One of my efforts to tread lightly on the planet includes hand-washing ziplock bags and reusing them. I buy the freezer-weight bags, which can endure quite a bit of handling, and generally get months of use out of each one. Today, while stacking some freshly washed bags on the counter to dry (that's the only downside to the practice: drying bags can take up a lot of real estate on the counter), I noticed that one had ripped on the side seam to below the zipper closure, making it no longer airtight and therefore useless. Looks like this one was in the rotation for about two years--not bad. Maybe it's not a world record, but I definitely got my money's worth with this one. Farewell, old friend!
One of my efforts to tread lightly on the planet includes hand-washing ziplock bags and reusing them. I buy the freezer-weight bags, which can endure quite a bit of handling, and generally get months of use out of each one. Today, while stacking some freshly washed bags on the counter to dry (that's the only downside to the practice: drying bags can take up a lot of real estate on the counter), I noticed that one had ripped on the side seam to below the zipper closure, making it no longer airtight and therefore useless. Looks like this one was in the rotation for about two years--not bad. Maybe it's not a world record, but I definitely got my money's worth with this one. Farewell, old friend!
3 Comments:
That is awesome!
Oh - I came over here from my Google Reader thinking that you were talking about Irish beer! ;-)
Well, I did sample a nice stout over the weekend. Of course, it was from Oregon (Rogue) and not from Ireland...
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