Your simple mind is easily amused Woody. Don't bother "suggesting" to me what I should or should not do. I have no respect for you or your opinion and I will do whatever the "heck" I want to do including ragging on your ever so unnecessary rudeness whenever the urge strikes me. Just so you know. : - ))
CW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hollywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 7:05 PM Subject: Re: Westport, Conn., this month became the latest of a handful of communities to ban some plastic bags Cold, Calm down sweetheart. If my language is too coarse for you I would suggest that you no longer read my posts. Would you be happier if I had said "I don't give a good diddly-darn?" Not that i give a shit what makes you happy or not. ;-) WHY? It amuses me to do so. On Oct 1, 5:24 pm, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Who the FUCK do you think gives a FUCK about what the FUCK you don't give > a > FUCK about? Yet, you FUCKING feel the FUCKING need to FUCKING respond to > FUCKING posts to FUCKING say you FUCKING don't give a FUCK? Why oh FUCKING > why??? > > You have developed a new addiction Woody - addiction to verbally abusing > others on the Internet. There *must* be a program for you. ASSHOLES > ANONYMOUS??? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hollywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 4:17 PM > Subject: Re: Westport, Conn., this month became the latest of a handful of > > communities to ban some plastic bags > > Zeb, > > Feel free to disprove and of the data mentioned. You have something > against good health? > Brush your teeth with DDT every morning if you wish, use a pillow > stuffed with asbestos, I personally don't give a fuck. > > On Oct 1, 12:14 pm, Zebnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Christ, how do you libs get out of bed in the morning with all the > > deadly threats that surround you and the myriad of conspiracies meant > > to destroy you afoot? > > > On Oct 1, 11:24 am, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > rigs, > > > > Tough to find any liquid in a bottle NOT made of plastic anymore. When > > > I was a kid milk and other liquids came in glass bottles and coated > > > paper cartons. > > > > On Oct 1, 2:57 am, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > There is data that plastics are absorbed into foods you nuke, pack > > > > or > > > > store. Glass or wax paper, preferred. > > > > > On Sep 30, 10:31 am, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > mike, > > > > > > Anyone considered who much oil is used in the making of plastics? > > > > > > On Sep 30, 4:26 am, "mike532 [ Republicans for Obama ]" > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > America's dirty little oil secret: Plastic Bottles and > > > > > > Bags America consumes 31.2 billion > > > > > > water bottles a year taking 17.6 million barrels of oil to > > > > > > create > > > > > > them. Enough to fuel 1.5 million cars for a year. America > > > > > > consumes > > > > > > 100 > > > > > > billion plastic bags a year taking 12 million barrels of oil. > > > > > > World > > > > > > figures? 154.3 billion water bottles and 500 billion - 1 > > > > > > trillion > > > > > > bags=147.4 - 207.4 million barrels of oil a year. > > > > > > > On Sep 30, 5:20 am, "mike532 [ Republicans for Obama ]" > > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Editorial > > > > > > > No More Plastic > > > > > > > Bagshttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/opinion/30tue4.html?th&emc=th > > > > > > > Westport, Conn., this month became the latest of a handful of > > > > > > > communities to ban some plastic bags. The bags, which have > > > > > > > only > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > brief, useful life, can survive forever in landfills and are > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > enormous concern to not only environmentalists but local > > > > > > > officials who > > > > > > > are running out of places to put their trash. > > > > > > > > Westport’s ordinance will take effect in six months and > > > > > > > applies > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > bags dispensed at checkout counters. Others, like dry cleaning > > > > > > > bags, > > > > > > > will be exempted. The aim is to reduce litter and encourage > > > > > > > customers > > > > > > > to tote their groceries in reusable cloth bags. > > > > > > > > The town’s stand is laudable but will have only a limited > > > > > > > effect > > > > > > > on > > > > > > > what is, after all, a statewide problem. The Connecticut > > > > > > > Legislature > > > > > > > rebuffed a proposed statewide ban last year. Massachusetts and > > > > > > > Maine > > > > > > > considered similar bans and also backed down. > > > > > > > > Americans use and dispose of at least 100 billion bags every > > > > > > > year. > > > > > > > Although the plastics industry points out that plastic grocery > > > > > > > bags > > > > > > > are made more from natural gas than petroleum, natural gas is > > > > > > > not a > > > > > > > renewable resource and contributes to global warming. And > > > > > > > about > > > > > > > only 5 > > > > > > > percent of all plastic bags are recycled nationwide. The rest > > > > > > > end up > > > > > > > in the trash, hanging in trees or floating in water where they > > > > > > > menace > > > > > > > marine life. > > > > > > > > There are other possible remedies, including a constructive > > > > > > > idea > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > has taken hold in Ireland. In 2002, Ireland became the first > > > > > > > country > > > > > > > in the world to impose a tax on plastic bags. Use of the bags > > > > > > > dropped > > > > > > > by 90 percent, and proceeds from the tax went to environmental > > > > > > > causes. > > > > > > > > If Ireland is any guide, tax laws may have greater impact on > > > > > > > human > > > > > > > behavior than recycling laws. Tax law could also be written to > > > > > > > apply > > > > > > > to an entire state, thus eliminating the need for town-by-town > > > > > > > bans. > > > > > > > > More Articles in Opinion » A version of this article appeared > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > print > > > > > > > on September 30, 2008, on page A26 of the New York edition.- > > > > > > > Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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