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From: Mike W. on 9 Dec 2009 13:14 On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 07:33:32 -0800 (PST), dsc-ky <Dudley.Cornman(a)eku.edu> wrote: >On Dec 9, 10:25�am, "fran...123" <storkensteinrem...(a)cox.net> wrote: >> "Dean H" <dfhy...(a)optonline.net> wrote in message >> >> news:a2f32018-5858-4f88-9b25-e9dcb80056b8(a)m16g2000yqc.googlegroups.com... >> >> >I think the "dual action Smart Straw" sucks. >> >> I think the smart straw is a great invention. �I used up my first can >> already but never tried it in the folded down position. �The can has fallen >> and the straw was still there. �Admittedly you might have to hold the can >> upright and push down a little bit then put the can where it isn't vertical >> and get some liquid. �There is another newsgroup I go to from time to time >> and there seems to be some product pb blaster they love. >> >> Fran > >PB blaster is good... yes. When used in conjunction with a large electric motor and a big dose of rage, it's the best. Mike -- Mike W. 96 XR400 70 CT70 71 KG 100 (Hodaka-powered) 99 KZ1000P (training) 99 KZ1000P (rider) 00 Beta Rev-3
From: Tiago on 9 Dec 2009 13:26 On Dec 9, 11:47 am, Dean H <dfhy...(a)optonline.net> wrote: > I think the "dual action Smart Straw" sucks. can you still shave, use as fish bait, remove stains from clothes, clean dead bugs from car windshield and remove warts with it or they changed the formula? I've got a mayonnaise jar full of WD40 straws... -- T
From: Dean H on 9 Dec 2009 14:37 Tosk frothed:... > > > I think the "dual action Smart Straw" sucks. > > I love it, and if they stop making it, I am blaming you!!! Don't worry, my opinion is generally disregarded in important matters. I don't like it because: 1) It is more complicated than the nozzle and straw. 2) That complexity costs performance. The nozzle and straw work better and more reliably. 3) cap, nozzle, straw = 3.7 grams of plastic (0.3 to be saved in Tiago's mayo jar). so called Smart Straw = 17.2 grams of plastic That's 13.5 grams of plastic times how many units that they manufacture? Made from our precious resources, or shipped across the ocean from a commie sweatshop? Freighted hither and yon to distrubutors who then freight it all some more? And then it's all garbage forever. All that waste because people don't save mayonnaise jars full of WD-40 straws. I think Smart Straw is an oxymoron. Er, present company excepted of course... you know what I mean. ;-) LOL Hi, I'm Dean. I'm green, but I have a carbon addiction. < oh, the internal conflicts > PB Blaster and TriFlowhatever also on the shelf. Mr. Natural sez use the right spray can for the job.
From: Dean H on 9 Dec 2009 14:43 > I don't like it because: > > 1) It is more complicated than the nozzle and straw. > > 2) That complexity costs performance. The nozzle and straw work better > and more reliably. > > 3) cap, nozzle, straw = 3.7 grams of plastic (0.3 to be saved in > Tiago's mayo jar). > so called Smart Straw = 17.2 grams of plastic > > That's 13.5 grams of plastic times how many units that they > manufacture? Made from our precious resources, or shipped across the > ocean from a commie sweatshop? Freighted hither and yon to > distrubutors who then freight it all some more? And then it's all > garbage forever. > > All that waste because people don't save mayonnaise jars full of WD-40 > straws. And furthermore... it's not really because they care about you, the poor soul who lost his straw. It's to save them two steps. With the nozzle and straw they had to: a) Insert the nozzle. b) Place the cap. c) Tape the straw to the can With the Lazy Straw, they just snap it on and done. Plastic saves labor costs jobs...
From: fran...123 on 9 Dec 2009 15:57
"Dean H" <dfhyman(a)optonline.net> wrote in message news:2606aad7-b73c-48ec-93d7-2cbcfccbb0fe(a)m26g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... > I don't like it because: > > 1) It is more complicated than the nozzle and straw. > > 2) That complexity costs performance. The nozzle and straw work better > and more reliably. > > 3) cap, nozzle, straw = 3.7 grams of plastic (0.3 to be saved in > Tiago's mayo jar). > so called Smart Straw = 17.2 grams of plastic > > That's 13.5 grams of plastic times how many units that they > manufacture? Made from our precious resources, or shipped across the > ocean from a commie sweatshop? Freighted hither and yon to > distrubutors who then freight it all some more? And then it's all > garbage forever. > > All that waste because people don't save mayonnaise jars full of WD-40 > straws. And furthermore... it's not really because they care about you, the poor soul who lost his straw. It's to save them two steps. With the nozzle and straw they had to: a) Insert the nozzle. b) Place the cap. c) Tape the straw to the can With the Lazy Straw, they just snap it on and done. Plastic saves labor costs jobs... ******************************** wait a moment and step back. I don't know what kind of oil cans you have hanging around there are a bunch of ones which screw off and you pour in liquid. some you turn upside down and make the metal bottom pulse in and out, some have a pump devic, some are plastic with a little spout which turns 90 degrees. I have one with what is almost like two of the beloved straws end to end attached to the refillable pump resevoir. To go ecologically correct on the straw without considering the disposo concept of the pressurized can. Maybe I will get another straw on a pump and put a light liquid like wd40 in it as the other one has marvel mystery oil in it from a metal can with a screw on lid. How about the wasted soap and hot water because someone had to wash their hands after holding the straw into the can while reaching a tight spot but the straw popped out of the little hole? It is all about your time., time spent hunting for the glasses so you can see enough to find where the blasted straw went. They had the wd 40 with the smart straw and some other brand in a mostly white can and the old technology but a more sculptured can. I got one of each. |