One Light Bulb At A Time And Other Subjects

This morning I received an email from a friend with the subject One Light Bulb At A Time. Thought you might be interested in the info set forth:

"Walk worthy in the calling for which you were called"
    Never thought about this before but I will be reading labels
from now on!

One Light Bulb at a Time - an interesting idea 

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, read he 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 he 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 a go..) 
 
Let's get with the program .. help our fellow Americans keep their jobs and create more jobs here in the U.S.A.

GOING THE DISTANCE

Karen and I went to see the movie Going the Distance this morning. I would not recommend it to anyone. While the story was kind of interesting and funny, the language and some of the scenes were so offensive I nearly walked out. I probably should have, but I kept hoping they’d have their fill of the F-Bomb. I bet it was used more than 100 times. Don’t waste your time or money.

HIKING POLE PROGRESS

This morning, I went out early and practiced with my hiking poles again. I must be getting better at it because I walked further in the same length of time as yesterday. In fact, I went up and back on a side street. This may seem like small progress to those of you more athletic people, but I’m really having fun and don’t want to do too much too quickly or I’m afraid I’ll tire of it.

Even if I tire of it, I still plan to keep walking. I hope I get less and less awkward with them – I guess I will as long as I keep at it.

I hope to add another 10 minutes tomorrow.

ARCHIVING TAPES

After returning from the movies and lunch, I started archiving cassette tapes. It really looked like there were more tapes to do than in reality. Mom had multiple copies of several tapes. I can’t say anything though. Before I started keeping a list of my books, I used to buy the books I already had.

Until next time…