How lazy have we become

[Randi]

I don't even know what you mean by a pre lit tree. Do you mean, you go out and buy a tree with lights already in and lit? That doesn't sound very charming.

In Denmark, most people (the ones who have a car, that is!) goes to a wood and pick the tree they like, and pay for it. Others go and buy the tree outside a supermarket. There are aall sizes and shapes. What I like about this, is the smell - it's simply wonderful! Then people decorate it and put lots of little candles on, some do this on a specific day in december (it varies), and some wait until Christmas Eve to lit it.

My friends have this tradition: On the darkest day of the year, 21st I think, they lit the tree for the first time and start digging into the goodies they made beforehand and have a real cosy evening.

To get back to the subject, I like to make my own food, but I do buy precooked food sometimes - if I'm busy or tired, but normally, I cook big portions and freeze it for such days.

I do agree that we've all become too lazy to do a lot of things ourselves, but I understand why some people are. However, many of us should sit down and think about our priorities.

[Sevaede]

I don't even know what you mean by a pre lit tree. Do you mean, you go out and buy a tree with lights already in and lit? That doesn't sound very charming.

In Denmark, most people (the ones who have a car, that is!) goes to a wood and pick the tree they like, and pay for it. Others go and buy the tree outside a supermarket. There are aall sizes and shapes. What I like about this, is the smell - it's simply wonderful! Then people decorate it and put lots of little candles on, some do this on a specific day in december (it varies), and some wait until Christmas Eve to lit it.

My friends have this tradition: On the darkest day of the year, 21st I think, they lit the tree for the first time and start digging into the goodies they made beforehand and have a real cosy evening.

To get back to the subject, I like to make my own food, but I do buy precooked food sometimes - if I'm busy or tired, but normally, I cook big portions and freeze it for such days.

I do agree that we've all become too lazy to do a lot of things ourselves, but I understand why some people are. However, many of us should sit down and think about our priorities.

Ahhh! Yeah, I always remember buying a tree out front of Fred Meyers or something.

I had a friend who lived in Denmark (for school) for a while. I am gonna ask her how it was!

[GreyhoundGirl]

Pre-bunned hotdogs! Way over the top. People are busy, so lots of people think convienient things are very handy, but pre-bunned hotdogs? lol, I mean, things that take 10 seconds I would never bother with, but lots of people go for the big time-savers.

The picture in my mind of pre-bunned hotdogs is still making me laugh. I guess I'll have to thank you for the good laugh !

[Husky15]

Ha! Pre-bunned? Sounds a little gross to me, actually. I mean, I think that buying nice, fresh buns and doing it myself sounds a lot better than buns that have been sitting on the hot-dog for I don't know how long!

Sure, people are busy, but I think that they can take ten seconds out of their dinner time to place a hot-dog in a bun.

[Vela]

If you don't have time to put a hotdog on a bun, you don't have time to eat anything LOL. Also, you have to microwave them....how can the bread and hotdog be done at the same time without the bread turning hard ??? Ewwwww

[Dorothy39]

Really, I'm about gagging just thinking of how they look , packaged up in a store!!!

I can almost hear my Mom saying, "If you kids don't behave, you'll get Pre-bunned Hot dogs for supper!!"

[sparks19]

Are we really more busy these days than our parents were or our parents parents? I think that we just think we are busier because now we are living it.

LOL Edwinas secretary LOL that is a good point and I never thought about that. HMMMMM I wonder if the bun industry is going to put a hit out on Oscar Mayer for the sudden drop in bun sales LOL

[lizbud]

I've seen the commercials for pre-warmed hot dogs, and the thought
of it is gross.It can never be the same in taste.

Advertizers were quick to pick up on selling "time" as another value, like
taste or cost.

[caseysmom]

I think the difference is that both parents are working now, that is why us ladies are looking for shortcuts...at least I am sure busy raising 2 teens and working full time.

[Edwina's Secretary]

. Also, you have to microwave them....how can the bread and hotdog be done at the same time without the bread turning hard ??? Ewwwww

Better (and faster) living through modern chemistry.....

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Yeah the hot dogs do sound pretty gross.

My dad is someone (actually the only person I know) who buys the most ridiculous gadgets out of catalogs and off infomercials for the novelty of it. I get to see lots of these creations. Most of them are completely useless for what they were designed for- buyer beware of anything that promises such convenience!

[areias]

Have you ever seen the toaster that does hot dogs and the buns at the same time? Let's see..here it is...


Kinda neat, but..why don't you just cook it yourself? I think those are for people with too much money.

And then the automatic soap dispenser...

I can push the soap dispenser thing myself, thank you! I can see this for elderly and handicapped people, though.

And this is a bug vacuumer.


...come on, why do you need a tool that kills bugs? That's hubby's job!

[Husky15]

If you don't have time to put a hotdog on a bun, you don't have time to eat anything LOL. Also, you have to microwave them....how can the bread and hotdog be done at the same time without the bread turning hard ??? Ewwwww

Haha, exactly! If someone does not have time to put a hot-dog in a bun, then they don't have time to eat! And all I can picture after microwaving them is slightly soggy bread from all the steam. -Gag-