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I know I'm wrong, and I don't care. I hate the banning of straws.

Posted by BloodyAxeSean, Anti-Pumpkin 🚫🎃🚫 (aka JaxSean) Oct 7 '20, 07:59

I may get used to it, but dammit, I like plastic straws.
The paper ones are HORRIBLE and metal ones are just a pain to clean.

I get it, it's an easy win for getting rid of plastics, but...I hate it.

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Agreed. -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 08:59
I dislike it, both for the reasons you state & for the drawbacks it has on people with disabilities. But I don't oppose it. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 7, 08:22
I just cannot tolerate paper straws. I got a box of biodegradable “plastic” straws. -- nm - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 7, 08:21
My SIL gets pissed off about it for disability reasons. Metal’s dangerous for a lot of people, paper doesn’t last long enough. -- nm - mafic Oct 7, 08:21 3
- There should be an exemption for disabled people -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 7, 08:22 2
  - There sort of sometimes is? But you have to ask (which is another barrier) and a lot of places just don’t/won’t do it. -- nm - mafic Oct 7, 08:24 1
    - That's an issue that needs to be addressed. There are enough hurdles for them already -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 7, 08:33
What about reusable plastic ones? -- nm - kelly Oct 7, 08:14 6
- Maybe silicone, not plastic. -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 7, 08:18 3
  - We have these ones, with a straw cleaner. They seem to work fine, but I bet they become bacteria magnets later in their life cycle. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 7, 08:23 2
    - Kind of like these -- (link) - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 7, 08:26 1
      - We have similar ones as well and also a few metal ones. I drink from my own water bottle but Theresa uses the metal one with her large iced coffee. - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 7, 08:31
- What are those? I'm mainly thinking about to-go orders / fast food. - BloodyAxeSean, Anti-Pumpkin 🚫🎃🚫 Oct 7, 08:16 1
  - Plastic ones that you reuse. -- nm - deecline Oct 7, 08:17
I think the only time I need one is when I'm drinking a milkshake. Otherwise I'm good never using one again. -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 7, 08:04
Actually - I completely agree with this take. -- nm - Dr. Kevin Christie Oct 7, 08:03
Subway's paper straws are okay. I haven't experienced any others. -- nm - Max Oct 7, 08:03
heh. I'm the complete opposite. Hate using straws -- nm - decline Oct 7, 08:01 9
- Spoken like a man who has never enjoyed a Frappuccino! -- nm - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 7, 08:21 2
  - I've had Frappuccinos and have not enjoyed a Frappuccino. -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 08:32 1
    - this -- nm - decline Oct 7, 08:35
- yeah, they're 100% unnecessary -- nm - mud Oct 7, 08:07 2
  - I'm sympathetic to the disability issues. -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 08:09 1
    - yeah, they're 80% unnecessary -- nm - mud Oct 7, 08:12
- That's just weird. -- nm - New, Better David Oct 7, 08:05 1
  - I read it as due to the environment. I mean, I loved them but they gotta go. And yes, milkshake is the lone exception I make. -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 7, 08:11
- Agreed. I now take a water bottle (with coke in it, obvie) with me to eat. Have been for a couple years now. -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 7, 08:02

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