Before 2020’s pandemic the governor of Oregon put a ban on plastics – namely plastic bags and straws. That year came with the price of five cents per plastic bag (which is still way cheaper than paying sales tax) and asking for straws – many (such as Costco) which offer those crummy paper straws which ruin the taste of whatever drink I may have ordered.
A shopper is always asked if he/she
would like a bag or bags and will be charged five or ten cents per bag. Many stores (including Walmart see here and here) have have done away
with plastic bags and may offer alternatives such as reusable (which may be
made of 100% plastic?) I would think for less than three dollars.
The McDonald’s in Myrtle Creek still gives out the fat McDonald’s straw though these three articles (here, here and here) imply that there has been a change to paper in the UK and possibly California – so why would Myrtle Creek have the privilege of passing out the plastic straw? Doesn’t matter. My post is not to fault the McDonald’s or point fingers but to recall a memory about why I love the McDonald’s straw (the big fat plastic ones). I think of my dad whenever I see them
My dad had had several strokes in
the last two years of his life. With
each stroke his brain was affected with the lack of controlling his muscles. He
had to have assistance with walking, and slowly lost the ability to eat, drink
and talk. We used to buy thick liquids
(peach nectar was the thickest we could find at the time) and look for straws
that were thick like McDonald’s because those were the best straws. I was grateful for the times that we were able
to obtain extra straws.
Thank you for your fat straws. Good
luck with another solution.
