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    Default A GOOD Idea. One light bulb at a time (no FF)

    Thought this was a good suggestion, I hope you do too! This was an e-mail to me. I am not the author. I WILL start checking labels tomorrow.

    Mark



    A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while
    one grasshoper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much,
    a billion of them would . With that thought in mind, read the
    following, obviously written by a good American .
    Good idea . . . one light bulb at a time . . . .


    Check this out . I can verify this because I was in Lowes the other
    day for some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking at the
    hose attachments . They were all made in China . The next day I was in
    Ace Hardware and just for the heck of it I checked the hose
    attachments there . They were made in USA . Start looking .

    In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do
    affects someone else - even their job . So, after reading this email,
    I think this lady is on the right track . Let's get behind her!

    My grandson likes Hershey's candy . I noticed, though, that it is
    marked made in Mexico now . I do not buy it any more . My favorite
    toothpaste Colgate is made in Mexico now . I have switched to Crest
    .. You have to read the labels on everything .

    This past weekend I was at Kroger . I needed 60 W light bulbs and
    Bounce dryer sheets . I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to
    the GE brand I normally buy was an off brand labeled, "Everyday Value
    . " I picked up both types of bulbs and compared the stats - they were
    the same except for the price . The GE bulbs were more money than the
    Everyday Value brand but the thing that surprised me the most was the
    fact that GE was made in MEXICO and the Everyday Value brand was made
    in - get ready for this - the USA in a company in Cleveland , Ohio
    So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day
    that are made right here .

    So on to another aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets . . . yep, you guessed
    it, Bounce cost more money and is made in Canada . The Everyday Value
    brand was less money and MADE IN THE USA! I did laundry yesterday and
    the dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using
    for years and at almost half the price!

    My challenge to you is to start reading the labels when you shop for
    everyday things and see what you can find that is made in the USA -
    the job you save may be your own or your neighbors!

    If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your address
    book so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a time!
    Stop buying from overseas companies!

    (We should have awakened a decade ago . . . . . )

    Let's get with the program . . . . help our fellow Americans keep
    their jobs and create more jobs here in the U . S . A .

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    I buy products based on their performance...not the location from whence they are made.

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    Hi Marco,

    This is the same post content that got locked up a little more than a week ago here. It's on the third page now or at this link.

    http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/s...ad.php?t=32614

    Regards,
    Mark

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    Aaaah, chain letters.

    Who buys incandescent light bulbs any more, anyway? My power company gives me CFs.

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    Speaking of CFs - are they really more dangerous to the environment than using excess energy? I hear that they can expose you and yours to a big load of mercury if they break - true or false?

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    Yes, they contain mercury. However, some of the older members here will remembr going to the dentist and having to get a filling, which was made of mercury and some other liquid, and having the dentist give you a small vial with a bead of mercury in it to play with. I think most of us survived reasonably well so I would not worry about the compact florescents.
    Kevin


    Be careful how you live. You may be the only Bible some person ever reads.

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    Do you suppose China a nation of over a billion people has a similar email about not buying US goods? Somehow one billion consumers would make a bigger impact than 300 million.

    We are a global economy. A recession felt by one is felt by all. Stop buying foreign made goods and you hurt the US worker as well. Think about. When you stop buying foreign made goods they loose jobs which translates to no spending. No spending of US made goods. No US made goods being sold, US workers get laid off.
    Trout don't speak Latin.

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