The events of last week suggest our prime minister has no understanding of the environment. The UK is proceeding with the eventual elimination of one use plastic. When asked Justin would not commit to anything, and gave the impression it was not a worthy topic. For me this was the first time he crossed my line in the sand. It is my opinion that plastic is the # 1 problem we have.
But counting on government mandates solving this issue is pie in the sky imagination. The UK put a timeline of 2040 to put an end to this. In other words it’s on the back burner on low heat. No what needs to be done is to make all the manufactures recycle what they produce. All of it. The one use stuff will disappear on its own without legislation. I swear there are people in this world that dream all day of ways to make even more plastic things. A person could say we have a serious addiction to this stuff. A world wide epidemic if you ask me.
Seven billion, all addicted, and counting.
Sunday, 22 April 2018
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Facebook Politics
Is it me or has everyone lost their ability to judge things for themselves. They could bombard me with political stuff and it still wouldn’t change my mind about what I think. Maybe it’s because no one really cares anymore. That all the lying and deceit we have heard for all these years has made us numb to the point of indifference.
Of coarse FaceBook is a prime place to target ads, heck there is a billion people on it daily. But I’ve noticed that most people don’t seem to care much about issues as much as the latest baby pictures. I find that it’s he pictures that gets everyone’s attention, not some political ad. And this is the thing that attracts people to FB, calm casual social interaction.
I won’t be quitting the FB, it has a place in my life and the lives of my friends and family.
One more thing, it’s a sad day to say farewell to Rick Mercer and all the lives he touched. He will be missed.
Of coarse FaceBook is a prime place to target ads, heck there is a billion people on it daily. But I’ve noticed that most people don’t seem to care much about issues as much as the latest baby pictures. I find that it’s he pictures that gets everyone’s attention, not some political ad. And this is the thing that attracts people to FB, calm casual social interaction.
I won’t be quitting the FB, it has a place in my life and the lives of my friends and family.
One more thing, it’s a sad day to say farewell to Rick Mercer and all the lives he touched. He will be missed.
Sunday, 25 March 2018
Flat Earthers
Please tell me why this is a trend. I’ve tried my best to understand what it is that consumes these poor souls. Recently a man built his own rocket to launch himself up in the air, to somehow prove the earth is flat. Spent a lot of money doing so. Wouldn’t a ride in an airplane do the same thing? Is this a genetic disorder we haven’t discovered yet? Crazy shit if you ask me!
Monday, 12 March 2018
Shopping Malls
Not unlike cars we have hit the saturation point in malls. I never liked them, it seemed to me they all were selling the same thing with a different name. Massive land development and parking for everyone. How is that a good thing? Christmas time was always insane. Had to go there to get it done. Push push push, buy buy buy! For what? In their heyday you had to know someone just to get into these places. The owner of the mall took at least a 10% cut of all sales, not to mention the exorbitant price per square foot of space. I for one am not sad to see them die, we don’t need them.
Below is an interesting statistic.
Below is an interesting statistic.
The country boasts 94 square metres of retail space for every 100 people, according to data from the Shopping Centre Council of Australia, far more than the United Kingdom — at 44 square metres — and Germany — at 22 square metres.
Seven billion, looking for a place to live and counting
Friday, 23 February 2018
Olympic Canadian men’s hockey
Oh my god, they lost to the Germans!! Don’t get you’re nickers in a knot, there are many Canadians on that team. We can’t win all the time otherwise it would be boring. But here’s a thought, rather then send our pros why don’t we send our best juniors. I think they would represent our country well and maybe even win! What a thrill it would be for these players to go to the Olympics. I never liked the way the NHL schedule was made in order to accommodate this event. And the pros don’t need this, they make millions playing the game.
Send our best juniors is in my mind the right thing to do.
One of seven billion and counting
Send our best juniors is in my mind the right thing to do.
One of seven billion and counting
Saturday, 17 February 2018
Tim Hortons Rant
For three days this week the “blank” roll up the rim cups were in my Canadian news feed. Really? Is this important news? Are people running into glass walls not knowing what to do with a blank roll up the rim?
