Full of it?

Full of it? was Originally Posted on October 2, 2004 by lavarock

I attended the KonaWeb picnic last night and met and revisited with many friends.

My contributions were some blueberry loaf (flat muffins ) and about a gallon of iced Kona Coffee, the makings of which came from my Coffee website at http://ItsKona.Com (shameless plug)! We didn’t actually drink all of the coffee, but it was well received none the less.

I had my new camera and took a few photos of the group. Because I was not familiar with the delay timer, I took some group photos, then had someone else take the rest. For the final photo, the second photographer was cut and pasted into the photo (unless you blew it up, you might not be able to see the paste

Someone sent me a link to sign up for a free sample of detergent with fabric softener. One of the questions asked me to evaluate the following statements and choose the one that best describes by feelings. Over the years I have heard that we Americans spend way too much time thinking about odors and health, etc. We have tongue scrapers and oral water jets and rivers of mouthwashes. We have more styles of deoderants than imaginable. We have pens and crayons with odors. Scented gum and cans of air that make our car smell like newly formed plastic. I think we are way too far out on a limb on the reality tree.

Here are the choices the company (who shall rename nameless) gave me:

[b]For me, scent in my laundry products is important because it brings back memories – memories from the past and memories that I can pass on to others. I often am reminded of different experiences because I recognize a familiar scent.

Cleaning and caring for my laundry is important, but smells are an intrusion or unnecessary. Simpler is always better. I shy away from unfamiliar scents for a variety of reasons – or may even use unscented products.

I feel I’ve got to put a lot of extra effort into the laundry process because I want to get great end results. Scent is little more than a signal that tells me my laundry is clean and a finishing touch to a job well done.

I love scent and I use it as a way to make life and laundry more enjoyable. I look for laundry products that offer scent variety since different scents appeal to me. I will try different scents, but if I find one that I really like then I tend to stay with it until I decide it is time for a change. [/b]

They missed the most important choice…

“Scent in my clothes, makes life worth living. I honestly believe that without scent, the world as we know it, will cease to exist. I believe that every extra dollar our government collects, should be sent to third world countries so that those poor people can experience the reliving of their childhood, that life for them will be a better place, that…” well, you get the idea

Actually, could it be that scent is added to detergents because it masks the smell of the odors that the detergent failed to remove?

Could it be that the detergent is made from crushed rocks and hars chemicals and the scent covers up the wet concrete smell?

Have you ever driven by a chemical plant and said to yourself “Gee, that plant smells like a “country garden” with touches of “tropical bloom”!

In reality, I would have prefered a choice that said “I buy the cheapest stuff and put up with whatever smell they put in it (if at all). Laundry is a necessary intrusion in my life, but I put up with it because otherwise my socks stand up by themselves…”

It’s not just me, is it?

Readers Digest has a humorous item a while back. A wife and husband have just taken their first outside excursion after a harsh winter. As the reach the side of the house the husband says “Honey, I just LOVE the smell of the spring flowers. His wife replies, “Honey, there are no flowers yet, that is the fabric softener you smell from the drier vent we just passed!”

As the TV show was named.. “Life Goes On”.