The day was way to beautiful to be inside worrying about politics, so I want to continue that feeling with some lighthearted commentary on global warming or the lack there of.
Al Gore talks about green jobs and how they are in everyone's communities these days, and they are high paying (for him)!
Green jobs! Who knew that the illegal Mexican immigrants were on to something all those years ago when they crawled over the border to become janitors, gardeners, and fruit and vegetable pickers? Those are all green jobs, the only problem is that they are not all that high paying.
George Carlin has something to say about global warming, (language warning)!
Global warming is a huge lefty scam to take money from the poor and give it to the rich, like Al Gore. In Canada, the Liberals just voted to keep all their options open, like a carbon tax AND cap and trade! Can we just get back to fighting REAL pollution?
The thing that strikes me most, is that the so called environmentalists protest in places like Bali (who pays for that trip?), and I bet not a single one of them has ever been in a field picking vegetables so they can feed their families.
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I love George Carlin - I remember his hippy dippy weatherman shtick and his 8 words (I think) that you can't say on television. The guy is right up there with Robin Williams.
But, what he ways is true. Yes, we are polluting the air but this "green" shtick is just another way to take our money for even more political hijinks. I get a kick out of Loblaws' latest gimmick to improve its bottom line - the 5 cent charge on bags. What a crock. We have a local store which does not charge for bags but refunds 3 cents for every reusable bag we bring for our groceries. Now, THAT is a commitment to the environment.
When I shop The Independent (part of the Weston chain), I bring my plastic storage tub - it's actually more convenient. For my garbage, I now double the large plastic bags (non-biodegradeable) and dump my trash in them. But, hey, Loblaws says no more grocery bags for the sake of the environment so I'm doing my duty by doing MORE harm to the environment because I refuse to pay for Glad garbage bags which cost a lot more than what Loblaws pays for its bags.
But wow, I'm doing my bit for the environment by not purchasing those biodegradeable bags from the Weston chain. I think I'll go pat myself on the back with some sort of plastic thing.
I'm so happy you are screwing up the environment for people like Hunter's children. It must make you feel sooooo good. ...and the plastic bags...I remember always having to pay for them at Steinberg's.
Loblaws gives you 5 cents for bringing your bags BTW.
Why do right whingers get a woody about being anti-environment?
Well well Esque ... who said we conservatives were anti-environment? When I took the 1 ton challenge, my footprint was less than a ton. I've been recycling, living green for years and about global warming ... suggest you cut out the "woody talk" and close the "pi-hole"!
Back to your basement ... your mushrooms are waiting for a little "luv talk".
The Mexicans that you refer to, come in via plane. They don't "crawl" in. Canadians, it seems, don't want to do back-breaking work in 30C weather. So the agricultural co-ops bring them in to do field work. (They are not illegal.)
That's better Esque, no trash talk in your last post.
"Green jobs! Who knew that the illegal Mexican immigrants were on to something all those years ago when they crawled over the border to become janitors, gardeners, and fruit and vegetable pickers? Those are all green jobs, the only problem is that they are not all that high paying."
Not sure how you made the connection from illegal Mexican immigrants to Mexican's flying in on airplanes to Canada, but will give you the benefit of the doubt. Didn't realize that Canada had an illegals problem with Mexico - H1N1 maybe?? I would suggest that the "crawling" reference was in respect to the USA/Mexico border and not into Canada.
I think the "green jobs" are the ones in the technical fields -- not the lettuce fields.
I'm sorry WCT, I have a hard time following Hunter's logic sometimes...
SQ tries so hard to understand Conservatives and I applaud the effort. Who knows next election SQ just might find herself putting an X beside a Conservative candidate.
SQ - I never paid for my bags at Steinberg when I lived in Montreal. Nor at Metro, Super Carnaval, Maxi or any other grocery store. The only times I have ever paid for a bag was at Food Basics, No Frills, or Price Chopper. But, I never paid for a bag in Quebec while I lived there.
SQ - let's compare how we affect the environment - you and I. I take the bus to and from work. When I use my car to run errands, I plan a circular route to avoid backtracking. All year long, I dry my clothes outside and only use my dryer if I need something in a hurry. I re-use my plastic storage bags. I use Mason jars instead of plastic containers. I cook my week's food on Saturday morning and use my microwave to reheat during the week. I use vinegar instead of Windex for cleaning glass and counters. I run my dishwasher on the shortest cycle - once per week. I use my crock pot for most winter cooking - only one pot to wash and it's an economical way to cook. In the winter, I cool my food down outside before putting it in the fridge. I never use my stove when I run the a/c - I cook everything outside in the summer. I have my thermostat programmed to heat from 03h00 - 05h00 and from 17h00 - 20h00 in winter - and to only 20 C. Otherwise, it's set to 15 C.
I rarely water my lawn - if it goes brown, it goes brown. I use boiling water to kill weeks instead of chemicals. I never buy bottled water and when I was at that stage of my life, we used only regular diapers - never used disposable diapers. I don't buy bottled juice or iced tea - I make my own at home and put it in thermal mugs when taking it in the car. I use a thermal mug for my coffee at work. I wash my clothes in cold water all year long. I could go on and on but I think you get the picture.
So, before you make an offensive crack at me, think about how you live. For me, being economical means being environmental.
"Global warming is a huge lefty scam to take money from the poor and give it to the rich, like Al Gore."
Oh look, a conspiracy theory.
SQ - if following Hunter's logic is challenging for you, why don't you go to a different blog which you can understand? We wouldn't want to cause you any stress.
Oh, and we don't get...as you so crassly put it...woodies about anti-environmentalism. We do get a bit put-out by lying politicians who create hyperbole in order to remove more money from our pockets.
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