The Green Thing

Message

D-Rider · #31 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:45 pm

BikerGran wrote:Actually I believe the plastic bottles get exported to China (sea miles?) where they are turned into fleece fabric (using energy?) which is then re-exported to the UK (more sea miles).

How green is that?

This one appears to be

Moose · #32 Post by **Moose** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:50 pm

Has everyone forgotten the bloke on his bicycle (come) grinder wheel that used to come around and sharpen the humanpowered lawn mowers and other assorted blades.

Green, Green & Green again.

And who can forget the jolly rag & bone man who would clean out your house and give you a magic Balloon

.

Never understood why I got the belt for that one

blinkey501 · #33 Post by **blinkey501** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:42 pm

joecrx wrote:aahh!! the olden days

I have two kids and my wife looks after them, i put a lot of hours at work to provide for them. has did my dad when i was a kid.
Has for wastage my grandad had a cottage in misterton the village where i have lived for 35 years.
My grandad used to utilise the land he had to grow potatoes kidney beans and sprouts etc, has well has having rubarb patches and plum, pear and apple trees. he also had two green houses to grow tomato plants has well has marrow and cucumber.
way back then i did not understand the importance, but i can now realise that it was all from the dig for britain era during the second world war.

BikerGran · #34 Post by **BikerGran** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:19 pm

My grandad used to quote a little rhyme....

Dear beloved brethren, is it not a sin
To peel your potatoes and throw away the skin?
The skin feeds the pigs, the pigs feed you,
Dear beloved brethren, is this not true?

It was and still would be true except that pigs are not allowed to be fed on pigswill now.

But of course we didn't have the green thing then............ it just made sense!

MartDude · #35 Post by **MartDude** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:38 pm

Personally, I think that's a waste; the skins are the best part of a spud

Samray · #36 Post by **Samray** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:47 pm

I hope that's all you have in common with pigs Martin.

I agree btw.

MartDude · #37 Post by **MartDude** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:49 pm

Samray wrote:I hope that's all you have in common with pigs Martin.

I agree btw.

Can't beat a good rutting

Aladinsaneuk · #38 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:26 pm

anyone else think we are descending to a "Deliverance" moment....

Samray · #39 Post by **Samray** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:59 pm

Wasn't it you roasting a pig a couple of days ago Pete?

Aladinsaneuk · #40 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:05 pm

my little piggy now....