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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    I understand where you are coming from, and ultimately, I agree with you. In practice though, if we don't make some hard decisions we won't make any progress at all.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,669
    rgambs said:

    I understand where you are coming from, and ultimately, I agree with you. In practice though, if we don't make some hard decisions we won't make any progress at all.

    I totally agree with that although I think the hard decisions we have to make have more to do with "What are we willing to give up in order to assure a healthy world for us and those who come after us". My choice recently, for example, was to give up eating meat. Another I would make if it were totally up to me would be to let my little Casita trailer go but the choice there might be "lose Casita/lose wife vs keep Casita/keep wife." Not really, but almost :lol:
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Check these out: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005E2QRPG?redirect=true&ref_=s9_simh_gw_g79_i1_r

    reusable produce bags, for like a buck and a half per bag!
    i might be unreasonably excited about these, but I recently had to toss a whole bag of string beans cuz they got slimey from being in the plastic bag for too long. Anything that makes produce last longer than a couple days makes me happy :lol:

    Honestly even with the "plastic bag" discussion on here, I never even thought about the produce bags.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,758
    ldent42 said:

    Check these out: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005E2QRPG?redirect=true&ref_=s9_simh_gw_g79_i1_r

    reusable produce bags, for like a buck and a half per bag!
    i might be unreasonably excited about these, but I recently had to toss a whole bag of string beans cuz they got slimey from being in the plastic bag for too long. Anything that makes produce last longer than a couple days makes me happy :lol:

    Honestly even with the "plastic bag" discussion on here, I never even thought about the produce bags.

    Oh yeah, I use Debbie Meyer's Green Bags religiously (same thing as you posted basically) and they are AMAZING. I love them so much I ended up handing them out to everyone I know for Christmas one year, lol. I have saved SO much money/food with these things.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,669
    edited February 2016
    ldent42 said:

    Check these out: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005E2QRPG?redirect=true&ref_=s9_simh_gw_g79_i1_r

    reusable produce bags, for like a buck and a half per bag!
    i might be unreasonably excited about these, but I recently had to toss a whole bag of string beans cuz they got slimey from being in the plastic bag for too long. Anything that makes produce last longer than a couple days makes me happy :lol:

    Honestly even with the "plastic bag" discussion on here, I never even thought about the produce bags.

    Produce bags are a real quandary for us. A few years ago our old refrigerator conked out. We had replaced the compressor once already but this time thing was a goner and it was time to update to a more energy efficient model. The problem is, ALL newer refrigerators (that I know of anyway) tend to suck moisture out of the air inside and anything with moisture that is not sealed. That makes storage difficult. I try to either reuse bags until they are useless and recycle them or better yet, use washable Tupperware. But many vegies like a little air circulation. The bags you posted look great but in my fridge most vegies would probably be desiccated in a day or two. They might work for somethings though like root vegetables. I'll look around and see if I can find them somewhere (other than Undercut America. :wink: )
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,758
    edited February 2016
    Brian, I think you might be surprised by how well these green bags work. I don't think there is any chance at all that they wouldn't effectively keep your produce fresh for days and days, in or out of the fridge.
    You can buy the Debbie Myer's ones online, and other brands too. I'm lucky to live by an As Seen On TV store (where they sell all the shit you see on infomercials), so can buy them in person for maybe $12 a box.
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    My fridge is either as old or slightly older than me, so I think I don't have to worry about that drying out issue. The Rite Aide by my house has a large As Seen on TV section so I'll see if they have them there for the same price.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,758
    edited February 2016
    ldent42 said:

    My fridge is either as old or slightly older than me, so I think I don't have to worry about that drying out issue. The Rite Aide by my house has a large As Seen on TV section so I'll see if they have them there for the same price.

    Know what, I was obviously confused about what you initially posted, which are absolutely not like what I'm talking about at all, lol. I think I just assumed they were same kind of thing because of the packaging. Looks similar to the green bags. :) But anyway, yeah, the green bags are highly recommended by me for keeping produce fresh longer, clearly! They are cheap online too: http://www.amazon.com/Debbie-Meyer-GreenBags-Freshness-Preserving-Storage/dp/B00I4V1U06/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1454371513&sr=1-2&keywords=green+bags

    But those mesh things you posted also look good just to prevent those produce section bags from being used.
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    yea it says it's only reusable up to 8-10 times though. So I'm probably going to stick with the mesh ones. I just want to see them in person before I waste $12 on them.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,758
    ldent42 said:

    yea it says it's only reusable up to 8-10 times though. So I'm probably going to stick with the mesh ones. I just want to see them in person before I waste $12 on them.

    Yes, but reusable 8 - 10 times per bag probably prevents like $20 worth of food waste if you're having trouble keeping produce fresh. And that's just reusable when it comes to keeping the produce fresh. After that you can use the bags for whatever else you want. This is about not wasting food rather than for not using bags.... No joke, I probably save at least $300 a year in produce with these things.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,669
    edited February 2016
    PJ_Soul said:

    ldent42 said:

    My fridge is either as old or slightly older than me, so I think I don't have to worry about that drying out issue. The Rite Aide by my house has a large As Seen on TV section so I'll see if they have them there for the same price.

