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  I agree with Askantik, I think we need to talk about viable alternatives. If I give up flying, I can pretty much forget travel altogether.

  Coming from Australia, it takes three days to cross from Sydney to Perth by train, and if you don't want to sleep in the seat, it costs about $2700 return. Compare this with my recent jaunt to Japan which took 10 hours each way by plane and cost about $2700 for airfare, my accommodation AND a two-week pass on the Shinkansen and I can see where two weeks and $2700 is better spent, lovely as the Nullarbor is (though I am planning this trip...).

  I have changed my lifestyle quite a bit in the last decade to accommodate the environment, but I'm going to start thinking life's not worth living if I can't travel overseas once every four years.

  On Ask Umbra on flying less posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago 17 Responses

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  Gel not for down there

  Just in reply to shastaBlue's comment:

  "I really appreciate the suggestion from witmol above on how to do it but my down below is pretty sensitive and I try to keep any and all anti-bac products away from it so I don't kill any happy microorganisms that should be living there. Does anyone have any other ways of doing it?"

  The gel never touches your 'down there', it is for hygiene purposes to clean your hands before you exit the stall so the lock and handle don't carry any secretions of yours for the next person who uses it.On A review of eco-minded feminine products posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago 46 Responses

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  Cleaning the cup

  Re: Cleaning a cup in a shared bathroom? (rivergirl)

  Required:
  1 x small bottle of antibacterial hand gel
  1 x paper towel

  Rip paper towel in half.
  Damp one half and keep the other dry.
  Enter stall.
  Open bottle of hand gel, sit it on the floor.
  Remove cup, empty in toilet, do your business, flush.
  Wipe cup with damp half of paper towel.
  Reinsert.
  Dry hands with dry half, wrap around damp (bloody) half and dispose in sanitary waste bin.
  Use hand gel to clean hands to get out of stall.
  Exit. (Washing hands recommended).

  The best thing about the Diva Cup is that you get to know your cycle really well. For example, I know if it is day 2 of my period, I may need to empty the cup twice on an ordinary day of work but on day 3 it is only once. On day 1, 4 & 5 it can wait until I get home and I don't have to use hand gel or the paper towel.

  I also sleep much, much better with a cup than ever have with any other form of sanitary solution because I don't have to worry about spillage when turning.On A review of eco-minded feminine products posted 12 months ago 46 Responses

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  Hug away

  Hug them and make sure you have the piece of trash in your hand when you do. They soon learn to stop doing it (at least around you).

  I've picked up cigarette butts people have newly discarded on the ground and said: "Excuse me sir/madam, you dropped something!" and then either put the butt in their hand or in/on anything they are carrying. Point made.On Umbra on deflecting eco-insults posted 1 year ago 18 Responses

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  Transfers

  The cost argument is probably the biggest hurdle because we all know most record companies are money-grabbing and eco-unfriendly.

  If the train is indeed quicker and requires less in terms of transfers, then you need to factor the cost of time and the cost of transfers to make a true comparison.

  And don't forget that for some people, 'less hassles' and 'no need to pack carefully' is priceless.On Umbra on short-haul flights posted 1 year, 4 months ago 6 Responses