles, there was a $25 dollar fine for any rider ditching their water bottle or trash. I had read once that a guy who took a leak in Central Park behind a tree was prosecuted for exposing himself to children and sentenced to prison. He committed suicide before entering prison. As far as lawyers could tell, he never did such a thing other then relieve himself, but an over zealous prosecuted wanted to make an example out of the guy. Yes, give the perfect storm, changing into your jeans at the end of the road race may turn you into a sex criminal in some parts of Amerika. Funny how certain locals tolerate things and others fly apart at the handle, for instance nude tanning on the beach used to be allowed at Summerland. What ended it? Probably an over zealous prosecutor. There was a nice bike shop there once near the beach. I stopped in one day on the way to Santa Paula and bought some pedals, while my friend bought a complete road bike. Great place to live and ride. |
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