All this cleaning up but one thing lacking

[Can the Man]

I think it was Wednesday this week I was balking in Caleta from the roundabout I front of the bus station over towards Kobe steak house passing the side of the Broncemar. The was a guy in a high viz vest doing a great job of weeding and tidying up the plants along the roadside, however one thing *** me off, well actually two things related in one. The flower beds all have the pican negra and smokers insist in firing their cigarette butts into the flower beds making it dam near impossible for the guy tidying up the flower beds. I’ve seen this in many of the flower beds around Caleta. As a result we have flower beds with litter removed, weeds removed and plants trimmed but buds full of cigarette butts. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

 I Wish smokers would be more considerate where they dispose of their cigarette butts. 🤬🤬🤬🤬

[Captain Sensible]

Very true, Can.

The other thing that annoys me is that the workers clear all the weeds, then they overwater the trees/grass and the weeds come back.  Why can't they dig the weed roots out or put weedkiller down?

In 3 months time they'll be another 'political' campaign of tidying up the municipality.

The other thing that annoys me is that they never finish off the 'tidying' up properly - they get so far then stop!

[Can the Man]

So true so true Steve, a little bit of intelligence would go a long way

[Grampiangranny]

Meanwhile many streets in many towns in England sport gargantuan sized weeds growing out of kerbs and pavements because the local authorities claim they can no longer afford to remove or despatch them, despite being paid around ten times more in 'Council Tax' annually than we pay here!

[GMT]

Very true, Can.

The other thing that annoys me is that the workers clear all the weeds, then they overwater the trees/grass and the weeds come back.  Why can't they dig the weed roots out or put weedkiller down?

In 3 months time they'll be another 'political' campaign of tidying up the municipality.

The other thing that annoys me is that they never finish off the 'tidying' up properly - they get so far then stop!

I suppose if they did a proper job there would be less work for them, and therefore less Money, especially if those workers are paid by the council and work on a 'as and when' basis, sort of seasonal employment. Unless they are volunteers.

[Swordy]

Meanwhile many streets in many towns in England sport gargantuan sized weeds growing out of kerbs and pavements because the local authorities claim they can no longer afford to remove or despatch them, despite being paid around ten times more in 'Council Tax' annually than we pay here!

We have artificial grass in our garden and potted plants around the exterior. So we have no need for a brown bin (Garden Waste) which can be aquired from the council and emptied for a monthly charge on top of 'Council Tax'. As you say Grampiangranny, the weeds on our pavements and the grass verges where we live are ridiculously high. I spoke to one of our local councillors regarding it and was given the "Lack of funds" excuse. i told her that I was prepared to weed the pavements in front and at the rear of my house but I had no brown bin to dispose of the weeds anf grass.  I offered to canvass my neighbours in regards to us collectively as a close getting together and clearing the whole area if the council would provide bins for the day to take away the waste. She again stated that there were no funds for anything like that. She was quite happy for us to go ahead and do it and maybe bag the waste up and take it to the tip in our cars.
I decided to just do the pavements in front of our house and our elderly neighbour's house.  I hid the weeds at the bottom of the general waste bin in black bags.  The neighbour to the other side of us has since done his patch as well, but walking through the local area I can't see anybody eld=se who has bothered.