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Cloks posted:thankfully we're not on the cusp of the hottest season in America so i think things will actually get better  looking at my columbus oh 7 day forecast
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May 4, 2022 12:48
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Koirhor posted:
looks like it's going to be nice on sunday tho
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May 4, 2022 12:57
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My dad has a blue tit nesting box with a camera, he was showing it me today with the bird on the nest. The nest is almost entirely made up of plastic fibers...
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May 4, 2022 15:38
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AceClown posted:My dad has a blue tit lol
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May 4, 2022 17:19
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AceClown posted:My dad has a blue tit nesting box with a camera, he was showing it me today with the bird on the nest. I'm glad wildlife get to share in our life of microplastics.
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May 5, 2022 00:21
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was thinking about this thread earlier when I used my teeth to peel plastic off the top of a thc drink so i could take the cap off. i'm pretty sure i swallowed a tiny piece that came off
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May 5, 2022 00:34
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Spergin Morlock posted:was thinking about this thread earlier when I used my teeth to peel plastic off the top of a thc drink so i could take the cap off. i'm pretty sure i swallowed a tiny piece that came off macroplastics are fine
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May 5, 2022 01:16
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Mike Rowe plastics are what the cool kids are on these days
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May 5, 2022 01:49
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is it actually worth it to buy some kind of cloth or canvas bag vs using whatever plastic or paper bags the grocery store gives you alternatively i could buy one of the giant reusable plastic canvas bags in the store for super cheap but lol lmao (also the last one i got fell apart within weeks)
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May 5, 2022 07:21
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Minera posted:is it actually worth it to buy some kind of cloth or canvas bag vs using whatever plastic or paper bags the grocery store gives you I'd get the canvas without thinking twice. I have some strong reusable plastic bags I use and I'm sure they shed microplastics like crazy.
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May 5, 2022 07:25
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Minera posted:is it actually worth it to buy some kind of cloth or canvas bag vs using whatever plastic or paper bags the grocery store gives you in terms of reducing your personal exposure to microplastics? probably not a huge difference one way or the other, the plastic in a bag isn’t broken down yet as I understand it. in terms of changing when this all catastrophically comes to a head, however many days or years from now? nah zero difference.
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May 5, 2022 07:29
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Minera posted:is it actually worth it to buy some kind of cloth or canvas bag vs using whatever plastic or paper bags the grocery store gives you your individual action literally doesn't matter and whatever personal-self-implications is so miniscule compared to the zillion gigatons of shredded tyre-plastic nano/micro particulates you inhale every day and dust in the wind. just like, dont throw plastic into a creek or something. go with whatever is better. canvas bags are nice though, i like them more than plastic ones.
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May 5, 2022 07:31
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Oh yeah i mean for me it would be a totally aesthetic choice to get the canvas just loving hate plastic Also lol thinking about the plastic bird nest and rimes (?) Post about waking up in plastic sheets in plastic pajamas stepping out of bed onto plastic carpet brushing his teeth with plastic etc lol
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May 5, 2022 07:34
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searching for clothes and typing "cotton" into the results and checking the first ten results, and the highest percentage of cotton among any of the listings is like 30%. meanwhile trying to eliminate results using plastic is impossible since there's like ten thousand brand names for every type of plastic used in clothing lol
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May 5, 2022 07:39
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Xaris posted:your individual action literally doesn't matter and whatever personal-self-implications is so miniscule compared to the zillion gigatons of shredded tyre-plastic nano/micro particulates you inhale every day and dust in the wind.. yes obviously, but my stupid monkey brain feels Better if it knows I'm storing one more thing in my living area that isn't made of plastic, plus it feels better every time i go to the store if i'm not shoving a huge wad of plastic bags into my plastic trash bag sitting in my plastic trash can
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May 5, 2022 07:41
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Thinking about getting micro plastered
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May 5, 2022 07:52
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Xaris posted:your individual action literally doesn't matter and whatever personal-self-implications is so miniscule compared to the zillion gigatons of shredded tyre-plastic nano/micro particulates you inhale every day and dust in the wind.
