What’s the story? March 29, 2006
Just been digging through my old t-shirts again for something to wear. I don’t know about you but every t-shirt I have ever worn seems to have a story to tell, a small piece of the past sealed within its very fabric. I ended up sitting there for ages remembering. It’s like looking at an old photo album.
Happy stories, about trips I had been on and people I had hung out with. Embarrassing stories and times I would much rather forget. Some literally have bits of the past still on them, rips, stains and marks that definitely remind me of …
Take a break March 28, 2006
Long hours are not good for us; they cause stress; they’re bad for our health; they wreck relationships; they make caring for children or dependents more difficult; and tired, burnt-out staff are bad for business. [worksmart.org.uk]
We need more time for surfing,
more time for snowboarding,
more time for scuba diving,
more time for life.
We need more time for living, less time for working.
We need a three day weekend
Al - zoozoo2
Endangered
‘Until recently, humankind seemed to view the ocean as a source of infinite resources. Its vast size and depth and unexplored frontiers made the ocean appear invulnerable to overexploitation. The truth is that the populations of many species are decreasing at an unsustainable rate, and the number of species listed as endangered from marine life families such as whales, dolphins, manatees and dugongs, salmon, seabirds, sea turtles, and sharks to name a few, are on the rise.’ [quote taken from marinebio.org]
In recognition of the ever increasing strain on our world’s marine populations from the destructive efforts of global corporate and …
Keeping the customer satisfied
This e-mail just came in. It makes all the effort worth it.
Wow thats great
you have a customer for life and I am going to tell all my friends about
your great T shirts and service
Kaz
Al - zoozoo2
Award nomination
What a surprise to hear that we have been nominated for a ‘Green Wave Award’ by Surfer’s Path Magazine alongside some very big guns like Quiksilver, O’Neill and Patagonia.
Praise indeed. Thanks to everyone who voted for us. Not bad for the smallest company on the planet.
Al-ZooZoo2
How do you use your energy?
Just read a good article in the Guardian newspaper by Leo Hickman while having a cup of tea.
The article was about rising gas prices and it mentioned some interesting facts. For example it said that here in the UK we now routinely heat our homes above 20c (68F), whereas in 1970 the average domestic room temperature was 12.6c (55F). Admittedly, today that would be deemed dangerously low (not in our house, we believe in good woolly jumpers), but some now think nothing of opening a window to cool a room in the winter rather than turn down the heating. Heat …
Snowboarders can change the world
We all talk about being concerned for the environment, it’s the buzz word of our time, but what can the ordinary person do about it?
Lobbying your local government official, writing letters to all those greedy corporate giants or taking to the streets in protest probably all seem a little daunting. Maybe we should make it easy on ourselves and start with the small things. All the small things will add up to big things. If we all start doing it just think of the possibilities.
Where do we start
Start shopping locally
Start avoiding unnecessary packaging when you go to the supermarket
Start …
Girl riders know best
Just had lots of nice comments about our snowboarding t-shirts from those switched on girl riders at The Powderroom forum.
Snowboarding girls definitely know what’s cool
Thanks
Al - ZooZoo2.com
Davy Jones locker
I have just been reading that there is an incredible 265 million tones of man made rubbish and waste lying at the bottom of the Mediterranean.
Can you believe it? Who left it there and when are they coming back to pick it up?
The article went to outline a few interesting facts such as:
It takes a newspaper 6 weeks to decompose in the sea.
3 months for a cardboard box to breakdown.
A steel can takes 80 years.
An aluminum can 100 years.
The humble plastic bag 300 years.
But the daddy of them all is polystyrene and the plastic bottle which will take …
Getting into hot water
Across our planet, scientists, businesses, academics and even some politicians and sport enthusiasts are talking about the negative implications of warming temperatures on outdoor recreation and leisure.
The subject of global warming is a hot topic and is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
Climate change
The oil industry lobby try to tell everyone that it is nothing more than either normal environmental change or the ranting of eco warriors bent on destroying their business. The green lobby on the other hand tell us global warming will heat our planet on average by 6°C in the next century. It may not sound …