I love this shot of our Dad, with Jim and I. Dad never ceases to amaze me. I was telling him about some plastic recycling issues and what a champion my friend Jane is on that subject (as is the whole country of France). Dad is in charge of trivia at Hidden Lake and is our own personal trivia guru. "Film Buff" is a description that is accurate, but doesn't do Dad justice...maybe film "guru!"
As I was telling him my milk bottle epiphany brought on by Jane last week, he asked me if I remembered the movie the Graduate? Of course, I did. What I didn't remember was when the father of the girl Dustin Hoffman was marrying gives him a piece of one word advice: "Plastics!" We agreed about how much had changed since that recommendation was made.
I'd asked Jane to bring me a six pack of milk. The bottles I get are plastic and come in groups of six. I told her the brand, but did think that she was not going to be happy buying those "plastic" bottles for me. Sure enough, she arrived with the right brand but in card board cartons instead. I confess. I wasn't really happy. but after lunch I compared the packaging and contents.
Everything was the same, except the packaging AND the expire date. The boxes will last until spring of 2020 after my return from the states!
I've committed to card board milk containers from now on. I teased Jane...I'm a convert! It seems like a small thing, but if everyone used paper over plastics whenever we can, it could make an even bigger difference!
Happy Tuesday!
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