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 Post subject: Buy American
PostPosted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:18 am 
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Good idea . . . one light bulb at a time . . . .

Check this out. I can verify this because I was in Lowe's 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 60W 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 . . . . . . )

A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, a billion of them would. With that thought in mind . . .
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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 Post subject: Re: Buy American
PostPosted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:34 am 
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I'm with that! But, if I hear a train, I'm getting off the tracks :D

Still driving my American made Chevy Silverado!

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 Post subject: Re: Buy American
PostPosted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:22 pm 
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fishingator wrote:
I'm with that! But, if I here a train, I'm getting off the tracks :D

Still driving my American made Chevy Silverado!




Prob still has the florida gator tires still on it to huh? lol




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 Post subject: Re: Buy American
PostPosted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:35 am 
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 Post subject: Re: Buy American
PostPosted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:52 pm 
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Rusty, are they letting you drive again??? Sounds like it :!:

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 Post subject: Re: Buy American
PostPosted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:47 pm 
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Still drivin! 2003 and 187,000 miles and only change the oil, plugs, tires, brakes and my shorts when some a$$ pulls out in front of me! :D

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 Post subject: Re: Buy American
PostPosted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:39 pm 
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Hey rusty the reason i made the comment about the Florida Gator tires was this is the Alex that worked at the West Marine on roosevelt for a while, and the alex that the company you work bought my grandparents old property on timaquana next to your companies building, i remember when you got those tires and you just had to show them to me lol.



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 Post subject: Re: Buy American
PostPosted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:39 am 
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I know you Alex! Did you sell the Key West?

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 Post subject: Re: Buy American
PostPosted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:39 pm 
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Rusty, he also sold 10-12 kayaks during a twelve month period :shock:

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 Post subject: Re: Buy American
PostPosted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 2:34 pm 
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Actually i only owned a total of 9 kayaks lol yes the key west is sold. I will most likely be moving to Gainesville in july, so that is when i will be getting another boat so i can fish the gulf coast when i want, luckily living here in jax between friends and family i have plenty options to get on the water but living in g-ville i wont have options so i will be getting a boat and keeping it in Steinhatchee which is an hour away.



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 Post subject: Re: Buy American
PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 4:19 pm 
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"yes the key west is sold"


Well than update your signature...just bustin' ya!

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