Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:15:33 -0400 From: Darryl Subject: Re: Noisy business I have always been, and still do, promote the General Store Cafe as great place in Pittsboro. Unfortunately, GSC cannot decide if it is to be a dining location or a loud music showcase. This becomes aContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:39:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Linda Bienvenue Subject: Isn’t beer made with the local water “Sarah Mendel” wrote: drink more BEER! In response to the water contamination issue I would recommend all Chatham County folks drink more BEER! As an Aussie this is sound adviseContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:48:36 From: Jeanne Fort Subject: Anthropomorphism It’s called Anthropomorphism n. Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. The animals being sent for slaughter have NO IDEA what is going on. You know what is going on, so youContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:10:54 -0400 From: Brenda Denzler Subject: FW: Animals don’t know….? Jeanne, Don’t underestimate what animals perceive. (1) If animals truly didn’t know what was going on *at some point* during the slaughtering process, why the need for Dr. Temple Grandin’s services to design more humaneContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:44:23 -0400 From: Karen E Tiede Subject: Factory farming “All I am asking is if you must eat meat don’t support these corporations ie:, McDonalds, KFC that do nothing to practice humane alternatives to factory farming.” According to Temple Grandin, it is McDonalds that hasContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:03:44 -0400 From: Al Cooke Subject: Eating food that’s still alive! When you pick lettuce, beans, corn, tomatoes, or any other fruit or vegetable, it doesn’t automatically die. When you bite a fresh apple, it’s still alive! Actually fresh produce continues to age (and deteriorateContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:45:48 -0400 From: Aurora aka HipVegan Subject: Chatlist #3151 – Steve, Forrest and Ed Thank goodness for Brenda, who actually understood what I was trying to say. She was right on the money. And, shame on you Steve for always trying to twist things thatContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:21:57 -0400 From: Sarah Mendel Subject: drink more BEER! In response to the water contamination issue I would recommend all Chatham County folks drink more BEER! As an Aussie this is sound advise from downunder! OR Put a water filter system on your home atContinue Reading
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:22:18 EDT From: Ed Williams Subject: Vegans vs. wicked carnivores First, thanks to Forrest Greenslade for his excellent piece. I fully agree with him. Just today, when peeling and slicing a cucumber, I thought I heard it squeal! And BTW, considering “lesser” members of theContinue Reading
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:26:50 EDT From: Shellgardens Subject: Andy’s Burgers, Shakes & Fries “Andy’s is the busiest, coolest place in Siler City. Check us out. We cater, too.” This is a quote from TJ, owner of Andy’s in Siler City. My husband & I enjoyed freshly-squeezed lemonade —Continue Reading
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:54:31 -0400 From: Brenda Denzler Subject: Elitist? I don’t always agree with everything Hipvegan/Aurora says, but sometimes she makes some good points, too. As for your calling her “elitist,” Steve, I don’t see it. I mean, she’s arguing that people ought to consider what itContinue Reading
From: Forrest Greenslade Subject: One last thought about MickyD’s. Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008 4:00:37 PM If we let the Golden Arches into Chatham, what will come in next — a salad bar? Who speaks against the exploitation, intimidation, and outright slaughter of millions of creatures of color – theContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:44:49 -0400 From: Beth Bale Subject: response to Ginna’s commentary about Pittsboro vs. McDonalds I do appreciate the sentiment you express about Pittsboro being an artist’s community and having its own personality. But your assumption that we can all go out for a day withContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:36:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Wandra Farrell Subject: More Opinions on Fast Food and THE ARTS Well, I too think this is getting alittle boring.Hashing around the good and bad things that are coming into Pittsboro. I am a life long resident of Pittsboro and IContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:09:58 -0400 From: Bill Carraway Subject: RE: Chatham Chatlist #3146 In response to Ginna Earl’s comments on the coming McDonald’s I must say, as much as I never go to McDonald’s, that it is not the end of the world. BTW some of the communitiesContinue Reading
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