tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post4090986625323339325..comments2023-10-17T08:59:57.852-04:00Comments on Body Soul and Spirit: It's Not Easy Being GreenRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-62136462748210252632010-08-29T13:51:17.870-04:002010-08-29T13:51:17.870-04:00My grandmother insisted on having those open tub s...My grandmother insisted on having those open tub style washing machines right up until she died.She only had to replace it once and at that time needed to order it from out west and have it shipped in because they didn't make thenm any more.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-16941757042822175272010-08-16T17:49:22.951-04:002010-08-16T17:49:22.951-04:00Thanks for the smiles, and trip back in time. Ther...Thanks for the smiles, and trip back in time. There is a lot of irony in the way society tries to conserve energy. The one that troubles me the most is not allowing clothes lines in high class neighbourhoods. Guess if you can afford it you don't have to be real about your actions. You only have to go back a generation to find all kinds of ways to reduce reuse, recycle in ways that would make Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-81709451848968581042010-08-15T23:32:59.333-04:002010-08-15T23:32:59.333-04:00When I bought a DVD player a few years ago, the sa...When I bought a DVD player a few years ago, the salesman said we'd be lucky to get a couple yrs from it - a disposable society!JeanMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536421799031706759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-41749298732638058762010-08-15T16:52:47.227-04:002010-08-15T16:52:47.227-04:00Planned obsolescence--it is so annoying. I read t...Planned obsolescence--it is so annoying. I read the Becka's take and watched the video. All I can say is--oh my.<br />So, do we keep older less efficient things that don't break or buy newer more efficient things that break?KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-65285797253486816912010-08-15T16:26:34.791-04:002010-08-15T16:26:34.791-04:00This is funny...especially about the toilet :) I w...This is funny...especially about the toilet :) I watched a short documentary called...I think..."The Story of Stuff". It CLEARLY had an angle and was laced throughout more with the creators ideas and own convictions than concrete facts BUT it was interesting to hear about the progression towards INTENTIONALLY creating products, large and small, that DO NOT last, to boost the economy. Tanyahttp://www.dreamsdiapersanddilemmas.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-11495647993184021082010-08-15T12:21:29.137-04:002010-08-15T12:21:29.137-04:00Some of these so called energy savings may not be ...Some of these so called energy savings may not be quite what they are supposed to be.Food for thought,at least.<br /> Blessings,RuthRuth's Photo Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906250839947271541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-11717339385718447042010-08-15T09:39:08.109-04:002010-08-15T09:39:08.109-04:00The water thing causes me to shake my head a littl...The water thing causes me to shake my head a little. Canada has one-third of the whole world's freshwater. I suppose the idea of conserving is good, but I need my toilets to flush, and I want to actually get wet in my shower. I'll try to keep showers shorter, but I do want to get wet.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-79867282483863700392010-08-15T07:51:12.198-04:002010-08-15T07:51:12.198-04:00What's that saying..."they just don't...What's that saying..."they just don't make things like they use to." This is so true from cars to a toaster. I watched the youtube video on The Becka's blog...that is a scary thought that my own front load washing machine can go in the next year or two. The video certainly makes the above statement true. They can say that it's energy efficient all they want, but do we cheryl dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-83316765038882155442010-08-15T07:18:02.582-04:002010-08-15T07:18:02.582-04:00I had to have my ice maker in my refrigerator serv...I had to have my ice maker in my refrigerator serviced a few weeks back and the technician told me that the quality of appliances today pales in comparison to the older models. We may be "greener" but like you said, if we are replacing them every few years, there will be a graveyard of "green things" in the landfills.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-60704529488860416122010-08-15T00:59:20.067-04:002010-08-15T00:59:20.067-04:00The older my appliances, and RV for that matter, t...The older my appliances, and RV for that matter, the longer it lasts. I hate this new throw away society. That's not green it's just shoddy products. Yet somehow I don't see doing laundry that way.Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.com