tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post5130268212383376515..comments2024-02-24T02:36:37.956-06:00Comments on Dizzy's Wanderings & Wonderings: Where is Stuff MadeDizzy-Dickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-5972050504655228912016-01-12T21:42:13.157-06:002016-01-12T21:42:13.157-06:00It may turn around. History has a way of repeatin...It may turn around. History has a way of repeating itself. Maybe it is because we don't learn the first time.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-89527008453880827492016-01-12T21:40:57.819-06:002016-01-12T21:40:57.819-06:00Back when I was growing up, the neighborhoods took...Back when I was growing up, the neighborhoods took care of their own. People helped people. Now-a-days they seem to look the other way instead of helping.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-82934613208180579282016-01-12T16:56:27.350-06:002016-01-12T16:56:27.350-06:00My home town is one of those places where stuff us...My home town is one of those places where stuff used to be made. It also had almost three times the population it does now <br /><br />At one time I could walk into a store anywhere in the US and find something made in my hometown. Maybe things will turn around again someday. Stranger things have happened.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-33929450773155842162016-01-12T14:37:32.465-06:002016-01-12T14:37:32.465-06:00You asked the other day about "best day"...You asked the other day about "best day"... well, there was a day when Bill & I grew (or raised) most of our own food... veggies, eggs, milk, chickens, goats, rabbits... not off the grid but had a compost toilet, a huge outside "furnace" that provided us with hot water... and while we still bought our clothes, shoes and many, many other things, we lived real close to the land. We didn't live in Texas, but we did a fairly decent job of living locally. Where we're at here in Mexico, the local folks are not wealthy... but they live close to the land... and more important... they live close to family... generations live in the same house... taking care of each other. I know... this isn't where your blog was taking us... I got off on my own thoughts... but this living here is closer to my ideal than going to Walmart or HEB to shop.The Odd Essayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168404014947652773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-19877756867924441472016-01-12T09:20:44.988-06:002016-01-12T09:20:44.988-06:00I don't speak Spanish, do you? It took me awh...I don't speak Spanish, do you? It took me awhile to learn Texan. It seems every different section of our country has saying that mean special things to people living in that areaDizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-5624885771970735482016-01-12T09:16:44.695-06:002016-01-12T09:16:44.695-06:00Yes, that is for sure. Now, where did I hear that...Yes, that is for sure. Now, where did I hear that before. . .??Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-86387800574762425892016-01-12T09:12:03.561-06:002016-01-12T09:12:03.561-06:00I agree. But we were the greatest producing count...I agree. But we were the greatest producing country in the world for a lot years. And as far as I am concerned, we are still on top of the list. But that is just my personal opinion. You know, root for the home team.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-6689184786299877022016-01-12T08:32:33.551-06:002016-01-12T08:32:33.551-06:00agreed, but one time i considered living in Mexico...agreed, but one time i considered living in Mexico in one of the US communities. Cost a little of nothing to do, and right across the border.TROUBLEnTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101519457688182222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-38584716314794558972016-01-12T07:16:29.816-06:002016-01-12T07:16:29.816-06:00Agree with you, Linda. Or encourage consumers to b...Agree with you, Linda. Or encourage consumers to buy the more expensive, but probably better quality, "Made in the USA" products.<br />Yes, Dizzy, even a bad day in Texas is better than a good day in ... you fill in the blank. Hear that, Billy Bob?!Hermit's Baby Sisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-32101490898525735702016-01-12T06:59:03.239-06:002016-01-12T06:59:03.239-06:00I wish we would make more products here in the US ...I wish we would make more products here in the US and buy less foreign made goods. Keep jobs here.linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-9583099125994603732016-01-11T21:31:09.519-06:002016-01-11T21:31:09.519-06:00Oh yes, Canada and the US do a lot of trading, as ...Oh yes, Canada and the US do a lot of trading, as does Canada with the rest of the world.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-9637580188834989682016-01-11T20:35:14.216-06:002016-01-11T20:35:14.216-06:00I'm glad your vote goes for your homeland of t...I'm glad your vote goes for your homeland of the USA. I would imagine there is a lot of importing and exporting with that country directly north of you, eh.<br /><br />Take good care, good sir.<br /><br />Gary klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.com