When Michigan went to a program to recycle bottles and cans, a friend of the family went ballistic. He was a beer truck driver, and if you listened to him, it was tantamount to economic ruin for the state. Instead, the law just worked out to be a different economy for many people. Beer and pop didn't cost any less other places without the return law, but at least a person didn't get any return deposit for their investment.
Mike told me last week that Bose called him and offered to buy his radio back for $150 and sell him a new one for $500. He asked as an after thought, "What are you going to do? Take a sledge hammer to it?" The response confirmed his suspicion so he declined the offer. It was still a great radio and deserved a better fate.
Erin and Randy gave me back my Mac G4 Cube. A very generous act! The only problem was that Apple technicians wouldn't work on it anymore and steered me to eBay instead. It was too old and getting parts would be difficult. I bought another Cube for $150 and was able to swap enough parts to arrive at a working model. Now you're looking at the ultimate computer music machine of the 20th century. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever"
