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And you know nothing about my work life and still feel entitled to criticize me?

yep. ball has been in your court for a while to explain how your work schedule makes it impossible to be eco-friendly.

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You know nothing about my work life and feel entitled to criticize me. Thats funny!

ok, so tell me about it - tell me what you do and then maybe I'll understand why you can't carry a reusable coffee cup and a set of utensils around with you. you'd not like a professional scuba diver or something, are you? this is mine, currently, btw.

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So, no warrant for your claim the Greek sovereign debt crisis provides no lesson to be learned for another country's possible sovereign debt crisis. Perhaps tomorrow you will have one.

seems to me that he already posted such. trolling again, i see.

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It wasn't and isn't a cop out.

if you say so. lol

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You need to be nice to become nicer.

something you should realize, you only know me from my posts in TT. am i nice here? not particularly, but look at the people i have to deal with and maybe you'll get why. Trolls and bigots and racists (i'm not calling you any of these, btw) and misogynists and some downright nasty people - oh, and don't forget all those folks pretending to be gals with more than one account. seriously. so yeah, news to you, people who actually know me, know that i am nice. like i said, you don't know me. want to hear something funny? i assume you're nice too - just misguided.

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Also sprite:

" i don't have time to be nicer about it these days."

You'll probably have more success in getting results if you stop giving people who don't share your opinions a hard time.

if you shared my opinions, you probably wouldn't have copped out with "my work schedule doesn't allow me to do most of those things'. news for you - my daily schedule is pretty crazy too, but i still manage.

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Also sprite:

" i don't have time to be nicer about it these days."

You'll probably have more success in getting results if you stop giving people who don't share your opinions a hard time.

i didn't say "nice". I said "nicer". i think i'm plenty nice. sure, i could sweet talk you into doing the right thing, but sometimes guilt is a great motivator too, and it really didn't sound like anything i said was going to give you any kind of a push to change your behavior - and when you find yourself tilting at windmills, you just kind of stop trying to be diplomatic.

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Thank you, Jen! I'm submitting tonight or tmrw. I will of course tweak if needed to stay put of . I think I'm good though.

you are better than good. try awesome. :)

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I told you the interrogation's over.

aww. the old 'i can't justify it so i'm just not going to answer it' line. you've been taking lessens from Crysesist.

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Since I do try, you've got no reason to give me a hard time, which is what your interrogation has been. Yes, you aren't nice, but your lack of time doesn't justify being unpleasant to other people.

Since you know I try, you know I care. Just not the way you think I should.

how am i being unpleasant? just because you don't like what i have to say?

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Yes, that's right. Many of them don't. The ones that do, I do.

which ones don't?

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That's how you come off.

to you, perhaps, and to anyone else who doesn't care enough to try to make a difference. i'm okay with that. i don't have time to be nicer about it these days. maybe it won't convince you to do anything more, but someone else reading might go... hmm.. mesh bags. i didn't know you could get those. and the metal straws. yeah, neat. YOU will either try harder or not - i have no control over that. i may come of as virtue signaling, but at least no one can say i don't care. can you say the same?

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You already know I do. Just not as much as you want me to.

no i don't. here is what you said.

Many of the eco-alternatives don't easily fit into my work schedule. but the reusable water has worked for me for more than a year now.

i came in and give you a bunch of ideas, but you said that most of those don't fit into your work schedule (here's a link to collapsible and reusable metal straws, btw, that you can carry on a belt look or in your pocket).

https://www.amazon.com/Funbiz-Reusable-Collapsible-Stainless-Telescopic/dp/B086D7Z5SD?th=1

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^^^ That's ^^^ true!

so.. don't you want to try to not add to it, just a little?

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The interrogation is now over.

shrugs if that's what you think this is, that's on you. listen to suggestions or close your ears and ignore the issues.

