I need a diplomatic soltuion to a little problem - Page 4

wolf · 10-11-2005, 03:46 PM

I had to check twice to make sure that wasn't posted by tw., but by the real deal.

Good one.

Griff · 10-11-2005, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrnoodle

... cat... buffet...

Heh.

Undertoad · 10-11-2005, 04:35 PM

Weird tw fact: tw and the Cellar lived in the same apartment building for about a year. (We determined this after the Cellar moved.)

warch · 10-11-2005, 04:59 PM

That is weird. I'm guessing trash bags next to lots of recycled Economist mags. Neatly tied.

I have to admit, that getting another can was the best move. How much trash does the family generate? Do you compost and/or recycle? Are we talkin' poopy diapers?

lumberjim · 10-11-2005, 06:19 PM

no poop. 4 or 5 bags per week, it seems. i think we generate more than most. i dont know why......i'm pretty sure it can be blamed on the kids, though.

LabRat · 10-12-2005, 11:23 AM

Holy cow.

10-12-2005, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tw

I live in Elverson and own a cat. I give my cat chores everyday. Its a smart cat. Together we will own the town. Already we have everyone paying $2 twice a week for their trash bags.

Is Walmart giving you two a percentage of their increased trash can sales as well?

mrnoodle · 10-12-2005, 03:10 PM

My mom saves ziploc baggies. rinses em out, hangs em on the line like clothes. Usually no more than 1 or 2 at a time, but still.

We used to make fun of her for this, but I've gradually realized that she's saving a pretty substantial amount of pocket change by year's end, not contributing to our dependence on foreign oil, leaving a little space in the landfill, etc. etc.

tw · 10-12-2005, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrnoodle

My mom saves ziploc baggies. rinses em out, hangs em on the line like clothes. Usually no more than 1 or 2 at a time, but still.

Does she also iron them?

10-12-2005, 04:48 PM

No, she keeps CAT FOOD in them!

mrnoodle · 10-12-2005, 05:08 PM

No ironing. And she hates cats.

She's just a wee bit o/c. Not too bad, but a little. When a container of any food item drops below half-full, the contents are switched to a smaller-sized container. That and the baggie thing are her two idiosyncrasies.

undone · 10-12-2005, 05:21 PM

Oh for hell's sake.
Just get a couple of bungie cords and use them to seal the lid on good and tight.

wolf · 10-12-2005, 09:06 PM

mrnoodle, Get your mom one of these babies!!

(Don't hurt yourself realizing that I regularly buy stuff from that catalog.)

xoxoxoBruce · 10-12-2005, 11:59 PM

Quote:

We used to make fun of her for this, but I've gradually realized that she's saving a pretty substantial amount of pocket change by year's end, not contributing to our dependence on foreign oil, leaving a little space in the landfill, etc. etc.

Why that's un-American.

BigV · 10-13-2005, 07:14 PM

wolf, your link's busted. Would you fix it please? I, too, have been known to reuse ziploc bags, even washing them. Drying is definitely a problem, though.

10-11-2005, 03:46 PM	#46
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I had to check twice to make sure that wasn't posted by tw., but by the real deal. Good one. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-11-2005, 06:19 PM	#50
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	no poop. 4 or 5 bags per week, it seems. i think we generate more than most. i dont know why......i'm pretty sure it can be blamed on the kids, though. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-12-2005, 11:23 AM	#51
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Holy cow. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

10-12-2005, 03:10 PM	#53
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	My mom saves ziploc baggies. rinses em out, hangs em on the line like clothes. Usually no more than 1 or 2 at a time, but still. We used to make fun of her for this, but I've gradually realized that she's saving a pretty substantial amount of pocket change by year's end, not contributing to our dependence on foreign oil, leaving a little space in the landfill, etc. etc. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

10-12-2005, 05:08 PM	#56
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	No ironing. And she hates cats. She's just a wee bit o/c. Not too bad, but a little. When a container of any food item drops below half-full, the contents are switched to a smaller-sized container. That and the baggie thing are her two idiosyncrasies. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

10-11-2005, 04:35 PM	#48
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Weird tw fact: tw and the Cellar lived in the same apartment building for about a year. (We determined this after the Cellar moved.)

10-11-2005, 04:59 PM	#49
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	That is weird. I'm guessing trash bags next to lots of recycled Economist mags. Neatly tied. I have to admit, that getting another can was the best move. How much trash does the family generate? Do you compost and/or recycle? Are we talkin' poopy diapers?

10-12-2005, 04:48 PM	#55
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	No, she keeps CAT FOOD in them!

10-12-2005, 05:21 PM	#57
undone work in progess Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 100	Oh for hell's sake. Just get a couple of bungie cords and use them to seal the lid on good and tight. __________________ If ignorance is bliss...Why aren't more people happy?

10-12-2005, 09:06 PM	#58
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	mrnoodle, Get your mom one of these babies!! (Don't hurt yourself realizing that I regularly buy stuff from that catalog.) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-13-2005, 07:14 PM	#60
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	wolf, your link's busted. Would you fix it please? I, too, have been known to reuse ziploc bags, even washing them. Drying is definitely a problem, though. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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