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Whisp (15,017 posts)
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Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested... (on being Green)
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Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.
The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days."
The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations." She was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day.
Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were re cycled. But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/quirks-quarks-blog/2011/11/old-folks-perspective-on-the-environment.html
I would have went to the manager and got her fired. But then it never happened in real life so the imaginary clerk still has her imaginary job.
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elleng (36,196 posts)
3. 'did not care enough' is both rude and uninformed.
She didn't fall for it.
Skidmore (28,100 posts)
12. Let's talk about the number of disposable electronics consumed
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in the form of cell phones, tablets, cables, etc. Everyone dropping their current toy for the next one.
The other two things that drive me nuts are disposable diapers and stick pens. I washed cloth diapers for my two and only used disposables on trips, and disposables were a new invention back then. Remember those plastic pants you put over the cloth diaper and washed and washed until they would spring a leak?
Stick pens are an abomination. Period. Especially those damned pens pushed for advertising a company. They are everywhere. No way to recycle them that I'm aware of. Loathe them.
The skidmark is quite familiar with dirty drawers.
northoftheborder (2,988 posts)
17. I could give up ballpoint pens for real ink pens, but not plastic diapers. I too washed many
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cloth diapers, and without a dryer; but the disposable diapers are so much gentler for the baby's skin, and so much more sanitary for the baby and family.
And green poop is biodegradable.
Skidmore (28,100 posts)
19. I sure would have loved to have a dryer
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when my kids were little. Dryers were a fairly new invention and really expensive. I washed diapers in boiling water and hung them to dry, regardless of the weather. In the winter, they froze on the line and in the summer sun they would dry quickly. Mothers used to pass diaper sets on to their sisters and friends with new babies. They were well used and sturdy. And I'll wager those diapers have long since disintegrated by now though. Now those diapers they sell now will still be intact in a landfill a millennia from now.
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1935 First clothes dryer
To spare his mother having to hang wet laundry outside in the brutal North Dakota winter, J. Ross Moore builds an oil-heated drum in a shed next to his house, thereby creating the first clothes dryer. Moore’s first patented dryers run on either gas or electricity, but he is forced to sell the design to the Hamilton Manufacturing Company the following year because of financial difficulties.
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frazzled (8,314 posts)
6. My mother and mother-in-law were children of the Depression ...
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My mother always turned out the lights as she was leaving a room (still does), kept the furnace at the lowest possible setting that would keep us warm, and only let us use a few inches of water our baths (you should save water! she would tell us). And heaven forfend if you should stand in front of the refrigerator with the door open: you're wasting electricity! she would scold us.
My mother-in-law used to wash and re-use the plastic bags from the store that vegetables come in ... and use them again! Every little thing was saved and re-used, including pieces of aluminum foil.
I think my generation (I was born in 1950) rebelled against these endless scrimpings and savings of our mothers. As soon as I got away from home I used to fill the tub up with hot water to my neck. Later, as my kids got into the "green" movement at school, I began to change again: recycling everything, trying to use less electricity, etc.
The Magistrate (79,189 posts)
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The machine was a big ice-chest, with the bottles hung from the bulge under the cap on rails, in the iced water. Putting in the money released a lug that let you pull one free at a corner.
The ones where I grew up, the bottles were lying loose in a big chest/cooler. You took what you wanted. You went inside and paid for it.
No Vested Interest (92 posts)
10. This story has been around
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as an email for several years.
Not long for this world.
athena (832 posts)
24. I have a hard time believing this story.
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I think someone made it up to make environmentalists look bad.
When I'm checking out at the store, with my own bags, I have to work hard to prevent the cashier from automatically giving me a plastic bag. Even after telling them that I don't need a bag, I have to watch closely and stop them just as they're reaching for the plastic bag. I've never seen a cashier suggest to anyone that they should bring their own bag; on the contrary, they offer to double-bag everything for people who don't have their own bags. I don't think they want people to bring their own bags; they never seem quite sure whether they should fill my bags for me or let me fill them.
It's one thing to criticize a group for something they have actually done. It's really unfair to criticize them for something they haven't done.
You don't need our help to look bad.
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Weren't plastic bags as a replacement for paper bags the Idea of the Save the earth crowd ?
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One of the DUmmies mentioned cloth diapers....have any of you that are old enough to remember the cloth diapers noticed how much the "Baggy, saggy, breeches boys" look like they got on a cloth diaper full of shit?
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Weren't plastic bags as a replacement for paper bags the Idea of the Save the earth crowd ?
Yeah. They had to do something with the empty plastic milk jugs that replaced reusable glass ones.
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Weren't plastic bags as a replacement for paper bags the Idea of the Save the earth crowd ?
I thought so too, although I could never figure out how plastic was more "biodegradable" than paper.
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The OP is a joke that has floated around for some time. It is truthful in some ways though.
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One of the DUmmies mentioned cloth diapers....have any of you that are old enough to remember the cloth diapers noticed how much the "Baggy, saggy, breeches boys" look like they got on a cloth diaper full of shit?
