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Edina said:
That is exactly what dog pee is!
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Dog urine IS the same as human urine ....It's sterile as it leaves the body ...

so yes biologically it is a waste product of the body as part of the normal functioning of digestion of food and absorbtion of ingested liquids,
However it isn't full of greasy chunks of washing up water that some lazy inconsiderate slob has decided they couldn't be arsed dealing with properly and won't have rats/pigeons/ and various other feral pests queuing up to munch on it after the afore mentioned lazy inconsiderate slob has moved on to do the same to another area .
 
mistericeman said:
Dog urine IS the same as human urine ....It's sterile as it leaves the body ...

so yes biologically it is a waste product of the body as part of the normal functioning of digestion of food and absorbtion of ingested liquids,
However it isn't full of greasy chunks of washing up water that some lazy inconsiderate slob has decided they couldn't be arsed dealing with properly and won't have rats/pigeons/ and various other feral pests queuing up to munch on it after the afore mentioned lazy inconsiderate slob has moved on to do the same to another area .
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Ah, you're talking about the little bits of food waste that manage to squeeze through the sink waste; I find leaving the valve open and doing a few circuits of a roundabout usually clears them out of the tank.
 
It's going to get worse. If you like telling everybody that it's a minority spoiling things for the rest of us then things are going to get better.

At the end of 2015 there were 240,000 motorhomes registered in the UK. I remember from somewhere that this figure is growing at 15% per year so call it, in round figures, a quarter million of us in the UK. Every now and again we find one discharging grey water though I always stoutly deny it to officialdom.

Just in this past few days I see these publications:

Campers are flocking back to motorhomes to travel in comfort - Sunday Post

Business booming for Bristol-based motorhome hire company - Motorhome News - New & Used Motorhome & Campervan Reviews - Out and About Live

New ways to buy your motorhome - Motorhome News - New & Used Motorhome & Campervan Reviews - Out and About Live

and one from a little while ago:

Motorhome sales about to set new records - Motorhome News - New & Used Motorhome & Campervan Reviews - Out and About Live

So it's going to get a lot worse.

We live in an age which is careless of litter: motorhoming is becoming accessible to all including those younger than us who have been brought up to care nothing for littering. We have here a problem - but a small problem. The thing is; what do we do about it? Plenty of whingers saying how bad it is and how this tiny minority spoils it for the rest of us but not offering a solution.

If councils provided some factilities for this quarter of a million citizen motorhome owners then perhaps even this tiny problem could be averted. Though probably not - decent social conduct is taught by parents many of whom are not teaching their kids to protect their environment. This sort of littering is part of our 21st century culture.

But that shouldn't stop us trying. If only a group of us could get together; we could then approach councils to solve this problem and we could all go on to find some other minority to complain about.
 
We use kitchen towel (paper) to wipe all plates as clean as possible and then wash it in sink with fairy liquid. This way, there is never a morsal of food that goes into the tank.
 
Of course it's going to get worse.... as a long term camper (40 odd years) I've seen the world of tenting change drastically from the dedicated few to the buy a cheap tent from argos/lidle halfords etc... Head off with bunch of mates and enough beer to float a battle ship THEN leave it all behind you when you decide to head off home.
Sadly as you say folks just aren't brung up proper these days.
Just a bit of consideration for others and the world would be a much nicer place to be....
And I'm not sure that councils should be making more facilities available to deal with an upsurge in motorhome useage.... frankly IF you want the facilities to empty waste tanks/toilets/shower blocks then find a site to stay on for at least one night to avail yourself of those facilities.
 
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David & Ann said:
We use kitchen towel (paper) to wipe all plates as clean as possible and then wash it in sink with fairy liquid. This way, there is never a morsal of food that goes into the tank.
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It's not difficult is it... just takes us to be bothered to think about others.
We are the same, any food waste gets disposed of at the next rubbish bin, tins/bottles get deposited in the recycling bins.
washing up done in a bowl and soapy water either goes down a drain or somewhere it's not going to bother anyone (we use eco washing up liquid too)
the worst we leave it the tyre tracks.
 
Edina said:
Ah, you're talking about the little bits of food waste that manage to squeeze through the sink waste; I find leaving the valve open and doing a few circuits of a roundabout usually clears them out of the tank.
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I really hope you are joking, or trolling for an argument rather than actually doing it... as a motorcyclist, greasy waste water would not be very welcome on a roundabout, and I would not be happy coming up behind someone who was emptying their waste onto the road either.
 