Then it was the franchise owners who stopped paying for breaks, my goodness, where do these employees go for a break? Well what I saw when I was a customer was employees hiding behind the garbage bins, and to smoke there as well so I guess the non smokers had to be endure extra foul smells. Seams to me if you don’t provide a lunch room for employees then you must pay them to “hang around “ in uniform.
I find it so hard to believe that an “institution “ like Timies has lowered itself to this bottom pit of gloom. Not sure what it’s like back east but out west there is a serious shortage of workers to fill these positions, many 24 hour Tim’s have had to scale back hours because of a shortage of people to fill these rolls. And now they are punishing what loyal workers they have over a little ity bitty raise. I guess the profits just aren’t what they were in the good old days.
I no longer go to this restaurant as I’ve had to quit drinking coffee, and really there is little else they serve that would draw me in.
Wake up Canada, this greedy chain of franchises needs a good slap in the face. And only you can do this. Roll up the rims fill our landfills with unnecessary garbage, totally disgusting environmental behaviour from this company that was once a Canadian institution!
Blaaaaaaa humbug from this one of seven billion and counting.
Then it was the franchise owners who stopped paying for breaks, my goodness, where do these employees go for a break? Well what I saw when I was a customer was employees hiding behind the garbage bins, and to smoke there as well so I guess the non smokers had to be endure extra foul smells. Seams to me if you don’t provide a lunch room for employees then you must pay them to “hang around “ in uniform.
I find it so hard to believe that an “institution “ like Timies has lowered itself to this bottom pit of gloom. Not sure what it’s like back east but out west there is a serious shortage of workers to fill these positions, many 24 hour Tim’s have had to scale back hours because of a shortage of people to fill these rolls. And now they are punishing what loyal workers they have over a little ity bitty raise. I guess the profits just aren’t what they were in the good old days.
I no longer go to this restaurant as I’ve had to quit drinking coffee, and really there is little else they serve that would draw me in.
Wake up Canada, this greedy chain of franchises needs a good slap in the face. And only you can do this. Roll up the rims fill our landfills with unnecessary garbage, totally disgusting environmental behaviour from this company that was once a Canadian institution!
Blaaaaaaa humbug from this one of seven billion and counting.
Thursday, 15 February 2018
Olympic trade deadline
I’m starting to feel that Olympic teams are more and more like professional teams, a good athlete that doesn’t qualify for his or her country then joins a country that needs him or her. Sometimes these athletes win a medal for the country. Many of Canada’s athletes come from other countries, because we are a smaller nation and in order to be competitive we bring these people in and grant citizenship.
Why not make it like pro sports, have a trade deadline and shuffle the players around a bit. No need to pretend they’re from our country but that they’re part of our team. Cash payments, buyouts and future considerations plus draft picks! Haha that would be fun.
One thing is for certain, the games are not as meaningful as they once were. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy watching the competition but don’t really care what country they play for. That, I think is the right spirit to have, not this win at any costs, or funding only for results.
Deeper I often wonder just how long the games will even exist, the costs are crazy high, of coarse I’m not a participant just one of seven billion with an observation.
Why not make it like pro sports, have a trade deadline and shuffle the players around a bit. No need to pretend they’re from our country but that they’re part of our team. Cash payments, buyouts and future considerations plus draft picks! Haha that would be fun.
One thing is for certain, the games are not as meaningful as they once were. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy watching the competition but don’t really care what country they play for. That, I think is the right spirit to have, not this win at any costs, or funding only for results.
Deeper I often wonder just how long the games will even exist, the costs are crazy high, of coarse I’m not a participant just one of seven billion with an observation.
Sunday, 11 February 2018
Musical Chairs
I will not pretend to know how the markets work, but from my viewpoint it sure looks like musical chairs. The smart guys all get out leaving everyone else to fall to the floor. Am I not seeing this right?
In some states there is such a shortage of labor companies are hiring people in jail to work, and at premium wages, in the trucking world the shortage of drivers has become nasty, heck who wants these jobs anyways. Drivers I know who use to run south of the border don’t want to anymore because of the new electronic log books. Can’t get anything done and their wages have fallen. Heck I’ve been recruited by people I barley know to go drive for someone else.
My point is the fed is raising interest rates to try and stop inflation, yet inflation is going to happen because there is not enough people to do the shit jobs out there and the wages and prices will increase. Yep, just a great big merry go round!
