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My favourite stupid thing of 2010.
Dec. 31st, 2010 04:10 pmActually, this isn't the most stupid, but it is sort of emblematic of a whole mind-set of stunned:
The banning of the sale of bottled water from: various campuses, various cities, various towns, et bloody cetera.
Okay folks, think this through: Thirsty person goes to the machine to buy a water. No water for sale. There are no longer public water fountains, and most businesses that have beverages for sale in bottles are not likely to give potential sources of income a glass of water. So, thirsty person buys a bottle of pop or a bottle of juice, and now gets added yummy sugar with their water. And they throw the bottle away[1].
Yes, yes: bring water with you! No, I am going to a job interview, and I don't want to be lugging weird things to the meeting [2]. No, I was held up longer downtown than I expected, and it looks like I'm going to be here longer still, and I'm thristy now. No, it is too heavy to haul all through my day. And so on. I'm going to be out, without water, and get thirsty, and I'm going to buy some liquid to drink. AND THEN I AM GOING TO DISCARD THE PLASTIC BOTTLE YOU SILLY NINNIES.
All the ban has really done is put money in various sugar producers' pockets.
Ahyeah.
[1] - if pop & juice bottles are recyclable in your area, so are water bottles.
[2] - don't have car so can't leave it in car - and besides which: do you think using your car is less environmentally raucous than discarding a water bottle? Really?
The banning of the sale of bottled water from: various campuses, various cities, various towns, et bloody cetera.
Okay folks, think this through: Thirsty person goes to the machine to buy a water. No water for sale. There are no longer public water fountains, and most businesses that have beverages for sale in bottles are not likely to give potential sources of income a glass of water. So, thirsty person buys a bottle of pop or a bottle of juice, and now gets added yummy sugar with their water. And they throw the bottle away[1].
Yes, yes: bring water with you! No, I am going to a job interview, and I don't want to be lugging weird things to the meeting [2]. No, I was held up longer downtown than I expected, and it looks like I'm going to be here longer still, and I'm thristy now. No, it is too heavy to haul all through my day. And so on. I'm going to be out, without water, and get thirsty, and I'm going to buy some liquid to drink. AND THEN I AM GOING TO DISCARD THE PLASTIC BOTTLE YOU SILLY NINNIES.
All the ban has really done is put money in various sugar producers' pockets.
Ahyeah.
[1] - if pop & juice bottles are recyclable in your area, so are water bottles.
[2] - don't have car so can't leave it in car - and besides which: do you think using your car is less environmentally raucous than discarding a water bottle? Really?
