On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:20:43 -0800, Smitty Two
wrote:

In article , "claude"
wrote:

Well Mr something is defiantly wrong.

Uh huh. Starting with your spelling, and including your ability to
comprehend humor. I hope you can machine dish sponges and dry cell
batteries and the motherboard in your computer by hand, because without
Chinese imports, the store shelves in the United States would be bare.
And I don't just mean the WalMart shelves.


As an aside I was watching The Antiques Road Show where what were once
US and European made knick knacks and other stuff that one would have
thrown away after they had served their purpose are now so lovingly
restored and their history researched. And worth several tousand
times their original retail value. Such everyday items of US or
European origin will no longer be be available in future. In fact
what can you identify as possible collectables outside sports cards
and celebrity posters. This is an exercise in sociology, in
contemporary history and other legit fields. Its not gloating about
"China made." That said what is happening today is evidence and data
for future sociologists and historians. What items will comprise this
evidence and therefore a valuable collectable?