We have had to start picking bottles...

It's true. We have had to start picking bottles. Not for the reason you might think - the money situation is still OK. It is for litter reasons. There is a group of people who live another 80 km or so down this road, and the closest liquor store for them is at Manson Creek, which is a total of about 130km from their point of origin. Lately, they are restless and have been making many trips, perhaps because winter is coming and once it does, this road will be snowed in for many months. While I'm sure the business is appreciated on the Manson Creek end, what is not appreciated is the high number of bottles and cans, mostly Budweiser, that they are discarding on the road. Also being left behind are chip bags and chocolate bar wrappers. Either way - it was getting a little disheartening to drive by this all the time, so we decided to start picking bottles. So far, we have gotten over $20.00 worth, and even found a few antiques! Those were obviously discarded many years ago, but these were a little treat after rounding up all the recent throwaways. I found a "White Rock Cola" can (several, actually, only one in really good condition) from 1944-45, and a "Canada Dry" bottle from 1956. These will likely be given to my Dad to display with his collection of antique cans and bottles. So far, our financial situation has not dictated this as a measure to survive, but who knows - come spring maybe we will be hoping for their littering!