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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:42 AM Original message |
My little waste-reduction scheme: homemade coffee, filtered water |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
1. Even better for your health and recycling: no coffee... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Heresy! |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I agree.. Life would not be worth living without coffee |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:54 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. A day without my quad mocha grande is like a day without ... |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:24 AM Response to Reply #10 |
29. Hey, are you addicted to coffee? LOL :-) |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:29 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Yep. And I enjoy every sip and swallow. Coffee and chocolate - nature's way of saying ... |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 02:05 PM Original message |
the only thing missing is the mint. |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
21. don't touch my coffee |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Even not drinking coffee you'll still die. |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Sorry but I love coffee :) And so does my garden! |
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cally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
42. Do you just dump the grounds right into the garden |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 12:59 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. I use them both ways (the Starbucks by my house gives them to me) |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. i have lived 46 1/2 wonderful years without ingesting the swill. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:05 AM Response to Reply #15 |
24. My grandma's 86 and she drinks coffee . . . |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:49 AM Response to Reply #15 |
39. My grandparents were lifelong coffee drinkers and died in their late eighties. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 12:19 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. good for them, and to each their own... |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Eeeekkkkkkk! |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #1 |
31. Coffee is good for you -- read the research. |
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shance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'm in LA too K8 - I think about it all the time and wonder what to do. |
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5X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. Good for you. We have started two compost piles, and recycle all |
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RedEarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
6. I use a Brita pitcher and it seems to do a good job |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:54 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Great suggestion! |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:56 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. thanks, can you explain a little more? |
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RedEarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:03 AM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Here's a site that sells reusable bottles |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:48 AM Response to Reply #23 |
38. The Nalgene issue only applies to the Lexan bottles. The older HDPE versions aren't |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #23 |
47. thanks! |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:20 AM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Or use a Nalgene bottle |
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Blue Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
9. I do that too... |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:55 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Good point! |
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Blue Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:57 AM Response to Reply #12 |
41. Actually, the fair trade coffee is cheaper... |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
13. Britta for the win! |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
16. Our DFA Orange County group |
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OregonBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
17. It costs more to buy the filter that attaches to the faucet but it's great if you have |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:13 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. The under-sink filters |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:13 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Check cost of filters before you purchase and install |
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cally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
43. I have an under the sink filter that I replace once a year |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
18. An essential product: |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:21 AM Response to Reply #18 |
28. OMG -- MADE IN THE USA TOO....I NEED ONE! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:54 AM Response to Reply #18 |
40. I read that Nalgene (my backpacking mainstay, sob!) is the BAD #7 |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 12:28 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. check your bottle |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Cool! |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
20. We have a machine |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
22. more tips |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
30. You can use even less water if you get a water bottle with a wide mouth. |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
32. Good for you! |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
34. I have an inline filter to my fridge water dispensor. |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
35. Have you seen Apple's new ICOFFEEMAKER? It's awesome! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
36. The LA water, though safe enough, is pretty much undrinkable as it |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-11-07 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
37. Andy Rooney just did a spot on bottled water |
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