Re: Pearls Before Swine: Rat The Luddite

On Fri, 16 Aug 2024, Paul S Person wrote:

On Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:22:11 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:
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Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:

On Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:13:46 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
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<snippo mucho, response is to plastic reusable shopping bags>
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I use cloth bags....

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I have a box with handles (e.g. a document storage box) that
I keep in the car.  Tell the checker to leave everything in
the cart and transfer from cart to box at car.
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No bags necessary.

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I'm non-motorized, so I not only need bags (currently boxes, as noted
elsewhere) but need exactly two of them (having exactly two arms to
tote them with), which affects how much I can buy at one time.
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But walking to and (especially) from the store is great exercise!
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This is the truth! I try to make it a point to walk to the store and walk back with the bags for the exercise aspect.
I call it "micro-exercise" by which I mean all the small physical things in life, that adds to our calory burn such as:
1. Walking to the store.
2. Carrying groceries.
3. Walking back.
4. Taking the stairs.
5. Walking to business meetings (if they are a maximum of 20-25 minutes away).
It is my firm belief that this has a positive effect on my health. It is also my firm belief, that calling home food, using electric bikes/scooters, taking the elevator, in the aggregate detracts from ones health.