Austin considering fast foods ban

[Ben Kenobi]

YOU DON'T BRING YOUR UNSANITARY CRATES INTO THE SHOP?! YOU BIO-TERRORIST!

No, I mostly just steal them from the store. Nobody cares. The only behaviour modification is that I've switched from plastic to paper.

[molly bloom]

Me - I have my own system of slots and crates.

Is anyone interested in seeing his pictures of his mummified 'friends' ?

And is anybody else wondering when Sister Bendy is revealed as the latest sexually disturbed serial killer in the U.S.A. ?

[Ben Kenobi]

I've worked in a supermarket, if you are worried about the bottom of a reusable bag, never buy any food from a supermarket, ever.

My mother's a nurse and she tried the reusable bag thing for about a month. Then when she saw the bottom of one and worried about all of us getting sick from contamination - hasn't used one since. Buys her plastic bags from elsewhere and bags herself in the store.

They are not wasteful. Anyone who's used one kept them around because they were too handy to be used just once. Need a liner for anything? Use a trash bag. I remember the lazy susan we have that was full of plastic bags. They are the definition of the trope, "to useful to throw away." But then, what do I know? I was a country hick who remembers a time before curbside pickup and recycling amounted to keeping the cardboard as firestarter in the winter, and washing out and using all the tubs, bins and containers for other things. Or canning even.

We never threw much away - it was just too useful for other things.

[MikeH]

too useful to throw away

[Ben Kenobi]

Is anyone interested in seeing his pictures of his mummified 'friends' ?

Uh, it amounts to a small modification of my trunk so that I can drop my groceries in, and they remain secured. It uses the marvelous technology of tape and carboard boxes. Just a little lifehack.

And is anybody else wondering when Sister Bendy is revealed as the latest sexually disturbed serial killer in the U.S.A. ?

Yeah, because I have it so I can load my car up faster is a sure sign of a serial killer instead of a former inventory clerk.

[Ben Kenobi]

too useful to throw away

Yep. We used em to catch drippings off meat as well - those ones didn't get reused, because salmonella is a thing. That was their 'single use'. It was one of those small things that made life much easier, and it's why people are still going to use them regardless of whatever dumbass law that gets passed.

[rah]

I'm sure your system works well for body parts too. (sorry, couldn't pass up)

[giblets]

They're only banning fast food chains near schools, parks, child care centers, and libraries. So what? Is it really such a big convenience for your fat ass if you have to drive a little further to get to McDonald's? Or Whataburger. A mediocre burger chain that Ben only likes because it originated in Texas.

[molly bloom]

Yeah, because I have it so I can load my car up faster with unconscious victims, is a sure sign of a serial killer.

I quite agree.

instead of a former inventory clerk.

I hadn't understood those categories were mutually exclusive. Must check a forensic pathology encyclopaedia....

[Ben Kenobi]

No idea what you're talking about.
No plastic bag fee/ban here...fast food is everywhere...no light bulb rules.

You seem to think "Canada" is your butt****nowhere hippy town in BC. Not true.

http://www.torontosun.com/2013/10/05/feds-easing-rules-on-incandescent-light-bulb-ban

Yeah, and Asher never lies either.

Also this:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/Health/Soiled+reusable+shopping+bags+pose+health+risk/1613544/story.html

Eventually this dumbass law will pass - people will go back to plastic bags.

[molly bloom]

Yep. We used em to catch drippings off meat as well - .

Fritz Haarmann did something similar in post-WWI Germany. Recycled human beings as meat and sold their clothes and belongings too.

Just you wait ’til it’s your time,
Haarmann will come after you,
With his chopper, oh so fine,
He’ll make mincemeat out of you.

Is one of your favourite films 'M' by any chance ?

Or 'The Collector' ?

Or maybe '10 Rillington Place' ?

[Ben Kenobi]

I'm sure your system works well for body parts too. (sorry, couldn't pass up)

It works well for standard grocery sizes and cans. I dunno what's the big deal about that. It saves time and effort. It's just like having a cupboard in your car with sized out slots if a hobo with zero craftsmanship put it together.

[Ben Kenobi]

I hadn't understood those categories were mutually exclusive. Must check a forensic pathology encyclopaedia....

I used to carry around a small scale so that I could count faster when I was an asst manager. When I was with another inventory company, they sadly wouldn't let me do it.

[Ben Kenobi]

Is one of your favourite films 'M' by any chance ?

Or 'The Collector' ?

Or maybe '10 Rillington Place' ?

Seriously. Salmonella. It's a thing. My favourite tv show is probably House.

[Asher]

http://www.torontosun.com/2013/10/05...light-bulb-ban

Yeah, and Asher never lies either.

As I said, there are no light bulb rules.

I just bought a couple tri-state incandescents last week.