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May 5, 2022 07:58
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how did that heat wave in India work out?
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May 5, 2022 08:16
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nvm just skimmed the last couple of pages. Lol
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May 5, 2022 08:20
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CODChimera posted:how did that heat wave in India work out? It's a dry heat
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May 5, 2022 08:25
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Xaris posted:your individual action literally doesn't matter and whatever personal-self-implications is so miniscule compared to the zillion gigatons of shredded tyre-plastic nano/micro particulates you inhale every day and dust in the wind. Most of my reusable bags are nylon and have been washed a bunch of times so they probably shed microplastic particles like crazy
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May 5, 2022 08:39
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Minera posted:is it actually worth it to buy some kind of cloth or canvas bag vs using whatever plastic or paper bags the grocery store gives you I have been using the same two cotton? (I assume they are cotton, at least they aren't plastic since they don't melt) cloth bags for 17+ years. I wash them maybe once or twice a year with other clothes.
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May 5, 2022 08:47
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Minera posted:searching for clothes and typing "cotton" into the results and checking the first ten results, and the highest percentage of cotton among any of the listings is like 30%. meanwhile trying to eliminate results using plastic is impossible since there's like ten thousand brand names for every type of plastic used in clothing lol If you legit want cotton clothes, pact is a good brand for it. Been buying their shirts and underwear for a few years and they've held up really well.
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May 5, 2022 08:48
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Also if you get a canvas shopping bag make sure it's designed to stand up. Like I usually use a bit of cardboard in the bottom of mine to keep shape but it makes packing the bags with groceries so much easier. I bought cloth shopping bags like 15 years ago living in a 3rd floor apartment because holy poo poo they are so much easier to carry than plastic bags anyway. Bags with good handles that I could pull over my shoulder made walking and bussing for groceries a million times better. Plus no worries about bags breaking.
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May 5, 2022 08:52
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my trick to cotton clothes is to ask the 75 year old welder where he buys shirts then go and buy the exact same ones pants are easier because the same store will sell both old-tradesman-jeans (with built-in hammer loop and a cut that can only be described as "rectangle") and bib coveralls with chest pockets seemingly designed for half a phone (put an ancient notepad in there and a pencil u sharpened with a knife, keep your phone in a freezer bag in a side or butt pocket what thread is this again
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May 5, 2022 08:55
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blatman posted:my trick to cotton clothes is to ask the 75 year old welder where he buys shirts then go and buy the exact same ones This is the gently caress plastic thread you're in the right place E: not to be confused with the plastic loving thread, that's a different thread
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May 5, 2022 09:09
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thanks, plastic
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May 5, 2022 11:24
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Minera posted:searching for clothes and typing "cotton" into the results and checking the first ten results, and the highest percentage of cotton among any of the listings is like 30%. meanwhile trying to eliminate results using plastic is impossible since there's like ten thousand brand names for every type of plastic used in clothing lol Ultimately and sadly it's a pretty futile effort to remove plastics from your life. Almost any mass produced product is going to have some plastics in there somewhere. For clothes tags or buttons will be unavoidably plastic almost always. The fabric might be 100% pure cotton/wool/silk while the stitching and any elastics in it will be polyurethane. Sometimes the fabrics are sprayed with a very thin plastic coating for durability but will still be labelled as 100% cotton. It's our lead. It's ubiquitous and it sucks and we can't avoid it.
