If You.. (A Prayer for Kiama) 

If you ride your ebike or scooter at crazy speeds on the footpath or road, you are not an eco-warrior, you are a life-endangering fool. 

If you use a supermarket trolley then dump it hundreds of metres away, you are not a clever innovator, you are a thief. 

If you walk two abreast with your strollers so others can’t pass or share the pathway, you are not yummy mummies, you are bad examples. 

If you park your vehicle in a way that makes two spaces into one, you are not an efficient time-saver, you are a selfish pariah. 

If you are headed home after drinking and you scream and swear at all hours, you are not a carefree reveller, you are an immature hedonist. 

If you overfill public bins with your personal domestic rubbish, you are not a user of common goods, you are a putrefying health risk. 

If you allow your kids or grandkids to run riot and disturb others, you are not a modern, ‘Cool Dad’ you are a lazy, selfish incompetent. 

If your vehicle makes excessive noise by design, you are not a high-tech car guy, you are a pathetic wannabe. 

If you tag public buildings or private property, you are not a self-expressing artist, you are an attention seeking, cowardly vandal. 

If you are doing this type of thing, you are not a welcome tourist or valued resident, you are a vexation to our beautiful town. 

NP