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What Have You Done Today To Change The World?

sonicreducersonicreducer Posts: 713
edited February 2007 in A Moving Train
today i recycled, conserved energy and water in the house, and tonight im carpooling to an event. i haven't done anything amazing today, but if we all conserved a little and tried to reach out, just imagine the effect!


what have you done today?
you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
~Ron Burgundy
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  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    carpool and recycling is pretty much all I can do for now
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  • RockinInCanadaRockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    Carpooled today (although it is everday it is better than five vehicles going seperatly)
  • surferdudesurferdude Posts: 2,057
    I drove to work to day in the hopes I can make this coming weekend a little warmer.

    I spent needless time on a message board using coal powered electricity in the hopes of having a nice warm spring.

    I'm looking at buying SUV in the hopes that my property will become water front property by the time I retire.
    “One good thing about music,
    when it hits you, you feel to pain.
    So brutalize me with music.”
    ~ Bob Marley
  • sonicreducersonicreducer Posts: 713
    ledvedderman wrote:
    carpool and recycling is pretty much all I can do for now

    you can conserve at home. you can plant trees on your day off. you can spread knowledge.

    i think planting trees is so underrated:

    less trees=more CO2 and less O2 output,...

    more trees=more CO2 absorption and transferred into O2 release,...

    isn't that one of the mainstream concerns?

    why hasn't every single person on earth planted at least twice the amount of trees they consume indirectly by paper, home building, etc.?????
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
    ~Ron Burgundy
  • sonicreducersonicreducer Posts: 713
    surferdude wrote:
    I drove to work to day in the hopes I can make this coming weekend a little warmer.

    I spent needless time on a message board using coal powered electricity in the hopes of having a nice warm spring.

    I'm looking at buying SUV in the hopes that my property will become water front property by the time I retire.


    well, the thread title does say change and doesn't necessarily pick a side,...

    this message board is a form of communication. surely the benefits would outweigh the bad if we used the board to broaden the spectrum and not bitch and complain,...
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
    ~Ron Burgundy
  • surferdudesurferdude Posts: 2,057
    sonicreducer wrote:
    well, the thread title does say change and doesn't necessarily pick a side,...
    Just trying to have a little fun and like Monty Python says to "look on the bright side of life".
    “One good thing about music,
    when it hits you, you feel to pain.
    So brutalize me with music.”
    ~ Bob Marley
  • angelicaangelica Posts: 6,038
    surferdude wrote:
    Just trying to have a little fun and like Monty Python says to "look on the bright side of life".
    haha! :)
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  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    assuming context is as it relates to climate change and not just the world in general ...

    today ...

    i took public transit to work (like every other day i don't bike) ... i am writing a climate change policy for the company i work for ... my dinner tonite will consist of approximately 35% locally grown (200 km) from here ... i need a pair of shoes and am considering the ecolutions or blackspots right now ... will see if there are any others ... i freecycled some pictures frames that will be picked up tonite ... and i posted a message on this board in the hopes i could get one person to do one small thing to make a difference ...
  • sonicreducersonicreducer Posts: 713
    surferdude wrote:
    Just trying to have a little fun and like Monty Python says to "look on the bright side of life".


    i think doing your best to conserve is looking on the bright side, plus your water front property is likely to get destroyed by a hurricane and your insurance would be really high,...
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
    ~Ron Burgundy
  • RockinInCanadaRockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    One of my personal objectives this year (which is in a document that gets used as a reference for our yearly bonus next year) is to take on at least (key word least) five high priority environmental related projects where the sole justification is environment enhancement....
  • surferdudesurferdude Posts: 2,057
    sonicreducer wrote:
    i think doing your best to conserve is looking on the bright side, plus your water front property is likely to get destroyed by a hurricane and your insurance would be really high,...
    I'll gladly accept having to board up my place for ten days a year in order to be waterfront. Besides there's not much chance of a hurricane of tornado where I live. In fact climate change has just been making the summers better and more snow on the hills in the winter. From a very personal and selfish point of view climate change is a great thing where I live. Climate change is not universally bad. Some places will change for the better.
    “One good thing about music,
    when it hits you, you feel to pain.
    So brutalize me with music.”
    ~ Bob Marley
  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    surferdude wrote:
    I'll gladly accept having to board up my place for ten days a year in order to be waterfront. Besides there's not much chance of a hurricane of tornado where I live. In fact climate change has just been making the summers better and more snow on the hills in the winter. From a very personal and selfish point of view climate change is a great thing where I live. Climate change is not universally bad. Some places will change for the better.

    the west coast has been ravaged with power outages and such all year ... yes, whistler had early snow and lots but guess what - co-worker went out last week and didn't wanna ski cuz it was +8 deg. C and raining in whistler ... that can't be good ...

    i can guarantee u that if u asked anyone at intrawest whether they appreciate climate change - they will all say a resounding NO ... they'd much rather have predictable seasonable norms then what they got this year ...
  • sonicreducersonicreducer Posts: 713
    surferdude wrote:
    I'll gladly accept having to board up my place for ten days a year in order to be waterfront. Besides there's not much chance of a hurricane of tornado where I live. In fact climate change has just been making the summers better and more snow on the hills in the winter. From a very personal and selfish point of view climate change is a great thing where I live. Climate change is not universally bad. Some places will change for the better.


    well, i just want you to know that i think as long as you do your best to conserve and be responsible with the environment, i hope your property never gets destroyed,...

    and it also isn't just selfish, b/c climate change is going to get real bad in some places,...
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
    ~Ron Burgundy
  • surferdudesurferdude Posts: 2,057
    sonicreducer wrote:
    and it also isn't just selfish, b/c climate change is going to get real bad in some places,...
    Well I think it's selfish of others to want to deny me my waterfornt property and warmer summers.

