.day.Soda and water bottles are plastic, we use disposable plastic containers, plastic wrap, plastic everythingIt's convenient, and naturally, I'm guilty also.My question is, besides the bottle thing (I actually remember when all the bottles were glass!), what did people do in the quot;oldquot; days before plastic bags, aluminum foil and waxed paper, to keep their sandwiches and food fresh when they went to work with a bagged lunch? I'm just curiousDid they wrap sandwiches in cloth? Like napkins?How did they store leftovers before tupperware and gladware came along?When I was young I remember my mom using waxed paper and aluminum foil - are they quot;greenerquot; options than all this plastic? Does aluminum foil eventually disintigrate?Anyone have any thoughts about this?Thanks for your input!
I'd say (in CAD funds) around 40,000 would be reasonableI've seen TRUE Chevelle SS's go for higher thoughNumbers matching all original though (as in all the internals are what came with the car.) Then again I could be WAY off lmaoBut that's my opinion.
that car is a drag car, not worth alot, maybe 5 to 7K if it was original ,up to 40k or more if totally restored
I was born in 1943I remember that my mom used waxed paper to wrap sandwichesI don't remember her using tin foil very much, except to wrap potatoes for bakingShe didn't use paper towels at allI know they are biodegradable, but we're suppose to be saving the trees which makes them a bad choiceAs to your question about tin foil breaking down in time - we lived in the country and burned all our trashThe tin foil would eventually burn away to nothingIt took time and several burnings for it to completely disappearOur food scraps were either composted or fed to the animalsInstead of tupperware she had Pyrex bowls with glass coversShe also had little plastic shower cap-like things that fit on top of bowls in the fridgeThey weren't made of the kind of plastic we have todayThey would break down over timeOne of the biggest offenders of the green movement are disposable diapersThey are disposable in the sense that you throw them away after each use, but they never go awayMy mom and I were both content with using cloth diapers which we washed, hung dry and folded after every useAs I recall, they outlasted the baby's need for them and then served as cleaning rags for years afterI still have a couple of them and my babies are both in the early fortiesI love plastic bags and use them all the timeThey are convenient and protect food from the air unlike any of the older methods of saving leftoversI have two paper towel holders in my kitchen and use them constantly when I'm cookingIf, God forbid, I ever have to raise another baby, I'm sure I'll use disposable diapersLike most people today, I don't want to give up these conveniencesIt's possible the time will come when we have toIf it does, I think I'll be better prepared to live with the inconvenience than the younger generationThanks for an excellent question.
