tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post5132489812153228173..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Holiday travel pollUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39758055829269039502007-11-28T15:24:00.000-08:002007-11-28T15:24:00.000-08:00My boyfriend and I flew from Seattle, WA to Ft. La...My boyfriend and I flew from Seattle, WA to Ft. Lauderdale, FL for the Turkey Day visit. I don't buy offsets because my gut tells me they are bogus. I think it is much more efficient to send my money straight to the source that I want to support not "by funding industrial efficiency and renewable energy projects such as wind farms" as Terrapass says I can do by purchasing the $9.95 Puddle JumperLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849148217473381311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-51544696126302936672007-11-23T17:25:00.000-08:002007-11-23T17:25:00.000-08:00I flew home this year... from New Zealand. I feel ...I flew home this year... from New Zealand. I feel awful about the three flights I had to take, a 1 hour, a 12 hour, and 2 hour fligh. But I had to come home, my visa was about to expire and I'm staying here for at least the next two or three years, during which I bike and run to get around when possible.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748641494654392849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-85919783656119092372007-11-22T23:51:00.000-08:002007-11-22T23:51:00.000-08:00We were slightly influenced by enviromental impact...We were slightly influenced by enviromental impact but our first consideration was,<BR/>We just couldn't afford to be spending the extra for gas to travel this year. So we stayed home and had a VERY quiet thanksgiving. First relaxing Thanksgiving in years! Stayed in our PJ's most of the day-after we ate we went for a walk out in the chilly evening air. Played a few board games with several Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-21096881084875267872007-11-22T07:52:00.000-08:002007-11-22T07:52:00.000-08:00I'm Canadian but voted anyway - looks like I didn'...I'm Canadian but voted anyway - looks like I didn't skew the vote though!<BR/><BR/>Also, just a reminder that Friday the 23rd is "Buy Nothing Day" in the US and Canada, the anti-consumerism day promoted by Adbusters magazine. <BR/><BR/>A happy and safe Thanksgiving to all!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-58353116802810955292007-11-22T07:08:00.000-08:002007-11-22T07:08:00.000-08:00Well, I stayed home and but my in-laws flew across...Well, I stayed home and but my in-laws flew across country for the first time, so we are not helping global warming this year.<BR/><BR/>Happy Thanksgiving!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764437077561164662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-68642245840627178272007-11-21T22:08:00.000-08:002007-11-21T22:08:00.000-08:00car trip that is usually 3 or 3.5 hours was 4.5 ho...car trip that is usually 3 or 3.5 hours was 4.5 hours tonight!<BR/><BR/>gah! holiday traffic :( <BR/><BR/>am definitely thankful to be safe and home thoughAshley // Our Little Apartmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452050735921065657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15844604029369643362007-11-21T20:27:00.000-08:002007-11-21T20:27:00.000-08:00baby nephew out of state influenced my travel plan...baby nephew out of state influenced my travel plans. BABY! : )Miss Subhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807393272869913743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-37292622685401578612007-11-21T20:01:00.000-08:002007-11-21T20:01:00.000-08:00Unfortunately I live in Massachusetts, my 80+ year...Unfortunately I live in Massachusetts, my 80+ year old grandparents live in Arkansas, and my parents live in Georgia. My environmental compromise, such as it is, is to fly to Arkansas and stay for as long as I can, while having my parents drive over to meet me here, thus saving an extra plane trip to see them. When I'm home in MA, I drive as little as possible and generally have a low-impact lifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-21715123969833565702007-11-21T19:11:00.000-08:002007-11-21T19:11:00.000-08:00LOL! I'm with you "rach". Holidays are hard with...LOL! I'm with you "rach". Holidays are hard without family - but you make your own family. That's what I've had to learn to do. And to work on keeping an attitude of greatfullness even when things aren't going exactly the way you thought in life.<BR/><BR/>But we are a bunch of freakin' homebodies, ain't we? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-21467265605957606932007-11-21T18:48:00.000-08:002007-11-21T18:48:00.000-08:00Nope, the environment didn't influence my travel c...Nope, the environment didn't influence my travel choice, my lack of family did. But hey, at least I'm honest about it! <BR/><BR/>I just finished making gluten free cornbread for Dan's cornbread stuffin'. And I made my green bean salad... so all that's left to do is that pesky turkey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com