tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post5081740932086858113..comments2024-02-15T17:21:26.481+00:00Comments on The Rubbish Diet: Introducing Almost Mrs AverageAlmost Mrs Averagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-88923015039951714112011-06-09T15:29:53.675+01:002011-06-09T15:29:53.675+01:00Hi Mrs
Congratulations for your resolutiion, and ...Hi Mrs<br /><br />Congratulations for your resolutiion, and I have some questions:<br /><br />"The Tv talks to itself" - did tv need to be on? isn't it a waste of energy? <br />"if the cars ever needed my constant attention it would be a sad life indeed" - Cars are an important cause of energy waste, what you think about it even if you don't use it often, well let's say 2 dimes a day,maybe 3? Can't get rid of them?<br /><br />Once again congratulations and keep doing a good job. take care and enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-61651582937406277702008-02-25T22:51:00.000+00:002008-02-25T22:51:00.000+00:00Hello Waste Woman - I promise I really did start...Hello Waste Woman - I promise I really did start out as pretty much Almost Average - LOL.<BR/><BR/>However, with the bit between my teeth and determination to succeed and with my inner research instinct, it's been so easy to get hooked.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I've ventured into the darkside, from which there is no return. At least there is one saving grace, this whole rubbish diet is really working. And if it can work for a once-average old bird like me, it can work for other average households too.<BR/><BR/>Great news about the cooking oil. Is that the same service that's used by the restaurants?Almost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-86968235690787259062008-02-25T21:36:00.000+00:002008-02-25T21:36:00.000+00:00Hello Almost Mrs Average (although regrettably you...Hello Almost Mrs Average (although regrettably you seem well above the average - my job would be much easier if you were only "almost" average!)<BR/>With regards to cooking oil - in the next few weeks, you'll be able to take used cooking oil to your local household waste recycling centre in suffolk, where it will be taken by living fuels (they have a website) to be made in to a usable fuel product. You heard it here first!waste womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12194297396723420542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-56245545220084780562008-02-23T07:02:00.000+00:002008-02-23T07:02:00.000+00:00Hello Anonymous - the answer is, the children are ...Hello Anonymous - the answer is, the children are sometimes at school, or at nursery, the cats are happy sleeping, the television can talk to itself and if the cars ever needed my constant attention it would be a sad life indeed.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for popping by and re Mr A, I think he will be the biggest challenge yet. I am not sure if I can tear him away from his mainstream shaving cream, which is why this is my challenge and not his. <BR/><BR/>However, if there are any other men out there who can be wrenched from the shaving can, here's a post by N.& J. from BadHuman:<BR/>http://badhuman.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/homemade-shaving-cream-yeahthats-right/Almost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-4280239418425796852008-02-22T17:09:00.000+00:002008-02-22T17:09:00.000+00:00Dear Almost Mrs Average,How do you manage to have ...Dear Almost Mrs Average,<BR/><BR/>How do you manage to have enough time to maintain such a blog with 2 children, 2 cats, 2 cars and a television. Does Almost Mr Average help you? <BR/><BR/>I would love to learn your secret.<BR/><BR/>Also how is Almost Mr Average shaving? The shaving cream containers must have to go into the black bags...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-72351601666440308632008-01-23T22:25:00.000+00:002008-01-23T22:25:00.000+00:00Hi Grumps and a big welcome to you too. Thanks fo...Hi Grumps and a big welcome to you too. Thanks for coming over to visit. Those are really great tips and I am hoping that once I get my black bin waste in order I will be able to use the market effectively to elimate recyclable packaging. I normally buy flowers when I go to the supermarket, but today I blanked them due to the plastic wrapping (which always hacks me off) and bought a very reasonable flower arrangement from the market instead. I also noticed a stall that sells unwrapped daffodils, which was tempting!<BR/><BR/>Please keep popping by with any hot tips.Almost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-86692843116754406972008-01-23T22:02:00.000+00:002008-01-23T22:02:00.000+00:00Hi MrsThe supermarket is probably not the best pla...Hi Mrs<BR/><BR/>The supermarket is probably not the best place to start. For instance if you buy fish it will be in a plastic 'box' with a clear lid whereas if you visit a fish stall on the market you should get fish in newspaper.<BR/><BR/>Pizzas have polystyrene 'plates' underneath them inside the packaging. <BR/><BR/>Even flowers come wrapped in plastic. <BR/><BR/>I think the supermarket will be the downfall of anyone trying to avoid unnecessary packaging.<BR/><BR/>but best of luck - I admire you for trying!grumpyoldwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039022798469676692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-32606281950673341122008-01-23T10:00:00.001+00:002008-01-23T10:00:00.001+00:00P.S....just call me Mrs!P.S....just call me Mrs!Almost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-38337876974755731742008-01-23T10:00:00.000+00:002008-01-23T10:00:00.000+00:00Hi Picklesmum and welcome. You're the first to co...Hi Picklesmum and welcome. You're the first to comment on the blog, but no prize I'm afraid.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to attempt my first challenge today...I'm off to the supermarket and I'm going to see if I can change my purchasing habits with Zero Waste in mind. This might be the hardest part!<BR/><BR/>See you later.Almost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-65513248258520167272008-01-22T22:09:00.000+00:002008-01-22T22:09:00.000+00:00Hello Almost Mrs Average(gosh that's a mouthful!) ...Hello Almost Mrs Average(gosh that's a mouthful!) I am puzzled as to HOW you are going to get zero waste other than a sneaky trip to the dump, or a midnight sneak to your neighbours bin!<BR/>We have a compost bin in the garden as we have no brown bin out here, we recycle all papers, cartons etc, and use local bottle banks but our black bin is still nearly full, every week. <BR/>Best of luck, and let us in on how you do it??Picklesmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652159544818433247noreply@blogger.com