[RP TownTalk] TownTalk Digest, Vol 16, Issue 19

Fri Nov 23 22:53:23 UTC 2007

thank you, 
Jennifer

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> Today's Topics:
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>    1. reusable bags (Nancy Mooney)
>    2. Plastic Bags (OurDollMom at aol.com)
>    3. Re: Plastic Bags (Dwight Holmes)
>    4. Re: Fwd: banning plastic bags: victory and defeat (Dwight Holmes)
>    5. Re: Fwd: banning plastic bags: victory and defeat (Dwight Holmes)
>    6. plastic and reusable bags (Sue Collins)
>    7. Re: Plastic Bags (cranky old coot)
>    8. Fwd: banning plastic bags: victory and defeat
>       (Adrienne Allegretti)
>    9. New Le Grande Mart and Asian Grocery question (kathy galleher)
>   10. looking for Mr Brown's phone number again - more tree	work
>       (sheila)
>   11. No classes at Yoga Space Thanksgiving week (Gloria Felix-Thompson)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:30:28 -0800 (PST)
> From: Nancy Mooney <nbmooney1 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] reusable bags
> To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
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> Don't give up!  You can get into the habit!  MOMS, at one point, had a large
> amount of the bags they sell hanging from the ceiling, so as soon as I would
> walk in I would be reminded.  That meant a trip back to the car with a 5 year
> old but it did get me into the habit.  I don't always remember 100%, and,
> sometimes I bring in only 1 bag and then need two.  But you can get into the
> habit.  Shoppers, of course, always (almost) has paper bags and from my
> experience the clerks don't get into a huff when you ask for one.  Not long
> ago at the Hyattsville Giant we asked for paper bags and the clerk told us we
> would have to bag it ourselves.  Funny.  ??  And often they don't even have
> the paper.  The craziest thing is when they pack in in paper bags and THEN
> put them into plastic bags.  I HATE those plastic bags!!!
> 
> You all have a good day -
> 
> Nancy
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:13:48 EST
> From: OurDollMom at aol.com
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Plastic Bags
> To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
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> I have found shopping at moms & using their
> $1.00 bags - at first I could not remember to
> put the bags back into the car.  Then when
> I did remember - I would forget to take them
> into the store & have to go back to the car
> for them.  Now I do remember to put them in
> the car, by hanging them on the front door
> knob when empty.
> 
> I think if I had a nice shopping bag to shop
> in Macy's with & other retail outlets that had
> some neat logo  on it - it
> would enforce the habit to only use the
> Mom-type bags at all times.
> 
> I could buy just a big tote - but if it does
> not say anything on it - then we do not
> encourage others to do it.
> 
> So we need several diff. size tote bags
> with a logo:  small like drug store size,
> & huge for mall shopping - then the
> grocery size.
> 
> Also I have the problem of putting my
> doll stuff in the bags for transport &
> never having one for the groceries....
> because Moms bags are strong.
> 
> The only thing we need plastic bags
> for are for picking up dog poop
> 
> Emily
> 
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:20:47 -0500
> From: "Dwight Holmes" <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Plastic Bags
> To: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
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> sounds like you need an OurDollMom tote bag (or two)! :-)
> 
> On Nov 21, 2007 8:13 AM, <OurDollMom at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> > So we need several diff. size tote bags
> > with a logo:  small like drug store size,
> > & huge for mall shopping - then the
> > grocery size.
> >
> > Also I have the problem of putting my
> > doll stuff in the bags for transport &
> > never having one for the groceries....
> > because Moms bags are strong.
> >
> 
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> "Don't tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I'll tell you what
> you value." --Sen. Joe Biden
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:22:55 -0500
> From: "Dwight Holmes" <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Fwd: banning plastic bags: victory and
> 	defeat
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> OC, I can't tell you how many times I've done this -- driven around
> for weeks if not months, with a bag full of bags to take to the store
> for recycling...
> 
> On Nov 20, 2007 11:50 AM, cranky old coot <lking at knob.com> wrote:
> > For weeks I have been carrying around a big trash bag of plastic bags in
> > the back of my truck. It is a big bag because I couldn't remember to
> > take the small bags of bags to the truck when I was going to the store.
> > Now I can't remember to take the big bag from the parking lot to the
> > store. Thank god plastic is light so it doesn't effect my gas mileage!
> >
> 
> -- 
> "A budget is a moral document." --Jim Wallis
> "Don't tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I'll tell you
> what you value." --Sen. Joe Biden
> Riverdale Park Community Wiki
> http://rpwiki.wetpaint.com/
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:18:27 -0500
> From: "Dwight Holmes" <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Fwd: banning plastic bags: victory and
> 	defeat
> To: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
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> One thing I've been really surprised at watching the traffic to the Wiki,
> and what brings readers to the Wiki -- one of the most common routes is via
> a search (Google or otherwise) on something to do with reusable bags. Seems
