RecycleBill's Green Store

Or, Stuck In The Middle With Sue

RecycleBill's Green Store is an attempt to highlight green and American Made Products. Sadly, it's not what I hope it will someday be.

Until a few days ago RecycleBill's Green Store was powered by Amazon.com but a recent decision by Amazon and other affiliate marketers to stop doing business with affiliates in North Carolina has forced RecycleBill to think even harder about Independence Day. Have we gone from being subjects of the Crown of England to being subjects of multinational corporations?

I'll let you decide the question of independence for yourself. In the meantime I'll look for the people and the means to turn RecycleBill's Green Store, BillysToyStore.com and StreetPlanes.com into retailers of American made green products.

And for the rest of you affilliate marketers who got dumped or are about to become dumped by Amazon, RecycleBill's Green Store is powered by Zilo

Veggisode 12

The Great Squash Debacle

The Vegetable Stalker in Tennessee. Stay tuned to this station to find out more!

Hello, this is Victoria Apple, reporting for VNN., Veggie News Network. Bruce is being held on ten thousand dollar bond for operating a pirate radio station without a license. What's that? How did I get out? Lets just say the judge and his friends really. I mean really. like me.

In an unconfirmed sighting, it was reported that Veggie Head Stalker AKA: the Vegetable Stalker and Billy Jones, the rebel Poet Laureate of North America “TM” were both spotted northwest of Nashville early this morning. Here's an account of what happened there.

The mounds all laid before him.
Each hill a threat did make,
but Veggie failed to realize
his steps were big mistakes,
for as he planned his battle
to kill squash in a horde,
he forgot about its allies,
a vining, viscous gourd.

He led with his machete.
The squash were heard to scream
but the gourds came from behind!
Was not a pretty scene.
They tied him in their tentacles
and slowly dragged him down,
and if I hadn’t jumped right in
he might not have been found.

Was then his ire was rankled.
“I’ll kill them all!” he swore.
“I may have lost the battle
but I’ll soon win this war!”
So he went back with a vengeance.
A fire, he then started,
and so it was their battle lines
were swiftly drawn and parted.

Woah! That was one rough battle. For a while there I thought Veggie was a goner. Who would have ever thought the gourds would take_up for the squash? This might mark a dreadful turn in vegetable warfare. What if whole plant families start to unite? Why there’d be no stopping them. Thank goodness we’ve got the mighty Vegetable Stalker on our side. Stay tuned for more coverage from the war front as the adventures of the Vegetable Stalker continue.

Ralph, I think I see an agent from the FCC. Quick! Get the mobile broadcast van started. What do you mean it won't start? Yes, I can distract the FCC. agents while you start the van. Really, I don't mind taking off my clothes in front of big strong federal agents.

Ya'll stay tuned to this station for the latest updates or go to the VNN website at VegetableStalker.com.

Support for VegetableStalker.com is provided by no one.

WoodPlanet

Or, Get ‘Er Done

One of the tools RecycleBill uses on his day job is a daily e-mail from WoodPlanet which puts me in touch with companies that buy the wood waste we grind in our V-12 Cat powered tub grinder. These companies then use the ground wood waste to make electricity. And because all the wood we grind is genuine waste wood (we sell the good stuff) the electricity produced is green energy.

Also, because North Carolina is banning many types of wood waste from all landfills in the state beginning in October we hope to see an increase in this type of recycling and green energy.

Another Example Of Why Greensboro Isn't Green

Or, RecycleBill Throws Mud

A few years ago a friend of RecycleBill bought an old, abandoned K-mart building in Greensboro, North Carolina with the intention of starting a 100% indoor automotive recycling center. By keeping 100% of his business indoors he would not only reduce his losses to theft and provide better working conditions than most auto salvage yards (working on cars out in the weather is always tougher) but would also be able to maintain the strictest environmental controls of any automotive recycler in the world.

Of course, the "Green City" refused to allow him to do so which in turn forced my friend to sell the building at a loss. And no one from the city was ever available to provide an explanation. The building set empty for several years before it was bought by local developers at bargan basement prices.

My friend went on to move his used auto parts business and the jobs it provides to another city. He asked RecycleBill not to mention his name or the name of his business as he still operates several other businesses inside of Greensboro-- that is: until he can afford to move them to other cities.

Got an example of how Greensboro or any other city is greenwashing? Send it to RecycleBill@gmail.com with the words "My city is greenwashing" in the subject line of your e-mail.

Home Cooked Meals

Or, Second Helpings?

Tonight we dine on rice and chicken, broccoli with cheese sauce, cucumbers, beans and taders, fresh onions, iced tea and homemade cornbread. Yum, yum!



It looks as if the wild birds are going to get all my blackberries this year just as they got all my mulberries. I covered them but it doesn't seem to be helping. Next year I'll look into bird deterrents. That said, I wouldn't give up fresh groceries from my own back yard for a lifetime of free 5 star gourmet meals.

It's drought season again but I've still about a thousand gallons of rain water in storage. I'm thinking of building a big wishing well near the street as an attractive way of storing water and taking in a few coins.

On Saturday I'll light the charcoal and grill some burgers. Personally, I prefer ground round om a whole wheat bun over steak anytime.