Obama and the smaller carbon footprint

Tenigma · 08-11-2008, 09:44 AM

The Honolulu Star-Bulletin had an article about what the Obama family did over the weekend while on holiday. One of the things Barack did was work out at a local gym.

But a little blurb caught my eye:

"She offered him a bottle of Dasani water, which Obama declined, preferring to drink out of the water fountain."

Woot! Good for him!

alphabassettgrrl · 08-11-2008, 10:21 AM

I like it!

I may buy a bottle of water if I'm out somewhere, but once I have my bottle I refill it from a tap. I try to bring my regular bottle but sometimes I forget.

Morrigoon · 08-11-2008, 10:24 AM

Huh... a man who lives what he preaches? Take that, Al Gore!

innerSpaceman · 08-11-2008, 10:32 AM

Wonder if he would have accepted though, if the bottle offered weren't simply bottled tap water anyway.

Strangler Lewis · 08-11-2008, 10:35 AM

Just back from Switzerland and France. The thing that vexed me most was the near universal unavailability of complementary large glasses of water at restaurants. Bottle, bottle, bottle. If you begged, you'd usually get a small glass that was barely large enough to put your cigarette out in.

BarTopDancer · 08-11-2008, 10:40 AM

Dasani water sucks, don't blame him for preferring to drink from the tap.

Gemini Cricket · 08-11-2008, 10:47 AM

The tap water in Hawai'i is fine. Drink it all the time. I don't drink bottled water in Hawai'i at all.

Gemini Cricket · 08-11-2008, 10:49 AM

LOL! I love Obama. He planned to eat at either Zippy's or Rainbow Drive-In. Rainbow's is my favorite plate lunch place!! That's so freakin' awesome!

scaeagles · 08-11-2008, 10:55 AM

I will take my hat off to Obama for this small gesture demonstrating that perhaps it is more than simply words coming from his lips.

Strangler Lewis · 08-11-2008, 11:49 AM

Substantial body heat escapes through the head. Taking your hat off to Obama only harms the environment.

08-11-2008, 09:44 AM	#1
Tenigma Fired up, ready to go! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: BarackObama.com Posts: 235	Obama and the smaller carbon footprint The Honolulu Star-Bulletin had an article about what the Obama family did over the weekend while on holiday. One of the things Barack did was work out at a local gym. But a little blurb caught my eye: "She offered him a bottle of Dasani water, which Obama declined, preferring to drink out of the water fountain." Woot! Good for him! __________________ "Tradition in America is a progression of individual freedoms. You know what the tradition of America would say? Gay marriage is the next step in the progression. That's the tradition of America." - Jon Stewart, talking to Bill O'Reilly on the Daily Show, November 13, 2008.
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	I like it! I may buy a bottle of water if I'm out somewhere, but once I have my bottle I refill it from a tap. I try to bring my regular bottle but sometimes I forget. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Huh... a man who lives what he preaches? Take that, Al Gore! __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Wonder if he would have accepted though, if the bottle offered weren't simply bottled tap water anyway.
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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	Just back from Switzerland and France. The thing that vexed me most was the near universal unavailability of complementary large glasses of water at restaurants. Bottle, bottle, bottle. If you begged, you'd usually get a small glass that was barely large enough to put your cigarette out in. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	Dasani water sucks, don't blame him for preferring to drink from the tap. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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08-11-2008, 10:47 AM	#7
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	The tap water in Hawai'i is fine. Drink it all the time. I don't drink bottled water in Hawai'i at all.
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08-11-2008, 10:49 AM	#8
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	LOL! I love Obama. He planned to eat at either Zippy's or Rainbow Drive-In. Rainbow's is my favorite plate lunch place!! That's so freakin' awesome!
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08-11-2008, 10:55 AM	#9
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I will take my hat off to Obama for this small gesture demonstrating that perhaps it is more than simply words coming from his lips.
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08-11-2008, 11:49 AM	#10
Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	Substantial body heat escapes through the head. Taking your hat off to Obama only harms the environment. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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