25 Nov
1999
25 Nov
'99
1:03 a.m.
At 02:12 AM 11/25/99 -0700, Richard Erlacher wrote:
If nobody wants 'em badly enough to pay the packing, shipping, and
associated costs, plus the scrap value then, since it's too late to leave
'em inthe scrapyard, they need to be disposed of in some way, don't they?
Yes, of course. Storage space itself costs a great deal to someone.
I'm lucky to have a basement in my office building of 1,800 square
feet or so, but the humidity and dust levels aren't optimal.
Shipping costs can grow quickly, too. Think of eBay as a nice
way to find someone willing to pay shipping. Which reminds me,
someone should invent an automated method for computer rescue notifications,
and some popular way to alert the masses to this method of friendly
disposal. Oh, wait, maybe that's eBay. I think the only thing they're
missing is the automated notification based on proximity, and I bet
they're working on it, or that someone's automated agent does it.
We should be thankful we collect things that fit in rooms. The farmer
across the road collects tractors. I think he's got 20 or so filling
his pole shed, packed as tight as sardines.
- John