Sunday, 4 February 2018
I’m a Headline Junkie
Are you like me, skimming the news only looking at the headlines? Maybe it’s my age and experience but I can picture the article with just the headline. In fact I find reading the piece to be boring as hell. I think it comes from school where you are not only encouraged to write 1000 word essays. So what do you do? You rehash everything that has been already said in order to get the content needed.
Starting today I’m going to keep my blog down to one paragraph with a great headline that says what I feel. No need to bore you all with rehashed content!
One of seven billion and counting
Starting today I’m going to keep my blog down to one paragraph with a great headline that says what I feel. No need to bore you all with rehashed content!
One of seven billion and counting
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
Uber
I need help with this, why does this company continue to reject any and almost all pre clearance of its drivers? They left the largest city in the US because they refused to do a criminal check on their drivers. It’s almost like they want to have criminals behind the wheel!
Today one driver was arrested in California after raping four different women. He wasn’t even a US citizen! https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/23/uber-driver-charged-with-four-rapes-california?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
This company could have owned the taxi business but chose to be some kind of outlaw you can’t tell me what to do company. I may be a big male and not afraid of much but man, who is it that’s picking me up? Or my daughters? You just don’t know.
Then they attack these drivers with a shrinking percentage of revenue to the point of starvation. Was everyone involved at the start Trump followers? To be a big company like this and not care at all for your customers or the people who make you your money is hard to understand. It feels like a very criminal behaviour to me, heck I’d have more faith in a rickshaw driver in Vietnam then an Uber driver anywhere in the world.
They are currently trying to crack the Vancouver market, and even though this market needs a shakeup in the worst way I’m afraid of what will come with it.
Seven billion, looking for a lift, and counting
Today one driver was arrested in California after raping four different women. He wasn’t even a US citizen! https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/23/uber-driver-charged-with-four-rapes-california?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
This company could have owned the taxi business but chose to be some kind of outlaw you can’t tell me what to do company. I may be a big male and not afraid of much but man, who is it that’s picking me up? Or my daughters? You just don’t know.
Then they attack these drivers with a shrinking percentage of revenue to the point of starvation. Was everyone involved at the start Trump followers? To be a big company like this and not care at all for your customers or the people who make you your money is hard to understand. It feels like a very criminal behaviour to me, heck I’d have more faith in a rickshaw driver in Vietnam then an Uber driver anywhere in the world.
They are currently trying to crack the Vancouver market, and even though this market needs a shakeup in the worst way I’m afraid of what will come with it.
Seven billion, looking for a lift, and counting
Sunday, 21 January 2018
Hard Work
It’s been said many times that in the future we will have more leisure time, that robots and such will free us to an easier life, yet no sooner is this said we all seem to be busier and work longer and harder lives. I have a theory on this, I think we are afraid to be idle. That we will get into more trouble and spend past our means. Is happiness being busy as we can be? Working till we can’t?
No we need to work, we want to work, and a future that may eliminate all these jobs is not something most want to see. There is a guilt to sitting around that’s hard to take. Yet a lot of what we do is really quite meaningless. That can be very frustrating, and I think explains the Trump movement. It’s a last grasp at a life that has past us by. Drill for more oil, dig for more coal. Ignore climate change. It’s a plea for a past life, one that is done done done!!!
I’m looking forward to the new economy, whatever that’s turns out to be. But one thing is for certain, we need to be busy and lead a life that has some meaning.
Seven billion, wondering what’s next and counting.
No we need to work, we want to work, and a future that may eliminate all these jobs is not something most want to see. There is a guilt to sitting around that’s hard to take. Yet a lot of what we do is really quite meaningless. That can be very frustrating, and I think explains the Trump movement. It’s a last grasp at a life that has past us by. Drill for more oil, dig for more coal. Ignore climate change. It’s a plea for a past life, one that is done done done!!!
I’m looking forward to the new economy, whatever that’s turns out to be. But one thing is for certain, we need to be busy and lead a life that has some meaning.
Seven billion, wondering what’s next and counting.
