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Brother Buzz

(36,217 posts)
40. Those are the damned rubber ones
Sat Nov 30, 2019, 02:18 PM
Nov 2019

I've got nine of those left over from a decade ago when I had to buy ten to replace one washer. I tried using one of them but they aged poorly and turned to stone.

I went with vinyl this time.

I have one word for you, son, plastics.

Buy Nothing Day [View all] KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 OP
What a fabulous idea. Ohiogal Nov 2019 #1
Rec! Ponietz Nov 2019 #2
Been doing this for years Maeve Nov 2019 #3
Here's the thing... Dennis Donovan Nov 2019 #4
Look at it this way, Dennis.... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #5
We should address store employees issues with higher wages, no on call scheduling Merlot Nov 2019 #7
Nah, we're fine. Bradical79 Nov 2019 #25
Green consumerism will only delay the day of reckoning bucolic_frolic Nov 2019 #6
K&R for truth. I fear we're fighting a losing battle. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #10
I'm so frugal Ohiogal Nov 2019 #27
I have been practicing buy nothing day after thanksgiving for several years. lark Nov 2019 #8
Thanks for those positive vibes, Lark. Really needed them today. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #12
I get it, writing things out is very cathartic. I often do this. lark Nov 2019 #15
K n R ! Thanks for posting! JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #9
K&R UTUSN Nov 2019 #11
Great idea. Or better yet if you do buy, buy from local, small, mom & pop stores. Pepsidog Nov 2019 #13
In our area, Saturday is "Buy Local Day" LakeArenal Nov 2019 #14
Can't help you out with this one. Aquaria Nov 2019 #16
Great idea. Now..can we have a day of respite from el pendejo in WH. No pics, no videos, no tweets RestoreAmerica2020 Nov 2019 #17
today is stay home day for me ! :) AllaN01Bear Nov 2019 #18
Reverend Billy, and the "Church of Stop Shopping." 3Hotdogs Nov 2019 #19
LOL, I remember that one from many years ago (W's years?). KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #31
I'm observing National Stop Shopping Day today KSNY Nov 2019 #20
Indeed is a job posting site. milestogo Nov 2019 #21
I can get get down with that. Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2019 #22
betcha can't stop with just 1 Buy Nothing Day Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #23
Normally, I never buy anything on the Friday after Thanksgiving. MineralMan Nov 2019 #24
Hey, any day is OK to buy tools (says the unrepentant tool freak)... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #29
I'm out of cat food so I will have to buy *something* today. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #26
Oh, so buy nothing eh? Are we supposed to shut off the water, electricity, gas too, so we won't ... SWBTATTReg Nov 2019 #28
I think the intent is good and well-founded with the basic concepts of.... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #33
the perfect must ALWAYS be the enemy of the good!!!!! Nature Man Nov 2019 #42
Bought my mom a battery for her whistler162 Nov 2019 #30
I've never shopped Raftergirl Nov 2019 #32
I like your concepts. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #34
our whole extended family buys nothing central scrutinizer Nov 2019 #35
Very nice. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2019 #37
To Hell with that Brother Buzz Nov 2019 #36
You got my sleepy brain trying to envision a machine you use to wash your garden hoses.... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #39
Those are the damned rubber ones Brother Buzz Nov 2019 #40
That massive space-age R&D program resulted in.... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #41
I suggest that you buy nothing...if you want to. Otherwise, buy what you want... brooklynite Nov 2019 #38
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