My home town…Something I am not too proud of. That’s right..Redondo Beach is the ONLY coastal city of the Santa Monica Bay that does NOT have a non-smoking ban. Malibu, Santa Monica, El Segundo, Manhattan and Hermosa ALL have non-smoking bans on their beaches. I collect more cigarette butts than any other item when I participate in beach clean-ups in Redondo.
Here is my take on this. I don’t have a problem with people smoking in open areas like the beach. The problem I have is when smokers use the beach sand as their ash tray. I’m not into taking away people’s rights…but..I’m also not into someone’s second hand smoke blowing my way.
Also, some of the butts that end up on the beach actually come through the storm drain system and NOT from smokers on the beach. If someone tosses their butt out of their car on
Wilshire Blvd., it will likely end up in the storm drain and then on the beach. This is a whole other issue!! Smokers should keep their butts in their ASH TRAY not on the street!
Let me know your thoughts!
Rick Dickert
Ash Tray of the Bay Resident
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What's up everyone!? I'm Rick Dickert and I do the weather, traffic and breaking news from SkyFox every morning. I love my job..flying..up in the weather..etc..etc..Every day is different. I love the ocean, surfing, hiking and everything about the environment. Blog with me and let me know what is on your mind! A few songs in my IPOD now: -White Stripes “Icky Thump” -Finger Eleven “Paralyzer” -Foo Fighters “The Pretender” -Pennywise “Perfect People” & “Disconnect” -Joss Stone “Tell me ‘bout it” -Feist “1234” -Tiger Army “Forever Fades Away” -Eddy Vedder “Society” (entire Into the Wild Soundtrack) -Fall Out Boy “Thanks for the Memories” Good Movies I’ve seen Recently -Into the Wild -American Gangster How I Spend my Weekends -Napping -Eating -Another Nap -Running -More food -Surfing -More sleep -Hanging with friends and family
Member Since: 7/4/2006