Do you consider these to be annoying or just another sign that spring has arrived in Newton?

by | Mar 23, 2012 | Newton | 11 comments

| Newton MA News and Politics Blog It seems this year we’ve received more of these in driveway than I can ever remember.  Do you get a lot of these in your neighborhood? And what do you do with all the little white pebbles?

 

11 Comments

  1. Brigay Comachre
    Brigay Comachre on March 23, 2012 at 6:04 pm

    I don’t like plastic bags. Unless they’re recyclable – then they’re fabulous!

  2. Mike Striar
    Mike Striar on March 23, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    Uh, I think that’s what The Tab looks like now that Greg and Gail are gone.

  3. Jerry Reilly
    Jerry Reilly on March 23, 2012 at 8:31 pm

    I must live on the wrong (or right?) side of town. What is it?

    • Greg Reibman
      Greg Reibman on March 23, 2012 at 10:47 pm

      @Jerry: They’re flyers for lawn care services. They come in a thin plastic sleeve and in addition to the flyer, there’s always several white landscape type pebbles, to keep it from blowing away.

      BTY, we used one of these services several years ago. The fellow was very dependable and not expensive.

  4. schlock
    schlock on March 23, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    Jerry, those are special ice melt pellets distributed by the aldermanic snow shoveling committee every Spring in preparation of the coming 2012-2013 winters’ snowstorms. Included in the bag is also a personal thank you from the distinguished leading aldermen along with the report on how successful the newly adopted sidewalk snowshoveling has been working. Way to go BOA! your tax dollars not at work…

  5. Kim
    Kim on March 23, 2012 at 9:10 pm

    I don’t understand how this kind of advertising isn’t considered littering. Because that’s what it is.

  6. Kim
    Kim on March 23, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    But Greg…it’s littering. We have mailboxes, email boxes, phones, front doors. These people are throwing trash in our driveways. That someone might read the trash doesn’t mean it isn’t trash to the rest of us.

  7. Julia Malakie
    Julia Malakie on March 24, 2012 at 12:01 am

    Toss the pebbles, recycle the paper and plastic bag. Thought the pebbles were in as a sample. Never thought of the blowing away-prevention aspect. Feel very stupid!

  8. amysangiolo
    amysangiolo on March 24, 2012 at 10:34 am

    @Kim: This type of advertising has been considered First Amendment protected commercial speech. I’m looking into this with the Law Department.

  9. Jerry Reilly
    Jerry Reilly on March 24, 2012 at 11:26 am

    @amysangiolo – I’m sure the content is protected commercial speech but I can’t imagine that their distribution method (throwing trash on people’s lawns) could be protected …. though its the law, so you never know.

  10. Kim
    Kim on March 26, 2012 at 10:37 pm

    Come up with anything Amy?