Saturday, 20 January 2018
Buying and selling
I used to sell cars, for dealers and privately. It could be a long and painful journey from start to finish. First you place an add, that took a week and sometimes longer. Then it would get to print but there were mistakes, or you sold it, or the price needed to be adjusted for work done. Then came the internet.
Thursday night at 4 pm I went to see a car, liked it and bought it. Got it home, plated and insured by 7:30. Then I needed to sell the one I was driving. Friday at 2:00 pm I posted an add to Craig’s List, got an email at 2:10, by 3:30 car was sold. It to was plated and insured and driven to the buyers home. I was dropped off at my home by 7:30 pm. 24 hours to do 2 deals completed privately is in my mind just crazy.
Why oh why do we need dealers?? Values are there for everyone to see, specs and problems are just a google search away. I think Tesla has it right, order on line and get it delivered to you. We don’t need to be paying all these middle men (and women) to do what we can do ourselves in relative ease. Kind of like Sears and other stores like them, just a big waste of time and added expense.
We are entering the speed warp of commerce now and it’s going to get even faster then my example.
Seven billion, getting what they want and counting.
Thursday night at 4 pm I went to see a car, liked it and bought it. Got it home, plated and insured by 7:30. Then I needed to sell the one I was driving. Friday at 2:00 pm I posted an add to Craig’s List, got an email at 2:10, by 3:30 car was sold. It to was plated and insured and driven to the buyers home. I was dropped off at my home by 7:30 pm. 24 hours to do 2 deals completed privately is in my mind just crazy.
Why oh why do we need dealers?? Values are there for everyone to see, specs and problems are just a google search away. I think Tesla has it right, order on line and get it delivered to you. We don’t need to be paying all these middle men (and women) to do what we can do ourselves in relative ease. Kind of like Sears and other stores like them, just a big waste of time and added expense.
We are entering the speed warp of commerce now and it’s going to get even faster then my example.
Seven billion, getting what they want and counting.
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
A quiet summer
As of today our federallies have decided that building a pipeline through my new adopted province is good to go. Apparently our Prime Minister only eats meat as ripping up wilderness to transport oil is just fine with him. Yep, no "roasted veggies" on his plate, just meat.
Not sure how one man and one party can do such things as tear up environmental protections and still get elected. One thing is for sure, it won't be a quiet summer. The natives will be in full dress come any developer or pipeline exec. Ha, Harper may know Albertans but BC is another thing altogether. Wonder if Neil Young is available for a summer concert?
Roasted Veggies, the key to long life.
Not sure how one man and one party can do such things as tear up environmental protections and still get elected. One thing is for sure, it won't be a quiet summer. The natives will be in full dress come any developer or pipeline exec. Ha, Harper may know Albertans but BC is another thing altogether. Wonder if Neil Young is available for a summer concert?
Roasted Veggies, the key to long life.
Sunday, 15 June 2014
A New Title
Being "ironic" was in the end something that everyone was. It was of coarse the basis for most humour and in the end I ran out of ideas to further that coarse of thought. So now we are the "Roasted Veggie". This name came to me as something I'm very fond of, roasted veggies, and of how I see the world, a bunch of roasted veggies! I really needed to lighten up some so this will be my first post under this new name.
I've recently moved to Vancouver, a place with many different nationals in its living area. And for the first time I find myself working for an East Indian. What I have noticed about these people is how polite they are, and they are always smiling. Now this is not to say they won't screw you if given an opportunity, but they just seem to always have a smile and say thank you my good friend. They may have just met you but you are their good friend. As opposed to Chinese people who hardly ever smile. Must be tough being a comedian in China, they just don't show emotion, not enough roasted veggies is what I'm thinking. But for me, I've been around East Indians for many years and never knew any of them. I'm a bit ashamed of this as I've now come to like them very much. They wear their hearts on their sleeves and seem to truly enjoy life. They also love veggies, not sure if roasting them is the norm but they have always eaten a fairly vegetable based diet and to that I say good deal.
