Just now

I went outside to check the weather, er, I mean to have a fag. I enjoy my smokes, but they are even more enjoyable when you haven't had one for a couple of hours. The council have recently deployed a new 'police force' who hand out on-the-spot fines of £80 to anyone dropping a dog-end. I suppose I can see their point, and of course the council is strapped for cash, but why couldn't they instead do something about the much greater menace of dog shit?