Personal Blog of Ellen MacArthur

• Guido
• 2nd December, 2007

Haha, how funny, hiding a plastic bottle in your hotel room. You could try to hide it in the hotel room safe, next to your other treasures. But I understand your problem. If you’re used to reuse things as much as possible you have to take into account that generally people don’t think the same way. After all these things are called disposable bottles so what do you expect people to do with it. Perhaps you can start a campaign to change the name of disposables to reusables! I would support it.

• Louise
• 2nd December, 2007

And maybe until we get the name changed from ´disposables´ to
´reusables´ you could possibly invest in one of those hard plastic, flask type ones. Sounds wasteful I guess when you can use the other ones, however, less likely to be swiped and right now, recognised as reusable.

• Jorg
• 3rd December, 2007

Last weekend I was in London for the Earls Court boat show, and I’m pleased to report that the little hotel in Southwark where I was staying passed your “bottle test” with flying colours: an empty “disposable” water bottle deliberately left in plain view on the table was still there after the cleaners went through! Could have been pure chance though, or just inefficient room service…

• Graham s
• 11th December, 2007

Hi Ellen you are an inspiration to us all, I have a solution to the bottle problem, I use one from a Cycle shop, it doesnt look disposable so people leave it alone. Also have a look for RIFE (resonance) therapy, and High dose vitamin C and Hydrogen peroxide for cancer. happy christmas. Gra.

• Laurence
• 14th December, 2007

Or you could have one of those running bottles , that look like the wee bottles they have in hospitals. Thus putting the poor cleaners in a strange quondery . (and also spreading odd rumours about yourself hmm maybe not)

On a side note, on the Trust website there dosnt appear to be a away to make electronic donations (paypale etc ) Is this the case or am i being daft ???

• Guido
• 14th December, 2007

Hi Laurance,

You cán make elctronic donations. Go to the Trust website, click on “Donate Here”, click on the JustGiving link (it is the image) and on that site you can make the donation (it really works!).

And no indeed, that bottle is not a good idea.

• Laurence
• 14th December, 2007

A techy shamed by his lack of awareness cheers Guido

(goes in search of better shaped vassal’s) Tankard ? Yard glass hmm this is tricky The holy grail (wait what’s that doing here !!!)
Thus ends my thread rot , good weekend all .

• Chris Linthwaite
• 19th December, 2007

After much deliberation I finally got out of this quandary by buying a four pack of a well known sports drink (Lucozade sport) and was given a refillable bottle.

Not only was the bottle free but as it is not the ubiquitous plastic bottle it was hotel friendly as well.

To take the debate up a notch, I have ceased using plastic bags. I refuse politely but firmly all attempts by shops to allow me to advertise them freely.

• toosinbeymen
• 23rd December, 2007

Hi Ellen -

If only more people thought the way you do, Ellen. I see so much thoughtless waste here in NYC. It used to boggle my mind but I’ve gotten used to it though I still do my best to recycle and reuse.

A huge fan,
Toosinbeymen

• Mike Simmonds
• 28th December, 2007

Hi Ellen
I read your blog always with interest and am in agreement with most of your comments.
I have followed your achievements from the moment you became known for your sail round britain and you have never ceased to amaze and inspire me. I wanted to take this opportunity to add my own congratulations to the hundreds of thousands of others.
Thankyou Ellen.

Mike