Beemer said:
I really hope you are joking, or trolling for an argument rather than actually doing it... as a motorcyclist, greasy waste water would not be very welcome on a roundabout, and I would not be happy coming up behind someone who was emptying their waste onto the road either.
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Wonder what the law is driving whilst depositing waste on the highway? Could be a tricky one as you say a motorbike skidding under braking or slipping on waste I shudder to think .the white lines are bad enough when wet.
It's a case can we all not just do the correct thing !(obviously not! ) sad.
 
mistericeman said:
Actions like the above are part of what spoils things for the rest of us ....Same as ignoring "No camping signs" etc ...

We always try to live by the "tread lightly" mantra ....leave noting but footprints AND take nothing more than memories and photographs (Though we frequently leave our stops cleaner and tidier than when we arrived)

It's not difficult AND frankly anything less is just plain rude .
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Totally agree with this post. We carry litter pickers with us and if there is any rubbish around, we clear it up into black bags, often taking those bags with us till we can find a suitable disposal point.
 
I wipe my plates with kitchen towel and pour washing up water through a sieve into the waste! Practically reusable! I'm a bit obsessive about food getting into the waste tank and always water the plants if I get the chance!
 
Food waste!! By the time we've wiped our gruel plates with the dried crust we get every week, you could eat your dinner off them. :tongue:
 
mistericeman said:
Last time I washed my car (Granted a long long time ago ...that's what rain is for ) or my dog peed on the road ...

neither contained food waste as far as I can remember .
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I'd rather not see it at all, but better food waste that cigarette butts that do not biodegrade for years. ......stands back and ducks!
 
O deer a gray water bandit if he had dumpt his black tank it would have Ben a problem me thinks
But let's have a public hanging when we find out who it is
Hang home high that's wat I say :rulez::ninja:
 
A Gallon or two of grey water will not pollute the Planet unduly.

It is just another sign of how lazy, feckless and selfish a lot of people have become. It does not help when I notice that some members think it is not worth worrying about. That means to me that they are heading down that path themselves. :sad:
 
runnach said:
While at the mother in laws last summer, an old dear with her middle aged daughter passed front of MIL closed driveway gates and, their mutt proceeded to dump at the one and only entrance to property, mutt owner proceeded towards their allotment, we ran out and gestured to them to pick up their mutts poo, they ignored us. Bea knew who and where these people lived within the small village, Bea then proceeded to remove poo into a small box with a small coal like shovel.

We both went to their house, then dropped their mutts poo on the door step.
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I`d have put it through the letterbox :dance:
 
Edina said:
Food waste!! By the time we've wiped our gruel plates with the dried crust we get every week, you could eat your dinner off them. :tongue:
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Made a big faux pas many years ago, French girlfriends mother had 20 relatives over for dinner to meet the Englishman. After the starter thinking I was being helpful I gathered up all the plates to give em a quick wash. The stares I got was incredible, looked at me like I was a blinking loony. How the blooming heck was I supposed to know the froggies just wiped their plates with bread and used it for the next course, bloody savages :mad1:
 
Here we go , grey water disposal again. :mad1:

Devil's advocate - there is nothing in the photo that confirms the waste water has come from the VW pictured other than the fact that it is parked on top of it. Maybe the previous occupant of the parking space left it?
 
David & Ann said:
We use kitchen towel (paper) to wipe all plates as clean as possible and then wash it in sink with fairy liquid. This way, there is never a morsal of food that goes into the tank.
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Just what I do, don't have a waste tank as I don't want dirty water festering and sloshing about, all grey waste after dishes treated as above is piped to the back of the vehicle and collected in a bucket for hygienic disposal. I'm a bit concerned about the term "Wild camping" as this T4 is obviously not doing so, just parking. If I can't camp truly "wild" then I use a site and the appropriate facilities. What is a wild camper?
 
mistericeman said:
Dog urine IS the same as human urine ....It's sterile as it leaves the body ...

so yes biologically it is a waste product of the body as part of the normal functioning of digestion of food and absorbtion of ingested liquids,
However it isn't full of greasy chunks of washing up water that some lazy inconsiderate slob has decided they couldn't be arsed dealing with properly and won't have rats/pigeons/ and various other feral pests queuing up to munch on it after the afore mentioned lazy inconsiderate slob has moved on to do the same to another area .
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Try telling the cops that after leaving the pub and pissing in a shop door way.:cheers::scared::lol-053::lol-053:
 
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