[at-l] Rant - cards in magazines

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In a message dated 2007-11-04 13:28:21 Eastern Standard Time,  
cvano at tmail.com writes:

Direct  mail (junk mail).  I could write a book on that too.  It is a  
Problem much worse that bingo cards in magazines.  When I last drove  a 
truck, ONE postal substation in LA received an average of ten semi loads  
(45,000 lbs each) on a daily basis in 1990.  That's almost 54,000  TONS a 
year! That's a LOT of  garbage/litter/trees/fuel/carbon.


Well, look at it this way: People eat vegetables.  The growers grow  more 
vegetables the next year and then people eat that as well.  Will it  ever stop?  
Probably not as it provides nutrition to the populace.   Think of the trees 
used to produce paper as vegetables.  They grow, get  used and then the tree 
farmers grow some more.  It provides work for people  so that they can feed their 
families, purchase things from stores so that those  who work in stores can 
feed and clothe and house their families, and the  economic life of the nation 
continues.  Think of all those little cards  (probably printed on recyclable 
paper) as instruments to stimulate the  economy.  Why would you want to block 
economic progress?  Because a  couple of cards fell out of the magazine and 
cause "ahgitta"?  Let the  little things go.  Enjoy the magazine.  Don't pick it 
up if it bothers  you.  And don't forget to eat your vegetables. 
 
Oh, it you bring a couple of those cards with you on the AT then you can  use 
them to start a fire around which others can warm themselves and join in on  
the chatter that makes walking the trail meaningful to some.
 
Skylander



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