chambezio
3rd January 2010, 01:36 PM
I have been as guilty of buying stuff which is "cheap" just like everyone else and I am also guilty of whinging about how these imports are not doing our economy much good by supporting these sales.
My father and mother went through the 1930's depression and even now their thriftyness is still a big part of my life. Dad used to say "Take anything anyone offers you for free, even if its an injection" (He was also a WW II man so I think that is where the the last part came from)
So this set me thinking; how many times have you bought an article of jubius quality only to have it stop working shortly after you have put to use? How many times have you been disgusted with the article and put aside only to find yourself a little later pulling it a part and "MAKING IT WORK"?
I was thinking that when I was growing up and Christmas would come around "Made in Japan" was the "no no" catch cry. How many items did Dad take to the shed toys to make them work to stop us kids from blubbing?
Aren't we now the generation that is taking the articles to our sheds to make them work for our kids (and our selves as well)?
I think life is just a circle. But some "rounds" are bigger or smaller than others
Regards Rod
My father and mother went through the 1930's depression and even now their thriftyness is still a big part of my life. Dad used to say "Take anything anyone offers you for free, even if its an injection" (He was also a WW II man so I think that is where the the last part came from)
So this set me thinking; how many times have you bought an article of jubius quality only to have it stop working shortly after you have put to use? How many times have you been disgusted with the article and put aside only to find yourself a little later pulling it a part and "MAKING IT WORK"?
I was thinking that when I was growing up and Christmas would come around "Made in Japan" was the "no no" catch cry. How many items did Dad take to the shed toys to make them work to stop us kids from blubbing?
Aren't we now the generation that is taking the articles to our sheds to make them work for our kids (and our selves as well)?
I think life is just a circle. But some "rounds" are bigger or smaller than others
Regards Rod