Fri
Jun 25 2010
08:22 am
Random act of kindness
By: R. Neal

Spotted by the Mrs. on her walk this morning: iced bottles of water for the sanitation workers.
Bird_dog's picture

nice

Submitted by Bird_dog on Fri, 2010/06/25 - 12:08pm.

and cool

South Heaven's picture

Thanks for posting this

Submitted by South Heaven on Fri, 2010/06/25 - 2:05pm.

It made my day!

Hayduke's picture

Bottled water is never a good thing.

Submitted by Hayduke on Sat, 2010/06/26 - 4:54pm.

Bottled water is never a good thing. 40 million bottles a day go in the trash (ironic subtext?) and it takes a lot of oil, water and power to make and transport them. And the contents are tainted with endocrine-disrupting chemicals leached from the plastic.

R. Neal's picture

I'm sure the sanitation

Submitted by R. Neal on Sat, 2010/06/26 - 5:54pm.

I'm sure the sanitation workers were pissed off at the homeowner for offering such a toxic gesture and immediately called Greenpeace to report them.

Hayduke's picture

No, I'm sure they go along

Submitted by Hayduke on Sat, 2010/06/26 - 6:07pm.

No, I'm sure they go along with the status quo like most people who don't bother to think about the harm they are doing themselves and the environment.

But screw it, Lovelock is right but I'm having a hard time getting used to not trying.

R. Neal's picture

Besides being a pedantic turd

Submitted by R. Neal on Sat, 2010/06/26 - 6:56pm.

Besides being a pedantic turd in the happy time punchbowl, you're preaching to the choir.

But please do carry on.

WhitesCreek's picture

Best line ever!

Submitted by WhitesCreek on Sun, 2010/06/27 - 8:04am.

Best line ever!

Hayduke's picture

He's almost ready for the

Submitted by Hayduke on Sun, 2010/06/27 - 8:49am.

He's almost ready for the KnoxNews comments section.

Hank's picture

They could have been made out of corn.

Submitted by Hank on Sun, 2010/06/27 - 4:09pm.

(link...)

Of course you have to use fuel and fertilized for that.

Rachel's picture

Hayduke, give this one a

Submitted by Rachel on Sat, 2010/06/26 - 7:41pm.

Hayduke, give this one a rest. I understand about plastic bottles, but what did you expect this homeowner to do, leave a pitcher and glasses?

The day we moved into this house (July 3, 13 years ago), it was about the same temp as today. The guy across the street, who we'd never met, came over with a styrofoam cooler full of ice and soft drinks in plastic bottles for us and the movers.

I did NOT give him a lecture on the environment.

Hayduke's picture

A pitcher and glasses would

Submitted by Hayduke on Sat, 2010/06/26 - 10:14pm.

A pitcher and glasses would have been a nice touch. It's not like garbage men are going to throw them away out of habit.

citizenX's picture

LOVELY GESTURE

Submitted by citizenX on Sun, 2010/06/27 - 12:18pm.

I think the bottled water was a lovely gesture on the part of the homeowner and I'm certain it was greatly appreciated by the sanitation workers.

I suppose they could have put the water into glass quart jars (thus saving the environment) but it might have been mistaken for Tennessee Moonshine.

Anyhow, it gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling. Thanks for the photo.

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