I am one of those crunchy people that buys organic, does Yoga, and is into Earth Day. I can say, however, that I haven’t gone to a drum circle in years, but I still have a pretty small carbon foot print: no car, reuse everything, recycle everything else, rarely uses plastic baggies and stores all food in tupperware. (Pats self on back.)
I am also completely obsessed with saving water. I used to put up notes in the dorm bathroom asking people to tighten dripping faucets. I’ve been known to shut the w
ater off on running toilets in public restrooms. For a while I had an 800 number programmed in my phone you could contact to report a leak anywhere in NYC (I’ve since lost that phone). Even the mere sound of water running drives me batty. Of course, I have to police all of America to make sure everyone is conserving.
Once I was at a TGIFridays in Hackensack, NJ (don’t ask) and was sitting at the bar with my friend. The skanktastic bartender had the water running – just running; not using it or anything. I watched this go on for some time, nearly twitching. Finally I could stay silent no more and politely called her attention to the fact that the tap was still running.
“Oh, it doesn’t matter,” she said.
I seriously wanted to punch her in the face.
“KINDA!” I responded hotly, louder than was necessary and with very wide eyes. She shut the faucet.
Moral of the story: don’t waste our water or I’ll kick your ass.
Happy Earth Day!
$@bs
OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO TO CONSERVE
- Use a mug and water bottle at work vs. disposable cups.
I even have a set of cutlery at my desk.
- Get some plants: they clean the air and look nice too.
$@bs natch has tons.
- Unplug cell phone charges and keep computers on sleep when unused; they eat power.
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BRIAN on 04.22.2009
It’s a good thing we’re not real life friends because I don’t think you would like me very much. I’m so wasteful and don’t really care all that much. You got me thinking about it and I worked at Fedex for a while and my truck used approx 85 gallons of diesel fuel a week. Thats 1 truck out of hundreds of thousands of fedex trucks. I’m trying to compute how much fuel is used daily around the world and my brain just isn’t good enough. I understand that fuel will eventually run out but when??? How will I make a difference by walking every once in a while or investing in a bicycle? I suppose I could stop using plastic and styrofoam products but how much can I actually make an impact. Just for you just for today I will be more earth friendly in every way I can. I’m gonna start by taking a leak out of the window of the building I’m in so I don’t have to flush the toilet.
The $@bs on 04.22.2009
That’s a great place to start! If every 1 did their part we could do a lot. Maybe you’ve inspired others to pee out the window – go team!
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