Straw bans now become weapon bans

Posted by blarman 5 years, 5 months ago to Legislation

The ridiculous part about this is the link at the bottom to a woman who died from falling on a metal straw. Just goes to show that they should ban metal straws as well as any quick-draw or quick-use attachment to go with the straw. In fact, they should put safety caps on the straws as well as limiters so that they can only be used with a certain vacuum force differential...

Just ridiculousness!

SOURCE URL: https://www.theblaze.com/news/plastic-straw-bans-hurt-the-environment

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Posted by allosaur 5 years, 5 months ago

This is the last straw! Speaking of my last straw (believe that was from Church's Chicken), it went to a landfill with the rest of my garbage,
And the straw before that and the straw before that and the--whoa! I'm 72. Don't have time to count all those last straws.

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  Posted by mccannon01 5 years, 5 months ago
  
  Don't worry, Dino. An average plastic straw, in spite of all the left wing eco-nut howling to the contrary, has no more effect on the environment than an average rock.
  
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    Posted by allosaur 5 years, 5 months ago
    
    And you can pick up a rock and throw it. Try that with a straw.
    
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      Posted by Solver 5 years, 5 months ago
      
      This is starting to remind me of a Monty Python skit. All we need is a giant scale and a duck.
      
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        Posted by mccannon01 5 years, 5 months ago
        
        Bring me a shrubbery... or the Holy Hand Grenade.
        
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        Posted by Solver 5 years, 5 months ago
        
        Watch out for the rabbit!
        https://youtu.be/QM9Bynjh2Lk
        
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        Posted by mccannon01 5 years, 5 months ago
        
        To quoteth Yosemite Sam: "Ohhhhh Ah hates that rabbit!"
        
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        Posted by allosaur 5 years, 5 months ago
        
        Sometimes me old din still looks at those old things on YouTube.
        
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Posted by LibertyBelle 5 years, 4 months ago

And what about they way environmentalists have complained (or didn't they?) about the used of paper products?

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  Posted by blarman 5 years, 4 months ago
  
  Can't ever be satisfied...
  
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Posted by CaptainKirk 5 years, 5 months ago

I use stainless steel straws now.
With silicone tips.

But I felt the argument was crap. 7 of the 10 biggest places pushing the plastics into the ocean are in AFRICA!

But once again, we have to pay the price for it!

And paper straws BLOW (because they don't suck well, LOL)

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  Posted by mccannon01 5 years, 5 months ago
  
  You reminded me of a map I saw someplace showing the 10 rivers that contribute the most plastic crap and other pollutants to the worlds oceans. None were in the US or Europe. All were Asian or African.
  
  I had a discussion with a family member that was trying to make me "aware" of the the trash in the ocean as shown on those TV commercials and Americans have to take the responsibility of trashing the planet. I asked her if she was aware none of those beaches or ocean areas shown on the commercial were in the US, but were in Asia? Blank out.
  
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    Posted by CaptainKirk 5 years, 5 months ago
    
    Even better...
    
    We hear there is a pile of plastic, the size of TEXAS floating in the ocean...
    
    The size of TEXAS!
    
    Can someone find it for me on Google Earth, Please?
    
    Now, I am not saying litter is good.
    
    But I'd rather have Trump Straws!
    
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