As I drove across the Courtney Campbell Causeway this morning, I thought about this great country. I thought about what it means to be "free." I thought about all the Independence Day means to us. It was good to see the American spirit is alive and well. I am sure it was a scene replayed countless times all across this country, from sea to shining sea. I know the Tampa Bay area isn't alone in this special blessing.
I, of course, am talking about that great American ideal of leaving all your SHIT around for someone else to clean up. There was garbage lining the entire causeway from end to end. There was burnt out fireworks, there was cardboard wrappers, there was bag after bag. It was shameful. Would it have been so difficult to bag up your trash and take it home? How about, at the bare minimum, bagging it and putting it in or next to the closest garbage can? Is that too much to ask?
I can only imagine that some/many of the people that left their patriotic decoration are some of the very same people crying about oil ruining our shores. Do you think none of this will end up in our water for years or decades to come? Some are the very same people crying that our taxes are too high. Who do you think will be cleaning this up and how will that cost be paid? Maybe we should close another library so we can afford to clean up after you.
Way to go America.
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