Hello,
It would be really great if everyone here could just post one or a few pictures showing the current state of their house.
I'll start right away.
For renovations, it’s best to provide a comparison of before and after the remodeling.
Before March 2014:
After May 2015:
It would be really great if everyone here could just post one or a few pictures showing the current state of their house.
I'll start right away.
For renovations, it’s best to provide a comparison of before and after the remodeling.
Before March 2014:
After May 2015:
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Alessandro16 Nov 2021 11:43pagoni2020 schrieb:
If I’m not mistaken, food delivery services are going public!!!!! Delivery companies like Lieferando, HelloFresh, etc. have become market giants (I wasn’t even aware of this until recently), if I’m correct. These resource-wasting users and frequent orderers are among us here, and when I ride my bike or snack on grass at the same time as I help these companies go public with my behavior, the balance doesn’t quite add up—and I’m not exactly innocent myself. Sorry, but that’s not accurate regarding ecology/climate.
Every delivery service, whether for food or clothing, has a smaller carbon footprint than brick-and-mortar restaurants or retail stores.
Setting aside the throwaway culture of companies like Amazon, Zalando, etc.
Just consider the heating and air conditioning costs of H&M, Zara, McDonald’s, and so on.
Delivery services are actually much more climate-friendly!
But I don’t want to ruin another thread :p 😉
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hampshire16 Nov 2021 11:53Wiesel29 schrieb:
Yoda is very pissed off now that you call him Gremlin! 😡I’m a real cultural illiterate when it comes to this topic. Sorry.P
pagoni202016 Nov 2021 11:56@Alessandro What I mean is that, surprisingly, people cook less at home nowadays despite the advanced kitchen technology, compared to the past when kitchens only had a wood stove.
Great kitchens = food delivery services generating trillions in revenue… maybe I’m missing something, but it seems to me that the current importance of the kitchen can’t be explained just by how much it’s actually used 🤨
I just can’t understand why people regularly order lukewarm meals of often mediocre quality delivered to their homes, when with a bit of effort and time, they could easily prepare the same food even in the simplest apartment kitchen.
It’s like buying an expensive, comfortable sofa but then often choosing to sit on the euro pallet that gets delivered instead… to put it bluntly.
I’m probably in the minority, but when it comes to food delivery in such huge amounts (excluding those in need), I completely fail to understand it if someone also wants to live an environmentally conscious lifestyle and at the same time criticize others’ behavior.
Great kitchens = food delivery services generating trillions in revenue… maybe I’m missing something, but it seems to me that the current importance of the kitchen can’t be explained just by how much it’s actually used 🤨
I just can’t understand why people regularly order lukewarm meals of often mediocre quality delivered to their homes, when with a bit of effort and time, they could easily prepare the same food even in the simplest apartment kitchen.
It’s like buying an expensive, comfortable sofa but then often choosing to sit on the euro pallet that gets delivered instead… to put it bluntly.
I’m probably in the minority, but when it comes to food delivery in such huge amounts (excluding those in need), I completely fail to understand it if someone also wants to live an environmentally conscious lifestyle and at the same time criticize others’ behavior.
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Alessandro16 Nov 2021 12:25Well, people with great kitchens are certainly not the majority 😉
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hampshire16 Nov 2021 12:39Alessandro schrieb:
Every delivery service, whether for food or clothing, has a smaller carbon footprint than brick-and-mortar restaurants or retail stores. Interesting statement. A technical article from "Environmental Science & Technology" by the American Chemical Society concludes that the last mile is crucial for the CO2 footprint when comparing brick-and-mortar retail versus delivery services, highlighting the importance of the vehicle used and the bundling of orders.
In rural areas like ours, delivery services cover long distances using older vehicles. In Cologne, food can also be delivered by e-bike. This shows once again that it is not sensible to evaluate technologies and methods in principle without considering their specific application contexts. There are many good reasons to solve problems in different ways.
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pagoni202016 Nov 2021 12:42This is just my personal thought on the matter.
However, almost every household today, even those with basic orders, has a much better-equipped kitchen and all kinds of appliances than back when there was no such delivery craze.
From this perspective, the demand for food delivery in earlier times would have been significantly higher than it is today.
It is simply and almost exclusively people’s own convenience that has created such situations. As someone who also enjoys convenience, I have no issue with that, but one should be aware of their convenience in this regard and openly acknowledge it.
Of course, from a purely financial standpoint, delivery services might seem more advantageous than other options. But a tank also requires more fuel than a V12 engine, which doesn’t necessarily make it more reasonable.
Eliminating delivery services, taking more time again for one’s own meals, preparing what is available, and drastically raising prices on exotic and resource-intensive goods... I could imagine a positive development in that direction. For others, this might seem like a step backward or a loss of comfort. Personally, I would see it as a great gain and would embrace it.
The Scandinavians follow at least a somewhat similar approach, although expensive alcohol is still consumed in large quantities there.
However, almost every household today, even those with basic orders, has a much better-equipped kitchen and all kinds of appliances than back when there was no such delivery craze.
From this perspective, the demand for food delivery in earlier times would have been significantly higher than it is today.
It is simply and almost exclusively people’s own convenience that has created such situations. As someone who also enjoys convenience, I have no issue with that, but one should be aware of their convenience in this regard and openly acknowledge it.
Of course, from a purely financial standpoint, delivery services might seem more advantageous than other options. But a tank also requires more fuel than a V12 engine, which doesn’t necessarily make it more reasonable.
Eliminating delivery services, taking more time again for one’s own meals, preparing what is available, and drastically raising prices on exotic and resource-intensive goods... I could imagine a positive development in that direction. For others, this might seem like a step backward or a loss of comfort. Personally, I would see it as a great gain and would embrace it.
The Scandinavians follow at least a somewhat similar approach, although expensive alcohol is still consumed in large quantities there.
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