No kidding…ever bought something that is so jam- fastened together you need a jigsaw to open it? Wassup with THAT?! (New shower nozzles are often packaged this way)
Just wondering, since you mentioned the ‘ten cent refund’ how that adds up in Australia, generally. For example, in this area (Southwestern coastal Oregon, U.S.A.) a workable budget would be about $3,000.00 a month gross, or roughly $2,200.00 net. To meet the government’s suggested home budget, rent or mortgage should be ideally 33% of net, or about $765.00. The average is slightly above, and the reality is that many people pay about 40% of their net income on housing. I’m in the more fortunate group— my housing is about 25% of my net, and because I’ve had the house so long*, the cost is noticeably under the status quo.
*Oregon has laws preventing rent gouging for occupied houses and duplexes, etc…
So, ten cents per refundable is rather good, if one collects and vends systematically. (Not piling up and compromising living space! )
You’re spot-on. I guess my view is that in some cases, it’s better than not doing it. But it’s still a form of “sweeping the dust under the rug”. The immediate “feel good” is that the terrain is prettier to look at, and, there’s some extra cash in one’s wallet.. ( I’ll have about $90.00 extra bucks this month, about 200.00# UK. Not bad for about an hour or so of work. But nothing is really solved in the long run— the machines to process are extremely expensive, need constant monitoring, stop working frequently, and cost vendors and the public time and money. (Kind of like politicians…!)
Im for the immediate money-back end of it. If they would do the same thing for dish soap containers, orange juice, etc…and have a set amount for cardboard, it would be better…I still agree with the irony mentioned. For instance, the water used to was items, and other steps often necessary, far exceed the value meted. (It costs roughly two dollars to process a plastic bottle worth perhaps one-sixty-fourth of one cent…) kind of a losing enterprise.
Good morning, Firebrand. I SO hear you. (I admit that I’m capitalizing on the actual cash-back end of it. You are absolutely spot-on regarding the washing of items, pollution, extra gas, and so on.)
You would most likely not like Oregon. When I brought up the very things you mention, the usual retort I get is defensiveness and anger- the over-all Oregonian way of thinking is superfluously adamant that recycling is the answer. No amount of reasoning or facts help. One of my chief complaints, as it were, is for people to consider this: Packaging is often “coded” as to whether or not it can be recycled. Plastic containers have either arrows or triangles, etc…on the neck or bottom. They are very difficult to see. Cardboard must be corrugated and/or be printed somewhere - one way or the other. In many cases, a box must be fully dismantled before you can even find the code. And, there are pesky staples and gummed adhesive from hell to breakfast. I’m in my 60’s, have seen pretty much everything…I know ONE thing: your average Joe or Susan is NOT going to turn bottles upside down and dismantle boxes to find near- invisible icons and numerical codes, then do MORE work cleaning and drying items, and so on. The world doesn’t work that way. Hell, half the population doesn’t even comb their hair or tie their shoes, FFS!
Get a sheet of regular notebook paper. With a pen, draw a line down the middle, and then two across, making 6 areas. Label each as such: Protein- Dairy- Grains- Fresh- Canned- Misc./Household.
Before going to the supermarket, walk through your house and jot down what you need. See below:
Figure out approximately how much it will cost, and take only that amount or slightly over. Avoid eye-level items and items near the register. They’re higher. Buy off-brand items, like coffee filters. Makes absolutely no difference. Doing things this way is ultra-efficient, saves steps, money, time.
