The last edition of my favourite problems from Marc and Craig Kielburger’s awesome book, My Grandma Follows Me On Twitter.
#50
If I walk to the nearby polling station to vote in the election I will miss voting for my favourite Canadian Idol singer.
FYI:
2.6 billion people lack democratic rights. And if you don’t vote, you’re not allowed to complain about anything that our government does.
#52
I’m out of perfume so I’ve got to smell like NOTHING all day.
FYI:
Every morning the average woman dabs 12 personal care products on her face and body, exposing herself to 126 chemicals. And let’s not forget one in seven Canadians have a breathing problem affected by chemicals in scented products.
#53
My laptop battery died in the middle of streaming “Grey’s Anatomy”. Gotta grab a cord while wondering whether or not Derek will forgive Meredith this time.
FYI:
Derek’s just a grumpy pouter with fancy hair. He always forgives Meredith.
#57
I missed “Pretty Little Liars” yesterday – now I have to avoid talking to my BFF’s until it’s online.
FYI:
More than 1.3 billion people do not have access to electricity, and thus have no idea that “A” is actually Mona and Toby! OMG!
#58
I’m dizzy from licking the envelopes of the Christmas cards I just mailed to my 100 closest family and friends.
FYI:
Canadians buy 185 million Christmas and New Years greeting cards every year – enough to fill a football field over four feet high.
#60
Having four bathrooms means having to clean four toilets.
FYI:
A Canadian family uses 20 to 40 litres of toxic cleaning products a year – including carcinogens, reproductive toxins, and endocrine-disputing chemicals that can affect both humans and wildlife.
#63
My friends caught me humming “The Backyardigans” theme song and now they say I’m too happy to be a goth.
FYI:
Studies show that a happy brain is more efficient and productive than a stressed or negative one.
#64
There’s no pizza joint on the beach in this Mexican resort town.
FYI:
Tourism is the main export in a third of all developing countries.
#67
I can’t see the winter wonderland outdoors because my windows are fogged over from keeping it nice and toasty inside for shorts and t-shirts.
FYI:
If every Canadian turned down their thermostat by two degrees in the winter, we’d cut 5% off our heating bills and 2.200 kilo-tonnes of carbon dioxide a year out of our climate.
#68
I can’t hear the TV over the sound of mom vacuuming.
FYI:
98% of Canadian teenagers don’t know where the “on” switch is located on the family vacuum cleaner.
#69
The drive to the grocery store isn’t far enough to warm up my seat heaters.
FYI:
The average member of a car-sharing program reduces their driving by 50 per cent, which reduces 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per year. Every shared car replaces six to eight private cars on our roads.
#73
I’ve sent my friend three text messages in the past hour and she hasn’t responded to any of them.
FYI:
Canadians send 220 million text messages a day (seven per man, woman and child).