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Different people do what they do using their personal priorities. Nobody knows anybody else's priorities better than the others. I don't feel a need to virtue signal to anybody since that's not one of my priorities.

so your priorities don't include trying to find ways to pollute less. got it. and i don't think it's virtual signaling to try to take care of issues with effect EVERYone living on our planet. if that's what you think this is, ok.

this is why we should all try to cut down on plastic, btw - the pacific ocean + plastic =

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Actually, I do use reusable shopping bags. Not mesh, but cloth. Insulated for the cold items.

cool - now, do you use the plastic bags they supply for your produce?

i will even help you out. buy the mesh bags - i put up a link, but it's not the only place you can get them. carry a metal straw in your car and a couple of sets of cheap silverware - keep them in the glove box or something. there, that's 3. see? i really am trying to help

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As you're aware, I do some, too, just not all the ones you want me to.

has nothing to do with what i want you to do. has everything to do with doing what you can to protect our home planet and leave it in better shape for everyone else and those who come after. like i said, just pick three -you already do the water thing, you said. 3 more besides that.

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I'm sure you think you've got all the answers, even though you know nothing about my work life.

nope. i don't have all the answers. so, tell me about your work life. what about it makes it impossible to so, oh, like 3 of these things. not all of them. 3. hell, the mesh bags i suggested doesn't even cut into your work life. it's something you could do when you shop for groceries. zero work. simply bring your own bags for groceries and some mesh bags for produce. they don't take up much room. i just shove them in my purse when we go.

And yes, before you ask, we've been doing a lot of these things for years and once you get used to it, it's actually pretty painless and easy.

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Maybe it works for you, but it's not practical for me to bring reusable containers or stainless steel coffee mugs to the different locations where I work. So, no, you shouldn't 'just translate this as 'i don't care enough about our planet to bother doing anything about pollution'." You shouldn't jump to conclusions.

why not? how do you get to those sites? if you drive, just keep them in your car. if you use other means of transportation, a small backpacks work.

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Many of the eco-alternatives don't easily fit into my work schedule. but the reusable water has worked for me for more than a year now.

looking at the suggestions and i don't see anything that would require cutting into a work schedule - i mean, should i just translate this as 'i don't care enough about our planet to bother doing anything about pollution'? honestly, most of these suggestions are really easy.

for example - buy a couple of reusable straws. keep one in your car, one in your house.

when you go shopping and you're buying veggies, bring mesh veggie bags - you can buy them in grocery stores and reuse them over end over instead of putting veggies in plastic bags - way easier to do, too - those plastic bags are a pain https://www.altcookinghub.com/products/reusable-produce-bags?variant=31480230674474&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_campaign=gs-2019-09-20&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=CjwKCAjw04yjBhApEiwAJcvNoXR-dHmqfcvF9QWRIxWafK9NQ1LEHQeNi3QNZ0cb59VB9Z1-_IJHvBoC9XIQAvD_BwE

cool - Kat can be your proofreader - as far as reviewing/moderation, that job goes to the moderation team once you submit it. and yeah, i am always encouraging people to write. sometimes you find you have stories in you and you have a gift for telling them - never know unless you try MY advice - write what interests you and turns you on - that's the best way to go about it. that's how i started. i wrote a bondage superhero cosplay story cause i couldn't find any out there by other writers, so i just did my own - and then things started spiraling out of control lol

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Can you not keep Alice under control going around losing her panties and flashing everyone but me and I'm bloody jealous

hell, i can't even keep my cats under control and Alice is... well... Alice.

Quote by IMNewHere

Love a good slow start. It's like caressing one's self. Take it easy and work out that beautiful body, girl! Enjoy it!

I'll have a Jasmine Tea, please!

hey, new guy, welcome to Lush. glad you found us. i don't suppose you're going to gift us with some stories eventually...? think about it!

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I wrote something that was extravagant in its length and utter nonsense in its content…I lost it. It just disappeared. If anyone sees it let it know I looked to no avail.

Alice has it. Sorry. I'll have a talk with her.

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Why do you use a picture of Bill Barr as your avatar?

Not relevant. Please stick to the topic.