tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post953861141889266441..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: Wake up and smell the coffeeMeanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-43108760452998807102016-08-01T14:54:37.988+01:002016-08-01T14:54:37.988+01:00There is so much out there to do environment wise,...There is so much out there to do environment wise, but if we start, or hugh starts on the things like veg and coffee cups, plastic bags already done, the big stuff then other things will follow. I don't drink coffee cant stand the stuff, I prefer to eat in private or to a table not standing around in my work suit, I can just imagine, hot dog, white shirt, with tomato sauce drips. lovely. Things like the coffee cups I cant believe that the companies have not thought about it and changed things already and it takes a campaign to start something. Julie TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-57595330665106979992016-08-01T12:23:23.930+01:002016-08-01T12:23:23.930+01:00Couldn't you sit in the cafe and have it in a ...Couldn't you sit in the cafe and have it in a proper cup and then drive home?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-92228655251496143312016-08-01T08:19:26.686+01:002016-08-01T08:19:26.686+01:00I get that but you could stand outside and turn ar...I get that but you could stand outside and turn around or inside you could look through a different window. I just thought it was a ridiculous amount of money spent on it to get it to rotate. I suppose it can follow the sun though. It just didn't appeal to me like the more simple sheds of the shed village.Carol Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800245681845689902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-65620994663338454852016-07-31T22:36:47.303+01:002016-07-31T22:36:47.303+01:00Thank you I did indeed mean barista's, silly m...Thank you I did indeed mean barista's, silly me :-$ of course there are also hundreds of barristers in Melbourne but the cost of coffee isn't an issue for them ;-) Curly Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802333414956803595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-16113224980475987322016-07-31T18:04:23.210+01:002016-07-31T18:04:23.210+01:00Hi Carol. The point of the rotating shed was that ...Hi Carol. The point of the rotating shed was that it can follow the sun, and it also gives a choice of views, whichever one you fancy. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-6345883968227168992016-07-31T17:56:27.008+01:002016-07-31T17:56:27.008+01:00I commented on the last post that I didn't agr...I commented on the last post that I didn't agree with the winners on the first shed of the year programme but didn't expand on that. It seems that lots agree with my thoughts though. I too thought the winning shed in the first section had cost too much and I didn't see the point of it rotating. I would have chosen the shed village which didn't cost much and gives pleasure to many. On the second section I also thought that the winner wasn't a shed but a barn. I think beyond a certain size it goes beyond being a shed.<br /><br />I too don't get the walking around the street with a coffee mentality. I only have coffee at home and wouldn't waste my money buying it while out although of course people can choose what they spend their money on but I hadn't realised that the cups were not recyclable. This seems crazy in today's world. It is a good thing that this is now being brought to people's notice. Carol Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800245681845689902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-45458390800276207092016-07-31T17:32:35.571+01:002016-07-31T17:32:35.571+01:00To Curly Club above ... did you mean to say barist...To Curly Club above ... did you mean to say baristas (instead of barristers)? Hopefully you're not in a spot of legal trouble where you singlehandedly support barristers (lawyers) ... <br /><br />:) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-47379223216152128532016-07-31T17:30:02.546+01:002016-07-31T17:30:02.546+01:00This is so funny to me! You've never had the ...This is so funny to me! You've never had the pleasure of a hot dog from a hot dog cart on a street corner? Nothing better! Go downtown in any major city in North America and you will see rich businessmen and women in their fanciest suits having their lunch from a hot dog cart on the street. It's so interesting to learn about how we are all conditioned in different ways by the environment we grew up in.<br /><br />Anon in Canada (again) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-31050844999271368772016-07-31T14:02:29.215+01:002016-07-31T14:02:29.215+01:00When I was a child it was considered 'common&#...When I was a child it was considered 'common' (i.e. not common to all, as the word suggests, but declasse, not the right thing to do.) The only food you may eat in street was an ice cream and that only by the beach or sea front. Now you see all kinds of things being eaten, and there is even what is called "street food" served from outdoor stalls and eaten on the hoof. Not what I would wish to do, I'm afraid, I still think it's unsightly, or as my Mum would've said, "common!"<br />Margaret Pgalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-5225774971767698782016-07-31T13:59:21.344+01:002016-07-31T13:59:21.344+01:00Not long ago, Carole R, it wasn't the coffee c...Not long ago, Carole R, it wasn't the coffee cup being taken for walkies, it was the ubiquitous bottle of water. Now only joggers carry water, walkers carry coffee cartons!<br />Margaret P galanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-13647547596984479992016-07-31T12:38:34.610+01:002016-07-31T12:38:34.610+01:00If you read about the old, old days villagers woul...If you read about the old, old days villagers would take their own jugs to farms to be filled with milk and to public houses for beer. There was also a service from the local baker to bake your own bread in their ovens. Good examples.