Seven billion, opening their eyes and counting
I've recently moved to Vancouver, a place with many different nationals in its living area. And for the first time I find myself working for an East Indian. What I have noticed about these people is how polite they are, and they are always smiling. Now this is not to say they won't screw you if given an opportunity, but they just seem to always have a smile and say thank you my good friend. They may have just met you but you are their good friend. As opposed to Chinese people who hardly ever smile. Must be tough being a comedian in China, they just don't show emotion, not enough roasted veggies is what I'm thinking. But for me, I've been around East Indians for many years and never knew any of them. I'm a bit ashamed of this as I've now come to like them very much. They wear their hearts on their sleeves and seem to truly enjoy life. They also love veggies, not sure if roasting them is the norm but they have always eaten a fairly vegetable based diet and to that I say good deal.
Seven billion, opening their eyes and counting
Saturday, 7 June 2014
Been too long
I've been away for a while, moved twice and found a new job which first took me to Calgary, through that I made a move to Vancouver where I'm happily enjoying my "Ironic existence".
Wow, you take three years off from a job and when you come back it's soooo different. Immigration in Canada has been mostly a steady flow of people from India, many of which went into trucking. Now three years ago there were maybe 30% of these drivers/owner operators out there. Well today I see it as closer to 70% . They have successfully established themselves in this business and today I find myself working for one of them. Something unheard of 5 or 6 years ago. Back then there was tremendous animosity towards these hard working people, but today they are the ones left standing and I must say they are doing an excellent job of it. What's so ironic is that if they hadn't come here to live and work with their extended families we would be for the most part out of big truck drivers, and this business would be in crisis. So today, after all this time out, solute these "new Canadians" and the great job they are doing for this country.
Wow, you take three years off from a job and when you come back it's soooo different. Immigration in Canada has been mostly a steady flow of people from India, many of which went into trucking. Now three years ago there were maybe 30% of these drivers/owner operators out there. Well today I see it as closer to 70% . They have successfully established themselves in this business and today I find myself working for one of them. Something unheard of 5 or 6 years ago. Back then there was tremendous animosity towards these hard working people, but today they are the ones left standing and I must say they are doing an excellent job of it. What's so ironic is that if they hadn't come here to live and work with their extended families we would be for the most part out of big truck drivers, and this business would be in crisis. So today, after all this time out, solute these "new Canadians" and the great job they are doing for this country.
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Sponsored Content
The days of finding good honest opinions about a lot of things is getting harder and harder. The influence of advertisers and their money is creating a vacuum in journalism. one must sift through pages of links to find unbiased editorials. And there appears to be no shame in "going along with the crowd" with even veteran journalists.
The speed, the greed and all those eyeballs to hijack is just too tempting to the super rich who can afford to pay writers to write what they want. Trouble is is everyone is doing it to the point that you can't believe anybody anymore.
This is the worst that the internet has brought on us. And I'm afraid it will get way worse before anything can be done about it. If in fact anything can be done. The speed and ability to adjust to anything is what happens. Don't agree? Look no further then the robo trading programs where computer programs trade stocks in milliseconds. Shit my friends, is hitting the fan!
7 billion, seeing the same adds, and counting
The speed, the greed and all those eyeballs to hijack is just too tempting to the super rich who can afford to pay writers to write what they want. Trouble is is everyone is doing it to the point that you can't believe anybody anymore.
This is the worst that the internet has brought on us. And I'm afraid it will get way worse before anything can be done about it. If in fact anything can be done. The speed and ability to adjust to anything is what happens. Don't agree? Look no further then the robo trading programs where computer programs trade stocks in milliseconds. Shit my friends, is hitting the fan!
7 billion, seeing the same adds, and counting
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Changes
Today I want to get personal. What I mean by that is talk about what I'm going through and where I'm headed.
I've been living with my ex in the family house for the last two years and the time has come for me to leave. It has been a while since we divorced but it took a long time for it to become final in my mind. When you live with someone for a long time it's hard to break routines and I found myself doing exactly what I was before we split. Same arguments, same issues keep coming up.
I of coarse never thought it would become a relationship again, and did not expect anything while I was here. The deal was to spend more time with my youngest still living here and to allow the ex time to take a long break and do some traveling. We didn't know how it would work out in the end. But the end has come and I will be moving on very soon.
