Posts by Theonlyoneleft

Paper towels are not recyclable yet as paper, as these can contain food bits and contaminate other paper , these normally can be composted together with your food scraps if you have that option in your area.

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What Do You Think About Banning Plastic Bags?

by minimus in

jw
friends

we need to save the planet so we have to stop using plastic bags!

in massachusetts, the new law will be going into effect soon.

if you go food shopping, you only cat get paper bags.. what is your opinion of the state banning plastic bags?

Theonlyoneleft

Last week I gave myself a personal challenge as I went to my supermarket and did a free plastic shopping. No bags, no packaging no plastic.

i have to say I did found it different and a little difficult.

But none the less I bought the things that I needed BUT not the things that I WANTED.

I took with me the green compost bags that out local council provided, the bags for the food caddy. These can be reuse to compost food scraps later on... and are fully compostable! Yay!!

i filled these with the much needed cheese, ham, chicken and fish. Also veg and fruit.

The bread was easy from the bakery this time, and some items I bought in glass and in tins.

Metal and glass are high sought after materials with the capacity of being recycled many times (and cheaper and better to recycle thirst than to produce new that takes much more resources) so i was happy with the choice.

I did struggle with the milk and this was my only plastic item on my weekly shopping for a large family household. ( bummers... wish my local milkman milk delivery wouldn’t be so expensive! 😔)

I think that we need to be aware of what we buy in general and minimize our impact in the world.

But I also feel that manufacturers need to do more to also help us to choose and keep plastic to a minimum.

IF we all stop buying products because of their plastic packaging I can guarantee that manufacturers would change their ways and would invest in making their products better for consumers.

They are only interested to make a quick buck or two at the moment.

Ps. The supermarket staff was fantastic, the butcher specially, no problems or qualms in using my own compost bags.

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What Do You Think About Banning Plastic Bags?

by minimus in

jw
friends

we need to save the planet so we have to stop using plastic bags!

in massachusetts, the new law will be going into effect soon.

if you go food shopping, you only cat get paper bags.. what is your opinion of the state banning plastic bags?

Theonlyoneleft

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What Do You Think About Banning Plastic Bags?

by minimus in

jw
friends

we need to save the planet so we have to stop using plastic bags!

in massachusetts, the new law will be going into effect soon.

if you go food shopping, you only cat get paper bags.. what is your opinion of the state banning plastic bags?

Theonlyoneleft

Here on the uk we have stopped having free bags in stores for a while now.

we simply take out own or buy a bag and pay for £0.05-£1.00. All moneys collected from the sales of bags are normally donated to a charity chosen by the supermarket or store.

Many people have started also buying lose fruit and vegetables as well as cold meats and cheeses from the supermarket counter instead of packed goods. Some items do end up saving a few bob too, as can be cheaper that way.

we have introduced the water refill scheme, where you can enter a business premises and just ask to refill your own water bottle, the business will have a sticker on the window to let customers know that they can refill their water bottles in there, So no need to buy plastic water bottles!!

The supermarkets that do home delivery have started to supply deliveries without bags, just items inside crates... except for some items that need a small plastic bag.

china has announced that will no longer take other countries recycling “baggage”, so now there’s only a few other countries that are able to take surplus items for recycling but unfortunately they are not doing so well and these are being pilled up on landfill.

So the less we buy the less needs to be recycled.

There are now many items that can be changed to plastic free options BUT some still expensive.

I presume it’s just a matter of time that things will change even more. in the end of the day we can’t just consume, all needs to go somewhere, and with the world population always growing, some measures will need to be put in place to help us not only to do the best choices but also to have the knowledge to do it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-48581673/hugh-fearnley-whittingstall-finds-uk-plastic-waste-abandoned-in-malaysia

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School task on Jehovas Witness

by Balder in

i am writing an essay on jehovas witness and i have a question for you.

what does a normal day of a jehovas witness consist of?

how is your day different from other's?

Theonlyoneleft

If this was me I really wouldn’t go to a meeting. All looks very nice and good on the surface.

there are good people that are Jehovah’s witnesses but the problem it’s not so much the people but the teachings jws follow and are encouraged to encourage others to follow. If you go... you’ll come out feeling loved and a good feeling overall... but one must be careful and aware that this comes with huge forever consequences.

jws are not like any other religion. There’s no going back one committed.

These days there’s so much on the internet to give you a sense of who they are and what they are all about without physical putting yourself inside the frying pan.

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What Did You Do With All Your Meeting Clothes?

by minimus in

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friends

i literally had dozens of suits.

i still have more dress clothes than anyone i know.

i did give some suits and clothing away and to be honest, i still like wearing a nice suit.. brothers and sisters, are all your “ meeting clothes” still in your closet?

Theonlyoneleft

Minimus... do you mean all those used adult sized clothes given by sisters in the congregation because they knew we were poor????

At the time yes I thank them, at least I was not naked... but was not a good look as those didn’t really fit the style of a teenager. (Another reason to be bullied by my peers).

Way gone thank goodness! But every time I see some “sisters”..... takes me right back. 😖

Ps. I was thankful at the time though that they were kind to think of us.

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DFed for opening an xmas present.

by JimmyYoung in

this last week i stopped at an antique store that i go to now and then.

the lady who owns it is about 62 and very nice.

i was looking at a vintage 1963 ouija board.

Theonlyoneleft

Sad sad sad.

elders are meant to be wiser men, giving good exemplary behaviour to be followed by the congregation but some can’t find themselves to look away from their natural nasty feelings and resentment of others.

reading this story, looks like there’s more to it than Xmas gifts.

i know that my own siblings opened gifts from my mum and were never called upon to answer for themselves.

maybe the elder in question needed to massage his ego and assert his position within the KH, so he decided to take severe action at the person that gave him and his family a moment of gossip among the worshippers.

shameful that these are free to act like gods and destroy people’s lives without blinking.

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The Apology Tour

by minimus in

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friends

everyone seems to be hitting the apology circuit.

if you ever said anything inappropriate or what might be considered offensive, then you must apologize.

if you possibly could have hurt someone’s feelings, you need to say sorry.

Theonlyoneleft

In my world there’s two kinds of apologetic rules.

1st- the everyday apology...

I bumped into you ... I’m sorry.

i can’t supply you with something ... I’m sorry.

i forgot to pick up your dry cleaning... I’m sorry.

2nd- the deep apology...

i hurt your feelings.... I’m so sorry.

i forgot your birthday.... I’m so sorry!

I missed something important....I’m really sorry!

two different kinds.... I’m never sorry to say sorry, I just feel it in different ways.

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Prince Andrew & Jeffrey Epstein, WTF

by Simon in

in fact, several "wtf"s, not least - why were you visiting a convicted pedophile after his release from prison, never-mind having any contact with him in the first place when his preoclivities seemed to be an open secret.. and the best he can some up with is "i don't remember"?

you don't remember?

there's a fucking photo of you with one of the victims and accessories to the crimes you dumb fuck!.

Theonlyoneleft

Because it was his “fuuueeemnnddd!”. (I say it sarcastically).

I think this is a case of damage control now.

When in doubt... deny deny deny!!!

No solid proof?!..deny deny deny!!

Don't know what to say?!. just deny it!

Can’t remember my backside!!

He’s probably trying to control the scandal, the problem is... he looked so much more guilty than if he actually stayed quiet. I didn’t believe it and I presume half of the nation didn’t either.