OT: Re: Time to declare State of Massachusetts the ENEMY! Hey!

From: Russ Blakeman <blakeman_at_creative-net.net>
Date: Wed Apr 14 16:45:39 1999

Sellam Ismail wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Hans Franke wrote:
>
> > 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.

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).
Received on Wed Apr 14 1999 - 16:45:39 BST