Posted on 04/22/2021 6:17:09 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
A couple of times a month, our office requires us to have “coffee clutch” meetings via Zoom. A manager facilitates these and comes prepared with a topic. The meetings are meant to be social in nature and to help maintain some bonds among employees since we went on work-from-home over a year ago.
For the most part, these meetings are insipid and painful. Not once have I enjoyed them or found any redeeming value in them whatsoever, especially if this one really sarcastic guy who thinks like I do is not there due a scheduling conflict.
Today the manager running the meeting adopted the suggestion of an employee that, in honor of Earth Day, we go around and talk about what we try to do for the planet.
A number of people said they drive a small car, a hybrid car, or try to limit the amount they drive and/or use the econ feature on their cars. Others said they try to eat as vegan as possible. Some said they don’t litter. Still others said they try to make sure they don’t leave the lights or other appliances on when they are not in use. Others recycle, although it sounds as if for the most part it is a requirement in their communities. Finally, some people fill their water bottle or a glass with more water from the Brita pitcher or whatever rather than buy and use a case of water in plastic bottles. Most people named two or more of these things and some sounded quite taken with and proud of themselves for all that they do for mother nature.
Mind you, no one mentioned anything approaching grandness, like doing work on improving trails, growing a lot of their own food, planting trees, taking part in community litter clean ups, etc.
I was quite taken aback that adults would have a conversation about such a thing as what they do to honor Earth Day every day, but I guess I should not be surprised for what passes as acceptable behavior for adults these days. It seems to me, talk about such a matter as Earth Day is best reserved for a 4th grade science class.
I think I successfully perturbed a good number of people with my response. When it got to my turn, I said that I:
1) Drive an SUV that is not a hybrid and drove it all over the place this weekend visiting people and doing errands for people that involved transporting things not easily transported in a regular car. And I had a damn good time doing so.
2) Eat meat every single day except when not fasting for religious reasons.
3) Do not recycle as of November when the condo complex voted to get rid of it, which has made things easier for the many elderly who live here, both due to the cost and their mobility issues.
4) Turn off lights and appliances when I leave a room because I want to save money on electricity and wear and tear on the appliance, not because I give a rip about the planet.
5) Do not litter because I was raised not to and because decent people just don’t do that and the planet’s possible feelings about littering do not even enter my mind.
6) Use the econ feature in the car because doing so might save me 60 bucks a year, which I can use to buy a couple of pheasants to eat.
7) Limit my bottled water drinking because plastic bottles contain chemicals that can harm my personal environment, aka my body, not because I care about the actual environment.
8) Grow my own herbs on the porch.
It seems a few people looked dumbfounded or embarrassed, but the problem with Zoom is that is not as easy to read facial expressions as when one is in the same room with people. The two people whose turn it was after my turn were left with keeping their responses very brief and just saying that they do a lot of the things already mentioned.
I produce CO2 using a number of chemical processes, for the plants [so they can Green up da Erf - looks too blue and brown from Space].
“I didn’t know it was earth day...”
It’s a set up to celebrate Lenin’s bERFday.
ErF Day,
Smurfs Day!
.
The Freaks take
Over Balboa Park
Like some infestation!
Heard on OAN that the founder of earth day killed his wife and composted her.
Unfortunately, my 67 Pontiac GTO is currently apart while I’m restoring it. I usually take it out for a fast bout of criminal behavior on erf day.
Back in the '90s I worked with a 30-something who was always virtue signaling. The latest was a breathless report on how she attended some anti-oil rally.
I asked how she got there and she said she drove. I asked why she didn't walk. "Are you crazy? It over 10 miles away!" She didn't appreciate it when I said that she was a hypocrite for using a vehicle that burned an oil product to protest something that made her life easier.
No difference for me.
Why does the Right constantly let the Left dictate the rules and terms of this culture war we are in?
I was thinking about Einhorn at this meeting, but I was not completely sure at the time that I remember right that he was involved in Earth Day. I wish I had seen something on FR this morning about the woman he murdered so I could have said something about celebrating Earth Day by saying a prayer for her.
Maybe something was up on FR, but I had not caught up on all the posts before the meeting.
I am really not sure most of the people in this meeting were truly the social justice warrior type. They were going along with virtue signaling on Earth Day activities, and I was doing my part to reverse virtue signal, hence the term I used.
I sprayed a whole can of hairspray into the air to celebrate.
And I don’t even use hairspray.
I like your style.
Bet he had the heat or ac on as well.
>>How was Earth Day for the rest of you who had to work today?
>>One kid mentioned it. I suggested buying used books. He looked at me and said, >>You are only saying that because you sell used books.
>>I told him I was proud of him. Always question why people are encouraging you to do something.
Best post of the day. If everyone knew this simple fact, there would be no commies or liberals, or at least a lot fewer of them.
Are you still employed?
They did this at the studio I am contracted with via Zoom.
Our secretary told them we were flying kites in honor of Erf Day..while working with his vintage Corvette, revving it up multiple times in the background. We didnt want to talk with these assholes.
When this lockdown nonsense started someone tried to schedule water cooler meetings. Apparently no one attended cause the idea quickly disappeared. I’ve worked from home for years and barely know my coworkers. I was face to face with my boss yesterday for the second time in over a year.
The letter hangs in a place of pride at the counter.
re: “How was Earth Day for the rest of you who had to work today? “
I replaced a PC power supply in a Dell Optiplex, and then watched a couple DVD movies testing out and used a 4 ft wide LCD TV screen to do so - it was glorious!!
back in the 90s...women in my office was - while holding her morning Starbucks - ranting about big-oil and the evil Bush-Cheney villains. When I could get a word in I asked her why $3.00 (or whatever the cost was at the time) for a gallon of gas was an outrage yet she happily paid $12 per gallon for her coffee in the morning....she stuttered for awhile, then her head exploded....
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.