tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post6466763599862632710..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: Ain't no dragMr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-52478775653877391152016-03-23T16:59:05.465-05:002016-03-23T16:59:05.465-05:00I ask the question "why" because the usu...I ask the question "why" because the usual reason has to do with preventing global warming, which as we all know is the greatest scientific fraud in history. The other reason is preventing plastic waste, and the better solution is to simply recycle those bags, as many communities (or people) do. Politicians don't care about solutions, just power.jerrye92002https://www.blogger.com/profile/01858692298982859775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-4845719082336924842016-03-23T11:50:03.060-05:002016-03-23T11:50:03.060-05:00In my mind, the best thing for this is what most s...In my mind, the best thing for this is what most stores I patronize already do; give you a nickel back when you bring your own bag. I compare the cost of the grocery store bags (useful for dog poop and garbage alike) with that sold by "GLAD", and make my choice. <br /><br />Suffice it to say that I'm not persuaded these bans do anything except for substitute one type of plastic waste for another. Oh, and make the city council feel good about themselves while their schools are awful and their kids are in gangs, I guess.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-73284258442588985612016-03-23T10:17:43.975-05:002016-03-23T10:17:43.975-05:00Might one ask two pertinent questions?
1. WHY?
2....Might one ask two pertinent questions?<br />1. WHY?<br />2. Why NOT solve the problem, if there IS a problem, some better way?<br />jerrye92002https://www.blogger.com/profile/01858692298982859775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-51653363277032946772016-03-23T09:46:01.169-05:002016-03-23T09:46:01.169-05:00Hy-Vee is entering our market with a splash and of...Hy-Vee is entering our market with a splash and offering on-line shopping with cheap delivery (or free, if your order is over $100). I'm going to try it, and I'm wondering what they deliver the groceries in. Probably a box, rather than a bag (plastic or otherwise). I'm wondering if Hy-Vee re-uses the box. <br /><br />Meanwhile, there's this: http://kxan.com/2015/06/10/report-austin-bag-ban-had-unintended-consequences/3john2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05359114327414576258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-85628650908428571312016-03-23T08:29:23.991-05:002016-03-23T08:29:23.991-05:00When they banned them in Seattle, I started buying...When they banned them in Seattle, I started buying plastic bags on the roll for the dog's productions. Then I got used to having a tidy, tight roll in my pocket instead of a reused Safeway bag or two haphazardly crumpled. So much so that when we moved back to Durham (which, though pretty blue for the neighborhood, has other things to worry about, hence, no plastic bag ban)...I kept buying the specialty bags. And now throw away (at least 95% of) the plastic ones from the grocery store instead of re-using them. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799024060528185282noreply@blogger.com