14 Apr
1999
14 Apr
'99
4:45 p.m.
Sellam Ismail wrote:
On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Hans Franke wrote:
Some states/localities also include those that have no new source uder 20 yrs old,
such as Deloreans. While not a true antique they are a collectable and somewhat
historical (and sometimes hysterical).
Sad example: A friend of mine ha s (small) farm
an collects cars.
Because he is not in Bill G. income class, he focuses on small
german '50s cars and has some 7 running (most well restored)
cars, and at least a dozend waiting for restoration or serving
as spare part supply. No his city officials are about to force
him to send his cars to a junk yard, since he is operating
an 'unlicensed junk yard' without the proper license and without
the leagal needed facilities. All based on environmental laws.
I don't know about Germany, but in California at least, there is a
provision in the California Vehicle Code to allow the storage of antique
and historical cars without the requirements of regulations and such. An
antique car is IIRC any car older than 20 years for the definitions of the
statute.
Just wait until these MA laws will probibit
computer collections
since they are unlicenced enviromental hazards !
I doubt it. Computers are easier to hide.
Also, while the MA law may seem lame, I think most of what you'll see
scrapped are old CGA,EGA and VGA monitors that nobody wants anyway. I'd
rather see them be reconditioned and put back into schools or donated to
organizations or people that can make use of them, but if that's not
happening (it takes a lot of work and the dedication of good people) then
I'd rather see their materials recycled for some good purpose, like
filling potholes.
If you're so concerned about computers being ground up to bits, you should
go out and start rescuing them.
I forget which European country it was (Holland? Sweden?) but I saw a
segment on Beyond 2000 a while back that showed a mass recycling plant
that took just about every bit of old computers and ground them up for
recycling into new computers. This include the CRT glass, the case plastic
and metal, the wire, the ICs, PCBs, EVERYTHING! It was amazing.