<br /><br />Joan (Wales)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-18906048607626977572016-07-31T12:37:16.928+01:002016-07-31T12:37:16.928+01:00Who is judging who exactly? I am baffled. Who is judging who exactly? I am baffled. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-55394980410076211342016-07-31T12:36:16.268+01:002016-07-31T12:36:16.268+01:00Why do I have to keep on saying this. People can s...Why do I have to keep on saying this. People can spend their money on whatever they like. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-27926970215638407052016-07-31T11:49:50.479+01:002016-07-31T11:49:50.479+01:00What about the packaging in all the food that we b...What about the packaging in all the food that we buy? Is that recyclable? Mostly not. Perhaps people should go to the shops with their own bowls and have yoghurt put in them, or a bit of quorn shepherd's pie or whatever? It seems silly to just pick on one thing. Of course it is a start, but the judging of others as being worse than ourselves does seem unfair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-44511692535484781552016-07-31T11:46:20.233+01:002016-07-31T11:46:20.233+01:00My mother gets cross that people spend money on th...My mother gets cross that people spend money on their pets (I don't agree). It's horses for courses though isn't it? Buying coffee (I never do as I have no money for any extras of any kind) is up to the individuals involved and no one else's business. Such behaviour doesn't deserve moral judgement though I don't think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-78864550315667209642016-07-31T09:10:43.490+01:002016-07-31T09:10:43.490+01:00Still not really a shed, Cherie. I am agreeing wit...Still not really a shed, Cherie. I am agreeing with everyone else. I think they need to put limitations on size next time. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-60120059891216034772016-07-31T09:06:11.463+01:002016-07-31T09:06:11.463+01:00Yes, I liked the village of sheds as well. Yes, I liked the village of sheds as well. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-20511650828759533482016-07-31T09:05:19.485+01:002016-07-31T09:05:19.485+01:00I like the idea of reusing your own cup. Maybe it ...I like the idea of reusing your own cup. Maybe it will catch on, like bringing your own bags to the store. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-8595883099008923402016-07-31T08:36:17.432+01:002016-07-31T08:36:17.432+01:00actually it cost 40000. I added an extra 0 by acc...actually it cost 40000. I added an extra 0 by accidentCheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049568808770731003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-31534943641760523052016-07-31T08:31:14.292+01:002016-07-31T08:31:14.292+01:00Tony and I chose the village too.Tony and I chose the village too.Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049568808770731003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-85395931598104569442016-07-31T04:58:49.347+01:002016-07-31T04:58:49.347+01:00I don´t get all this eating and drinking in the st...I don´t get all this eating and drinking in the street. When I was a kid, in the fifties and sixties, the only thing "to go" were ice cream cones, and even this was considered appropriate only for children and young people.At my first visit to the USA, in 1981, I thought,"Nobody in Germany will ever walk around town drinking coffee out of a cardboard <br />cup". But now they all do! And in their kitchens they all have fancy, expensive coffee makers. I really don´t get it.Hildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447112312199912513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-54963575411022846422016-07-31T01:39:38.270+01:002016-07-31T01:39:38.270+01:00This is so interesting to learn about different cu...This is so interesting to learn about different cultures but I never thought that Canada was so much different than the U.K. but in this instance it is. I have also read on other blogs from the U.K. the writer making note of people walking and drinking or walking and eating. I grew up with this being so commonplace it's interesting to hear that in other countries that some people have an different take on it. That's the beauty of the Internet and people sharing their day-to-day lives on their blogs - it's a peek into how other people live. As a Canadian I remember thinking it odd that some people wear outside shoes into their homes -- it's probably because we are under snow 6 months of the year we're so used to taking boots off as soon as we get in the door ... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-46594615941909867412016-07-30T23:27:47.071+01:002016-07-30T23:27:47.071+01:00Good point about the cups. The coffee shops where ...Good point about the cups. The coffee shops where I work sell the option of reusable ceramic cups with silicone lids. There are hundreds of barristers in the city of Melbourne, it's an industry I support when I can. So many jobs of every type are being lost as technology replaces people, it's a worry. Curly Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802333414956803595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-68577345999723884962016-07-30T23:12:39.069+01:002016-07-30T23:12:39.069+01:00The only time I buy coffee out is when my husband ...The only time I buy coffee out is when my husband and I go out to breakfast in a little coffee shop in our town. We drink it there out of china cups and the waitress will refill it as many times as we want. No waste. Otherwise we have out tea and coffee at home.LANAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946005009680968861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-89302481126463675152016-07-30T22:39:56.126+01:002016-07-30T22:39:56.126+01:00My mother also told me that Jane and I never have....My mother also told me that Jane and I never have.<br /><br />Joan (Wales)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com