On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:34:14 -0700 (PDT), Silvar Beitel
> wrote:

>On Apr 1, 3:01 pm, Boron Elgar > wrote:
>> On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:29:43 -0700 (PDT), Silvar Beitel
>>

>>
>> And yes, my kids laugh at my re-use of the cottage cheese containers.
>> The KA can looks a lot nicer on the counter, I admit it, but the
>> constant need of supplies to keep it functioning (filters & bags)
>> takes the pleasure out of it.
>>
>> Boron
>
>OK. Valid considerations!
>
>We like having a larger compost pail because it's a long walk to the
>outside compost bins in the back yard. Sometimes it's a semi-major
>effort in the winter, here in New England. Uphill, both ways, ya
>know :-)

Hey! That's the same way I tell my kids I went to school!
>
>The can fits the bill, looks OK on the kitchen counter (where it's a
>lot handier than a scrap plastic pail that we'd be likely to want to
>hide under the counter somewhere), and we haven't found the costs of
>filters and bags onerous. Your Mileage obviously Varied :-)

Do your bags start to dissolve once they come in contact with
moisture?

Oh, that can looks so damned pretty. Really, it does. I like its
looks. My daughter gave it to me as a present and I have never let on
that it is anything less than ideal in actual use.

Boron