tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576632801504816149.post1609497715229015697..comments2023-09-18T20:19:51.867+12:00Comments on Musings without a good name for my blog: Conspicuous consumptionMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196372589248892579noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576632801504816149.post-29840553449545614892010-02-11T01:05:34.602+13:002010-02-11T01:05:34.602+13:00The tumbler idea would be nifty. But I still hold...The tumbler idea would be nifty. But I still hold out hope of seeing a picture of you on Stuff floating across Wellington harbour en route to work on a raft made from V bottles. Might be a bit hard to navigate, but think of the publicity for recycling!Slightly Intrepidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863685188013458226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576632801504816149.post-48250879924142372502010-02-09T13:22:54.479+13:002010-02-09T13:22:54.479+13:00But the thought occurred to me: why didn't you...<i>But the thought occurred to me: why didn't you just stick them all in the bath and fill it up, or get the garden hose out?</i><br /><br />Might have been a bit faster, but not much - I still would have had to unscrew the lids, drain the water out, put the lids back on, and dry them. The time-saving of using the bath instead of a bucket would have been negligible.<br /><br />In any case, instead of recycling the bottles, a co-worker is looking at trying to make a glass tumbler to basically make pebbles out of the glass. Which, if it works out, would be even better, since I could then have a green glass pebble as a souvenir.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196372589248892579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576632801504816149.post-82925198884901653352010-02-09T09:56:19.221+13:002010-02-09T09:56:19.221+13:00Nice to see a major ambition fulfilled! And doubl...Nice to see a major ambition fulfilled! And double thumbs up for the socially responsible act of cleaning the bottles before recycling. But the thought occurred to me: why didn't you just stick them all in the bath and fill it up, or get the garden hose out?Slightly Intrepidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863685188013458226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576632801504816149.post-33354534581951211142010-02-09T07:22:21.027+13:002010-02-09T07:22:21.027+13:00Epic!Epic!Elkanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586213910445141801noreply@blogger.com