Comments on: My husband…the violator! http://www.momgoesgreen.com/my-husbandthe-violator/ A Mom's Journey To Green Living Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:33:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: » A big hug for my man! - Mom Goes Green http://www.momgoesgreen.com/my-husbandthe-violator/comment-page-1/#comment-613 » A big hug for my man! - Mom Goes Green Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:22:13 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=28#comment-613 [...] my readers have heard me talk about my beloved husband, Jim.  Mostly with stories about violating my “green laws”, his inability to remember that PAPER is actually recyclable, continuously running water or his [...] [...] my readers have heard me talk about my beloved husband, Jim.  Mostly with stories about violating my “green laws”, his inability to remember that PAPER is actually recyclable, continuously running water or his [...]

]]> By: Doreen http://www.momgoesgreen.com/my-husbandthe-violator/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Doreen Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:06:35 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=28#comment-63 Beck - that would make sense, wouldn't it?...but for some reason, it just doesn't seem like it would be that cut and dry with my dear Jim! Dave - hahahah! I would beat him!!!! :) Beck – that would make sense, wouldn’t it?…but for some reason, it just doesn’t seem like it would be that cut and dry with my dear Jim!

Dave – hahahah! I would beat him!!!! :)

]]> By: Dave http://www.momgoesgreen.com/my-husbandthe-violator/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Dave Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:24:56 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=28#comment-60 Jim Kukral likes to: -install 100 watt halogen bulbs even when the fixture calls for 60 watt maximum -leave the car running in the drive just for fun, with the AC running. -use toilet paper....even when going #1. yikes -request plastic bags at the checkout line, even if he's not buying anything. -collect the neighbors newspapers.......for his weekly bonfire behind the recycling plant all in jest of course.... ;) Jim Kukral likes to:

-install 100 watt halogen bulbs even when the fixture calls for 60 watt maximum

-leave the car running in the drive just for fun, with the AC running.

-use toilet paper….even when going #1. yikes

-request plastic bags at the checkout line, even if he’s not buying anything.

-collect the neighbors newspapers…….for his weekly bonfire behind the recycling plant

all in jest of course…. ;)

]]> By: Beck http://www.momgoesgreen.com/my-husbandthe-violator/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Beck Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:10:51 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=28#comment-52 I know how hard that can be.... How about you make it easier for him to recycle... put a paper recycling box next to the trash can or in place of the trash can (if there is no actual rubbish in it)? I know how hard that can be….

How about you make it easier for him to recycle… put a paper recycling box next to the trash can or in place of the trash can (if there is no actual rubbish in it)?

]]> By: Doreen http://www.momgoesgreen.com/my-husbandthe-violator/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Doreen Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:46:41 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=28#comment-51 Adelaide - Thanks so much! :) And let me know how that laundry detergent works out! Bryn - just keep trying...just keep trying! :) Jim - You know I adore you, honey, but you are destine to be a recurring topic here! And the more I change, the more you'll be annoyed....and so on, and so on.... :) Thanks for going along with it anyhow! Happy - I agree about turning off the computer equipment. I get on him about that...and now our kids have a computer so there are more offenders in the house! Adelaide – Thanks so much! :) And let me know how that laundry detergent works out!

Bryn – just keep trying…just keep trying! :)

Jim – You know I adore you, honey, but you are destine to be a recurring topic here! And the more I change, the more you’ll be annoyed….and so on, and so on…. :) Thanks for going along with it anyhow!

Happy – I agree about turning off the computer equipment. I get on him about that…and now our kids have a computer so there are more offenders in the house!

]]> By: The Happy Friar http://www.momgoesgreen.com/my-husbandthe-violator/comment-page-1/#comment-48 The Happy Friar Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:05:08 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=28#comment-48 "He dislikes my cleaning products because they are green and don’t contain any perfumes (so they don’t SMELL clean!)" tip (learned at work, I clean for a living): if you kill all the bad bacteria there's nothing to make the smell. :D but something you can bug jim on (if he doesn't do it): turn the computer/monitor/speakers off when they're not in use. the power-save features still keep them running. Yes, it may only be 5watts vs 100watts, but 5 watts = 5watts. It's greater then 0watts, infinite times greater. :D (i've been doing this for a few decades now & have only had to replace 1 power switch that entire time). “He dislikes my cleaning products because they are green and don’t contain any perfumes (so they don’t SMELL clean!)”

tip (learned at work, I clean for a living): if you kill all the bad bacteria there’s nothing to make the smell. :D

but something you can bug jim on (if he doesn’t do it): turn the computer/monitor/speakers off when they’re not in use. the power-save features still keep them running. Yes, it may only be 5watts vs 100watts, but 5 watts = 5watts. It’s greater then 0watts, infinite times greater. :D (i’ve been doing this for a few decades now & have only had to replace 1 power switch that entire time).

]]> By: Jim Kukral http://www.momgoesgreen.com/my-husbandthe-violator/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Jim Kukral Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:06:41 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=28#comment-46 Thanks for the Father's day thrashing... um, I mean criticism!!! Ha, I love this post. So very true. Seriously, the 7th generation dishwashing soap annoys me to no end. And the rest of it too, but I'm trying just like you to make the world a better place for our kids. I believe you'll have hundreds of more entries about me over your years at this blog on these topics. You should thank me for all the material. :) Love, J Thanks for the Father’s day thrashing… um, I mean criticism!!! Ha, I love this post. So very true. Seriously, the 7th generation dishwashing soap annoys me to no end. And the rest of it too, but I’m trying just like you to make the world a better place for our kids.

I believe you’ll have hundreds of more entries about me over your years at this blog on these topics. You should thank me for all the material. :)

Love, J

]]> By: Bryn http://www.momgoesgreen.com/my-husbandthe-violator/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Bryn Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:09:42 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=28#comment-44 Haha great post, made me laugh a bit. I'm the same way as Jim, terrible at recycling...but us men are trying....sorta. Bryns last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetIsMyLife/~3/312504451/" rel="nofollow">Win a bag of stuff at John Chow dot com</a> Haha great post, made me laugh a bit. I’m the same way as Jim, terrible at recycling…but us men are trying….sorta.

Bryns last blog post..Win a bag of stuff at John Chow dot com

]]> By: Adelaide Zindler, B.S., Fp The E-School Coach http://www.momgoesgreen.com/my-husbandthe-violator/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Adelaide Zindler, B.S., Fp The E-School Coach Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:24:34 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=28#comment-42 Hey Doreen, You guys are such a gift and your family is quite photogenic. That should count for extra points toward being green in my book. I'm trying out a new laundry soap that I just got mail order, and if it works out like it claims to I'll pass the tip along to you, and in the meantime... Believe well! Adelaide Zindler, B.S.Fp (Fearless Parent) The E-School Coach http://www.FearlessParenting.com Hey Doreen,

You guys are such a gift and your family is quite photogenic. That should count for extra points toward being green in my book. I’m trying out a new laundry soap that I just got mail order, and if it works out like it claims to I’ll pass the tip along to you, and in the meantime…

Believe well!

Adelaide Zindler, B.S.Fp (Fearless Parent)
The E-School Coach
http://www.FearlessParenting.com

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