    Look, will it make it better if I buy them some flippers, swimming lessons and a copy of Kevin Costner's Water World?
    “One good thing about music,
    when it hits you, you feel to pain.
    So brutalize me with music.”
    ~ Bob Marley
  • sonicreducersonicreducer Posts: 713
    surferdude wrote:
    Well I think it's selfish of others to want to deny me my waterfornt property and warmer summers.

    Look, will it make it better if I buy them some flippers, swimming lessons and a copy of Kevin Costner's Water World?


    "from a very personal and selfish point of view" -surferdude

    im not trying to deny you anything,... im asking you to post about what you did today to change the world. i thought i implied what people did to conserve and make a positive difference in the perception that conserving and NOT DRIVING SUV's was good,...

    the whole water world thing is just you being ridiculous. im not going to reply anymore.
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
    ~Ron Burgundy
  • even flow?even flow? Posts: 8,066
    I had a nice sadwich/wrap filled with hallal meat from the muslim/Indian restaurant down the street from work. Trying to make them feel welcome in Canada. ;) Walked to it so I could enjoy the cool yet sunny day here. Made sure I didn't take the offered plastic bag to put the already wrapped sandwich in. Made sure the wrapper from the sandwich made it into the garbage bin at work.

    Tonight since I don't have work tomorrow and will probably be sucking back some cocktails at home by myself. I will not flush the toilette after every pee I have. Then I will have the tough decision of making a wood fire to keep warm or just keep on using the furnace. I have yet to work out which is better for the future of man kind. Dammit Jim! I am a human being.
    You've changed your place in this world!
  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    I don't drive a car. I eat organic produce and meat. I recycle as much as possible.
  • surferdudesurferdude Posts: 2,057
    sonicreducer wrote:
    the whole water world thing is just you being ridiculous. im not going to reply anymore.
    It's called a sense of humour. Relax. It's hump day, go get laid, sounds like you need it.
    “One good thing about music,
    when it hits you, you feel to pain.
    So brutalize me with music.”
    ~ Bob Marley
  • sonicreducersonicreducer Posts: 713
    i actually turn off the shower to lather up and then turn it back on when im ready to wash off,...

    i think that is just OCD though,...
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
    ~Ron Burgundy
  • sonicreducersonicreducer Posts: 713
    yeah
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
    ~Ron Burgundy
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    sonicreducer wrote:
    i actually turn off the shower to lather up and then turn it back on when im ready to wash off,...

    i think that is just OCD though,...

    No (unless I'm ocd too- and i likely am!) - I do it also. My shower head has this little button on it that you press, for that purpose.

    What else? We recycle all paper, plastic and metal. We use mattress warmers so we can turn the heat down at night.
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  • Eva7Eva7 Posts: 226
    Until yesterday, I used to recycle, save energy, avoid to use car, didn't smoke too much..... but today in Italy our stupid government collapsed, and those who still supported it didn't understand why, so I felt so sick and decided that today I won't give a damn about all those good things that our greens tell us to do while they still support a warmonger silly pseudo-leftist government, so today I consumed a lot of silly stuff, wasted energy and now I am about to get out and take the car, and I smoked way too much.
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  • sonicreducersonicreducer Posts: 713
    Eva7 wrote:
    Until yesterday, I used to recycle, save energy, avoid to use car, didn't smoke too much..... but today in Italy our stupid government collapsed, and those who still supported it didn't understand why, so I felt so sick and decided that today I won't give a damn about all those good things that our greens tell us to do while they still support a warmonger silly pseudo-leftist government, so today I consumed a lot of silly stuff, wasted energy and now I am about to get out and take the car, and I smoked way too much.

    you can still do your part,... if that is all you can do, you still did your best.
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
    ~Ron Burgundy
  • sonicreducersonicreducer Posts: 713
    JaneNY wrote:
    No (unless I'm ocd too- and i likely am!) - I do it also. My shower head has this little button on it that you press, for that purpose.

    What else? We recycle all paper, plastic and metal. We use mattress warmers so we can turn the heat down at night.


    never thought of the mattress warmer. that seems interesting.

    and also, i might invest in the shower head. that is so funny.
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
    ~Ron Burgundy
  • Eva7Eva7 Posts: 226
    sonicreducer wrote:
    you can still do your part,... if that is all you can do, you still did your best.

    ahah! my part? I always do my part. Today I just decided that my part for one day is to protest against my silly part, and after years of this silly part I just want to feel free to do what the 99% of the people of the planet do, which is not to give a shit. Tomorrow is another day.
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  • sonicreducersonicreducer Posts: 713
    Eva7 wrote:
    ahah! my part? I always do my part. Today I just decided that my part for one day is to protest against my silly part, and after years of this silly part I just want to feel free to do what the 99% of the people of the planet do, which is not to give a shit. Tomorrow is another day.

    well, as long as the wine isn't chardonnay,...
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
    ~Ron Burgundy
  • AbuskedtiAbuskedti Posts: 1,917
    I am reading a book
  • Eva7Eva7 Posts: 226
    sonicreducer wrote:
    well, as long as the wine isn't chardonnay,...

    no way!!! the wine is pure italian organic and home-made!!!!
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  • humanlighthumanlight Posts: 271
    I have told a bunch of kids that they are better than their shitty parents and they will make a difference in the world someday. (not exactly in those words).
    "F**K you, I have laundry to do" -ed
  • sonicreducersonicreducer Posts: 713
    Eva7 wrote:
    no way!!! the wine is pure italian organic and home-made!!!!

    nice,... i am so greatful for the 1996-97 grapes that made amarone,... a bottle here runs about 40-70 USD,... absolutely fantastic year and even better wine
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
    ~Ron Burgundy
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