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From: JB on 14 Sep 2009 19:26 > Bob Larter wrote: > > > > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > > > I give away a lot of free computer equipment to the disabled and low > > > income families in my area, even though it costs me money to pick it up > > > and test it to keep it out of the landfill. > > > > Michael, you are to be congratulated for this. I'm trying to do > > something similar, as I'm good as mixing & matching old PC parts to make > > working systems, but it's hard to get them to the people who can use them. > > > Contact Veterans groups, and local agencies that deal with the > disabled. Also, your military when released from active duty so they > can look for jobs. You can call local schools to find needy families. > Give them to nursing homes, or just offer them on Freecycle or Craigs > List if there is a local group. > > Older computers with limited memory and tiny hard drives will be > going to a day care center where they kill a lot of Windows 95 > computers. That is better than sending them to the landfill, and they > don't need a good modem or network card. > This is interesting. I have done some of the same type of thing. I now refuse most of that stuff or direct it to a few recyclers or it piles up. I can't afford the real estate for that kind of storage. I hope no one is offended, just an observation, but people who receive retirement or other benefit, even independently wealthy, tend not to work toward a return on a financial investment because the pressure is off. Although I have helped out at the local church, I find that if I donate too much of my labor, it depletes resources that could have been more useful, such as HIRING Veterans, Handicapped, Unemployed and Homeless. BTW I would hire someone off the street, face to face before wasting time wading through a million e-mails. And since when do nursing homes and day care centers need to play with computers when they should be changing diapers and breaking up squabbles and kissing playground boo boos? Granted though, the Internet is more informative and entertaining than the boob tube.
From: Michael A. Terrell on 14 Sep 2009 23:06 JB wrote: > > > Bob Larter wrote: > > > > > > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > > > > I give away a lot of free computer equipment to the disabled and > low > > > > income families in my area, even though it costs me money to pick it > up > > > > and test it to keep it out of the landfill. > > > > > > Michael, you are to be congratulated for this. I'm trying to do > > > something similar, as I'm good as mixing & matching old PC parts to make > > > working systems, but it's hard to get them to the people who can use > them. > > > > > > Contact Veterans groups, and local agencies that deal with the > > disabled. Also, your military when released from active duty so they > > can look for jobs. You can call local schools to find needy families. > > Give them to nursing homes, or just offer them on Freecycle or Craigs > > List if there is a local group. > > > > Older computers with limited memory and tiny hard drives will be > > going to a day care center where they kill a lot of Windows 95 > > computers. That is better than sending them to the landfill, and they > > don't need a good modem or network card. > > > > This is interesting. I have done some of the same type of thing. I now > refuse most of that stuff or direct it to a few recyclers or it piles up. I > can't afford the real estate for that kind of storage. I hope no one is > offended, just an observation, but people who receive retirement or other > benefit, even independently wealthy, tend not to work toward a return on a > financial investment because the pressure is off. Although I have helped > out at the local church, I find that if I donate too much of my labor, it > depletes resources that could have been more useful, such as HIRING > Veterans, Handicapped, Unemployed and Homeless. What does that have to do with keeping electronics out of a landfill, and giving it to people who couldn't afford to pay anything more than the electric bill to run it? Who is going to pay your 'Veterans, Handicapped, Unemployed and Homeless' to do work that generates no income? > BTW I would hire someone off the street, face to face before wasting time > wading through a million e-mails. > > And since when do nursing homes and day care centers need to play with > computers when they should be changing diapers and breaking up squabbles and > kissing playground boo boos? A computer can help the elderly keep their mind sharp by letting them write letters and do other things that keep them from vegetating. The day care center uses the older computers for preschool age children to teach them to read, and do simple math. The one I have in mind can not run the software they use on NT/XP/linux based systems, due to its age. > Granted though, the Internet is more informative and entertaining than the > boob tube. -- You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense!
From: JB on 15 Sep 2009 19:14
Can anyone else help out with answers to these questions? Don Quixote? Anyone? > What does that have to do with keeping electronics out of a landfill, > and giving it to people who couldn't afford to pay anything more than > the electric bill to run it? Who is going to pay your 'Veterans, > Handicapped, Unemployed and Homeless' to do work that generates no > income? |