tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782314588614780807.post8523715574249700664..comments2023-12-24T06:56:37.861+00:00Comments on David's Blog: Friday 3 AprilDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09623766673384924120noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782314588614780807.post-28986205215432299062009-04-04T23:58:00.000+01:002009-04-04T23:58:00.000+01:00We can make shifts - but they take time. The gover...We can make shifts - but they take time. The government succeeded in changing our attitudes about drinking and driving over a period of 2-3 years. I'm not sure they are succeeding with speeding.<BR/><BR/>I quoted Machiavelli a while ago and there's still a link to some of his quotations on my Links section. Many of the quotations are very sensible but I particularly like "There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things."Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623766673384924120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782314588614780807.post-56968668037736721182009-04-04T21:33:00.000+01:002009-04-04T21:33:00.000+01:00Fair point Rosie - I know exactly what you mean. I...Fair point Rosie - I know exactly what you mean. I wonder whether we could get people to feel like that when they use their cars for journeys under 5 miles...? Too much of a cultural shift for some, I think!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089092387127661164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782314588614780807.post-26903189913347053302009-04-04T13:37:00.000+01:002009-04-04T13:37:00.000+01:00I think it is really interesting the way you can a...I think it is really interesting the way you can actually change a culture. Now, if I forget to take my bags with me to the supermarket I feel embarrassed to use their ones -and yet only a year ago it wouldn't have crossed my mind. Maybe we can make bigger shifts too!rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10368471097449672091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782314588614780807.post-35007591047920719272009-04-04T09:29:00.000+01:002009-04-04T09:29:00.000+01:00Clothes shopping isn't a big deal for me - but I u...Clothes shopping isn't a big deal for me - but I understand!<BR/><BR/>I have a problem now finding bags to use for things like putting boots in the car. I suppose I could use the long-life ones and wash them afterwards - but isn't that worse on the environment: water, soap...<BR/><BR/>I am getting better at remembering to take bags into the shops, though.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623766673384924120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782314588614780807.post-84751845951348508822009-04-04T09:17:00.000+01:002009-04-04T09:17:00.000+01:00Nice photos David - what camera do you have? Aren'...Nice photos David - what camera do you have? Aren't we lucky to live in the Chilterns?<BR/>Today's task was to reduce the amount of plastic carrier bags you use. We've been using the 'bags for life' for a while - though sometimes forget to get them out of the car boot and only remember at the checkout! Though I haven't and wouldn't use them for clothes shopping - I guess just in case items needed to be returned. Has anyone else used them for clothes shopping?Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089092387127661164noreply@blogger.com