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4,572,183
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Stuff happens. But sucking a straws may be a distant memory. 

Jul 20, 2018 03:12 PM
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5,230,102
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

I do use a straw in my 30-oz Yeti during the day. I don't know why I ever started doing that but, you know, I do dispose of them properly.

I quite frankly, don't like the media, the government or ANYBODY telling me that I am not adult enough to properly dispose of them. 

Jul 20, 2018 07:10 PM
Rainmaker
1,712,676
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

I never use straws unless the tequila is at the bottom.

Jul 20, 2018 03:31 PM
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6,393,494
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I am going to keep sucking, but probably not anywhere near 500 thousand straws per day.

Jul 20, 2018 04:02 PM
Rainmaker
1,231,853
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Amazing  Amazing!!!

Jul 20, 2018 03:45 PM
Rainmaker
953,617
Pete Xavier
Investments to Luxury - Pacific Palisades, CA
Outstanding Agent Referrals-Nationwide

Straws in the hands of their legal rightful owners is a good thing, I support plastic straw ownership. I may have used just 1 straw in the past year.

Jul 20, 2018 03:37 PM
Rainmaker
2,390,620
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

I and several others have posted blogs about this ridicules action John Bear . The 500 million straws was a number given by a 10 year old and the media just unquestionable ran with it.

Jul 20, 2018 06:02 PM
Rainmaker
5,583,278
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I'm a water drinker and I swig right from the bottle!!!! I can't remember the last time I needed a straw.... I guess I don't suck!!!! but you already knew that....

Jul 20, 2018 04:47 PM
Rainmaker
1,543,823
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

I have not used a straw since I was 7 years old. Can't stand them, never use them. I drink from the cup/glass/mug or bottle.

Jul 20, 2018 04:46 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

     How many workers at the straw factories will lose their jobs because of this liberal nonsense?

Jul 20, 2018 04:03 PM
Rainmaker
711,852
Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

I used 1 straw today. Probably my first in a year.

Jul 20, 2018 04:08 PM
Rainmaker
2,220,654
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Those are staggering numbers. Great reporting John. 

Jul 20, 2018 03:24 PM
Rainmaker
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I like drinking out of a straw though they say it gives us women those pucker lines around our mouths. That alone should be reason enough to give them up.

Jul 20, 2018 09:29 PM
Rainmaker
1,502,998
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Malibu went full retard and banned plastic straws.  One of the stupidest ideas I've ever heard.  Are we supposed to carry around straws now with our reusable bags.  Such over reach and insanity.  Inmates are running the asylum here!

Jul 20, 2018 07:53 PM
Rainmaker
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Diana Dahlberg
1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

We have straws that are re-usable and so I'm not throwing them away!  That's my take ... and I'm sticking to it!

Jul 20, 2018 07:38 PM
Rainmaker
4,936,705
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

wow, JUST FOR MILKSHAKES OR ROOTBEER FLOATS

 

Jul 20, 2018 04:13 PM
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Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I don't remember the last time I used a straw. That being said, I do know though that others need straws (for physical reasons) - so I think straws should be made in another material instead of plastic. No need to get rid of them; just change them.

Jul 20, 2018 04:05 PM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Can't say I've given it much thought. I have no straws in the house and can't remember when I last did. Rarely drink anything with a straw in any event.

Jul 21, 2018 04:13 AM
Rainmaker
4,272,548
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

I refuse to use a paper straw. I will bring my own reusable straw if I have to.

Jul 20, 2018 11:34 PM
Rainmaker
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Valeria Mola
SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL
305-607-0709 SIB Realty Condos for Sale and Rent

Wow, 500 M?  A day? 

Jul 20, 2018 05:59 PM
Rainmaker
2,071,025
Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Plastic is a poison. For us and nature...

Jul 20, 2018 04:04 PM
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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

OMG, YOU SUCK!

I cannot throw back shots with a straw. It's my contribution to the environment. You're welcome.

Jul 21, 2018 09:30 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I believe it is a good play for the environment and wildlife.  There are other options. What did we use before plastic ... that works!

Jul 21, 2018 08:57 AM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Mary Yonkers nailed this one!

Jul 21, 2018 06:56 AM
Rainmaker
5,216,409
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Not a fan of using a straw, never have been! Give it time and we will ban water!

Jul 21, 2018 06:45 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I'm glad they are stopping the use of these polluting plastic straws.  It's a step in the right direction.

Jul 21, 2018 06:06 AM
Rainmaker
4,882,355
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

I don't  use them.  I guess we will be going to paper straws.

Jul 21, 2018 04:25 AM
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3,164,294
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I'm not putting my mouth on a can or glass in public.  ewww.  I'll carry my own straws if I need to.

Jul 20, 2018 08:43 PM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

We rarely use straws.

Jul 20, 2018 07:45 PM
Rainmaker
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John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

While on vacation in Maui in June I noticed that most straws that accompanied both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks were paper and not plastic. I see it a the beginning of a new trend.

Jul 22, 2018 07:44 AM
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Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

I don't usually use straws.

Jul 21, 2018 10:45 AM
Rainmaker
900,128
Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

I use very few; will not miss them.

Jul 21, 2018 08:12 AM
Rainmaker
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I do not use too many straws either

Jul 21, 2018 06:51 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

I hesitate to put my lips to the rim of the plastic cup with the unsweetened ice tea. It is a sanitation thing for me.

So, when you are compelled to save the planet, just image whose lips caressed that rim before you arrived. 

We get to see flu spread faster than ever experienced before. Just like the Sierra Club has managed to burn down California, there is very likely to be foreseeable consequences with abandoning long established sanitation practices.

Jul 21, 2018 04:59 AM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Interesting stat, butI use 40-50 a year

Jul 24, 2018 06:04 PM
Rainmaker
5,868,554
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Now it is straws, tomorrow will be someting else....never ends.

Jul 23, 2018 03:52 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Movement against plastic started in India long long ago, John Bear - why are we so much behind?

Jul 21, 2018 11:01 PM