I just want to let you know about a phone conversation I had with a lovely man from Britz (Tourism Australia).
The other day, a pair of backpackers drove away from their toilet roll from where they'd been urinating overnight (in a rest area with toilets of all places). So I decided to take photographic and video evidence and dob them in. I reported them to the EPA and I decided to contact Britz also, because we all know and complain about this behaviour from this younger, overseas based traveller, yet don't do much about it (other than some of you lovely, brave people that pick it up after the filthy mongrelbreds).
I just did it through their online contact form and within the hour a lovely, concerned man rang me and we had a conversation about it and he assured me their company takes the issue very seriously.
So make sure if you get evidence to dob the blighters in. Enough people dobbing them may make these ferals think twice and pass the word on that us respectfu, clean people are watching their every move!!.
Santa said
09:18 AM Sep 8, 2017
Seriously!
Grubbygypsy said
09:33 AM Sep 8, 2017
If you're not happy with having filth dobbed in, chances are you're a contributing sloth also.
JeffRae said
09:36 AM Sep 8, 2017
Anyone can report litterers, best if you have evidence, well done Grunnygypsy.
Santa said
09:53 AM Sep 8, 2017
I/we look for the good in people, we don't let the odd negative consume us, time for a little toughen up I suspect.
As far as being a "contributing sloth" your words, we display a leave no trace sticker and abide by the rules, do you?
-- Edited by Santa on Friday 8th of September 2017 09:58:09 AM
DMaxer said
10:02 AM Sep 8, 2017
Perhaps if they were piddling on the ground you would need to take a bucket and get a soil sample and send it off for analysis.
toglhot said
10:10 AM Sep 8, 2017
Britz are interested in making money, do you really think Britz are going to do anything about it?
newhorizons said
10:52 AM Sep 8, 2017
Hi Grubby, Good on you for taking the trouble and I hope something is done about it. Maybe they could issue a warning in their list of rules which might deter some of them. You can only try.
Unfortunately the ones I encountered at Head of Bight recently took off before anyone discovered their doings, otherwise they would've been in trouble with other campers. One other lady who was there was also going to keep a lookout for them. I never dreamt my garden trowel (thrown in at the last minute) would be needed to clean up someone else's mess.
Grubbygypsy said
11:40 AM Sep 8, 2017
Yes....it's better to do something rather than just complain about it. I hear it so often....everyone complaining about backpackers leaving mess, so the point of my post was just to let people know there is something that can be done and that the company took a serious and dim view of it. Those particular ones were relocating a vehicle for them, so he was far from happy that their company name was associated with the problem.
The NT didn't have a litter reporter scheme in place when I first got there. They do now and I used it the other day.
As for having a leave no trace sticker Santa....I reckon you'd just foul the air around you with your dribbling diatribe.
Santa said
11:48 AM Sep 8, 2017
Grubbygypsy wrote:
As for having a leave no trace sticker Santa....I reckon you'd just foul the air around you with your dribbling diatribe.
Seems we have a Rhodes Scholar in our midst.
Guess the name speaks volumes, grubby by name grubby by nature.
My last comment.
macka17 said
01:17 PM Sep 8, 2017
Hi.
I've always carried a folding "ex army ha Ha" Small bladed spade.
Used myself at times. but when I see anybody "dumping", or afterwards.
I always say Hey.
Try this.
Most look sheepish and actually do.
One that didn't. I shovelled it up and dropped it on his bonnet.
Sorta. Had to clean it up then.
I was bigger than him anyway.
adreamer said
01:35 PM Sep 8, 2017
Santa wrote:
Grubbygypsy wrote:
As for having a leave no trace sticker Santa....I reckon you'd just foul the air around you with your dribbling diatribe.
Seems we have a Rhodes Scholar in our midst.
Guess the name speaks volumes, grubby by name grubby by nature.
My last comment.
I think you need a good ol Aussie kick up the ars..............................
Might give you one if I unhappliy come across you at some stage!
Santa, I'm not sure what you said to deserve the nasty comments. Have some of your posts disappeared? I agree about piddling. If you can't piddle on the ground then we live in a very sorry place. I believe urine is quite sterile when it leaves the body or all those kids told to wee on a stinging nettle sting should probably be dead.
