Whatever happened to the concept of sharing... Surely one bag would be enough?
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I want to know why your kids need to have so much (free) candy that they all separately need bags? Simple solutions off the top of my head... They stuff the candy in their pockets, which is a time honored tradition. Or you parents keep the candy pooled in your bag/purse and give it out as you see fit. Or buy some bags, like normal adults. The overreaction is strong in this one.
It reminds me of the lady who got peeved off because I didn't have paper to wrap her breakable item in the color she wanted. Yes, the paper is free, and for the sole purpose of protecting a breakable item. It's NOT meant to replace wrapping paper, and the store does NOT provide gift wrapping. She asked if I had other colors and when I said no, signed dramatically and told me "fine." I even showed her the stack of paper to show that I really only had that one kind of paper. I do not miss this.Replace anger management with stupidity management.
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For what it's worth, those bag bans make me want to flip a bus too, and I don't even live near any. Especially since plastic bags were the environmentalists' idea in the first place.
"Oh we can't keep cutting trees for paper, we'll kill all the trees! We have to use plastic!" *years pass* "We have to stop using plastic bags 'cause they don't biodegrade! We're going to force all the retailers & service providers to charge extra for them! That way people will have to use reusable bags that provide a breeding ground for dangerous pathogens!"
Not to mention, those disposable plastic grocery bags are useful for all kinds of things around the house. Lining small trash cans, carrying away used kitty litter, that kind of stuff.Just stay out of the "workplace memes" thread. Please. I mean it.
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Paper bags are actually worse (consume far more resources). Aren't the forests used for paper/paper bags specifically planted/managed for those purposes anyway?
Sometimes mom will send me/we'll do big grocery shops in a nearby town that doesn't have a ban or charge specifically to get plastic bags (we're not jerks about it, just ask for double plastic and make sure to buy enough where the request doesn't sound weird). Our kitchen trash can is a bag frame attached to a cabinet door, and we literally do not have the space for a freestanding can that can take regular "kitchen trash" bags."I am quite confident that I do exist."
"Excuse me, I'm making perfect sense. You're just not keeping up." The Doctor
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I've never had any issue with giving up plastic bags, and I think the idea is not to replace them with paper, but to stop using disposable ones. So some stores around here charge $.10 for a thick reusable plastic bag, and don't offer any paper bags at all. *shrugs* Eventually maybe we'll get it right.
If people really want tons of free candy, they could bring along trick or treating bags/buckets, but that would probably be a small inconvenience.Replace anger management with stupidity management.
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Quoth Shotgun Chuck View PostFor what it's worth, those bag bans make me want to flip a bus too, and I don't even live near any. Especially since plastic bags were the environmentalists' idea in the first place.
"Oh we can't keep cutting trees for paper, we'll kill all the trees! We have to use plastic!" *years pass* "We have to stop using plastic bags 'cause they don't biodegrade! We're going to force all the retailers & service providers to charge extra for them! That way people will have to use reusable bags that provide a breeding ground for dangerous pathogens!"
Mostly these days I use Chicobags, which I love the hell out of. These are reusable, sturdy, nylon bags in several styles and sizes, all of which easily pack into an inside pocket of the bag, and they pack up small.
My oldest Chicobag is at least 10 years old, and showing some signs of stretching at the seams, so a couple of years ago I bought a bunch more. Turns out they've since made them even sturdier, and in lots of colors.
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Paper bags and paper towels that aren't made from scrap sawdust are now made from new growth trees farmed especially for the purpose. These trees grow like weeds and the wood they produce isn't good for much else.
Your opinion on man-made climate change may vary, but if you believe in global warming, note that using paper bags/towels and then disposing of them in a landfill sequesters carbon and lessens the effect.
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Quoth Mental_Mouse View PostThose plastic bags were originally meant to save lumber, but turned out to be a major environmental hazard in their own right. Well, we've already got ocean bacteria that have learned to eat plastic, it's a matter of time before the soil bacteria do... or somebody engineers some that can.Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, you speak with the Fraud department. -- CrazedClerkthe2nd
OW! Rolled my eyes too hard, saw my brain. -- Seanette
she seems to top me in crazy, and I'm enough crazy for my family. -- Cooper
Yes, I am evil. What's your point? -- Jester
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Quoth Shotgun Chuck View PostNot to mention, those disposable plastic grocery bags are useful for all kinds of things around the house. Lining small trash cans, carrying away used kitty litter, that kind of stuff.
Small trash can liner CHECK
Easy food disposal after peeling potatoes or onions CHECK
Free bags for picking up after Miss Doggie Poops-A-Lot Double CheckI'm lost without a paddle and headed up SH*T creek.
-- Life Sucks Then You Die.
"I'll believe corp. are people when Texas executes one."
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Quoth Shotgun Chuck View PostThat way people will have to use reusable bags that provide a breeding ground for dangerous pathogens!""Is it hot in here to you? It's very warm, isn't it?"--Nero, probably
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Quoth Racket_Man View PostYES I can attest this
Small trash can liner CHECK
Easy food disposal after peeling potatoes or onions CHECK
Free bags for picking up after Miss Doggie Poops-A-Lot Double Check
Since I tend to use my own grocery bags these days, I started running low on plastic grocery bags, so I asked for them on Freecycle. I ended up with enough to last me for at least a year, proving once again that one man's trash really is another man's treasure.
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Quoth ladyjaneinmd View PostSince I tend to use my own grocery bags these days, I started running low on plastic grocery bags, so I asked for them on Freecycle. I ended up with enough to last me for at least a year, proving once again that one man's trash really is another man's treasure.
Racket_Man, don't throw those peels and skins away! Put them in a re-sealable freezer bag, toss them in the freezer and keep them for making stock! (Of course you wash everything thoroughly before you peel/cut/whatever, so they are really very safe to use.)
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My stock cart is not a table or bench. Do NOT move or even touch the boxes. I can see you have a cane but you cannot sit or lean here, it moves and even though cameras/witnesses will back me up I don't want to get sucked into the drama of you falling.
That also goes for any displays that happen to be empty. They were designed to hold product, not people (if those crates can't hold me--yes we tested this--they definitely won't hold you). It's not actually my problem that there's nowhere to sit, if you ask a server very nicely they might let you sit down at an unbooked table as long as it's not busy. Or go focus your wrath on a few of the office-types that think this is their personal Starbucks."I am quite confident that I do exist."
"Excuse me, I'm making perfect sense. You're just not keeping up." The Doctor
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Your confrence starting at 1pm does not mean you can all magically check in at 11am. Whining about how you "need to change" isn't going to convince me to pull a clean room out my arse. The stalls in the bathroom have hooks. Go change in there like I do twice every day."I try to be curious about everything, even things that don't interest me." -Alex Trebek
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Quoth WishfulSpirit View PostYour confrence starting at 1pm does not mean you can all magically check in at 11am.This was one of those times where my mouth says "have a nice day" but my brain says "go step on a Lego". - RegisterAce
I can't make something magically appear to fulfill all your hopes and dreams. Believe me, if I could I'd be the first person I'd help. - Trixie
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