tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post7301682732586022480..comments2024-02-10T02:29:29.558-06:00Comments on Life & Faith in Caneyhead: #AtoZChallenge - Perspectives: WasteBarbara In Caneyheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-5024988489480711612017-04-28T05:22:08.519-05:002017-04-28T05:22:08.519-05:00We try not to waste to much at our home. Sometimes...We try not to waste to much at our home. Sometimes we do end up with a lot of spare food and unused items, but we try giving them away to people who can consume them.Vinodinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293137036120700126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-17334754693042957102017-04-28T01:11:14.908-05:002017-04-28T01:11:14.908-05:00Think you are right! We became so good at supply,...Think you are right! We became so good at supply, demand has gone from need to greed.Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-85363130482729599432017-04-28T01:09:39.377-05:002017-04-28T01:09:39.377-05:00Daddy was from a family of 14. He claimed all he ...Daddy was from a family of 14. He claimed all he ever got out of a chicken was the neck. There is no neck in today's chicken. Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-37534276747000681852017-04-28T01:07:14.851-05:002017-04-28T01:07:14.851-05:00We had a severe year of drought a couple of years ...We had a severe year of drought a couple of years ago. I hated the grass crunching beneath our feet! Have never complained about too much rain since. God bless you!Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-69403861801029214062017-04-28T01:05:02.961-05:002017-04-28T01:05:02.961-05:00I most certainly will do that search! Thanks.I most certainly will do that search! Thanks.Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-54520592527440930062017-04-28T01:03:58.911-05:002017-04-28T01:03:58.911-05:00Me and Merle Haggard hear you! https://www.youtub...Me and Merle Haggard hear you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxLtXJzo3EwBarbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-34930005609062858142017-04-28T00:59:45.545-05:002017-04-28T00:59:45.545-05:00Out of data, but will try to remember to go back a...Out of data, but will try to remember to go back and watch. Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-22747712510842843022017-04-28T00:58:23.340-05:002017-04-28T00:58:23.340-05:00Used to, people didn't waste water because the...Used to, people didn't waste water because they had a well and a pump they were worried about overworking.Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-90735476621570938932017-04-28T00:56:33.778-05:002017-04-28T00:56:33.778-05:00Eerrr! Guilty. My hot water takes forever to get...Eerrr! Guilty. My hot water takes forever to get to the kitchen sink! So every time I need it, I have to decide: let it run til hot, microwave it, or go to the bathroom where it is hot in 30 seconds.Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-47266938305380893322017-04-28T00:54:04.431-05:002017-04-28T00:54:04.431-05:00I thank God all the time that Hubby can repair alm...I thank God all the time that Hubby can repair almost anything! Once he found parts we needed for a TV in the woods while bow hunting!Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-59973246363474521702017-04-28T00:52:14.698-05:002017-04-28T00:52:14.698-05:00Amen! I used Mama's stove from the 1950's...Amen! I used Mama's stove from the 1950's until '97. And then only gave up on it because the major parts house had burnt to the ground. Can't do that with anything new.Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-53572643084952001182017-04-28T00:49:16.406-05:002017-04-28T00:49:16.406-05:00I still try to clean my plate like Mama said, but ...I still try to clean my plate like Mama said, but if there os more than 2 or 3 bites left I ask for a to go box. Someone at the house will eat it!Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-17671599202418496162017-04-28T00:46:51.207-05:002017-04-28T00:46:51.207-05:00I buy produce sometimes and then life gets crazy a...I buy produce sometimes and then life gets crazy and I don't cook on a regular schedule and then I open the produce drawer and say this is going to the chickens.Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-86980506735253257882017-04-28T00:44:35.790-05:002017-04-28T00:44:35.790-05:00Things get pushed to the back of the fridge and th...Things get pushed to the back of the fridge and then a week later you see them and say "darn, that was really good!" Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-31527606690857857182017-04-28T00:42:25.584-05:002017-04-28T00:42:25.584-05:00It is very hard to cook for two if you have ever c...It is very hard to cook for two if you have ever cooked for more. When shared with animals, it is not a total loss.Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-24001055702529487172017-04-28T00:40:38.861-05:002017-04-28T00:40:38.861-05:00No doubt, Mike, we all are...especially here in Am...No doubt, Mike, we all are...especially here in America.Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-50388064967459256132017-04-27T22:04:30.917-05:002017-04-27T22:04:30.917-05:00I can totally relate to this! I have been raised w...I can totally relate to this! I have been raised with "don't waste" set of rules. Especially with food. I bothers me a bit when someone leaves leftover. I believe that access to more and more things have diminished the value of those resources for some people. <br />Thanks for sharing<br /><a href="http://karnikakapoor.blogspot.in/2017/04/xenos-neanderthal-man.html" rel="nofollow">Xenos</a><br />Best wishes!Karnika Kapoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597183599971956037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-59771408014213200512017-04-27T21:46:45.611-05:002017-04-27T21:46:45.611-05:00I grew up in a family of ten kids, and like you, w...I grew up in a family of ten kids, and like you, we were always taught not to waste. If we couldn't finish all of the food on our plate, then the food was saved until we got hungry the next time. And, I always wore my older sibling's hand-me-downs. I like being frugal, so that kind of stuff never bothered me at all, although I think it was hard for some of my siblings not to get many new clothes. <br /><br />Visiting from the A to Z Challenge. See my “W” post here: https://lydiahowe.com/2017/04/27/w-is-for-water-and-no-tea-atozchallenge/Aidyl Ewohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193031689876630475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-10496722278248493352017-04-27T21:36:21.025-05:002017-04-27T21:36:21.025-05:00We've been in drought conditions for a couple ...We've been in drought conditions for a couple years here, so water is always something we try to conserve. I can't say I'm great at that. It's a mental thing that we all need to practice--being more frugal.