Those Abandoned Shopping Trolleys
Some of you know I started a petition about shopping trolleys last week. Many people have signed and shared it already (many thanks). If you support the kaupapa, as I’m sure you do, please share it (again) via social media, Neighbourly, email etc. You’ll find it here –the preamble explains it all!
www.change.org...
Yesterday afternoon I talked with two members of the staff at our small, local Countdown supermarket. Here they do not have a dedicated staff member collecting the trolleys from the carpark. And it is against company policy to collect trolleys (Head Office OSH regulations).
When the supermarket receives calls about misappropriated trolleys, they forward the request to Head Office for them to notify the contractors, and of course it's holidays right now. I understand that. But when it’s NOT holidays and there are delays in collecting the trolleys that gives more opportunities for the idiots to move them again, damage them, or push them into areas where other people have been working hard to beautify.
You and I and other responsible people are merely the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff when we report missing trolleys to the rightful owners, or return them, or use Snap Send Solve or other apps. What I am asking for is PREVENTATIVE action put in place by the stores HQ. There are systems out there which could be used, preventing damage to the environment, waste of resources, time.
I've got better things to do with my time than taking action with misplaced trolleys, haven't you? It would be a big task to change the mindset of the idiots... so hopefully the supermarkets and stores will live up to their sustainability policies and take positive action.
Please, if you haven’t already, would you sign and share the petition? That would be fantastic!
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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81.9% Yes
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15.3% No
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2.7% Other - I'll share below
Think You’ve Got the Answer? Today’s Riddle Says ‘Prove It’!
If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?
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Calling All Puzzle Masters! Can You Solve This?
When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height.
Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was.
If the tree grew by five centimetres each year, how much higher would the nail be?
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