Thursday, July 19, 2007

Hungary made us buy our bags

this is an odd story from the NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/dining/18bags.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5087%0A&em&en=bd042158f19f3204&ex=1184990400

here is an especially strange conglomeration of ideas:

"A stampede of would-be purchasers in Taiwan in June sent 30 people to the hospital and required the riot police. A similar outpouring in Hong Kong caused no injuries, but the police closed down the shopping mall. “Apparently they are not used to queuing,” Ms. Hindmarch said last week from a hotel in Tokyo, where she had just finished the latest offering of her bag. To avoid more riots, future events in Southeast Asia will take place on the Internet."

Apparently, since the Chattanooga municipal government cut back on funding for recycling services last year, two private recyclers have popped up. There's one couple that picks up in St. Elmo and Lookout Mtn. I'm going to call when I get back to school and see if Covenant can work out a deal.

but really, it all seems a little odd, doesn't it?

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