On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:06:54 -0800 (PST), Gregory Morrow
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> When I was a kid there were drinking fountains everywhere. *Now
>> they're hard to find. *Stores and restaurants want you to buy water.
>> I could order from a fast food place and get a glass of water. *Now
>> they want to sell you a bottle. *At best they want to charge you for a
>> cup. *I see people on the bus, the train, in their cars, jogging,
>> shopping, and it seems everyone has a bottle of water!!! *
>>
>> Where do they think all the plastic is going?
>
>
>On rec.travel.europe someone once said about the US penchant for
>bottled water: "Americans can't go five feet without carrying a bottle
>of water around, maybe they think it will cause them to lose
>weight...".

Pretty sad. Louise carries a bottle on the train in her grip, but
it's filled from the tap. She passes through Ogilvie center twice a
day. I just asked her where the drinking fountains were. She said she
doesn't remember ever seeing any. They SELL bottled water in the
food court. UUGGGG. Now that the asshole politicians can collect tax
on water, drinking fountains in parks and other public places will be
a thing of the past. I know I'm ranting but this tax really disturbs
me.

>> Now the Chicago city idiots have seen a reason to tax these bottles.
>> $.05 a bottle. *Rather that implement a better recycling program they
>> just want to make the extra 10.5 million per year in revenue. *If they
>> made a deposit on them litter would be eliminated. *But that would
>> make too much sense. *
>>
>> How does your state or country deal with this? *Do you buy bottles of
>> water? *Do you at least recycle them?
>>
>> Here's an article from today's Chicago Tribune. *Some silly stuff
>> he
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/27vmgf
>>
>> Lou *<----off the rant now
>
>
>Chicawgo's recycling program - as it is - SUCKS...

It's pretty much non-existent.

>This city is SO poorly - run...

If city employees were held to the same standards as the private
sector there would be no need for this ridiculous tax.
>
>In any case I don't buy bottled water...

Neither do we.

Lou