Hey Jim said
03:46 PM Sep 8, 2017
macka17 wrote:
Hi.
I've always carried a folding "ex army ha Ha" Small bladed spade.
Used myself at times. but when I see anybody "dumping", or afterwards. I always say Hey. Try this.
Most look sheepish and actually do.
One that didn't. I shovelled it up and dropped it on his bonnet. Sorta. Had to clean it up then.
I was bigger than him anyway.
Gesss Macka,
I throught you could have doned a pair disposable gloves and at leased placed same under their door handles.
The girls just can't get enough under their finger nails.
By Crickets Eh.
Plain Truth said
03:46 PM Sep 8, 2017
Terryt wrote:
Santa, I'm not sure what you said to deserve the nasty comments. Have some of your posts disappeared? I agree about piddling. If you can't piddle on the ground then we live in a very sorry place. I believe urine is quite sterile when it leaves the body or all those kids told to wee on a stinging nettle sting should probably be dead.
I can't understand why Santa was called a Sloth either.
Happywanderer said
04:39 PM Sep 8, 2017
Good on you Grubby. I would do the same
Webmaster said
04:47 PM Sep 8, 2017
Thanks, everyone for your input. Please remember that although we encourage members to voice differing points of view, we do not allow personal attacks. Thanks.
I just want to let you know about a phone conversation I had with a lovely man from Britz (Tourism Australia).
The other day, a pair of backpackers drove away from their toilet roll from where they'd been urinating overnight (in a rest area with toilets of all places). So I decided to take photographic and video evidence and dob them in. I reported them to the EPA and I decided to contact Britz also, because we all know and complain about this behaviour from this younger, overseas based traveller, yet don't do much about it (other than some of you lovely, brave people that pick it up after the filthy mongrelbreds).
I just did it through their online contact form and within the hour a lovely, concerned man rang me and we had a conversation about it and he assured me their company takes the issue very seriously.
So make sure if you get evidence to dob the blighters in. Enough people dobbing them may make these ferals think twice and pass the word on that us respectfu, clean people are watching their every move!!.
Seriously!
Anyone can report litterers, best if you have evidence, well done Grunnygypsy.
I/we look for the good in people, we don't let the odd negative consume us, time for a little toughen up I suspect.
As far as being a "contributing sloth" your words, we display a leave no trace sticker and abide by the rules, do you?
http://www.lnt.org.au/programs/7-principles.html
-- Edited by Santa on Friday 8th of September 2017 09:58:09 AM
Perhaps if they were piddling on the ground you would need to take a bucket and get a soil sample and send it off for analysis.
Unfortunately the ones I encountered at Head of Bight recently took off before anyone discovered their doings, otherwise they would've been in trouble with other campers. One other lady who was there was also going to keep a lookout for them. I never dreamt my garden trowel (thrown in at the last minute) would be needed to clean up someone else's mess.
The NT didn't have a litter reporter scheme in place when I first got there. They do now and I used it the other day.
As for having a leave no trace sticker Santa....I reckon you'd just foul the air around you with your dribbling diatribe.
Seems we have a Rhodes Scholar in our midst.
Guess the name speaks volumes, grubby by name grubby by nature.
My last comment.
I've always carried a folding "ex army ha Ha" Small bladed spade.
Used myself at times. but when I see anybody "dumping", or afterwards.
I always say Hey.
Try this.
Most look sheepish and actually do.
One that didn't. I shovelled it up and dropped it on his bonnet.
Sorta. Had to clean it up then.
I was bigger than him anyway.
I think you need a good ol Aussie kick up the ars..............................
Might give you one if I unhappliy come across you at some stage!
Gesss Macka,
I throught you could have doned a pair disposable gloves and at leased placed same under their door handles.
The girls just can't get enough under their finger nails.
By Crickets Eh.
I can't understand why Santa was called a Sloth either.
Thanks, everyone for your input. Please remember that although we encourage members to voice differing points of view, we do not allow personal attacks. Thanks.