Wednesday 17 February 2021

I am getting tired ...

 


I am getting tired of being told what I should do in life by some so-called expert fathead on TV.

There was a program on TV blaming me for all the pollution out at sea harming and killing the fish. 

I'll have you know that I live miles from the sea and all my trash goes in separate bins to be re-cycled or dealt with according to what the so-called experts think is appropriate. I dispose of my trash according to the instructions given by the local Authorities. Can anyone explain to me how it ends in the sea? And how this is my fault?

Then there was another fathead expert on another program advising us all to stop eating meat to save the planet. He didn't say who we are saving the planet for. Idiots like him?

He claimed that animals such as cows, sheep and so on let off gases at both ends of their bodies and that this is bad for the ozone layer. His solution was that we stop eating meat and have fewer animals.

Now I don't mind people being vegetarians or people eating meat. It is a personal choice. But I resent being told and coerced into following a particular lifestyle because some idiot has deemed it necessary.

Has this man worked out what the world would be like if all of us on earth stopped eating meat? What would we do with all the cows, sheep, pigs, chickens and other creatures on our daily menu? Would we kill them all to extinction and burn them on a funeral pyre? 

Where would we find a substitute for all the milk produced; and milk by-products like cheese, yoghurt, cream and so on? Can you make cheese from almond milk? Does this man realise how many gallons of water are needed to produce just one almond? And how many almonds you need just to make one pint of almond milk?

Has he worked out the effect on the world economies if we all stopped eating meat? Why, my favourite fast food restaurant selling burgers and fried chicken employs six people alone. That's six people who will be out of work. How about all the others who farm animals, feed them, milk them, shear their wool to make woollen ties for me, collect their eggs to make omelettes for my breakfast, and so on and so forth? 

In short, I don't think that if we all stopped eating all meats it would have that much beneficial effect on the ozone layer as this man if he stopped guffing hot air from the orifices at both ends of his body. 

By all means, he can stop eating meat. That's more left for me and those who agree with me. Let him not lecture me on TV under the guise of expert in stupidity.

As for those who worry about plastic and other trash ending in the sea. Instead of blaming the consumer, why not get the producer to clean up their act? Why is it I can buy pasta and rice from one supermarket in plastic bags that are totally recyclable, whilst in other supermarkets pasta and rice, (and other products), are in bags that cannot be recycled? The price is exactly the same. So why do the producers not use recyclable plastic? The same applies to plastic containers for milk, shampoo, washing up liquid, lemonades and so on. Some are in recyclable plastic, others not.

And why are some products double and treble wrapped? You buy a presentation box of chocolates, or biscuits, or whatever and it is wrapped in cellophane, it's in a cardboard box, and inside you have plastic trays containing no more than 12 tiny chocolates, or biscuits. The same applies for many ready-meals you quick-cook in the oven. It's as if the only way you can have a square meal these days is by eating the boxes rather than their content. More vitamins this way too!

So, Mr Fathead on TV, instead of lecturing the poor consumer about saving the planet, laudable as this is; why don't you first tackle the problem at source? Eating meat has a lot of nutritional benefits which you may choose to avail yourself of, or not. Eating cardboard boxes on the other hand will provide you with some roughage but I doubt whether it will control your hot air emissions.

29 comments:

  1. ...there is an easy solution, stop watching TV!

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    1. If I stopped watching TV I would have nothing to be angry about, Tom.

      God bless.

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  2. I agree that one's diet should be a personal choice. And the key to avoiding all the extra plastic is to cook it from scratch at home.

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  3. You tell 'em, Victor! These 'what-if' scenarios sound most unpleasant; not the kind of world in which I'd enjoy living. Sadly, methinks people have forgotten how to think for themselves.

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    1. That's the trend, Mevely. So-called self-appointed experts come on TV and tell people what to eat, what to wear, how to do this and that. And there's an audience ready to follow this advice it seems.

      God bless you.

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  4. Not everything comes in plastic, avoid the stuff that does. If people did that more, the big boys would change their habits too. Money talks so send them a message.

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    1. I wish that was so, Bill. Here we have products like pasta, rice, milk, lemonades, shampoo, washing-up liquids, etc ... etc ... all come in plastic bags or containers. Some are re-cycleable, some not. The public cannot avoid them because you cannot buy pasta, rice, milk etc ... loose.

