tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post1019904963153490719..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: LitterThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26173539826727102452021-04-03T10:02:34.112-07:002021-04-03T10:02:34.112-07:00Yes well said David, So true.
Happy Easter Pat ! T...Yes well said David, So true.<br />Happy Easter Pat ! The Square Ones send aroooooooos !angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34173502272203987132021-04-03T08:13:14.419-07:002021-04-03T08:13:14.419-07:00Well said DavidWell said DavidThe Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21073868934741803872021-04-03T07:33:14.308-07:002021-04-03T07:33:14.308-07:00The problem with litter is universal and while I a...The problem with litter is universal and while I agree absolutely that manufacturers of plastic junk, and the restaurants and businesses that use it, bear a good deal of blame for the problem, it is still a cause for great dismay that the average citizen is so irresponsible and seems will to pollute without end and without regard for the environment. It should be a simple matter to dispose of trash properly. and to really make an effort to minimize all the take-out containers etc. It horrifies me to see the degradation of our world.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77584035737092357052021-04-03T06:23:49.185-07:002021-04-03T06:23:49.185-07:00The law was changed in 2004 when it had previously...The law was changed in 2004 when it had previously only been Easter Sunday. An MP raised it to say that Christmas Day should also be kept special. I knew I hadn't imagined it, I was just 17 years out of date!Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38542420676128465572021-04-03T06:18:27.765-07:002021-04-03T06:18:27.765-07:00It looks like they do have to close on Christmas D...It looks like they do have to close on Christmas Day. I just checked the Gov website. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54414504301744664682021-04-03T06:13:38.840-07:002021-04-03T06:13:38.840-07:00The first "Earth Day" was held in the U....The first "Earth Day" was held in the U.S. in 1970 when I was in high school. It was all we had been talking about for weeks, learning about the environment. They sent us out in buses to pick up litter alongside the freeway, all well-organized and safe. (It wasn't tourist season, so relatively low traffic numbers.) As it happens, I think it was great training for young people, and we felt as if we were contributing to saving the planet.<br />Bonnie in MinneapolisBonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430550789402432373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-47855762199607726282021-04-03T05:29:52.333-07:002021-04-03T05:29:52.333-07:00Thanks for that information Rachel.Thanks for that information Rachel.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-6757781179487047942021-04-03T02:51:52.114-07:002021-04-03T02:51:52.114-07:00Christmas Day they can open even if they choose no...Christmas Day they can open even if they choose not to, as many do. Easter Sunday is the only day they legally cannot open. Small square footage shops can. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10865323628295430132021-04-03T02:50:53.182-07:002021-04-03T02:50:53.182-07:00Such an interesting read from all of you - thank y...Such an interesting read from all of you - thank you for participating.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3030192775669806272021-04-03T01:52:54.027-07:002021-04-03T01:52:54.027-07:00And Christmas day.And Christmas day.CharlottePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693808113369554138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-92099527040287522532021-04-03T00:04:22.875-07:002021-04-03T00:04:22.875-07:00Large supermarkets will all be shut on Easter Sund...Large supermarkets will all be shut on Easter Sunday in England. The only day of the year they cannot open.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38825694618481589002021-04-02T21:14:53.735-07:002021-04-02T21:14:53.735-07:00Here in Germany, shops are closed on Good Friday ...Here in Germany, shops are closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday, and on all Sundays, too(the only exception are bakeries).<br /><br />As for takeout, up to the seventies in my small town there only was bratwurst in a bun, so no packaging at all. I remember asking for a paper napkin once and being asked if I didn´t have a handkerchief!<br />Hilde in GermanyHildenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9662984753918986032021-04-02T20:49:35.913-07:002021-04-02T20:49:35.913-07:00About 4 or 5 years ago my supermarket stopped prov...About 4 or 5 years ago my supermarket stopped providing plastic bags, and used a sort of biodegradable replacement instead. Now they have reverted to paper bags with a semi transparent strip on one side. It's like going back to my childhood.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87483363178487461812021-04-02T17:14:00.690-07:002021-04-02T17:14:00.690-07:00Easter is still important...without it heaven know...Easter is still important...without it heaven knows what would happen. PrayersBrendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045973181179400022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30490078591903205872021-04-02T17:06:59.820-07:002021-04-02T17:06:59.820-07:00Yes, all the throw away containers that are throw ...Yes, all the throw away containers that are throw out car windows instead of thrown out at home. Good for your husband. My parents would have done the same.