George wrote:
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> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> > "George" > wrote in message
> > . ..
> >> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> >>
> >>> So, they use too much oil. So do you. You happily buy products in
> >>> excessive packaging. Might be made from recycled plastic, might not. You
> >>> don't care, though, as long as it's convenient for you.
> >> Anyone with an aircraft carrier vehicle is wasting oil way above and
> >> beyond what they and others might be wasting on "convenience".
> >>
> >> Also not everyone "happily buys products in excessive packaging". We take
> >> reusable bags to the store so we aren't wasting plastic and often buy
> >> products at smaller merchants and farm markets etc where minimal or no
> >> packaging is used. I am quite sure we are not the only ones.
> >
> >
> > I never said "everyone". I'm focused right now on Om's hypocrisy. She points
> > to passenger tanks as wasteful, but chooses to buy products with excessive
> > packaging. And, it doesn't really matter if the stuff is recycled. It still
> > uses energy to make that happen.
> >
> >
> You are missing my point. Suppose family "A" and family "B" are
> identical in every way (including buying overpackaged items)except
> family "A" has his & hers personal aircraft carriers in the driveway and
> family "B" has normal cars. Which one is more wasteful?

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