At this stage of my life I'm reinventing what and how I live. I plan to move back to Ontario and be close to my oldest daughter. But a lifestyle change is coming as well. I'm moving with very little in the way of possessions, basically the cloths I own and my gardening tools. I still plan to grow a garden where ever I end up. I have some ideas for a business and plan on playing a lot of poker tournaments. It will be a new way to live, and maybe a new blog will come of it. Restarting life at 58 with a bad back and no income. Should be interesting and I think I will be writing about it when I get settled.
I'm one of 7 billion, trying to find my way, and counting
I've been living with my ex in the family house for the last two years and the time has come for me to leave. It has been a while since we divorced but it took a long time for it to become final in my mind. When you live with someone for a long time it's hard to break routines and I found myself doing exactly what I was before we split. Same arguments, same issues keep coming up.
I of coarse never thought it would become a relationship again, and did not expect anything while I was here. The deal was to spend more time with my youngest still living here and to allow the ex time to take a long break and do some traveling. We didn't know how it would work out in the end. But the end has come and I will be moving on very soon.
At this stage of my life I'm reinventing what and how I live. I plan to move back to Ontario and be close to my oldest daughter. But a lifestyle change is coming as well. I'm moving with very little in the way of possessions, basically the cloths I own and my gardening tools. I still plan to grow a garden where ever I end up. I have some ideas for a business and plan on playing a lot of poker tournaments. It will be a new way to live, and maybe a new blog will come of it. Restarting life at 58 with a bad back and no income. Should be interesting and I think I will be writing about it when I get settled.
I'm one of 7 billion, trying to find my way, and counting
Friday, 30 August 2013
There is an explanation
It would seem many folks are driving less. The experts don't seem to understand why this is. All their studies seem to indicate its a wide spread phenomena not tied to income levels or to the recent economic downturn. Statisticians, the word itself implies a static response to things, no insight just playing the numbers.
Well this is what I think it is. We have at last figured out there is no open road anymore. That rush hour is a 12-15 hour a day thing pretty much everywhere in the world. And the expense is getting out of hand. Pick any accident, the costs involved are enormous. And the stress of having to concentrate so hard on traffic, trying not to get into a jackpot or reck your car. Then theres driving with the maniacs. They advertise these cars as a thing you have the right to drive as reckless as you want, and they "all go fast". Add to this the incredable video conference software that is available and that even your grandma can operate who needs the pain of traveling? Save the money and grow a garden instead, well you could if you wanted.
Point is where the hell are we going anyway that needs us to own these expensive and polluting machines. The dream they try to sell us doesn't exist. Tearing up the back roads in an oversized and overpriced 4X4 is not a reality that happens for many. Anyways you may find yourself in jail or worse for destroying the wilderness. I won't even mention the insurance costs.
We are staying in the cave, give everyone an internet connection and live life out in a modern and safe cave, equipped with running water, heat and a place to grow some food. What more do we really need.
7 billion, plugged in and talking to each other, and counting.
Well this is what I think it is. We have at last figured out there is no open road anymore. That rush hour is a 12-15 hour a day thing pretty much everywhere in the world. And the expense is getting out of hand. Pick any accident, the costs involved are enormous. And the stress of having to concentrate so hard on traffic, trying not to get into a jackpot or reck your car. Then theres driving with the maniacs. They advertise these cars as a thing you have the right to drive as reckless as you want, and they "all go fast". Add to this the incredable video conference software that is available and that even your grandma can operate who needs the pain of traveling? Save the money and grow a garden instead, well you could if you wanted.
Point is where the hell are we going anyway that needs us to own these expensive and polluting machines. The dream they try to sell us doesn't exist. Tearing up the back roads in an oversized and overpriced 4X4 is not a reality that happens for many. Anyways you may find yourself in jail or worse for destroying the wilderness. I won't even mention the insurance costs.
We are staying in the cave, give everyone an internet connection and live life out in a modern and safe cave, equipped with running water, heat and a place to grow some food. What more do we really need.
7 billion, plugged in and talking to each other, and counting.
Friday, 23 August 2013
I'm a Luck Suck
Well sometimes I think I am, three beautiful children, good health and plenty of food to eat. We all are lucky, lucky to be alive on this incredible planet we call earth. We all get to see, feel and experience the wonders of life. I want to believe no matter what your situation is, being alive is great. Everyone has the potential of doing great things and making a difference.
