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[STEMO]

I read two stories this morning that demonstrate just how desperate councils are becoming to raise money. I won't link to them, but you'll find them easily enough if you want to.
1) A husband and wife, walking together through town, threw an empty envelope into a council-emptied waste bin. The envelope contained their name and address. They both received £200 fines through the post for putting household waste into public waste bins.
2) A council in Cumbria have warned beachgoers that, if they remove sand, pebbles or shells from the sea shore, they can be fined up to £1000. Removal of these natural materials is illegal and can cause coastal erosion, and the beach must be protected for future generations.....apparently.
Make sure you shake your shoes out before getting into the car...sand thief!

[Varche]

The envelope story is just jobsworth madness.

I sort of get the second one. That has been the case for holiday beaches in some European countries for a while. Tourists went to the trouble of taking the equivalent of a jam jar full home as a reminder. If everyone did it then there wouldn’t be a beach left in some places! Having said that I am guilty as we have a part of our hacienda with keepsakes from our trips. Yesterday I took two sea shells off El Rompido beach……….

[ronnyd]

The envelope story is just jobsworth madness.

I sort of get the second one. That has been the case for holiday beaches in some European countries for a while. Tourists went to the trouble of taking the equivalent of a jam jar full home as a reminder. If everyone did it then there wouldn’t be a beach left in some places! Having said that I am guilty as we have a part of our hacienda with keepsakes from our trips. Yesterday I took two sea shells off El Rompido beach……….

You environmental vandal you. 

[Varche]