    Know what, I was obviously confused about what you initially posted, which are absolutely not like what I'm talking about at all, lol. I think I just assumed they were same kind of thing because of the packaging. Looks similar to the green bags. :) But anyway, yeah, the green bags are highly recommended by me for keeping produce fresh longer, clearly! They are cheap online too: http://www.amazon.com/Debbie-Meyer-GreenBags-Freshness-Preserving-Storage/dp/B00I4V1U06/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1454371513&sr=1-2&keywords=green+bags

    But those mesh things you posted also look good just to prevent those produce section bags from being used.
    Thanks for the heads up. I'm still gonna look somewhere besides Undercut America for them though :lol:

    Update- they carry them at Bed Bath and Beyond, Safeway, K-Mart or on eBay. No need to support Amazon!

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,758
    brianlux said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    ldent42 said:

    My fridge is either as old or slightly older than me, so I think I don't have to worry about that drying out issue. The Rite Aide by my house has a large As Seen on TV section so I'll see if they have them there for the same price.

    Know what, I was obviously confused about what you initially posted, which are absolutely not like what I'm talking about at all, lol. I think I just assumed they were same kind of thing because of the packaging. Looks similar to the green bags. :) But anyway, yeah, the green bags are highly recommended by me for keeping produce fresh longer, clearly! They are cheap online too: http://www.amazon.com/Debbie-Meyer-GreenBags-Freshness-Preserving-Storage/dp/B00I4V1U06/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1454371513&sr=1-2&keywords=green+bags

    But those mesh things you posted also look good just to prevent those produce section bags from being used.
    Thanks for the heads up. I'm still gonna look somewhere besides Undercut America for them though :lol:

    Update- they carry them at Bed Bath and Beyond or on eBay. No need to support Amazon!

    Haha, I would never suggest you buy anything from Amazon Brian. :lol: I just posted that to show you what they looked like and the general price. ;)
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,669
    PJ_Soul said:

    brianlux said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    ldent42 said:

    My fridge is either as old or slightly older than me, so I think I don't have to worry about that drying out issue. The Rite Aide by my house has a large As Seen on TV section so I'll see if they have them there for the same price.

    Know what, I was obviously confused about what you initially posted, which are absolutely not like what I'm talking about at all, lol. I think I just assumed they were same kind of thing because of the packaging. Looks similar to the green bags. :) But anyway, yeah, the green bags are highly recommended by me for keeping produce fresh longer, clearly! They are cheap online too: http://www.amazon.com/Debbie-Meyer-GreenBags-Freshness-Preserving-Storage/dp/B00I4V1U06/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1454371513&sr=1-2&keywords=green+bags

    But those mesh things you posted also look good just to prevent those produce section bags from being used.
    Thanks for the heads up. I'm still gonna look somewhere besides Undercut America for them though :lol:

    Update- they carry them at Bed Bath and Beyond or on eBay. No need to support Amazon!

    Haha, I would never suggest you buy anything from Amazon Brian. :lol: I just posted that to show you what they looked like and the general price. ;)
    :plus_one:
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  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    Osama bin Laden wrote a letter calling on the American people to help President Barack Obama fight "catastrophic" climate change and "save humanity", in the latest evidence of his worries about environmental issues, newly released documents show.
    http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0W35MS
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,669
    JC29856 said:

    Osama bin Laden wrote a letter calling on the American people to help President Barack Obama fight "catastrophic" climate change and "save humanity", in the latest evidence of his worries about environmental issues, newly released documents show.
    http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0W35MS

    Just goes to show pretty much everyone gets how serious global warming is.

    Now what would be even more helpful would be for everyone to understand that the plight of our ocean is even more urgent. It all starts and ends with the oceans.
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  • mickeyrat
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    Snow brought in via train for the start of the iditarod race. In Alaska.
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  • tempo_n_groove
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    mickeyrat said:

    Snow brought in via train for the start of the iditarod race. In Alaska.

    It'll be 70' here in NY tomorrow. It was freezing a day ago...
  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    tempo_n_groove said:

    mickeyrat said:

    Snow brought in via train for the start of the iditarod race. In Alaska.

    It'll be 70' here in NY tomorrow. It was freezing a day ago...
    71 in DOAC Wednesday, may do some mandscaping and hit an area beach
  • Free
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    JC29856 said:

    tempo_n_groove said:

    mickeyrat said:

    Snow brought in via train for the start of the iditarod race. In Alaska.

    It'll be 70' here in NY tomorrow. It was freezing a day ago...
    71 in DOAC Wednesday, may do some mandscaping and hit an area beach
    TMI!
  • rgambs
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