tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post1851210553220611939..comments2023-10-18T12:55:50.552+00:00Comments on At Flores in the Azores: Plastic BagsNeil Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-27515239321268949172007-04-13T07:44:00.000+00:002007-04-13T07:44:00.000+00:00Neil,Choking internally (ingestion) seems to be th...Neil,<BR/><BR/>Choking internally (ingestion) seems to be the cause of death for some types of marine life.<BR/> http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/marinedebris.html<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately other envirormental concerns might need our attention before the plastic bags.<BR/><BR/>"Plastic Bags" Island, Azores, PT 9960<BR/> <BR/>Flores sounds so much better!<BR/><BR/>Talk again.<BR/><BR/>BobEpicyclichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930391715948135273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-46388535371685837252007-04-12T20:47:00.000+00:002007-04-12T20:47:00.000+00:00BobInteresting you should say about choking a sea ...Bob<BR/><BR/>Interesting you should say about choking a sea gull.<BR/><BR/>Where I come from (Scotland) I was told many years ago that a carelessly discarded plastic bag could choke a cow. This was before the era of "eco-correctness", it was farmers protecting their assets.<BR/><BR/>When I made my comment about the plastic bags chasing the seagulls, I just meant they were billowing around in the wind with the gulls!<BR/><BR/>Ate a logo<BR/><BR/>NeilNeil Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-62975462760406900752007-04-10T06:10:00.000+00:002007-04-10T06:10:00.000+00:00Eco-Entertainment & Serious Many supermarkets in C...Eco-Entertainment & Serious <BR/><BR/>Many supermarkets in California still give the customer the option of "paper or plastic?". When asked I've been known to put the responsibility directly on the store employee(bagger). I do this with a very serious face then tell the bagger it's your choice.... "Kill a tree or choke a sea gull" The responses vary, but are always amusing!!!!<BR/><BR/>The phrase Kill a tree choke a sea gull/seal probably originated in the state of Oregon. <BR/><BR/>Years ago Californians emigrated en masse to Oregon after soiling their own nest.<BR/><BR/>Where does a Florentino go?<BR/><BR/>Corvo?<BR/><BR/>boa noite,<BR/><BR/>BobEpicyclichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930391715948135273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-15866480197303624232007-04-09T22:30:00.000+00:002007-04-09T22:30:00.000+00:00Thought you might be interested to learn that the ...Thought you might be interested to learn that the San Francisco, California, Board of Supervisors recently voted 10-1 to outlaw non-recyclable plastic bags. You can read the news article in the SF Chronicle at:<BR/>http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/27/BAG1ROSLSG4.DTLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com