Straws & Stirrers
Apr 10, 2019, 2:51 am
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Straws & Stirrers
These have been lacking from LHR lounges for a while. At first I thought maybe a supply issue, but recently I asked and was told they have been withdrawn due to health and safety... which struck me as a load of old nonsense and I presumed it was code for cost cutting...
anyone else missing using a straw with their GnT?
anyone else missing using a straw with their GnT?
Apr 10, 2019, 5:04 am
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I find that people sometimes confuse HSE (as in Health and Safety Executive) and HS&E (Health, Safety & Environment) and call it "health and safety" when it's really the latter that is being mentioned as a package of concepts, even when the focus is letter E at the end of the latter
I suspect this was one such case.
Apr 10, 2019, 5:43 am
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These have been lacking from LHR lounges for a while. At first I thought maybe a supply issue, but recently I asked and was told they have been withdrawn due to health and safety... which struck me as a load of old nonsense and I presumed it was code for cost cutting...
anyone else missing using a straw with their GnT?
anyone else missing using a straw with their GnT?
Apr 10, 2019, 7:48 am
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We’re very keen on recycling/plastic waste here in JER. Waitrose has even stopped having a clear plastic panel in their bread bags, so they can be recylcled with other paper/card.
When I was a kid, plastic was a rarity. Waxed paper straws, wooden lolly sticks and stirrers, paper bags for purchases. All getting quite nostalgic now! But the USA has a long way to go on plastic ... stores churn out plastic bags by the millions on a daily basis.
When I was a kid, plastic was a rarity. Waxed paper straws, wooden lolly sticks and stirrers, paper bags for purchases. All getting quite nostalgic now! But the USA has a long way to go on plastic ... stores churn out plastic bags by the millions on a daily basis.
Apr 10, 2019, 8:20 am
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Recycling isn't much in evidence here...most 1lt beer bottles are returnable which gets you a discount off your next one and is about as much recycling that I do.
Whenever I want to mix a drink at home I just stir it with a tea spoon.
Whenever I want to mix a drink at home I just stir it with a tea spoon.
Apr 10, 2019, 8:38 am
#12
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I find wooden stirrers can impart a woody flavour, especially to hot beverages. Not a fan.
I also live in a jurisdiction whose economy relies heavily on oil extraction.
Danged hippies!
I also live in a jurisdiction whose economy relies heavily on oil extraction.
Danged hippies!
Apr 10, 2019, 9:31 am
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Is BA still using plastic stirrers on board? AY has started using wooden ones, which as noted above seem to add a touch of woody flavour. To be honest, I'd be quite happy with no stirrers at all - I can just pour my tonic with a bit more oomph!
