I have just completed my 5km morning walk. On returning to the Car Park I noticed an foreign registered car a few places up from where I had parked my car.As I had just completed something healthy I decided to have a cigerette just in case I had prolonged my life expectancy.

When I was sitting there listening to "Deacon Blue" comtemplating the issues of the day, I noticed the woman in the car was attempting to change a toddlers nappy on the back seat. As a parent I along with my wife have completed this task on numerous occasions, and I can sympathise with anyone who has to do it.

After a few minutes the task was completed to the roars of the child, who was by now contesting the fact that it had to be out back into its car seat, the woman simply threw the nappy on the ground. I called to her "you are not going to leave that there, are you?, to which she replied "f&*k off and mind your own business".

I was outraged and walked up to where the nappy was and picked it up and put into the bin that was 10 yards away with the two looking at me. I just d'ont get this what gives people the right to think that they can simply throw their litter, or in this case a substantial load, anywhere?. Respect for anything is gone, this place has a view of Galway Bay, with Blackhead in Co.Clare providing the backdrop, and yet people feel compelled to soil it with their actions. For feck sake put it the bin and a have a little respect for yourself and others.

Now for a piece of advice, if you are the proud father of a little girl,as I am, when she says that she need's to "go pee pee" while you are driving on a long journey for feck sake ensure that there are'nt any hidden nettles in the spot you allow her to go, it makes for a very upsetting remainder of the journey. The thing to watch out for from a boys perspective is the electric fence hidden by the hedgerow, thats a personal one from about 25years ago.

And finally if you have a boy of any age and they keep missing the bowl put a wine cork in the loo, they'll spend hours aiming at it and trying to sink it. This applies to any age and any state of sobriety.

I'm always amazed at the sheer volume of ignorant people out there in what is meant to be a civilised world.

And it's not just ignorance! I notice at times what can only be described as an irrational hostility to other people.

Last week when I was overtaking a car a fecking eejit drove right up my ass and blinked his lights. I had my indicator on, I was alongside the car I was overtaking, there was no where for me to go. The guy was so close I flicked on my hazards, when I pulled back into lane again he swerved in front of me and jammed on his brakes. This was a well dressed chap in a, you've probably guessed it, BMW, reduced to a creature.

And then in Tesco I am packing my bags when the daughter of the guy behind me comes into my area, stands beside me, pulls a bag from the rack - hello? I'm still here. Not a peep out of her dad, I guess here is another kid on the conveyor belt of growing up in ignorance!