I am really annoyed, actually, make that a tad more than pissed off.
I had a FaceBook acct more than a year ago, decided after two months that it didn’t suit my purpose and closed the acct.
About two months ago I decided to give it another try. So I opened a new acct.
I just liked a page and went to refresh my page and they want me to confirm by a phone number my acct. There are no other options.
I refuse to divulge my phone number on the net for anybody.
I can’t even get into my acct to shut the damned thing….. Arrrrrggggghhhhh!
My FaceBloodyBook acct is inactive!
Rant over, now on with our regular programme…
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On with Reduce Footprints‘ Change the World Wednesday Daily Lenten challenges.
CTWW Daily Challenge – 29th March
Address your “standby” habits. Unplug cell phone chargers, coffee makers, space heaters and other appliances and devices when not in use.
No vampires in my house, I keep plenty of garlic on hand. Actually, I do have one, the TV, but I switch that off manually every night. The remote control is too dicky and doesn’t always work, so it’s easier not to bother.
CTWW Daily Challenge – 30th March
Take some time to read Huff Post Climate Change, which includes blogs, news, and community conversations about Climate Change.
Huff post is a valuable source of information and I have used it as a source here on Eco-Crap in the past. If you want to keep abreast of national and international eco-concerns, then Huff Post is good.
CTWW Daily Challenge – 31st March
Celebrate Earth Hour TODAY with millions of people around the globe by turning off your lights for one hour, beginning at 8:30 pm.
A contentious issue with me. Turning off your house lights for one hour makes you use another light source, an electric lantern or candles. I have read that to replace a light with just one candle increases your carbon footprint. It is a different story for monuments and government or civil structures to do the same because they do not use an alternative light source.
I do bow to the fact, that Earth Hour does make people conscious of green issues, therefore does have a positive effect.
CTWW Daily Challenge – 1st April
Find the lowest carbon impact method of getting around today (walk, bike, take public transportation or carpool).
No car, no choice. I walk or bus everywhere.
CTWW Daily Challenge – 2nd April
Reflect on, and discuss, the fact that the richest 20% of the world’s population consumes 80% of the world’s resources, and those who contribute least to the causes suffer most from the effects of climate change.
The haves, and the have nots. This can be translated as the 1% against 99%, this is a part of what Occupy Wall Street is about. Many think that OWS is about banking and and raping the country financially; it’s not. It is about all inequalities.
The haves have always trampled on the have nots. It is the have nots that have suffered throughout history. And, it won’t change, unless YOU do something about it. This is not something that can be left to the neighbours, because they are leaving it to the neighbours, so nobody is doing anything. Everybody just sits back thinking “Someone will do it!” But they WON’T because YOU are the ‘someone’ who is supposed to be doing it! The only people trying were the ones from OWS, and YOU stayed at home, so they have become a non-event because YOU didn’t support them.
Americans spend eight months of their lives with junk mail
CTWW Daily Challenge – 3rd April
End junk mail that wastes resources. Stop unwanted catalogs
I take my junk mail back to the shops and supermarkets when I pass them. Or if I catch the delivery people, I refuse to accept. One of the biggest sources of junk mail in my box is the evangelical churches; I hate it.
In Brazil we do not have any orgs that will help reduce junk mail. I do wish they would print it on paper that you could at least light the BBQ with, then it could be recycled eventually as ash on my garden.
Farmer's Markets, the way to go. Brings communities back together too.
CTWW Daily Challenge – 4th April
Buy food that’s being grown or produced locally, using local farms and local farmers’ markets where possible – . Bonus: Grow some of your own food and herbs in your garden, allotment or window sill, or join a community garden.
We’ve discussed this before. In Brazil that’s difficult. I used to sell veges and herbs at my front gate, but I don’t have the garden I had then. I have found a place that sells fresh milk from the gate. It is on the way to work. But to stop and get 2ltres (about 3 pints+) for R$6 ($4) it would cost me an extra R$5 in bus fares, in effect doubling the price of the milk. But oh, what a luxury to have real milk, not pasturised, not homogenised, not adulterated, nor sold in a cardboard box. They are reforming at the moment, but I have resolved that when things are underway again, I will stop and get some. As for the bonus, I do grow a little, peppers and herbs, sometimes tomatoes and passionfruit.
Well, that’s it for this week. Can’t wait to see what Small Footprints has lined up for Monday 9th April. See you there.
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