tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post8992900410877838625..comments2024-02-27T00:11:31.323-07:00Comments on BLOGGING WITH BEVERLEY: Are We Really Green?darkwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896375750274931895noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-83392245493825637302016-05-16T13:46:05.644-07:002016-05-16T13:46:05.644-07:00Thanks for dropping by. You sound very knowledgeab...Thanks for dropping by. You sound very knowledgeable and I agree, most people don't really 'get it.'darkwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896375750274931895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-29680645623170904742016-05-16T09:50:44.707-07:002016-05-16T09:50:44.707-07:00Being an urban planner from way back, I was traine...<br />Being an urban planner from way back, I was trained in the idea of environmental protection, which includes recycling. More than fifty years ago people in my profession and others were trying to convince the general public and politicians that we need to pay attention to what we were going to the environment. It's suddenly become very popular to be "green" but I often doubt that most supporters haven't a clue about what environmental protection is or what it entails. Good post. Thanks for bring up the subject.R. Ann Siracusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201903849873369648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-55767255151139571262016-05-15T23:42:04.564-07:002016-05-15T23:42:04.564-07:00Oh E, that was so funny. I'd forgotten about h...Oh E, that was so funny. I'd forgotten about hand-me-downs. I had a cousin two years older and got all her clothes and never thought anything about it. And you are so right about children no longer going outside to play - which is why one of society's biggest problems is obesity in children.<br />Loved your post.darkwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896375750274931895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-84647618804057311632016-05-15T21:43:34.512-07:002016-05-15T21:43:34.512-07:00Oh my gosh, I had to laugh! I have this fabulous w...Oh my gosh, I had to laugh! I have this fabulous waffle maker that was a wedding gift to my mother. It's pushing 100 years old! (My mom had me very late in life. I have nieces and nephews who are virtually my age. I've gone through two gifts that made the deeper Belgium waffles. I'll stick to the old thing, I do check the cord before I use it. And I never walk away from it or leave it plugged in. If it's plugged in, it's ON! <br /><br />OTOH as women, we've really been duped by those commercials that made us want whiter clothes or the newest clothes dryer, etc. I've done so much research on the changes of a woman's role in the house. The major changes really came in the 1920's with small appliances and big ones! Yes, our clothes are cleaner, are rugs are cleaner, and our floors are spotless without a speck of dust floating anywhere in our homes. We've even begun bleaching our teeth because we don't want a yellow smile. Why? Advertising. Yes, it's nice to be clean. But each new vacuum cleaner promises better results and we can see it with each pass over the brown powder that has been tossed on that white carpet!<br /><br />Our children no longer wear hand-me-downs - heaven forbid, they might be out of style as they play in the neighborhood! Oh, wait! They no longer go outside to play. How could they play on the jungle gym with that cell phone attached to their waists? And no one owns a jungle gym because the children might fall off and sue the parents. Oh, times have changed.<br /><br />Around here, brown paper bags are cat toys. :-) E. Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434761738048963826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-71088579058641278472016-05-15T16:18:23.911-07:002016-05-15T16:18:23.911-07:00I think you hit it. Some people still keep and rep...I think you hit it. Some people still keep and repair, but so many want the things that commercials say they need and their friends and neighbors have. darkwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896375750274931895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-73188078735374631802016-05-15T13:43:34.876-07:002016-05-15T13:43:34.876-07:00I think things go in waves. We were more environme...I think things go in waves. We were more environmentally friendly at that time because our grandparents grew up during the great depression. They knew that money didn't grow on trees. I still see some people today who are using older things or fixing up broken items and reusing them. It takes a special person to not need the new and latest and greatest thing.Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.com