Here in many states, beer, soda, water, and juice cans and bottles are refundable. Oregon pays ten cents each. There are “machines” at most grocery stores that pay out a “script”, you then present it to the grocer and he gives you cash. My neighbor has been hoarding refundables and asked if I wanted them. I said “yes”, he filled my car back seat and trunk. That was $30.00 dollars worth. I got lucky, there was only one person ahead of me so I didn’t have to wait. It took about 20 minutes—not bad. The neighbor said he has at least twice that much left…I’ll take them! Free $$….works for me…
Your first paragraph: perhaps you’re essentially right. But the media will be substantially supported in their opinion and observations. The right we have to be uplifted is extremely appropriate and an integral component, especially in and of of the celebration of an outcome that intensely, beforehand, had the bleak outlook of tragedy. Hallelujah to the twelfth of never that the outcome was heartwarming. We have every right to champion it’s success. The future impact we can have for Cloe, in the years to come, would be to assure her of our unfailing empathy, ,embraced by a genuine desire to shelter each sacred soul the Universe sets in our path. We are, in this respect, opening up avenues of growth and development for her, while maintaining an understanding that she may, not quite yet, be “fine” with every change and consideration, and that she’s not “fine”, as it were, but May boldly hope to be in the near, foreseeable future.
I found your response a bit interesting. Look at it this way, for a minute: I lease a duplex. (my “ shop”…)Been in it 15 years. I go to my realtor to pay the month’s rent due. I say, “ Here’s the rent, minus the ten days I was out of town. After all, I wasn’t occupying the house those days.” What do you think he’s going to say? Get it?
Most of the time, in The United States, you must pay the rent due, and then request the deposit. They generally have 30 days to pay it back; 10 days ( from the day you vacate) to give a written reason and ledger of why they’re not returning it, or part of it. The reasoning is that a deposit cannot be used as rent; if that were the case, the landlord would be out the deposit that is meant for insurance against damage. Except for the 30 day rule, I think this is generally fair. On the day of the “walk-through”, have a complete set of DATED photos at hand( make this crystal clear) AND a camera strategically placed where the agent can’t help but see it.
Historical docu-dramas. I liked both old and new versions of “Marie Antoinette”, “Nicholas And Alexandria”, “The Lion In Winter”, “Beckett”, “The Birdman Of Alcatraz”, “Jeanne D’Arc”, etc…
A little antique Scottish song from auld lang syne— it’s about a rough and tough town bus driver named Maggie. This is the chorus line:
“Oh, she’s jus’ a Keltie clippie She”ll no’ take nae advice— It’s “Ach!, drap deid an’ awa’ bile yer heid!” (Or a”ll punch yer ticket twice…) Her fether, ‘e’s a waister, Her mither’s on th’ game.. She’s jus’ a Keltie clippie, But I luv ‘er jus’ the same.
Translation, if you need it:
She nothing but a small-town ticket punching bus driver. You can’t tell her anything, and if you try, she’ll knock you out. (Or charge you a double fare). Her father is lazy, a couch-potato, and her mother flirts with other men and gambles…
Top of the morning, meathe chara…so, to answer: Most of the time, lad, I’m so happy to find myself waking up in a warm bed with a good roof and walls, full pantry, durable automobile, and the beach at hand— t’would be a disgrace to have a delusion of grandeur. It’s like, hey, what’s the beef? I win!
This can be dodgy. My personal preference is to be direct, but way too many people can’t handle directness. So, the slow, casual approach is, in my opinion, probably more productive. Sidebar— it does irk me that people say they want things to be upfront and direct…but they really don’t ….know what I mean?
Different Christian doctrines tussle with this. For instance, the beliefs of either ascending to Heaven immediately or being in the grave for a period of time. To whit: While on The Cross, in response to the thief who asked to be remembered in Paradise, Jesus responded, “Surely I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in my Father’s kingdom”. Naysayers claim that it’s a simple problem of the comma being in the wrong place! So, they argue it really reads, “Surely I say unto thee today, shalt thou….” Insisting that he was just saying he was stating it “today”, rather than “ today” being the actual day of ascension. In my mind and basic learning, well, people just don’t speak in that manner. We don’t write on the forums, “I want to tell you about my cat, today…”. Right?
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RE: Do you like arguing?
I don’t like it, either, but I will stand up for myself.