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59415969494818220862021-04-02T16:59:26.473-07:002021-04-02T16:59:26.473-07:00Your husband was a HERO! If more people did that, ...Your husband was a HERO! If more people did that, the litter problem would cease. And if it was the responsibility of takeaway shops to provide (even if through the local authority) litter bins, it would help. <br /><br />I do remember being taken to a restaurant once, as a very small child (so late 1950s) but only once, and when I started school in 1957-8 we had fish and chips once a week as a school lunch. But other than the F&C shop, takeaways were unknown. We ate seasonally, and well, and I"m sure the first fruit of the season tasted so much better for its absence for months beforehand!<br /><br />As for the "Holy days" you're right, my grandchildren wouldn't have a clue. However, they're in for a shock - we're both on duty at 8am service Easter morning, and, as they're staying the night, they will have to come with us. At nearly 6, and just 3, it might be a learning curve for us all! Wish us luck - or should I say, Prayers please!Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864657381173674455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30835164363489082002021-04-02T14:01:47.211-07:002021-04-02T14:01:47.211-07:00Good for your husband- litter is a modern plague! ...Good for your husband- litter is a modern plague! I well remember Easter in our Yorkshire village. Easter Sunday one year I sang 'My Song is Love Unknown' solo in church and Keith B. made faces to try and put me off. He was a real little rip as they would have said then.Have a happy Easter! XMinigrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677581746987151899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31917005511643359082021-04-02T13:54:41.600-07:002021-04-02T13:54:41.600-07:00Your story about litter reminded me that 50 years ...Your story about litter reminded me that 50 years ago we were on holiday with some people my husband knew. Lunch was a picnic on the beach (I think the husbands were talking business)and to my horror and amazement the friends' wife got up and left all their rubbish behind. I didn't know what to say but at least I packed up ours - we each had three small children - and put it all in a litter bin.<br />Not only do shops seem to open every day of the week now, but sometimes half or all of the night too.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8774403190106098472021-04-02T13:02:54.355-07:002021-04-02T13:02:54.355-07:00Mainly to do with money. Keeping the economy going...Mainly to do with money. Keeping the economy going 24/7. Convenience everything. It passes the cost of cleaning up the mess from the businesses that create it to the community. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89012011673147972222021-04-02T11:52:51.645-07:002021-04-02T11:52:51.645-07:00I remember Easter well as I grew up celebrating it...I remember Easter well as I grew up celebrating it. Easter Sunday was always special and I usually got a new dress to wear to church along with white gloves and a hat. I still acknowledge Easter but don't really celebrate it anymore with the kids and grandkids all grown.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-43799724174887943852021-04-02T11:26:05.724-07:002021-04-02T11:26:05.724-07:00Huge problems with litter at the riverside in Ilkl...Huge problems with litter at the riverside in Ilkley as soon as the sun comes out. Volunteers go in each evening to pick it all up, not just food and drink containers but used nappies, drug paraphernalia and worse. A lot of local people agree with Belle that it should be left to discourage these litter louts from returning, I always felt that was a bad idea until I saw this weeks mess in a park in Leeds, now I tend to agree it’s worth a try horrible as it would be.Jennyffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133651986287619972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21260229645854508462021-04-02T11:25:26.581-07:002021-04-02T11:25:26.581-07:00Interesting that some of us oldies remember when E...Interesting that some of us oldies remember when Easter meant something and all shops were closed and everyone ate fish on Good Friday. How times have changed.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-70941040041052167842021-04-02T10:25:54.112-07:002021-04-02T10:25:54.112-07:00The trash situation is out of control. I will spen...The trash situation is out of control. I will spend some time picking up litter in the close. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45599863669333306852021-04-02T10:21:02.326-07:002021-04-02T10:21:02.326-07:00I guess that after a year of Lockdowns, all the pr...I guess that after a year of Lockdowns, all the praying in the world won't reduce many businesses debt, the only thing that'll do that is being open on any day that they can.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-13727495825280181092021-04-02T09:48:29.464-07:002021-04-02T09:48:29.464-07:00Gosh, swift Karma for THAT crew and well done to y...Gosh, swift Karma for THAT crew and well done to your husband! I was digusted to see the litter. Personally, I think it should be left there for the next mass exodus and then perhaps they wouldn't be so keen to go to those same parks they littered last time. <br /><br /><br />Today I was quite surprised to see all the same shops open in Builth that are open through the week. When we went for our walk along by the river, even the two stalls that are the market there at present were set up for business. I presume Sunday will be the day the Supermarkets shut in honour of Easter?Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.com