Blathr Wayne Lorentz

Thing nobody asks at a store anymore:

“Paper or plastic?”

…Until today. Today I noticed that the check-out people at H.E.B. ask shoppers if they want paper or plastic bags. Itʼs like Iʼm in the 1980ʼs!

Itʼs nice that H.E.B. gives you a choice. If you have a pet and need poop bags, you can choose plastic, and re-use a plastic bag instead of buying new bags. Or, if you donʼt want to kill sea turtles, you can choose paper, since theyʼre made from trees, which we can make more of.

Itʼs possible to make moisture-resistant paper bags. Perhaps that should be the default so we can both bag pet nuggets and save the planet.

Thing nobody asks at a store anymore:

“Cash or credit?”

Thing nobody asks at a gas station anymore:

“Regular or unleaded?”

See also:

• “Check your oil?”
• “Wash your windows?”

Thing nobody asks in a restaurant anymore:

“Smoking or non-smoking?”

Thing nobody at an airline asks anymore:

“Smoking or non-smoking?”