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> <channel><title>Comments on: Morning Metro: Atlanta Streetcar&#8217;s 15 Min Wait, DHS Band Fruit Sale, and a Glut of Reusable Bags</title> <atom:link href="/2011/11/08/morning-metro-atlanta-streetcars-15-min-wait-dhs-band-fruit-sale-and-a-gult-of-reusable-bags/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/11/08/morning-metro-atlanta-streetcars-15-min-wait-dhs-band-fruit-sale-and-a-gult-of-reusable-bags/</link> <description>Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:14:29 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1</generator> <item><title>By: chira</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/11/08/morning-metro-atlanta-streetcars-15-min-wait-dhs-band-fruit-sale-and-a-gult-of-reusable-bags/#comment-154530</link> <dc:creator>chira</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:05:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20904#comment-154530</guid> <description>I don&#039;t think 15 minutes is too long to wait for a streetcar. Just wish there WAS such a thing in operation already! If you require halving that wait time, you are going to almost double the cost of running the line.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t think 15 minutes is too long to wait for a streetcar. Just wish there WAS such a thing in operation already! If you require halving that wait time, you are going to almost double the cost of running the line.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: smith</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/11/08/morning-metro-atlanta-streetcars-15-min-wait-dhs-band-fruit-sale-and-a-gult-of-reusable-bags/#comment-154386</link> <dc:creator>smith</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:09:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20904#comment-154386</guid> <description>Note to Maria - MARTA trains are now 15 minutes apart, not 8-10 like they used to be.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Note to Maria &#8211; MARTA trains are now 15 minutes apart, not 8-10 like they used to be.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Vermont Mom</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/11/08/morning-metro-atlanta-streetcars-15-min-wait-dhs-band-fruit-sale-and-a-gult-of-reusable-bags/#comment-154357</link> <dc:creator>Vermont Mom</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:31:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20904#comment-154357</guid> <description>RE: the bag glut... Coincidentally there will be a local showing here in Middlebury, Vermont this week on Thursday night of an award-winning documentary called &quot;Bag It: Is your life too plastic?&quot; in which Jeb Berrier looks at our dependence on plastic bags and the resulting damage to human health and the environment. It was produced in Telluride CO and was aired on PBS in 2011 during Earth Week. There&#039;s a website &amp; blog of course which explain how to host a screening: bagitmovie.com and http://bagitmovie.wordpress.com</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RE: the bag glut&#8230; Coincidentally there will be a local showing here in Middlebury, Vermont this week on Thursday night of an award-winning documentary called &#8220;Bag It: Is your life too plastic?&#8221; in which Jeb Berrier looks at our dependence on plastic bags and the resulting damage to human health and the environment. It was produced in Telluride CO and was aired on PBS in 2011 during Earth Week. There&#8217;s a website &amp; blog of course which explain how to host a screening: bagitmovie.com and <a
href="http://bagitmovie.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://bagitmovie.wordpress.com</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Lee Coursey</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/11/08/morning-metro-atlanta-streetcars-15-min-wait-dhs-band-fruit-sale-and-a-gult-of-reusable-bags/#comment-154166</link> <dc:creator>Lee Coursey</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:20:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20904#comment-154166</guid> <description>FYI... every knows that TOCO is an acronym for Top Of COunty, right? As in, TOCO Hill is the highest point in DeKalb. If not, then now you know.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FYI&#8230; every knows that TOCO is an acronym for Top Of COunty, right? As in, TOCO Hill is the highest point in DeKalb. If not, then now you know.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Bobby</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/11/08/morning-metro-atlanta-streetcars-15-min-wait-dhs-band-fruit-sale-and-a-gult-of-reusable-bags/#comment-154094</link> <dc:creator>Bobby</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:31:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20904#comment-154094</guid> <description>Townships before cities, please.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Townships before cities, please.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Parker Cross</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/11/08/morning-metro-atlanta-streetcars-15-min-wait-dhs-band-fruit-sale-and-a-gult-of-reusable-bags/#comment-154059</link> <dc:creator>Parker Cross</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:40:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20904#comment-154059</guid> <description>I liked it. I always learn something new from this blog. Today it was “gult.” A very nice word even if no one has used it since Chaucer.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I liked it. I always learn something new from this blog. Today it was “gult.” A very nice word even if no one has used it since Chaucer.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Decatur Metro</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/11/08/morning-metro-atlanta-streetcars-15-min-wait-dhs-band-fruit-sale-and-a-gult-of-reusable-bags/#comment-154054</link> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:27:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20904#comment-154054</guid> <description>Man, it&#039;s too obvious when I&#039;m tired!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Man, it&#8217;s too obvious when I&#8217;m tired!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Parker Cross</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/11/08/morning-metro-atlanta-streetcars-15-min-wait-dhs-band-fruit-sale-and-a-gult-of-reusable-bags/#comment-154048</link> <dc:creator>Parker Cross</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:14:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20904#comment-154048</guid> <description>I think that glut of reusable bags would also work for the annual Totes 2 Tots effort. Here’s a link.
http://www.facebook.com/Totes2Tots?sk=info&quot;Totes 2 Tots delivers new or nearly new backpacks, suitcases, duffel bags, diaper bags, and other age-appropriate bags to foster children in Georgia, many of whom must shuffle their belongings from home to home in garbage bags during frequent relocations. Kids who receive Totes bags range in age from infants to teenagers.”I think they prefer luggage and backpacks, but surely a reusable tote would be better for the child than a garbage bag?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think that glut of reusable bags would also work for the annual Totes 2 Tots effort. Here’s a link.<br
/> <a
href="http://www.facebook.com/Totes2Tots?sk=info" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/Totes2Tots?sk=info</a></p><p>&#8220;Totes 2 Tots delivers new or nearly new backpacks, suitcases, duffel bags, diaper bags, and other age-appropriate bags to foster children in Georgia, many of whom must shuffle their belongings from home to home in garbage bags during frequent relocations. Kids who receive Totes bags range in age from infants to teenagers.”</p><p>I think they prefer luggage and backpacks, but surely a reusable tote would be better for the child than a garbage bag?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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