Tony Brewer

My brother-in-law told me that he needs to buy a new Toslink switch.  I said “you need a what?”  I did not even know what that was!  He explained that it is a switch that he needs in order to connect three optical digital components to one component.  Well, I didn’t want to seem completely stupid and admit that I didn’t know what he was talking about, so I just said “oh.”   Then he told me that he found a website that sells what he needs and he is ordering it so he won’t have to go out to get it.  That’s good for him because he lives way out in the country and it is a major ordeal for him to have to go shopping.

Then he suggested that I check out this same website for bargains on printer ink.  He knows that I use a lot of ink, and thought that maybe I could save some money by buying it from them.  The website URL is abacus24-7.com.  So I went online to see what their selection and prices are like.  They sell a lot of accessories for electronic devices, but not the device itself.  Their prices on remanufactured printer ink is a bargain; I’ve bookmarked them for future reference the next time I need ink.

Where is this going to end?  It used to be “Made in Japan” stamps on products meant that it is an inferior product.  Then things changed and Japan actually started making products that were high quality.  Now we have to beware of ANYTHING that has been made in China!  Now it’s Drywall in the spotlight!  According to the time.com article I just read, apparently Chinese drywall has been made with toxic chemicals that makes the house occupants ill, corrodes wires, rots wood.  Teri and I have been talking about finishing the basement but now we have to worry about where the drywall came from!   I know that the USA owes China a lot of money, but I am beginning to think that we need to test everything that comes out of their country before we allow it to be sold/used/consumed here!