We used a diaper service. I believe it was called "Didee Diaper Service" We got 60 diapers a week. They also furnished a plastic garbage can with one of the deoderizer things that go into a public urinal, in the lid.
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At every store I go to the cashier asks, paper or plastic? I respond, whatever you like. I always get double plastic!
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We used a diaper service. I believe it was called "Didee Diaper Service" We got 60 diapers a week. They also furnished a plastic garbage can with one of the deoderizer things that go into a public urinal, in the lid.
We had a service with our last. He never had a diaper rash. It was a great thing for the times.
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Cloth bags contribute to food-borne illness.
Lefties should be encouraged to continue their use.
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Where would all the petroleum waste currently being turned into plastic shopping bags go if said bags were outlawed? I say we are doing the environment a big service by using plastic bags because the need to process petroleum is not going anywhere for as long as the earth continues to turn.
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I would have said, "And when I was growing up we had respect for our elders." Then I would have caused a scene by throwing some money at her and walking out with or without my crap from a store I'll refuse to shop at again.
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Checking out at Whole Foods yesterday, I noticed the cashier's hands first - very manly, but her voice was feminine. I look up and sure enough - a queen in drag, I would say mid-50s. Blonde wig and a little over the top with the fake breasts.
She was very cheery though. Happy queens make the best cashiers. :)
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One of the DUmmies mentioned cloth diapers....have any of you that are old enough to remember the cloth diapers noticed how much the "Baggy, saggy, breeches boys" look like they got on a cloth diaper full of shit?
Every time one of them walks in my store, I tell them their diaper's full. The other customers love it. And they pull 'em up.
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And every DUmpmonkey you see at the grocery store is buying a hundred plastic bottles filled with someone else's tap water.
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I wish the old lady would have flipped the cashier the bird. That would make my day.
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This is an email that I got about 10 years ago and has been making the rounds ever since.
-2 bongs for recycling the bouncy. +8 moles , IYKWIMAIKYD.
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Didn't Santa Monica or somewhere in CA ban those plastic bags? What do people with pets do? I couldn't live without them.
And what is it with Skidmore? She has a genuine fear and loathing of "stick pens." Are those just regular pens that we all use every day? What an odd phobia to have. What does she write with?
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The 50,000 year thing is a canard. The polymers don't last anywhere near that long even buried, though there would probably be some brittle but recognizable shard left of them after a couple of thousand years. If they aren't buried, free oxygen and UV light will turn them into confetti in a couple of decades.
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The 50,000 year thing is a canard. The polymers don't last anywhere near that long even buried, though there would probably be some brittle but recognizable shard left of them after a couple of thousand years. If they aren't buried, free oxygen and UV light will turn them into confetti in a couple of decades.
BNN: Environmentalist
Group Demands Removal
of Waste Site That Remains
Centuries After Disposal
'An eyesore that has out-lasted even those
atrocious plastic grocery bags,' says groups leader.
(http://www.kidcyber.com.au/IMAGES/colosseum.jpg)
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I say let the bags float around so that baby seals and turtles can choke on them......
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Checking out at Whole Foods yesterday, I noticed the cashier's hands first - very manly, but her voice was feminine. I look up and sure enough - a queen in drag, I would say mid-50s. Blonde wig and a little over the top with the fake breasts.
She was very cheery though. Happy queens make the best cashiers. :)
Was this in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas? If it is, those tits are not removable. He's a pre-op tranny.
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If a cashier said something like that to me I would have demanded that my order be triple bagged.
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I get plastic bags from the store and I use them to clean up the landmines my dog leaves around the yard. I also use them as trash bags in my bathrooms. They are no more or less biodegradable then a regular trash bag. :bird: 0 bongs.
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I get plastic bags from the store and I use them to clean up the landmines my dog leaves around the yard. I also use them as trash bags in my bathrooms. They are no more or less biodegradable then a regular trash bag. :bird: 0 bongs.
That's exactly what I use them for. I bring some into the local general store/gas station that uses them too.
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I get plastic bags from the store and I use them to clean up the landmines my dog leaves around the yard. I also use them as trash bags in my bathrooms. They are no more or less biodegradable then a regular trash bag. :bird: 0 bongs.
I clean up "Stinky treats" from the cat, but otherwise, they also are used as trash bags.
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I get plastic bags from the store and I use them to clean up the landmines my dog leaves around the yard. I also use them as trash bags in my bathrooms. They are no more or less biodegradable then a regular trash bag. :bird: 0 bongs.
I use them as trash bags, too. They're all I use. Walmart bags are the best.
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I use them as trash bags, too. They're all I use. Walmart bags are the best.
Only thing wrong with them is that they're blue. It seems like DUmmies would shop at Walmart just to get the bags.
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Only thing wrong with them is that they're blue. It seems like DUmmies would shop at Walmart just to get the bags.
My Walmart(s) has white bags with blue logo.
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My Walmart(s) has white bags with blue logo.
The small one is white. The large one is blue.
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My Walmart(s) has white bags with blue logo.
Same here.
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The small one is white. The large one is blue.
