My gripe is that not many people gripe anymore. Sometimes there is not even a gripe column. Come on people, start griping. As for the person who griped about trash being lost on the road to the transfer station, good for you. A common problem for all towns with a transfer station. It’s also easy to see they don’t recycle.

— Bob Abbott, Mechanic Falls

Have been walking to work since 1990, and since retiring in June of 2009 I am continuing to do so. Today, while walking from Second Street in Auburn, crossing the Dr. Bernard Lown Bridge to the Great Falls, I realize my gripe is the constant litter on our streets, sidewalks and river walks. Everything from dirty diapers, food wrappers, cups, dog feces and used condoms. Shame on those littering our great cities.

— Anonymous

My gripe: A water bottling company sells six-packs of water bottles in plastic rings. However, it doesn’t accept the plastic rings back for recycling. My town does not recycle that number plastic. I would think the bottler would show some responsibility and good stewardship of the environment.

— A recycler

Drivers who never learned to make a good left-hand turn. It doesn’t take much effort to plan where to start the left-hand turn onto the street where there may be a car at a stop sign. Many times I have almost had my car hit by the laziness of a driver who curves rather than attempt a 90-degree turn.

— Anonymous

My Gripe: We produce Styrofoam in this country for coffee cups, food packaging, etc. I know of no towns that recycle Styrofoam. This lack of responsibility seems rather UN-green. Thank you.

— Anonymous

Pedestrians who blatantly expect traffic to halt for them to cross the street when they are not within a crosswalk and drivers who abruptly stop for them! As pedestrians, why don’t we simply resort to the good old-fashioned way of looking both ways before crossing?

— Sue

Is there something that really irks you? Something about your job, your family or the stuff you have to deal with every day? Share it. E-mail your peeves to bmail@sunjournal.com or mail them to Sun Journal, attn: b section, P.O. Box 4400, Lewiston, ME 04240, and we’ll print them here. Please keep your gripe to under 60 words.

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