Plastic Bag Update
Fun, Windy, work September 5th, 2008It’s been almost two months since my last plastic bag update. For those new to this blog, I’ve been monitoring the status of a plastic bag that got stuck in a tree outside my building at work. It’s been hanging on for 167 days.
Incidentally, a few people have asked me if it has a name. I’m partial to Windy, which was the name suggested by longtime reader, Alan Bamboo.
The bag hasn’t moved from its original spot, but take a closer look now. Notice the split down the right hand side through the "T" in Wal-mart?
We’re expecting hard rains this weekend, so maybe it’ll cause the split to continue and at least pull down the right handle from one of the two branches it’s stuck on.
Thank you, Rich T., for helping me move a gigantic piece of furniture away from the window to the roof so I could get outside for up-close pictures.
To the woman who saw me walking back into the building from the roof, don’t worry, I wasn’t going to jump. Although I might have if my work week had gotten any worse than it had. TGIF and all that.
Have a good weekend, everybody!
Stumble it!
September 8th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
I believe my guess as to it’s removal was Sept. 15. I’m crossing my fingers. Do we win something? Someone probably asked that already huh? And I haven’t read all the replies…sorry.
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September 8th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
robert bourne — But we don’t have to shop there. My sister had a horrible experience there once, and ever since, has vowed not to set foot in one again. I’m trying to do the same, but occasionally I slip up.
Jay — Your guess was November 8, 2008. I love that the bag is on the minds of so many. My dream would be to enable a live “Bag Cam” so readers could go take a look at it in real time. If my office faced it, I’d figure out a way.
Cy — It’s hard to ignore them once you know they’re there, isn’t it? So your bag ultimately made it down? Did it shred to pieces first, or did it come out whole? Inquiring minds want to know.
p’tit praince — We all love them. Until they get stuck.
Lori — You don’t have much time left. You guessed September 15, 2008. Don’t count on winning. I’m assuming no one will win, except perhaps StephanieC, who guessed the latest date: May 15, 2010. But even that’s debatable.
September 8th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
They are hard to ignore especially if you can hear them. I first noticed ours because of the flapping noise it would make on a windy day. Flap, flap. Silence. Flap-flap-flap-flap-flap. It almost drove me crazy. The bag, last time I saw it,(sniff, sniff) was badly tattered. I betcha’ somebody is going to suggest a little therapy. That bag and I did have issues! LOL
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September 9th, 2008 at 6:13 am
love the bag section, you must spend many hours waiting for something to happen, takes great patience, I would be tempted to go and get a Mcdonalds or something and miss a big development……great patience, great reporting…..Mr B.
September 9th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Cy — I would have gone out of my ever lovin’ mind if I had to hear it flapping in the wind. Seriously. Two words: chain saw.
Mr. Bastard — I do, actually. I check on it often and it’s always in the same place. We thought perhaps the rainy and windy weekend would have displaced it, but that thing ain’t budging. I’ll report again in a few months.
September 15th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I’m just glad that I’m not the only one in the world that notices things like this bag! Kathy, after this long, I would have totally wanted to shoot one of those high powered water gun things to try to get it out of the tree!
September 16th, 2008 at 1:25 am
hilarious. 😀 and yet strangely compelling. :O the drama and the suspense… am rooting for the bag. 🙂
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September 16th, 2008 at 6:19 am
kat — Believe me, I want to shoot it out, too. But anyone who’s still in the contest would shoot ME then! I might start thinking of ways to get it down after the contest is over.
kouji — It is strangely compelling, isn’t it? I root for the bag, too. Every day, when I see it in the same place, I wish for a strong wind. But it’s going to take a lot more than that, I think.
September 16th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Today someone asked me “what’s that white thing in that tree”?
Turned out to be the top of a lamp post growing through a tree….for a minute there I thought it might be Windy.
🙁
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September 17th, 2008 at 11:14 am
That’s too funny! Maybe you should send Shadow,Stinky, or Lucky up after it. Then if one of them gets stuck. You can call the fire department, and have them get the cat(s) down along with the bag. Another great story to blog about. It would be a shame to see the bag go though.
Excellent post! I never would have thought about something like that.
September 17th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Alan — Oh, that’s just great! I love that we’re all thinking about Windy from time to time. I think she would appreciate it. You know, if she had a brain.
Ben — Trust me, we’ve thought about it. I seriously do NOT know what I’m going to do if I find it gone one day. We’ve grown very attached. For the record, I think (and write) about a lot of stuff no one else thinks about. Come back. I won’t disappoint you.
September 20th, 2008 at 9:41 am
You are such a obeservant person who always can find something interesting to share.It is a pity that the tree has no fruitages in it.
September 22nd, 2008 at 5:49 pm
replica designer handbags — Yes, too bad. If it had fruit, maybe when they fell down, they’d knock the bag out. Alas, we just have to wait.
September 27th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Hi Kathy, I came across your blog while I was searching for drawer pull templates! I really needed the chuckle I got from reading your recent entries. I could relate to the verizon store fiasco and laughed pretty good while reading about the plastic bag in the tree.
Have a good day.
September 27th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
karen — Glad you found your way here, though unexpectedly! Glad you like what you found. Do come back. It’s really fun here, especially in the comments section. Always a party in The Junk Drawer! (Hope you find your pull templates!)
October 9th, 2008 at 10:42 am
LOL. I LOVE this…probably because I can relate to it so well. There is a stain on the carpet at my job, his name is Stan. Stan the Stain. They have someone come in and clean the carpet professionally every few months, and Stan disappears for a few days. He slowly returns…darker and darker everyday. We even dressed him for Halloween last year. I love it when the little things entertain us the most.
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October 13th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Ava — I love Stan the Stain! This is so great. And you dressed him for Halloween? Oh, that’s precious. I’d love to see a picture of it. If you think of it, send one (you can find my email address on my About page).
April 8th, 2009 at 5:35 am
It’s been quite sometime since I last visited this blog. Look like you have another great post entry again. lol. When are you going to stop posting good stuffs? 😀
May 15th, 2009 at 4:19 am
I can’t believe how long that plastic bag has been there!
That is certainly no good for that tree, let alone the environment!
June 14th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
someone should retrieve the bag and frame it or something.