Thursday, December 5, 2013

Reverse Santa

I may just offend someone here..... But folks I know (and see all around me in Southcentral Alaska) are drowning. Not in water, snow or cash, but in their own stuff.
Yes, yes you might want to remind me about the "economy"--but trouble is, that in America, people still somehow manage to get their hands on vast piles of good old fashioned stuff, goods, doo-dads, gadgets and widgets. It can't hurt that the local stores have clearance racks filled with brand new $3 or $4 clothing items--less than a cheeseburger for crying out loud!!
Take the donation bins in Alaska. They all say "clothes only", but people are so desperate to dump their "stuff", that there has been a huge problem with people leaving used coffee pots, toys, couches, and bags and bags of clothes in front of, on top of and for miles around these bins. It has actually become a criminal matter.
And not only in Alaska. I have tried to bring items to a Goodwill in Kingston, NY (not exactly Beverly Hills) and they totally freaked out that they have "too much stuff" already.
So what gives?? Or how about not gives?? Exactly my idea!
Let's do reverse Santa. Any house that wants items removed, could put up a little flag (like in the quaint old days for mail) and Santa Claus would come with his EXTRA big sled and just haul it all away. 
Probably will need some extra flying reindeer, but I'm sure that can be arranged. Then he brings all this American stuff up to the North Pole. Vast amounts of elves would sort through the lawn furniture, televisions, DVD's, and cheap jeans.  They could have polar recycling facilities powered by the Northern Lights. Maybe these items could become a new renewable fuel source? Of course some could be relocated. But I am afraid so many third world countries need food and shelter, that they really wouldn't have a use for exercise equipment and particle board coffee tables. But maybe Santa could figure it out, He is Santa after all.

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