Oh, the irony

We did our monthly or so recycling run today. We like to let it build up so it barely fits in the trunk of the car. We pulled up to the recycling bins to see that someone had backed their Toyota Tundra right up to the little gate in the fence AND LEFT IT RUNNING! LP and I deposited our milk jugs and cardboard where they needed to be but not in record time. Just after we were done, the Tundra driving man finished as well. We noticed he took a few trips back and forth and wasn't speedy by any means. He had been there for a little while before we arrived by all appearances. I was left wondering why someone driving a nice looking Tundra who's taking the bother to recycle leaves his truck idling for 10 minutes in +10°C weather. Calgary is only just figuring out how to pick up recycling with regular garbage while Edmonton has been doing it for 15 years or more so it requires some effort by the citizens who do recycle so I assume anyone recycling in Calgary has some environmental awareness. I have a huge beef with the excess idling that goes on just to have a warm car instead of dressing properly and enduring the few minutes it takes to warm up the car while driving. I'm hoping more anti-idling laws will come into effect and be enforced. By the number of people who use the Fire Lane right in front of Superstore's doors as their own personal reserved parking spot without suffering any ill effects, I don't hold much hope.