Bruno Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 At the checkout, the young cashier told an older woman that she should have brought her own shopping bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have The Green Thingy back in my day." The cashier responded, "That's the reason for our problems today. Your generation didn't give enough thought to the environment and the damage you were doing to the planet." The cashier was absolutely right -- our generation didn't have environmental awareness - The Green Thingy. Back then, we returned milk bottles. We also returned pop and beer bottles to the shop or off-licence. The shop/offy sent them back to the factory/brewery to be washed, sterilized and refilled, so they could use the same bottles over and over again. So, they really were recycled. But we didn't have The Green Thingy back in our day. We walked upstairs, because we didn't have an escalator and lift in every large store and office building. We walked to the shops and didn't climb into a motorised vehicle every time we had to go 300 yards. But the cashier was right. We didn't have the Green Thingy in our day. Back then, we washed the baby's nappies because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine -- wind and solar power really did dry the clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that old lady is right; we didn't have The Green Thingy back in our day. Back then, we had one TV, and/or radio in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of Wales . In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the post, we used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn fossil fuel just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by walking a lot so we didn't need to go to a gym to run on treadmills - powered by electricity. But she's right; we didn't have The Green Thingy back then. We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a plastic cup or bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have The Green Thingy back then. Back then, people took the train or a bus and kids rode their push-bikes to school or walked instead of turning their mums into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. We didn't need a computerised gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space just to find the nearest take-away! But isn't it sad that the current generation can complain how non-environment conscious older people were - just because they didn't have or need The Green Thingy back then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitisbad Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 it was the woman who said they didn't have the green thingy, not the cashier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpectre Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 At the checkout, the young cashier told an older woman that she should have brought her own shopping bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have The Green Thingy back in my day." The cashier responded, "That's the reason for our problems today. Your generation didn't give enough thought to the environment and the damage you were doing to the planet." The cashier was absolutely right -- our generation didn't have environmental awareness - The Green Thingy. Back then, we returned milk bottles. We also returned pop and beer bottles to the shop or off-licence. The shop/offy sent them back to the factory/brewery to be washed, sterilized and refilled, so they could use the same bottles over and over again. So, they really were recycled. But we didn't have The Green Thingy back in our day. We walked upstairs, because we didn't have an escalator and lift in every large store and office building. We walked to the shops and didn't climb into a motorised vehicle every time we had to go 300 yards. But the cashier was right. We didn't have the Green Thingy in our day. Back then, we washed the baby's nappies because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine -- wind and solar power really did dry the clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that old lady is right; we didn't have The Green Thingy back in our day. Back then, we had one TV, and/or radio in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of Wales . In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the post, we used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn fossil fuel just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by walking a lot so we didn't need to go to a gym to run on treadmills - powered by electricity. But she's right; we didn't have The Green Thingy back then. We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a plastic cup or bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have The Green Thingy back then. Back then, people took the train or a bus and kids rode their push-bikes to school or walked instead of turning their mums into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. We didn't need a computerised gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space just to find the nearest take-away! But isn't it sad that the current generation can complain how non-environment conscious older people were - just because they didn't have or need The Green Thingy back then? In the words of another forum user, no names given, you are clearly stating FACTUAL FACTS ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansheff Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 She should have just let her ramble on and put everything through the till and said oh well if thats how you feel forget it i will go elsewhere. I remember getting the pop bottles to take back what was it threepence on the bottles when you took them back? Maybe they should go back to selling products in glass bottles and giving people an incentive to take them back to be reused by charging a deposit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40summat Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 The old girl should have pointed out that in her day shop keepers didn't wrap food in plastic and polystyrene destined for land fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCOnoob Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I would have told the cashier to mind her own business and get on with her job. Silly eco mentalist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowersfade Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 How rude of the cashier. I would have told her to get off her high horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElasticMan Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 You do realise that this didn't really happen don't you?? The poster has just copied and pasted a chain email that's been around for 6 months or so. Notice the clever changes to make it seem more applicable to Britain 'montana' > 'Wales' - 'store' > 'offy' - 'thing' > 'thingy' Spam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 This isn't the first time it's been copied an pasted onto the forum. And although they might have returned milk bottles etc. back in the day, we now have bins to recycle all glass products - and we pay for the privilege, we don't get paid x pence per bottle, and that don't buy a cinema ticket nowadays anyhow. 6% a year into a pension fund for 40 years. And they expect 2/3s of FINAL salary. Fairdo's if they claimed for 2.4 years, but these people live 30 years past retirement age! Pension ponzi. Ergo, they're pensions get wiped out by inflation. However, we should turn the other cheek and provide them a basic income and pay off their debts. And use them as an example to our children for feckless behaviour that should be avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElasticMan Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 This isn't the first time it's been copied an pasted onto the forum. . You could say it's been 'recycled' HAHAHAHAHAHAhaahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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