In article PMHfc.142120$gA5.1701704@attbi_s03, "Alan Bell"
wrote:

We see a situation differently and would like to describe it to get
feedback
from others.

We share a house with a large backyard. One corner of the backyard has a
concrete patio with two benches. One of us is concerned with plants,
gardening, conservation and recycling. That person ate an orange and
scattered nine pieces of the peel in a flower bed next to the patio. His
rationale was that the peels were biodegradable. The other of us is
concerned with rules, order and appearance. That person felt the orange
peels should have been placed in a trash can. His rationale is that the
peels are ugly.

We're cool and the best of friends. This didn't set off WWIII. But
after talking about it, we are curious as to what others think is
proper. We tried to put this into newsgroups that would tend to favor
one and the other position.

The peel-scatterer seems to have good intentions but should establish a
composting area or container for live waste materials rather than
distributing them willy nilly. The uncontained debris could attract
unwanted creatures to the area long before it degrades and becomes part
of the soil.
--
Cordially,
June