12-26-2010, 05:04 PM
(12-26-2010, 04:35 PM)Maggot Wrote: If it makes you feel better Cracker I never buy anything "new" all my tools that I have are from the 50-60's and only one of my cars has a "computer". I hate that E-15 will be used in the gas stations as it fucks up all the old cars, keep your eyes open on that one. I agree though, there are plenty of usable things out there. But in 20 years even that will be gone wadya do then? Quality is not in the cards anymore and only a company that uses quality as a selling point and actually follows through will be a hit in the next 5 years. So .......start a company that sells quality items that do not break and you may have a winner in the future. Remember when nobody would ever buy Chinese junk? I do.
I purchased a car last year (manufactured in Tennessee) because I needed more people to fit inside for trips. I plan on keeping it until it is paid off and until the wheels fall off. Another car is paid for (an American car) and has the oil changed every two months so I can keep it for ten years. I do have an import (made in Alabama, I checked before I bought it) that I paid cash for that is the throw away car for people to drive who I don't like driving my good cars. As much as I hate saying it, $25 fills it up for a good ten days of driving. It is the first foreign car I have ever owned. I remember brand loyalty and only buying dirt bikes and chainsaws with foreign names.
I am changing how I feel and think about how I live. I have TOO MUCH stuff. I took an honest look around and saw that it was outrageous. Every cupboard, closet, drawer, room, and garage is FULL. I don't use most of what I have. I started on my personal belongings (clothing, books, tchotchkes) and pared it down. Now I am doing the same with my entire household. We have brainwashed ourselves into thinking more is better. That isn't true. Better is better and less is more. I stopped buying so much stuff for myself. If I see something I want, I wait to buy it. Most of the time I don't even remember wanting it.
We have to make fundamental changes in our society. It is lovely to be a citizen of the world, but we have to make sure we take care of ourselves, too. We can't let our policymakers and lawmakers have the control. We have to do it ourselves. Being less of a consumer is the first step. Keep our money here at home. Instead of buying more stuff, pay Americans to fix what we have. Live more simply. Enjoy people instead of things. We need to change what we have become. We lost our way.