yet more plastic
unlike glasgow, where people are surprised so much by downpours they will just open up a newspaper and wear it like a hat whilst darting from doorway to doorway, the world of umbrellas in Japan is such a civilised affair. for starters my local station had a rack of about 50 free umbrellas during the rainy season. or at least I think they were.
today it pished it down.
to try and generate more use of plastic, the government has issued these dispensers when you visit shops in town - a disposable plastic sheath covering your disposable plastic brolly from dripping all over the over-packaged disposable merchandising. then you whip it off, bin it, get out in the rain and start all over again in the next shop. waterproofing the waterproof is as much ridiculous as it is a waste. isn't it?
Posted by stupot at October 2, 2005 11:09 PM