> like in the last few weeks there has been at least one of these searches
> every day, often more. The good news may be that we're not the only ones
> trying to do the right thing and get into the reusable bag habit.  The
> *amazing* thing to me is that the "Ideas on Reducing Waste & Recycling More"
> page on our Wiki would be so unique that it would rank in the Top Five or
> Top Ten.  (That page is listed on the new "Green" page (
> http://rpwiki.wetpaint.com/page/Green) which is growing but could still use
> a lot of help!)
> 
> This search from yesterday, for example, was from somebody in Seattle WA
> looking for "reusable grocery bags clip to cart".  I don't know that our
> site would help them locate those, but we came up 6th in the Google search.
> Are there really so few sites out there on this topic?
> 
> Referring URL
>
http://www.google.co...rt&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8<http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=reusable%20grocery%20bags%20clip%20to%20cart&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8>Search
> Engine
> google.comSearch Words
> reusable grocery bags clip to cartVisit Entry Page
>
http://rpwiki.wetpai...Bags/diff/6,7?t=anon<http://rpwiki.wetpaint.com/page/Reusable%20Grocery%20Bags/diff/6,7?t=anon>Visit
> Exit Page 
>
http://rpwiki.wetpai...Bags/diff/6,7?t=anon<http://rpwiki.wetpaint.com/page/Reusable%20Grocery%20Bags/diff/6,7?t=anon>
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> "Don't tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I'll tell you what
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:34:11 -0800 (PST)
> From: Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] plastic and reusable bags
> To: TownTalk at riverdale-park.org
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> I have to confess I re-use a lot of plastic bags; as
> lunch bags for work, trash can liners, etc.
> 
> RE reusable bags; I buy those plastic plaid shopping
> bags at the dollar stores.  Not very fancy but in
> spite of their "cheapy" appearance, they're very
> sturdy and they hold a lot of groceries.  Too, as I
> don't drive and often have to take a taxi home from
> the grocery store, it saves time just having to tote a
> few of the plaid bags from the cab to my door rather
> than a whole lot of little plastic grocery bags.
> (many of the cab drivers have said they appreciate
> that, as well - saves them time, too!)
> 
> 
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:49:47 -0500
> From: cranky old coot <lking at knob.com>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Plastic Bags
> To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
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> OurDollMom at aol.com wrote:
> >
> > The only thing we need plastic bags
> > for are for picking up dog poop
> This is of course why I get the paper.
> 
> OC
> 
> 
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> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:30:55 -0500
> From: Adrienne Allegretti <adgealleg at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Fwd: banning plastic bags: victory and defeat
> To: <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Message-ID: <BLU116-W1563B7E37E686CF971DAF9AB780 at phx.gbl>
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> I don't think forgetting the reusable bags has anything to do with age. I'm a
> clear example. I have at least 6 bags I try to remember to bring when
> shopping and almost always forget them. My conscious always suffers in the
> end.
> 
> There is one area where plastic shopping bags score some points, they're
> great for picking up after my dog. I just wish others would institute those
> bags for picking up their dogs feces as well.
> 
> ~ Adrienne
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> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:59:48 -0800 (PST)
> From: kathy galleher <kgalleher at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] New Le Grande Mart and Asian Grocery question
> To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
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> I was in our new supermarket tonight and just above the mariachi music in the
> store I thought I could hear the produce angels singing!  I have always made
> the pilgrimage to the Asian market in Wheaton for this kind of fresh gorgeous
> and fairly inexpensive produce!  Beautiful apples, pomegranates and Asian
> pears!   And a $2 pineapple. Can't beat that. I am so happy. It is owned by
> the folks who run the Korean Korner (I think), so you may also find some of
> your favorite Asian market staples here too.
> Kathy
> 
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> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:30:35 -0500
> From: sheila <herb4u at verizon.net>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] looking for Mr Brown's phone number again -
> 	more tree	work
> To: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
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> I know, we asked before, and are asking again, if some one would be
> so kind and pass me the number
> We lost his fone number, had it stashed in 3 places, and all are gone.
> Need to get some more tree work done.
> thanks
> bob, using sheila's computer
> 
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> Message: 11
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:30:32 -0500
> From: Gloria Felix-Thompson <schubertschubert.schubert at verizon.net>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] No classes at Yoga Space Thanksgiving week
> To: HOPE_in_Hyattsville at yahoogroups.com
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> Please note that there will be NO CLASSES this week at
> YOGA SPACE
> Classes will resume 11/26/07 as scheduled.
> For more information please visit
> www.yoga-space.org
> 
> Happy Thanksgiving to all
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