I’m old enough to remember the eighties<\/p>\n
and the various trends that succeeded and failed<\/p>\n
but the one that had us most on our knees<\/p>\n
was when bottled water first came on sale.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
How we pointed and laughed at yuppie chaps<\/p>\n
pouring Perrier onto ice and lemon<\/p>\n
wasting money on what came free from taps<\/p>\n
and staying sober into the bargain.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We were totally sure that this crazy fad<\/p>\n
would be over and done with in no time at all.<\/p>\n
Blissful ignorance of the power of the ad<\/p>\n
and coercion possible with media bankroll.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The public have long been scared, duped and played<\/p>\n
convinced to contribute to the corporate cash cow.<\/p>\n
The industry has power, the environments destroyed<\/p>\n
and none of us are laughing now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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