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I don't take the newspaper (I read it online). Also, I'm constantly

calling those 1-800 numbers to get companies to stop sending me all

those stupid catalogs!!! (At least 5/6ths of my mail is stuff I

throw away!). I re-use grocery bags -- I even have one from many

years ago when Whole Foods were selling them in their first store in

Austin.

 

I'm about as thrifty and ecologically conscious as one can get -- but

I do get offended by people like Sheryl Crow who has decided to make

this her pet project and make silly pronouncements such as that.

Especially considering that just like Al Gore, she talks the talk,

but doesn't walk the walk:

 

From her blog:

" Although my ideas are in the earliest stages of development,

they are, in my mind, worth investigating. One of my favorites is in

the area of forest conservation which we heavily rely on for oxygen.

I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can

be used in any one sitting. Now, I don't want to rob any law-abiding

American of his or her God-given rights, but I think we are an

industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one

square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky

occasions where 2 or 3 could be required. "

 

And this is from an article: Miss Crow is a full-service visionary.

Another of her inspirations for emissions control is " in the earliest

stages of development. " (Deep thinkers never rest.) She regards paper

dinner napkins, like toilet paper, a byproduct of all those pine

trees, as " representing the height of wastefulness. " She never uses

them. She has designed a " dining sleeve, " which is worn over a shirt

or blouse or maybe even a jacket, and if a diner misses his mouth

with surf, turf or whatever he can wipe the surplus gravy on his

dining sleeve. The sleeve is detachable for laundering, or even for

one of those " pesky occasions. "

 

Miss Crow, like her energy-hogging hero Al Gore, worries about

leaving a deep " carbon footprint, " and according to the Smoking Gun,

an irreverent and reliable Internet site, she travels the country

in " three tractor trailers, four buses and six cars " to spread her

message of frugality (for others). Her typical concert contract

includes binding instructions that she must have in her dressing room

12 bottles of Grolsch beer, six bottles of " local " beer, eight

bottles of Snapple (various flavors), four bottles of ginger ale, a

pint of soy milk, bottles (one each) of " good " Australian cabernet, a

merlot, bourbon, gin and brandy, and " unchilled " mineral water ( " not

Evian " ), and lots of chips and dips. On a diet like that, one square

of toilet paper is never enough.

 

Sheryl is a great singer and writer of songs - this is where her

strength lies. She should stick to that. In the mean time, I'm

clinging to the toilet paper of my choice.

 

Dede

[Guest guest]

Ms Crow was attempting to be sarcastic and funny. Granted she is no

commedien, but she isn't the first to find out that the written word

on the Internet does not capture intent because tone of voice, facial

expression etc. do not come across. Without that, many statements

sound incredibly stupid. She is a good song writer, and not a stupid

individual.

 

However, there are plenty of folks the like of Limbaugh who love to

pick up on such quotes as ammunition to make those concerned with the

environment look foolish. I guess I am old fashioned, but I am really

tired of the low level of our national discourse.

 

Personally, I believe less than half of what I hear and almost none

of what I read in this political environment. Mockery, sarcasm and

such don't help anyone. No offense intended.

 

Joanne

 

, " edgetexlady " <rbright

wrote:

 

> From her blog:

> " Although my ideas are in the earliest stages of development,

> they are, in my mind, worth investigating. One of my favorites is

in

> the area of forest conservation which we heavily rely on for

oxygen.

> I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper

can

> be used in any one sitting. Now, I don't want to rob any law-

abiding

> American of his or her God-given rights, but I think we are an

> industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one

> square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky

> occasions where 2 or 3 could be required. "

>

> And this is from an article: Miss Crow is a full-service

visionary.

> Another of her inspirations for emissions control is " in the

earliest

> stages of development. " (Deep thinkers never rest.) She regards

paper

> dinner napkins, like toilet paper, a byproduct of all those pine

> trees, as " representing the height of wastefulness. " She never uses

> them. She has designed a " dining sleeve, " which is worn over a

shirt

> or blouse or maybe even a jacket, and if a diner misses his mouth

> with surf, turf or whatever he can wipe the surplus gravy on his

> dining sleeve. The sleeve is detachable for laundering, or even for

> one of those " pesky occasions. "

>

> Miss Crow, like her energy-hogging hero Al Gore, worries about

> leaving a deep " carbon footprint, " and according to the Smoking

Gun,

> an irreverent and reliable Internet site, she travels the country

> in " three tractor trailers, four buses and six cars " to spread her

> message of frugality (for others). Her typical concert contract

> includes binding instructions that she must have in her dressing

room

> 12 bottles of Grolsch beer, six bottles of " local " beer, eight

> bottles of Snapple (various flavors), four bottles of ginger ale, a

> pint of soy milk, bottles (one each) of " good " Australian cabernet,

a

> merlot, bourbon, gin and brandy, and " unchilled " mineral water

( " not

> Evian " ), and lots of chips and dips. On a diet like that, one

square

> of toilet paper is never enough.

>

> Sheryl is a great singer and writer of songs - this is where her

> strength lies. She should stick to that. In the mean time, I'm

> clinging to the toilet paper of my choice.

>

> Dede

>