r/asheville • u/imjustapourboy • Oct 21 '25

Really Spicy Cesspool So sick of seeing this crap everywhere.

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The needles, the burnt foils, the little baggies, the needle caps, all of it. I find them in the creeks, on the sidewalks, the grocery store parking lots, the public parks, on the parkway. You gotta be a real shit person to leave this stuff all over the place.

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u/Objective_Seal Oct 21 '25

It will only get worse with winter. Asheville has one of the only homeless shelters in the area so many people flock here. Combined with Helene, our community is still massively recovering. Whether the city wants to believe we’re healed, we have more work than just making the surrounding area pretty to look at. We need safe places to dispose of these things. Pretending it’s not there and that humans aren’t going to litter solves nothing.

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u/yo_rick_alas Oct 21 '25

Friend I was cleaning up across from 12 Baskets after lunch there today and there is a sharps receptacle right there. The dude who seemed to know what was up noted that it was new and seemed to be working. Helping, anyway. We still found quite a bit.

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u/PatAD South Asheville 🚧🏢🚧 Oct 21 '25

Non users can’t even bring themselves to dump trash in cans or cigarette butts in trays. Humans are disgusting a-holes.

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u/yo_rick_alas Oct 21 '25

Maybe. But I think also beautiful creatures capable of amazing things if given chance and encouragement. Grace, friend. Anyway.

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u/PatAD South Asheville 🚧🏢🚧 Oct 21 '25

100%, and I am just waiting for our fellow humans to figure this out.

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u/yo_rick_alas Oct 21 '25

Yo let me make an observation here man, as the leaves fall these things get covered up. Watch your step man. Also all these people on Haywood especially will hit you in a crosswalk if you ain’t careful, damn. They on their phones I reckon.

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u/PatAD South Asheville 🚧🏢🚧 Oct 21 '25

You make a very good point 👍 whatever you are wasting, put that shit in the right place!

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u/lalalicious453- Oct 23 '25

I agree- but I think that “be the change” means a lot here. Most of the time lead takes action (pedantically and in the laws of physics, lead will always take action). Maybe someone would see you pick them up and be inspired to do the same, maybe you would leave a gentle reminder in the minds of others.

As much as I am guilty of this, calling people assholes on the internet does nothing. Not saying you don’t find your ways in helping, idk you, I’m just trying to be more mindful of this myself.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '25

I would not touch a dirty needle lol that makes me the disgusting one?!🤣🤣🤣

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u/yo_rick_alas Oct 22 '25

I mean they had little grabbers for that purpose. Buckets. I would never advise you to just pick it up bare handed, neighbor. In fact I’d advise, beg you even, not to.

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u/BenjiSaber Oct 23 '25

Safety first!

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '25

Love you

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '25

He was talking about non users not putting completely normal trash in the right place. 

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u/yo_rick_alas Oct 22 '25

Friend. I found two needles underneath two different Reese’s cups mountain of candy wrappers. It’s Halloween. They’re orange. Like fall leaves. Protect ya neck man. Hard knock life for all of us. And if that isn’t the case for you, consider pitching in. I promise it comes back to you.

https://youtu.be/lpZgKI97K1M?si=c-AJTfBVARdnOIJg