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CPhillips
Member since Jan 7, 2019
Recent Comments
Re: “Ridin' High Owners Accused of Dealing Pot From Burlington Skate Shop”
Just legalize and no one will have to buy from the felonious headship owner. God, it's just weed
Posted by
CPhillips
on 08/23/2019 at 5:12 AM
Re: “Vermont House Passes Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban”
@ethanrogati great question...we stopped all single use plastics about 6 years ago. First grocer bags, then containers, then veg bags and so on...
We have some basic reusables that we use for packaged items, we're vegetarian so we don't need to worry about meat juice (good band name) but we do have 4 canvas bags that hold the "other" stuff. After a trip if they seem like they got something on them, like our clothing, they get tossed in the hamper and washed with clothes.
I wash all our bags once a month and even have two large, plastic-y ikea bags for most anything else and they can be hosed off or wiped down.
Posted by
CPhillips
on 05/13/2019 at 11:41 AM
Re: “Vermont House Passes Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban”
If you have a problem with this then I'm guessing you're not down with doing anything necessary to mitigate our current environmental impact? We stopped using plastic bags in 2008 when I was given 4 free reusables at an event. We have those same four, plus enough to use for any type of shopping trip - mall, grocer, market, etc...
It's not a big deal, it's not something to complain about, it's not worth the negative effort to keep others from switching over. Always moving forward....let's go!
Posted by
CPhillips
on 05/13/2019 at 11:35 AM
Re: “Activists Demand Burlington Fire Cops Involved in Violent Incidents”
Yes Patrick, it's just you.
If an employee of any company has a pattern of any negative behavior, it is 100% addressed. I'm not walking into meetings with other senior managers swinging when I don't get my way.
None of these incidents (attacks) warranted the use of force by those employees. Cops are just employees. And we fire bad employees everywhere else, time to start here.
Posted by
CPhillips
on 05/10/2019 at 6:09 AM
Re: “Violence Caught on Camera Leads to Brutality Claims Against Burlington Cops”
There is no reason not to treat people like actual people. I've been in so many countries where the police are respected and intelligent and kind. This speaks to what we use our cops for, how they are treated and allowed to treat us and what we view as acceptable reactions in tense situations.
Our system attracts violence and racism. Wipe the slate in Burlington.
Posted by
CPhillips
on 05/07/2019 at 9:21 AM
Re: “Citing Mueller Report Remarks, Vermont GOP Dings Sanders on Burlington College”
Wow, the overall Republican feel of Seven Days is super weird considering they seem to identify as uber liberal. Not super reader-ing anything next year. Always such close minded and judgmental comments.
The case was closed. Done. And over a year ago, let's try to stay current, no?
Posted by
CPhillips
on 04/02/2019 at 9:28 AM
Re: “The College Named After Samuel de Champlain Debates Whether to Keep His Statue”
"You don't always have to tear things down in order to build things up." was the best line of the entire article.