In a message dated 2/9/2005 7:48:57 AM Central Standard Time,
asudjournal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
In the third world nothing is disposable and a incredible number of
things are reusable after occidentals are trashed it.
In used camera shop i see most africans buying many junk cameras,
compacts, disposables and old reflexs.
It seems that they give to these items a second life for feeding the
third world market.
They do the same for cars, motors, hi-fi and cell phones.
I hadn't thought of that. One of the joys of my day, is those days when it
occurs, is seeing a caravan of junk (by American standards) cars headed south
through my town on their way to Central America. The joy come from knowing
that they will see a second life and that someone has figured out a way to
take something of little value in one place, build a business out of it and
support their family and others through hard work and vision. Many times
these
cars, which are usually in pairs, with one pulling another, will be stacked
high with bicycles and children's toys. It truly shows that one man's trash
is another's treasure and I get to see it all the time leaving the Houston
auto auctions, headed south on Highway 59. Last week there was an unusual
caravan made up of 8 or 10 yellow school buses, each pulling a car or small
truck
behind them, headed for a new life in another country. Bill Barber
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