Wanna know something quirky about me?
I make a point not to use paper towels in public (or work) restrooms.*
I just shake my hands little and wipe them on my pants. Why not? They're clean. I also enforce an "Only One!" rule with my kids at work when they're using paper towels. That goes for napkins at dinner, too.
Otherwise, I point and them and ridicule them, "Do you hate trees or something??".
Okay, only joking. or not.
If you pay attention to how much paper you waste - you make a baby step. That's what I tell my kids, anyway.
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Side notes
1: I'm curious: responding to comments on your blog - how do you do it?? Do you ignore them? Do you email them? Do you reply back underneath their comments? Each individual comment? Help! I rarely go back and visit blogs to see if the author responded, but I've done it a couple of times myself. I have a lot of questions - do you have answers!?
2: I think I heard a ghost in the elementary school girls' bathroom today. It was creepy. I know I'm supposed to be an adult and be all, "That was NOTHING, guys. No big deal. Do do do do." But when you hear a door close and you ask if any one's in there and you hear a small "Yes" but don't see anyone, you have reason to be scared. Right!?
*In particularly nasty restrooms, I totally use a paper towel just so I don't have to touch the door. *Shudder*
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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I don't know what the proper 'netiquette is regarding comments. Usually I make a blanket response, or sometimes I email the person directly, or sometimes I say, "Ohhh, so-n-so commented! How cool!" and then get too busy to respond.
ReplyDeleteI read every comment and it warms my heart. As for how to deal with responding to them, I have no idea.
i'm always yelling at my kids to use less paper towels, tissues, and wipes... My class is all about "going green" We love to recycle!
ReplyDeleteI always read comments. I've been trying to respond to them via email lately. If not, I do it in my comments section. Sometimes I get caught up and don't get a chance to respond. I try though!
ReplyDeleteThe paper towel thing is controversial in my current field (malls); the company that is part-owner of my office tried to implement blowers in all their malls and it was an abject failure. (If I had to guess it was b/c people still went for paper and grabbed TP.) Plus, I'm sorry, but where I work people splash water all over the entire sink area. You have to clean it up with something.
ReplyDelete(1) Well, if you *do* check back at my blog, you'll see I do a reply comment addressing each comment there. I think I picked that up from Nina at the Reader blog. It's a little annoying b/c I get my own replies in my in-box, but it's an in-box for a proxy e-mail, so I don't want to reply to people from an e-mail they don't know. But I know other bloggers who just do a quick paragraph on their next post, addressing the comments from the prior post, before moving on. And sometimes I get e-mails from Maggie. :) As you can see, it varies widely.
(2) You heard a "yes"? Yikes. Get out the holy water.
i do a little of both with my comments. sometimes i email responses or a leave a comment on their blog. other times i leave myself a comment responding.
ReplyDeleteeither or its your preference i don't think there is a blogger rule book : )
I usually will e-mail back individual people if they have questions on my blog, unless I will be answering them in an upcoming post. Depends. Plus it helps me get to know people better one-on-one. I read and respond to people who comment on my blog, only fair.
ReplyDeleteI usually comment right after their comment on my blog. I have yet to email anyone, although I suppose I would if I thought it called for it. Whether these people ever check back and see if I have replied, I don't know. I'm pretty new to blogging so would worry about spamming their inbox or something. But then I am a worrier in general.
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