You must have one of those fancy designer Walmarts. My Walmart has one size, and if it doesn't fit, carry it out holding your receipt. :p
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You must have one of those fancy designer Walmarts. My Walmart has one size, and if it doesn't fit, carry it out holding your receipt. :p
Must be. All the items are made in the elitist northeast sector of China.
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Must be. All the items are made in the elitist northeast sector of China.
Just as I thought.
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Whenever we're asked paper or plastic at the store I always say "Paper, so I can kill a few more trees by not recycling." I laugh maniacally as we leave the store.
/Emperor Palpatine laugh
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Whenever we're asked paper or plastic at the store I always say "Paper, so I can kill a few more trees by not recycling." I laugh maniacally as we leave the store.
/Emperor Palpatine laugh
Where do you live? We only have plastic at our stores. I loved getting paper bags way back in the day.
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Where do you live? We only have plastic at our stores. I loved getting paper bags way back in the day.
Florida. I hate it here.
Our car was robbed last week. They stole our car antenna and that's it.
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The OP is a joke that has floated around for some time. It is truthful in some ways though.
Yes it is. There are several versions of the urban legend floating around the internet. Of course, the DUmmie posts it like they wrote it and where there when it happened!
Those freaking reusable bags are a joke....every one I have seen that is not brand new is full of second hand smoke, sticky stuff (from food, I hope????) and I am sure there is some cross contamination going on inside the bag.
I understand some older customers simply like the bags because they are easier to carry to the vehicle and inside the house when they get home, as they are more sturdy and have better handles.
I seen one set of the reusable bags that was covered in pet hair and I about puked right there......
In our warmer climate customers like to use them when they purchase milk, ice cream, or even ice. Those crappy plastic bags always have to be doubled and when they get heavy they cut off the circulation in your fingers when you are trying to get your front door opened with bags of food in your hand. :-)
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Where do you live? We only have plastic at our stores. I loved getting paper bags way back in the day.
I'm pretty sure Smith's still has paper.
When I do my shopping and my mother's at the same time, I used to have them use paper for her stuff, plastic for mine. It made it easier when I had to deliver the stuff to her.
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Had that really happened that little idiot wouldn't have her job very long. It's not her job to lecture people, especially those who are spending money in the store, thus insuring there are jobs available. She's there to provide customer service, NOT lecture people who have a helluva lot more life experience than her. I'd talk to the manager if she tried that crap with me.
Cindie
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Florida. I hate it here.
Our car was robbed last week. They stole our car antenna and that's it.
The bottom section of the old telescoping antenna's were the perfect size for a .22 round. We used them to make zip guns. The newer plastic/nylon ones are only good for those who are into B&D.
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Well, DUmmies like to talk about "repurposing" things.....so wipe your ass on plastic bags DUmmies.....rinse and repeat.
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The only time I ever see a paper bag, is at the liquor store.
Don't know why, just is.
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Our County Market store has plastic and paper available , but it's a bag your type of store. No wasting money on some useless union bagger.
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The only time I ever see a paper bag, is at the liquor store.
Don't know why, just is.
How often do you see that bag?
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I'm pretty sure Smith's still has paper.
When I do my shopping and my mother's at the same time, I used to have them use paper for her stuff, plastic for mine. It made it easier when I had to deliver the stuff to her.
They don't. We shop there all the time and they only have plastic.
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How often do you see that bag?
Sometimes, not often enough. :beer: :-)
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Wal-Mart here has white with blue small bags and the bigger ones are gray with blue. Publix still has the paper or plastic thing going on. Wal-Mart also has paper freezer bags to put your icecream stuff in.
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The only time I ever see a paper bag, is at the liquor store.
Don't know why, just is.
Glass breaks easily!
My Albertson's separated two glass liter bottles of unsweetened ice tea with a paper bag yesterday so they did not break on the way home. That was nice of them. I didn't hear any trees cry.
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They don't. We shop there all the time and they only have plastic.
Mine must be special! :lmao:
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(Michigan) We shop at two stores every payday weekend: Meijer, for just about everything, and Horrocks, for good deli meats and other special treats.
Meijer has plastic bags all over the place, but each checkstand has a stash of paper bags. I've seen them used for glass bottles and some frozen foods, and I imagine if you wanted everything in paper you could get it. Some people bring cloth bags. I have never seen or heard debates break out over the morality of one bag type over another.
Horrocks has cloth bags for sale. At checkout, paper and plastic are available, and the question gets asked. Never had a checkstand operator get huffy over my choice.
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(Michigan) We shop at two stores every payday weekend: Meijer, for just about everything, and Horrocks, for good deli meats and other special treats.
Meijer has plastic bags all over the place, but each checkstand has a stash of paper bags. I've seen them used for glass bottles and some frozen foods, and I imagine if you wanted everything in paper you could get it. Some people bring cloth bags. I have never seen or heard debates break out over the morality of one bag type over another.
Horrocks has cloth bags for sale. At checkout, paper and plastic are available, and the question gets asked. Never had a checkstand operator get huffy over my choice.
I don't use nor have a need for those green, reusable shopping bags. Part of my chores is poop detail.