tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348104816001615055.post6891665457344535993..comments2023-10-28T10:24:05.091-04:00Comments on The Prettiest Denny's Waitress: Paper or plastic? Neither, biznatch.Mickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348104816001615055.post-29397527356988877292007-11-06T23:36:00.000-05:002007-11-06T23:36:00.000-05:00I have these great re-usable bags that fit all my ...I have these great re-usable bags that fit all my groceries. However, I'm forever forgetting to take them out of the car and into the store. I feel like such a bad person when I used disposables instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348104816001615055.post-58957144137108874562007-11-05T19:23:00.000-05:002007-11-05T19:23:00.000-05:00I carry around the reusable bags. I've been really...I carry around the reusable bags. I've been really bad about leaving them in the trunk, though, but I have moved them into the backseat in an effort to prevent that in the future. I promise not to turn my back on that just to tick you off (although you would probably appreciate that sentiment).<BR/><BR/>While we're sharing environmental pet peeves, how about people who turn the water faucet on full blast to wash their hands? I think they should die. We're in the middle of a terrible, awful drought and they act like there's no midway point between 'off' and 'blow a hole in your hand.' I appreciate that there is probably no evidence to back this up, but I'm pretty sure that more water pressure will not clean your hands better.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245359960166359487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348104816001615055.post-73989352639061999542007-11-05T09:07:00.000-05:002007-11-05T09:07:00.000-05:00I enjoy not using bags not only for the environmen...I enjoy not using bags not only for the environmental factor, but also for the weird looks we always get from the bagger at the grocery store. He's always like, "Whaaaaa? No bags? You weirdos."Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940936362201799176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348104816001615055.post-67981331498122478582007-11-04T22:47:00.000-05:002007-11-04T22:47:00.000-05:00Thanks for pointing out the glaring typo before an...Thanks for pointing out the glaring typo before anyone else saw it. How embarassing.<BR/><BR/>And since you bring it up, and I'm sure you know this, there is no such thing as carbon neutral since it implies a canceling-out of the use of carbon-based fuels. Once you use it, there's no getting it back of course, and no amount of carbon-credits or lightbulbs changes that. And I drive alone to work 32 miles round-trip each day. How many dead Iraqis and American soldiers is that?Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348104816001615055.post-29154415400546988622007-11-04T21:42:00.000-05:002007-11-04T21:42:00.000-05:00Good point (even though you've got a nasty typo in...Good point (even though you've got a nasty typo in the headline. No, I'm not talking about biznatch.)<BR/><BR/>I suppose I've never given much thought to this. What really irritates me is when I see companies pushing more and more disposability and automation on us -- like now they're advertising these plastic pouches to microwave veggies and such, instead of using a glass bowl or something durable you'll have to wash. I also just saw an ad for an electric jar opener, like jars are so hard to open we can't possibly just use the strength in our hands. We need a battery-powered device that we'll have to sit on an electric charger between uses. <BR/><BR/>It seems to me, there's no machine that can do so many tasks powered by such a wide variety of renewable fuels as the human body. So one good way to reduce our carbon footprint and conserve fossil-fueled energy -- as everyone is talking about these days -- is to do as many things manually as you reasonably can. <BR/><BR/>Still, I admit that I, like most people in this regard, am pretty much all talk. I do use a manual (not electric) can opener and have switched many of my light bulbs to compact fluorescents. Not quite enough to call myself carbon neutral, I'm afraid.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796345438886867796noreply@blogger.com