Dollar Store

[HysteryDiagnosis]

Wife bought 275 straws at the Dollar Store... she was rather impressed with herself until I pointed out that they were made of plastic.. was I wrong??

http://www.dollarstoremerchandise.com/

And no... I don't own a dollar store.

[hippiechick]

1. What else are straws supposed to be made of ?

:shrug:

I don't get it ...


:hippie:

[TrueAmerican]

2. straw

Just like the pyramids.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. Ooops.... there I go again... burying my humor in feigned seriousness...

I was making one of them there posts that "is about nothing"... and it didn't come off as it should have... and as for what else Hippiechick?? Howzabout some hemp?? Kidding of course :)

[pocoloco]

5. used to be made of waxed paper....

{am I that friggin old?) take your choice as to which is more correct.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

7. Woah.... you might even remember when dirt was made.... n't

[notadmblnd]

8. believe it or not......

but at one time straws were made of paper. I remember.

[AP]

4. You can buy reusable straws, by the way.

They'r plastic, but the last a long time.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

6. We do often wash and rinse them.... ya know... I used to have some

tools that had plastic handles... Snap On hammers for one... and several "typically Stanley" screwdrivers.... and quite often, after sitting in the toolbox for months and years... the handles developed a powdery surface and some dissolved COMPLETELY.

I imagined this to be a bacteria or something of that sort... I am a HUGE advocate of "friendly bacteria" the kind found at the bottom of yogurt "hopefully" alive bacteria. Quite often these friendly bacteria can have an amazing effect on chronic digestive disorders... and that's a fact.

I also have dealt with some septic systems that were less than "happy"

I was so glad to find that a U.S. company specializes in this issue, and creates all sorts and types of "friendly bacteria" for these issues.... www.roebic.com

But to get to my main point... wouldn't it be cool if they would use the kind of bacteria that ate my hammer handles to break down plastics at landfills and at recycling centers rather than heat, melt and otherwise burn them into submission. Heck, for all I know, they probably do.. and that would be a good thing.... :)