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-81775341649693817782017-04-27T21:09:24.205-05:002017-04-27T21:09:24.205-05:00I am sure there are times that we are wasteful, bu...I am sure there are times that we are wasteful, but David and I work hard to not be wasteful. <br /><br />We turn off the lights in rooms when we are not in them. I do leave a light on over the stove so that we can see to walk into that area of the house because there have been snakes in there before. Plus, the light stays on in the bathroom at night so we can see to go into there without stepping on the grand-dogger.<br /><br />We keep things unplugged, for the most part, when we are not using them and definitely when we leave the house. I hang clothes to dry and do my best to avoid using the oven. <br /><br />Phone chargers and computers use more electricity than one realizes. Once your phone is charged, unplug the charger. If you are leaving the house and take the phone with you, unplug the charger. Even if the phone isn't still plugged into it, the charger is using electricity if it is plugged in. Do a search on phantom power and learn more about that. It might be off, but if it is plugged in, it is still costing you!<br /><br />We do run the air conditioner year-round because of our health issues. With David's neuropathy, it causes him a great deal of pain to get overheated and it makes it hard for me to breathe, so we don't feel this is a waste. It is a necessity.<br /><br />Aside from not being wasteful, one of the best benefits to the ways we've cut back is a major reduction in our power bill. When we first moved here, our power bill was over $700 a month. The central air was replaced and it dropped down into the low hundreds, averaging about $120 per month. When we initiated "Turn it off, Unplug it", our bill dropped even further. It was as low as $60 one month! Way yonder better than $700, I tell you!<br /><br />This was a great post!<br /><br />Have a blessed night. :)Suzanne McClendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15563562309945754772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-12535093814322475152017-04-27T20:58:57.651-05:002017-04-27T20:58:57.651-05:00Having been raised by parents who lived through th...Having been raised by parents who lived through the great depression and war times does make one more aware of being careful with what we have. One thing that bothers me as much or more is what a short life span new technology and appliances seem to have. I remember my parents using the same appliances all through my growing up years, but now days we are lucky to get 10 years out of a major appliance, and electronics? Even less.Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336729074703850201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-68189680820135178962017-04-27T15:19:34.398-05:002017-04-27T15:19:34.398-05:00Waste does bother me and I do have a food-waster i...Waste does bother me and I do have a food-waster in my house, unfortunately. My son often makes more food than he can eat, doesn't cover it properly for refrigeration (or leaves it out to rot), etc. We have spoken to him about it often, but nothing seems to change. <br /><br />A co-worker told me about an amazing documentary called 'Just Eat It' (link here: http://www.foodwastemovie.com/) I'm going to watch it sometime, but don't know if I'll be able to get my son to.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831242266526923808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-19063500746104082472017-04-27T14:34:09.604-05:002017-04-27T14:34:09.604-05:00I'm like you. We just came out of a drought, b...I'm like you. We just came out of a drought, but there were a lot of sacrifices I was willing to make so that I could still use my bathtub (we used significantly less water than our allotment each day, BTW). I take the attitude where food is concerned that it's better to start small on the grounds that you can take more than to heap your plate and waste it. I donate no-longer-wanted clothing to worthy organizations and I try to be careful in my shopping. There are items in my closet that I'm still wearing 10 years after buying them! You can be frugal without being a cheapsake.<br /><br />Sharon E. Cathcart<br /><a href="http://sharonecathcart.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Award-winning Author of Fiction Featuring Atypical Characters</a><br />#atozchallengeSharon E. Cathcarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813110267496868019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-35073309021963573362017-04-27T14:17:57.409-05:002017-04-27T14:17:57.409-05:00I generally feel the same way you do but I have la...I generally feel the same way you do but I have lapses. I find myself letting the water run while brushing my teeth sometimes - makes me feel guilty. shirley dietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16566707685773414250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941371995600376751.post-73331741153265960512017-04-27T14:00:22.064-05:002017-04-27T14:00:22.064-05:00Wastefulness bothers me greatly, it has become a d...Wastefulness bothers me greatly, it has become a disposible world, where nothing lasts long and isn't intended to, that way we need to buy again, and what could be repaired or passed on will likely end up in the dumpster. When I see people being excessively wasteful... at buffets and in other ways, it definitely causes me to reevaluate my opinion of them. We were charged to be caretakers of the earth, and of our own financial resources too. If we don't even try to do that, we are lazy and selfish. I think we all allow ourselves a few splurges, something new not really needed yet, or extra water in the tub, but there is moderation, and that differs from a lifestyle of excess, greed, and waste. I am not impressed by people like that and have no desire to associate with them. We could do so much for others with the extra that we have!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.josie2shoes.com/2017/04/w-is-for-winnie.html" rel="nofollow">Josie Two Shoes: W is for Winnie</a>Josie Two Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388032819905416258noreply@blogger.com