      God bless.

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  5. Sheep to the slaughter-literally!
    Blessings!

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  6. Dearest Victor,
    Frankly, it is not worth my time watching such a self proclaimed guru for the betterment of the planet! All they're good at is letting their verbal diarrhea escape...
    We prepare our own meals from scratch for health reasons and that also solves a lot of problems you mention. Schools should teach kids mannerism as one finds trash being thrown out of the car after finishing eating a snack or any kind of food/drink. THAT needs attention but not scolding an entire population.
    Plastic in the ocean is mainly a problem in the Philippines, so go and address it at its source and don't make other countries constantly pay for their cleanup! And so on...
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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    1. You make some good points, Mariette.

      Over here, even if you make your meals from scratch it comes packed in plastic - e.g. potatoes, carrots, parsnips, tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, cabbage etc ... all packed in plastic bags. Meat and fish, fresh or frozen, packed in plastic. You can't avoid plastic. Pasta, rice, lentils, cereals - in plastic bags.

      I once stood in the supermarket looking at my shopping list and two people put me in a plastic bag!

      God bless.

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    2. Victor, if you buy wholesale and prepare meals to freeze, you cut down at least half of the excess waste...

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  7. Brilliant, Victor! The so-called experts are nothing but fatheads, especially when they tell us all what we should do without doing those things themselves.
    Blessings!

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    1. Well-said, Martha. These days we have allowed too many self-proclaimed experts on TV telling people what to do. What to eat, how to cook, what to wear, lifestyle advice and so on. The other day there was someone called "lifestyle counsellor". What is that exactly? How did I live life so far without the help of one of those?

      I believe I am very fashionable in my own way. I was told once I am a sex symbol for the woman who doesn't care.

      God bless.

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  8. A slightly out of character rant that I completely agree with!

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    1. Yes it is a rant, JoeH. It's just that the guy on TV seemed to think he'd just simply save the planet by all of us not eating meat. There's now even an advert for meat substitute food which suggests the same thing.

      God bless.

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  9. Via internet I was given to understand how a 1992 cargo ship spill ended up dumping nearly 92,000 rubber ducks into the Pacific Ocean. Dear Victor, who would order that many rubber ducks in the first place? I fear the rubber duck fiasco is deeper than commercialism --it burns in the depths of unrequited infantilism and denial that a particular problem involves the entire sphere. As usual, I ask: is anybody working on this?

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    1. These days I wonder if anyone is working on anything. The world seems full of "experts" expounding their contradictory opinions.

      God bless, Geo.

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    2. Stop eating meat? Has anyone ever researched what reproduces brain cells?? The answer is none other than the fat from meat. I rest my case. Have a great day and blessings.

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    3. That's right, Nells. Explains why these meatless numbskulls talk so much nonsense.

      God bless you, friend.

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  10. That was a good rant Victor!

    Although both myself and Eddie follow a low carb lifestyle, what each person eats etc should always be a personal choice.

    However, I do think it best to try and avoid plastic packaging etc if we can (not always possible).

    My biggest bug bear at the moment is discarded facemasks! You see them everywhere littering up the ground. I cannot understand why people just throw them away why can't they dispose of them sensibly?

    Take care, my good wishes.

    All the best Jan

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    1. I'm about to start another rant, Jan. About masks! The sad thing with the UK right now is that people seem to have lost respect for everything: other people, society, authority, and even in themselves. Throwing away masks is a symptom of this new trend. In our area, (a bit posh), we have people picking up the dog's poo in a plastic bag then throw the bag in peoples' front garden! What does that say about the person's mentality?

      I agree with you about personal choice and lifestyles. That's why I get annoyed at these experts who proclaim their ways are the best.

      And we need to tackle the plastic problem at source. Why is packaging so different? We buy sugar and flour in paper bags at the supermarket. Why not rice, lentils, cereals, pasta etc ... Why is it in plastic bags?

      God bless, Jan.

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  11. The first thing the Good Lord told man and woman was to take care of the Garden, and i believe by that He meant the whole planet. You are right, one excellent way to do that is to start with the way things are manufactured and packaged.

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    1. Yes, start at source. No need to wrap everything in plastic.

      God bless, Mimi.

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