There are great pressures on The Life Of Man. We had heard about the idea of getting rid of the beer fridge but at least here in Canada there were ads settting out that the beer fridge was costing almost 120 beer a year to run. There was a Net Beer Gain (or "NBG"). But this news coming from the Northern Territories of Australia has us dismayed and has led to the formation of the Anti-Anti Beer Fridge League to support efforts to introduce the green principles into The Life of Man:
- The A-ABFL recognizes that one of the greatest polluters in every day life is the gas powered lawn mower. Accordingly, the A-ABFL advocates for the banning of lawn mowing as an impediment to a well spent afternoon with a chilled ale or lager.
- Another source of greenhouse gases is the pointless driving of kids around to sports and clubs that they were not very good at anyway. The A-ABFL advocates for the banning of such time wasting as an impediment to an increase in NBG.
- A key - and somewhat forgotten - cause of the thinning of the ozone is the energy consumed to get to beer. The A-ABFL advocates for the entire restructuring of urban planning to ensure each citizen is no farther than a ten minute walk from a beer store or decent pub.
These are simple demands. It is one thing to blame the beer fridge but another to balance its net effect - the joy it brings weighed against the costs it incurs. What else could the A-ABFL take on as a plank in its platform of policies aimed at bringing a sustainability to The Life Of Man while increasing NBG? Join us and let us know.
Comments
Paul of Kingston - June 27, 2008 10:19 AM
Someone I know has a beer fridge built right into th e basement of their house that uses the moderating temperatures of the earth itself as its only power source in keeping his stash at a drinkable level of cool.
I think my grandmother had one of these too but the silly bird used it for vegetables??
Alan - June 27, 2008 10:45 AM
Silly bird. My 1964 house is the last year apparently cold rooms were included in houses. It is well suited for the resting ales and lagers.
Paul of Kingston - June 27, 2008 10:51 AM
And you would be the someone.
Paul Garrard - June 27, 2008 12:38 PM
Cold beer!
Why?
Alan - June 27, 2008 2:20 PM
Root cellar temp really.
wisco brew - June 28, 2008 12:12 AM
What a poor idea. If I didn't have a beer fridge, then I would have to make many many more trips to the store to buy just 6 or 12 beers at a time. My fridge allows me to buy and stock several cases in one trip, eliminating much extra use of gasoline and thus saving more energy. Also, if I didn't have a beer fridge, where would I lager when I occasionally loose my mind and make a lagered homebrew? I need that temperature control and there sure isn't room in the main fridge!
adam - June 30, 2008 11:10 PM
ROTFL..."not really good at anyway"...
My father in law just said, "your electric bill must be very high" when looking at my fermentation fridge. WHAT...EVER! Sheesh! What about the beer? The beautiful beer?
(for the record it doesn't have to run much to maintain fermentation temps)
tom - April 27, 2010 10:16 PM
Drinking a cold beer is one of the best pleasures of why? Why can't the green lobby recognise this, realise there are far worse polluters and do something about them?
I just have to walk down the street and I see huge industrail chimneys polluting their wares. They should concentrate on that or the gas powered lawn-mower!
Most of us prefer to drink a cold Fosters or Molsten and rather see the grass grow as nature intended.