I received the following today from a friend. I think it makes a lot of sense and I urge all to follow suit.

> > Subject: FW: One Light Bulb at a Time..........
> >
> > One Light Bulb at a Time
> > A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while
> > one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very
> > much, a billion of them would.
> >
> > With that thought in mind, read the following, obviously written by a
> > good American with a Good idea ...
> >
> > one light bulb at a time . . . ..
> >
> > Check this out I can verify this because I was in Lowes the other day
> > for some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking at the hose
> > attachments . They were all made in China The next day I was in Ace
> > Hardware and just for the heck of it I checked the hose attachments
> > there. They were made in USA . Start looking ..
> >
> > In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do
> > affects someone else - even their job .. So, after reading this email,
> > I think this lady is on the right track . Let's get behind her!
> >
> > My grandson likes Hershey's candy . I noticed, though, that it is
> > marked made in Mexico now .. I do not buy it any more.
> >
> > My favorite toothpaste Colgate is made in Mexico ... now I have
> > switched to Crest. You have to read the labels on everything ..
> >
> > This past weekend I was at Kroger. I needed 60 W light bulbs and
> > Bounce dryer sheets . I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to
> > the GE brand I normally buy was an off-brand labeled, "Everyday Value
> > . " I picked up both types of bulbs and compared the stats - they were
> > the same except for the price ... The GE bulbs were more money than the
> > Everyday Value brand but the thing that surprised me the most was the
> > fact that GE was made in MEXICO and the Everyday Value brand was made
> > in - get ready for this - the USA in a company in Cleveland , Ohio ..
> >
> > So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day
> > that are made right here ..
> > So on to another aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets . .. . yep , you guessed
> > it, bounce cost more money and is made in Canada . The Everyday Value
> > brand was less money and MADE IN THE USA ! I did laundry yesterday and
> > the dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using
> > for years and at almost half the price!
> >
> > My challenge to you is to start reading the labels when you shop for
> > everyday things and see what you can find that is made in the USA -
> > the job you save may be your own or your neighbors!
> >
> > If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your address
> > book so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a time!
> > Stop buying from overseas companies!
> > (We should have awakened a decade ago .. . .. . . . )
> >
> > Let's get with the program . . . .. help our fellow Americans keep
> > their jobs and create more jobs here in the U . S . A ..