Do Not Spit…

  Posted on January 24, 2013

Some things just need no explanation. When we were in South Georgia last week quail hunting (see post here), we stopped at a convenience store for a cup of coffee. This sign was posted above the waste basket. A simple and direct request, followed by “Please.” Very genteel.

Do Not Spit

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Now you don’t often see signs like this on Madison Avenue or Rodeo Drive. And it does my heart good to be reminded that they, and the people who write them, and Lord willing the people who obey them, exist. That, and it saves us from having to see wastebaskets with tobacco juice spit in them, for which I am grateful.

Coming up: a glimpse inside the wonderful old house at Foshalee Plantation where we stayed, and an old family recipe for venison…

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  1. Anna Ball Hodge says: A few mornings ago at a fine Atlanta downtown hotel, I watched a man take his dog to relieve himself in the grass and then on the way back inside, he spit on the sidewalk?!
    January 25, 2013 at 8:21 am
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    • Frances says: Dear Anna Ball, Sometimes there is just no accounting for the complexities and contradictions of human behavior. ;) Thank you for writing. x Frances
      January 25, 2013 at 9:04 am
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  2. Walker says: LOL! I work at an indoor shooting range at the local pawn shop (classy, huh?). You wouldn't believe how many people spit tobacco into our trash can! Must be an epidemic!! I'm gonna try this sign and see if it helps! Thanks for the tip!
    January 25, 2013 at 6:50 pm
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  3. Maureen says: I find it sad but true. Manners and respect went the way of Ma Bell.
    January 25, 2013 at 8:06 pm
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  4. Randall Day says: Anyone who has to be told not to spit in the trash can should probably also have an immediate instruction as to where they should spit... the sort of thing not to be left to chance...
    January 28, 2013 at 4:10 pm
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    • Frances says: This is a very good point, Padre. Thank you so much for writing.
      January 28, 2013 at 4:32 pm
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  5. Whitney Worthington says: That is actually is really pleasant to see. I know a lot of people (professionally) who just spit wherever they want when we are outside. Yuck. It must be an un-genteel Southern thing.
    January 29, 2013 at 3:27 pm
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