Some of the readers of this blog were wondering how it could be that both of my neighbours just toss their flyers on the ground. Surely I’m exaggerating? (Please see Cute Café.)
I don’t think so, but I’m going to try a little experiment. “No flyers please” signs don’t prevent the Centretown Buzz from being put in your mailbox. Will my neighbours take the Buzz inside and read it, and then place it in their recycling boxes, as I and other civilized people on my street have already done?
I predict my neighbours will leave the Buzz in their mailboxes for approximately one week, until they get tired of seeing it there, and then they’ll toss it on the ground. In this scientific experiment I will photograph the mailboxes every day (or as often as necessary) and find out what becomes of the Buzz.
Day 1: Saturday, Feb. 17
On your mark…
Day 3: Monday, Feb.19
Buzz on the move!
Apt. 3′s Buzz has moved to the newspaper rack. No sign of activity from Apt. 2.
Day 6: Thursday, Feb.22
Neck-and-neck Buzz
Apt.2′s Buzz heads for the newpaper rack, along with a couple of pieces of junk mail. What will happen to this stuff now? Wait and see!
Day 7: Friday, Feb.23
Buzz hits the dirt
After seven days, both buzzes are on the ground!
Conclusion
I was mistaken in my original hypothesis. My neighbours did not toss their Buzzes on the ground. Instead they moved their Buzzes to their newspaper racks and the wind tossed them on the ground. Apt.2 also used this method to process some junk mail.
Now what?
Living in slum housing is one thing, but it doesn’t have to LOOK like slum housing. I guess I pick up the stuff and toss it in my recycling box.
Or else I could pick up the stuff and put it back in the mailboxes. I wonder how long that would go on? Maybe the experiment isn’t over after all.
You gotta love science!
3 Comments
Your landlord(!) and your other neighbour should be ashamed of themselves! If you continue the experiment you will get a lot of exercise and they will learn absolutely nothing.
Perhaps you should upscale…
I walked by your house the other day Robin, and made a point of checking the Buzz status. It was funny. I wonder why they even bothered moving them to the racks?
I think it’s like tossing your apple core in somebody’s blue box. It’s half-assed, it misses the point, it doesn’t achieve anything, and somebody else has to clean up after you. People do it all the time though.