Whew. Friday usually is my "off" day for the week, it's my "get shit done" day: grocery shopping, errands. But I'm not feeling great today, so I plan to do as little as possible. I just got back from the supermarket, I'll call my mother in Germany just now and catch up, and then... maybe a nap. Also, baking some bread this afternoon.
why would the client open 12 boxes and not use them
I know, I was wondering the same thing, and then it made sense. I was watching an installation tutorial last night online for this brand of flooring, and they actually tell you to open all boxes and "mix and match" the planks from all boxes as you install because of minor variations in color. Ok. That makes sense. I guess this is as far as the guy got before he (or whoever) decided that they don't like it.
It would be a colossal waste to throw this away. But this is a wasteful culture I guess. Over the last couple of years I've been trying hard to do my bit - recycling, trying to use less plastic and paper, switching to bar soap from body wash in a plastic container, etc. I do as much as is practical, but I won't obsess over it either.
I bring my own bags to the supermarket, and they just don't get it - they want to pack my stuff in plastic bags and then put it into my reusable bags. I keep telling them no, and they
just. don't. get. it. "What if this leaks into your bag?" "Then I'll throw it into the washing machine, thank you."
This morning I had the audacity (gasp!) to buy veggies and NOT put them into the thin plastic bags from the produce department. (Obviously, if it's something like tomatoes, I'll put them together into a bag, I mean things like a single large item like a cucumber or a bunch of bananas, etc.). I put them onto the conveyor belt at the checkout and the woman was upset. "It's unsanitary." If it's unsanitary, maybe you should clean that conveyor belt. How is a vegetable unsanitary? (I wash my fruit and veg off anyway before I use them.)
Ah well. I try.