I completely agree that plastic bags are a major contribution to civilisation.
As long as I’m on a roll, let’s address the plastic bag problem. Actually, there is no plastic bag problem, but a problem with aggressive Greens. I’ve written about plastic bags way too often. Just enter “plastic bags” in the search bar over Bob Hope’s head in the sidebar. You can learn how this all came about, the dangers of cloth bags, the cost-benefit effect, and all about City Councils’ overbearing regulations.
Seattle, always sensitive to ‘sustainability’ problems or sensitivity among their residents, essentially bans paper and plastic bags. They will charge you if you don’t bring your own cloth bag. Which may be fine and dandy for a single person living in a small apartment just a few blocks from the grocery store.
I don’t particularly enjoy grocery shopping — it’s just another task, so I try to go no more than once a week. I load up something…
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Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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