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May 5, 2022 11:40
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I posted this in the parenting thread and while my self-hating gut response is to expect this thread to say "that's why you don't raise children in a toxic world, you loving dumbass", generally this forum has been pretty nice to me so I will stick my neck out, not because of this post but because of the crackping that followed.Cabbages and Kings posted:Spoiler: I am not a risk to myself or others When I was sleeplessly thinking about this last night, something  jumped out at me:Lead was identified as a serious hazard in the 70s and the only reason these tests exist at all and are mandated is the result of fallout of basically nixon-era policies, as far as I can tell. So, we test kids for lead, and that is good because it's dangerous and cumulative and while I'd prefer that this never have happened I am on some level grateful to have the information now and not just stay blissfully unaware. Minor - we went balls to the wall on inspections, got lots of advice about child safety, heard a lot about lead, and no one once mentioned loving clawfoot tubs, despite several of these people walking through that roomMajor - again, we test for lead, because of afaik nixon era policies. It's a good thing we haven't invented any horrifying new stuff that could be just as scary or worse like microplastics, PFAS, phtalates, highly mutagenic flame retardant chemicals active in the ug-range.... because if we'd invented any of that stuff and we wanted to keep our kids safe we'd be testing for ALL of it. Good thing plastics are much safer than metals, right? re: the general parenting and doomerism conversation strand from earlier -- my basic take has been that I enjoyed my own childhood and adult life has always been a sucker's game and if I can give my kids a happy and joyful childhood, then I guess we all just bear witness to whatever comes next myself. Knowing that I have been loving poisoning those kids through heavy-metal tainted bathwater. The only heavy metal in the bathwater should be if they hit a teenage phase where they want to blast loud music in the tub, a thing I myself did (after my own lead-sucking childhood). Cabbages and VHS has issued a correction as of 13:02 on May 5, 2022 |
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May 5, 2022 13:00
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Nah dude it's okay to talk about having kids in here some people will go nuts but they usually get talked down. Anyway man that sucks what a sucker punch it must feel like
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May 5, 2022 13:21
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ya I love my son very much but if I knew 10 years ago what I know now I would of deffo got snipped
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May 5, 2022 13:28
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Going nuts is kinda required for having a kid though.
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May 5, 2022 13:29
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i don't judge people for having kids because i pretty much don't give a gently caress about any personal choices now and our population boom is an unsurprising result of us getting all hosed up on fossil fuels. the drive to reproduce is strong, unless you're like me and just lack that gene or something. i do get mad when people judge me for not having kids though, i've had loving strangers tell me "you'll regret it" when they found out. i'm super glad we never wanted kids though because it's gotta be hard to be on the crack ping express and it's just going to get harder as things get worse
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May 5, 2022 13:33
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Cold on a Cob posted:i don't judge people for having kids because i pretty much don't give a gently caress about any personal choices now and our population boom is an unsurprising result of us getting all hosed up on fossil fuels. the drive to reproduce is strong, unless you're like me and just lack that gene or something. i do get mad when people judge me for not having kids though, i've had loving strangers tell me "you'll regret it" when they found out. Same, same, same. I'm ready to just jump on board with a Keurig or other convenient poo poo I was avoiding out of not wanting to waste because why would I deprive myself at this point. ("But if we all stop!")
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May 5, 2022 13:59
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Harold Fjord posted:Same, same, same. I'm ready to just jump on board with a Keurig or other convenient poo poo I was avoiding out of not wanting to waste because why would I deprive myself at this point. ("But if we all stop!") Don't get a Keurig, they make the worst coffee, hands down. I like my coffee black, and my mom keeps giving me K-Cups for Christmas, and burning through that garbage is the only time I buy creamer, which generally sucks, but makes K-Cup coffee taste substantially less bad.
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May 5, 2022 14:01
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Koirhor posted:macroplastics are fine *chews on plastic night guard* mmm plastic
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May 5, 2022 14:04
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Ugh Keurig is so bad at least get a Nespresso if you want to create tons of waste and swallow microplastics while making coffee
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May 5, 2022 14:05
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Iron Crowned posted:Don't get a Keurig, they make the worst coffee, hands down. I like my coffee black, and my mom keeps giving me K-Cups for Christmas, and burning through that garbage is the only time I buy creamer, which generally sucks, but makes K-Cup coffee taste substantially less bad. Yeah, I just save them for something to chew on when driving.
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May 5, 2022 14:07
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love my coffee filtered through hot, punctured plastic
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May 5, 2022 14:08
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only the freshest microplastic filtered brew for me, thanks
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May 5, 2022 14:12
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