tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25006006.post5270604094304304365..comments2023-04-12T10:21:37.195-04:00Comments on Calamity Jen: I'm outta here.Calamity Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00089505327332329817noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25006006.post-35767697796697275682009-03-16T21:42:00.000-04:002009-03-16T21:42:00.000-04:00Well if it's anything like Canadian lumber... ...Well if it's anything like Canadian lumber... the material is harvested > goes overseas for refining > goes to another country for manufacturing > and then another for assembly > sold to international retailers > sold back to us as consumers. It's a wonder that things are still affordable these days. <BR/><BR/>Anyhow, you're getting knitting needles, local cotton and a 'how to knit socks' manual for Christmas this year Jenni. :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25006006.post-73550969719243770352009-03-15T15:05:00.000-04:002009-03-15T15:05:00.000-04:00Jen, you're coming to the Apple?!Drop me an email;...Jen, you're coming to the Apple?!<BR/><BR/>Drop me an email; I'd love to meet you in the real world if at all possible. Once you see Brooklyn, you'll never be the same.Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25006006.post-736987283513842822009-03-15T13:02:00.000-04:002009-03-15T13:02:00.000-04:00Hemp might well be your answer because of the grow...Hemp might well be your answer because of the growing seasons involved and the chemicals involved with cotton (if I remember some things I've read correctly). I might be afraid to wear them over the border, though!<BR/><BR/>:o)<BR/><BR/>alanalanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013341654649926300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25006006.post-58945747815364513352009-03-12T18:54:00.000-04:002009-03-12T18:54:00.000-04:00PS nothing like spending $8 on a pair of socks tha...PS nothing like spending $8 on a pair of socks that flew 10,000 miles, huh?rysseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14891942132758765112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25006006.post-58445341055892062112009-03-12T18:53:00.000-04:002009-03-12T18:53:00.000-04:00Hey, we're going to NYC this weekend too. Wouldn'...Hey, we're going to NYC this weekend too. Wouldn't it be funny if we waited in line someplace together and never knew it?<BR/>Have a great trip.rysseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14891942132758765112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25006006.post-37405003426909430172009-03-12T14:05:00.000-04:002009-03-12T14:05:00.000-04:00I can't stand pantyhose!Bry, you're obviously righ...I can't stand pantyhose!<BR/><BR/>Bry, you're obviously right about the bamboo in Asia, lol, but I had figured that the hippies in B.C. would have been making socks out of native-grown bamboo by now. Alas, that is not the case. (Although I'm willing to bet that you can find plenty of hemp clothing in B.C.)Calamity Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00089505327332329817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25006006.post-18725015462793765132009-03-12T10:58:00.000-04:002009-03-12T10:58:00.000-04:00There's a lot more bamboo in Asia than here... :) ...There's a lot more bamboo in Asia than here... :) But yep, likely the more correct answer is that very little is manufactured, or even assembled, in North America these days.bryanfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04610717319602798133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25006006.post-4905103804834899612009-03-12T06:55:00.000-04:002009-03-12T06:55:00.000-04:00Have a great trip Jen. I agree about the socks. I'...Have a great trip Jen. I agree about the socks. I'm all for green socks, may draw the line at green tights (pantyhose)Jenny Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10276228989420501834noreply@blogger.com