Systemd

[Chris Bannister]

On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 11:22:32AM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Sb, 26 apr 14, 01:32:03, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > On Fri, 2014-04-25 at 15:12 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> > > With today's cars, I'm lucky to be able to change the air filter.
> > 
> > Changing the air and oil filters nowadays still is possible when owning
> > a Swiss army knife. But to change the oil filter in Germany you need to
> > have a garage with an oil trap, or at least neighbours who don't call
> > the police, if you change the oil filter in the street.
> 
> Not quite clear from the above if you disagree with this, but just in 
> case, before criticising this you should see the other side: people 
> changing oil in the street. If they are tidy they might through the usd 
> old down the next drain.

Tidy but thoughtless. Unfortunately, there is still this attitude that
if you toss it in the rubbish (trash for US speakers) then it is no
longer your concern. Sure, things have improved¹; you are now likely to
face a hefty fine for dumping oil down the drain (if you're caught) but
the damage has already been done. 

Is there a fine in Germany, Ralf, or where you live Andrei?

¹ There are now recycling bins scattered around the city, and there are
two types of bin we put out for the rubbish collector(s), on alternate
weeks.

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