That Green Thing: Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that the she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the...

Rose42

Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that the she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.

The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days."

The young clerk responded, "That's our problem today, your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations."

The older patron looked at the young cashier and said, "You are right, our generation didn't have the green thing in its' day. Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed, sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So, they really were recycled. But, we didn't have the green thing back in our day.

Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags that we reused for numerous things, most memorably besides household garbage bags that did not take years to decay in the local land fill, was the use of brown paper bags as book covers for our schoolbooks. This was to ensure that public property (the books provided for our use by the school), was not defaced by our scribbling's. Then we were able to personalize our books on the brown paper bags. But, again, we didn't do the green thing back then.

We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-hp machine every time we had to go two blocks. But, you are right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.

Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts...wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But, then, again, young lady...you are right; we didn't have the green thing back in my day.

Back then, we had one TV or radio in the house...not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower than ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. Again, we didn't have the green thing back then.

We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But, we didn't have the green thing back then.

Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hr. taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room...not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest burger joint. But, isn't it sad we didn't have the green thing back then?"

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Rose42 wrote:

Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that the she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.

The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days."

The young clerk responded, "That's our problem today, your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations."

The older patron looked at the young cashier and said, "You are right, our generation didn't have the green thing in its' day. Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed, sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So, they really were recycled. But, we didn't have the green thing back in our day.

Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags that we reused for numerous things, most memorably besides household garbage bags that did not take years to decay in the local land fill, was the use of brown paper bags as book covers for our schoolbooks. This was to ensure that public property (the books provided for our use by the school), was not defaced by our scribbling's. Then we were able to personalize our books on the brown paper bags. But, again, we didn't do the green thing back then.

We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-hp machine every time we had to go two blocks. But, you are right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.

Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts...wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But, then, again, young lady...you are right; we didn't have the green thing back in my day.

Back then, we had one TV or radio in the house...not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower than ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. Again, we didn't have the green thing back then.

We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But, we didn't have the green thing back then.

Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hr. taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room...not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest burger joint. But, isn't it sad we didn't have the green thing back then?"

Checking out at the store, the young cashier sugge... (show quote)

DennyT Loc: Central Missouri woods

Rose42 wrote:

Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that the she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.

The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days."

The young clerk responded, "That's our problem today, your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations."

The older patron looked at the young cashier and said, "You are right, our generation didn't have the green thing in its' day. Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed, sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So, they really were recycled. But, we didn't have the green thing back in our day.

Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags that we reused for numerous things, most memorably besides household garbage bags that did not take years to decay in the local land fill, was the use of brown paper bags as book covers for our schoolbooks. This was to ensure that public property (the books provided for our use by the school), was not defaced by our scribbling's. Then we were able to personalize our books on the brown paper bags. But, again, we didn't do the green thing back then.

We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-hp machine every time we had to go two blocks. But, you are right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.

Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts...wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But, then, again, young lady...you are right; we didn't have the green thing back in my day.

Back then, we had one TV or radio in the house...not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower than ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. Again, we didn't have the green thing back then.

We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But, we didn't have the green thing back then.

Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hr. taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room...not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest burger joint. But, isn't it sad we didn't have the green thing back then?"

Checking out at the store, the young cashier sugge... (show quote)

Don’t you love progress! Ugh!

But then again the lady must have been pretty old. Sadly my generation ( and probably yours) are the ones responsible for all that progress. Not the clerks generation.

So the young clerk is right

“ The young clerk responded, "That's our problem today, your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations."””

Unless of course the lady was near 100 years old.

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

Rose42 wrote:

Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that the she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.

The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days."

The young clerk responded, "That's our problem today, your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations."

The older patron looked at the young cashier and said, "You are right, our generation didn't have the green thing in its' day. Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed, sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So, they really were recycled. But, we didn't have the green thing back in our day.

Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags that we reused for numerous things, most memorably besides household garbage bags that did not take years to decay in the local land fill, was the use of brown paper bags as book covers for our schoolbooks. This was to ensure that public property (the books provided for our use by the school), was not defaced by our scribbling's. Then we were able to personalize our books on the brown paper bags. But, again, we didn't do the green thing back then.

We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-hp machine every time we had to go two blocks. But, you are right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.

Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts...wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But, then, again, young lady...you are right; we didn't have the green thing back in my day.

Back then, we had one TV or radio in the house...not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower than ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. Again, we didn't have the green thing back then.

We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But, we didn't have the green thing back then.

Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hr. taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room...not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest burger joint. But, isn't it sad we didn't have the green thing back then?"

Checking out at the store, the young cashier sugge... (show quote)

All the rest of your crap, and you're a luddite as well? You really are the total package.

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

DennyT wrote:

Don’t you love progress! Ugh!

But then again the lady must have been pretty old. Sadly my generation ( and probably yours) are the ones responsible for all that progress. Not the clerks generation.

All of that, the good, and the bad, are a result of capitalism. I'm guessing every economic system has it's pluses and minuses, co I'm not trying to attack capitalism.

Rose42

thom w wrote:

All the rest of your crap, and you're a luddite as well? You really are the total package.

Leave it to you king of snide, to say something stupid on what is merely supposed to be a joke.

What a twisted creature you are.

Rose42

DennyT wrote:

Don’t you love progress! Ugh!

But then again the lady must have been pretty old. Sadly my generation ( and probably yours) are the ones responsible for all that progress. Not the clerks generation.

So the young clerk is right

“ The young clerk responded, "That's our problem today, your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations."””

Unless of course the lady was near 100 years old.

You've said before you have no sense of humor.

soba1 Loc: Somewhere In So Ca

Rose42 wrote:

Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that the she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.

The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days."

The young clerk responded, "That's our problem today, your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations."

The older patron looked at the young cashier and said, "You are right, our generation didn't have the green thing in its' day. Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed, sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So, they really were recycled. But, we didn't have the green thing back in our day.

Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags that we reused for numerous things, most memorably besides household garbage bags that did not take years to decay in the local land fill, was the use of brown paper bags as book covers for our schoolbooks. This was to ensure that public property (the books provided for our use by the school), was not defaced by our scribbling's. Then we were able to personalize our books on the brown paper bags. But, again, we didn't do the green thing back then.

We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-hp machine every time we had to go two blocks. But, you are right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.

Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts...wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But, then, again, young lady...you are right; we didn't have the green thing back in my day.

Back then, we had one TV or radio in the house...not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower than ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. Again, we didn't have the green thing back then.

We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But, we didn't have the green thing back then.

Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hr. taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room...not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest burger joint. But, isn't it sad we didn't have the green thing back then?"

Checking out at the store, the young cashier sugge... (show quote)

Good one thanks

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

thom w wrote:

All the rest of your crap, and you're a luddite as well? You really are the total package.

Wow! Pretty harmless post did not deserve this type of response.

soba1 Loc: Somewhere In So Ca

Blurryeyed wrote:

Wow! Pretty harmless post did not deserve this type of response.

skylane5sp Loc: Puyallup, WA

thom w wrote:

All the rest of your crap, and you're a luddite as well? You really are the total package.

Always Richard Cranium with you, isn't it?

soba1 Loc: Somewhere In So Ca

skylane5sp wrote:

Always Richard Cranium with you, isn't it?

Nahhh you’re not saying what I think you’re saying……..

DennyT Loc: Central Missouri woods

thom w wrote:

All of that, the good, and the bad, are a result of capitalism. I'm guessing every economic system has it's pluses and minuses, co I'm not trying to attack capitalism.

Capitalism is just a euphemism for the will of the people.
There was a time when there were only two classes of “ things”- necessities and luxuries.
I was lucky enough to grow up in those times and that life,

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

thom w wrote:

All of that, the good, and the bad, are a result of capitalism. I'm guessing every economic system has it's pluses and minuses, co I'm not trying to attack capitalism.

There you go princess, attacking Capitalism without attacking Capitalism. Just waffling your way through life as usual. You coulda/woulda if not for the shoulda. Amazing.

Dennis

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

DennyT wrote:

Capitalism is just a euphemism for the will of the people.
There was a time when there were only two classes of “ things”- necessities and luxuries.
I was lucky enough to grow up in those times and that life,

You are way to smart to believe that. Capitalism, unchecked, ends up with one entity owning everything. Todays technology makes controls on capitalism even more important.