But we are a lazy bunch, the mundane chores of everyday living, the work involved to do the right things. For example reusing/recycling. It is hard work doing these things, and there is no immediate payoff for doing this. As our engineers get better and faster at making "new things" everyone kind of forgets that all these things need to be disposed of in a safe and sustainable way. It is of coarse better that you at least try to do the right thing then not but most of us leave a lot to be desired.
China has stopped taking everyones plastic garbage, as much of what goes there ends up in a landfill. It's not that the better plastic is not economical to harvest and reuse, it's that most of it is not. And it gets made in the thousands of kilo's used on a daily basis. The agricultural industry is stumped as to what to do, as they use enormous amounts of plastic to pack and ship food. If China is not taking it what are they to do with it?
This is the biggest problem we face, because it will involve a brand new way of living on this planet. We can't keep using and throwing away all this stuff. A new economic model is needed and we all have to do better as this world is very populated and we have reached the tipping point. Growth at all costs has to stop, sustainability must be the model we strive for. The question is, are we too lazy to get it done. Is everyone just going to wait for the next guy to do it.
7 billion, ignoring the truth, and counting
But we are a lazy bunch, the mundane chores of everyday living, the work involved to do the right things. For example reusing/recycling. It is hard work doing these things, and there is no immediate payoff for doing this. As our engineers get better and faster at making "new things" everyone kind of forgets that all these things need to be disposed of in a safe and sustainable way. It is of coarse better that you at least try to do the right thing then not but most of us leave a lot to be desired.
China has stopped taking everyones plastic garbage, as much of what goes there ends up in a landfill. It's not that the better plastic is not economical to harvest and reuse, it's that most of it is not. And it gets made in the thousands of kilo's used on a daily basis. The agricultural industry is stumped as to what to do, as they use enormous amounts of plastic to pack and ship food. If China is not taking it what are they to do with it?
This is the biggest problem we face, because it will involve a brand new way of living on this planet. We can't keep using and throwing away all this stuff. A new economic model is needed and we all have to do better as this world is very populated and we have reached the tipping point. Growth at all costs has to stop, sustainability must be the model we strive for. The question is, are we too lazy to get it done. Is everyone just going to wait for the next guy to do it.
7 billion, ignoring the truth, and counting
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Opting Out
In the 60's there were many that tuned out of the black and white 50's. All it took was some LSD to get everyone to "colour up" the world. Well at least here in Canada and the USA. But as with many other illusions they had, this gave way to pure and hyper drive capitalism. Peace and love to greed and grandstanding. Then at last, women were accepted as breadwinners by the banks and everything took off. Question, how does anyone opt-out?
We've painted ourselves into a corner. There is way too many people in the world to go live in communes, and even if you did you would still need to engage with this economy for cash. There is no way to do this today. Just to find a vacant place to pitch a tent would be a challenge anywhere worth living. We have all become "suburban stupid" with no way out.
But wait, if we used something like Facebook to organize the burbs into small contingents of sharing people we could create something better then opting out. If say 15 to 20 households of like minded people sharing food, tools and anything else the group had to offer the suburbs would become the best of both worlds.
I have proven to myself that growing a large amount of food that is easy to grow can be done, and without chemicals! I see this as the movement that is already in motion. It may even become a necessity to survive during economic upheavals. Ironically, this may well become the economy of the future. It's funny how the smaller we think, the bigger things get. Micro economies, will be the next wave.
7 billion, all involved, and counting
We've painted ourselves into a corner. There is way too many people in the world to go live in communes, and even if you did you would still need to engage with this economy for cash. There is no way to do this today. Just to find a vacant place to pitch a tent would be a challenge anywhere worth living. We have all become "suburban stupid" with no way out.
But wait, if we used something like Facebook to organize the burbs into small contingents of sharing people we could create something better then opting out. If say 15 to 20 households of like minded people sharing food, tools and anything else the group had to offer the suburbs would become the best of both worlds.
I have proven to myself that growing a large amount of food that is easy to grow can be done, and without chemicals! I see this as the movement that is already in motion. It may even become a necessity to survive during economic upheavals. Ironically, this may well become the economy of the future. It's funny how the smaller we think, the bigger things get. Micro economies, will be the next wave.
7 billion, all involved, and counting
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