<VV> Air Hoses----Made in USA?

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Colorite garden hoses are manufactured HERE in Bucyrus, Ohio. I live
between Bucyrus (7 miles away) and Galion (3 miles away), and have been in
that plant many times. I even know someone there and can get hoses from him
dirt cheap.

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> From: Russell Little <Kincaidllc at verizon.net>
> To: <jvhroberts at aol.com>; <lechevrier at earthlink.net>;
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Date: 10/20/2009 3:44:33 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Air Hoses----Made in USA?
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> Colorite based out of Ridgefield, NJ makes 65% of all the  domestic garden
> hoses and they also make air hoses. The majority of their product
offerings
> are manufactured domestically with a small volume imported from Asia. 
Since
> this product is of bulk content it becomes very expensive for container
> ocean freight costs.
>
> Russell J. Little
> Kincaid Associates, LLC
> Consultant
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>  It's a rumor, the casting business is alive and well here. After all,
> engines are made here. Pipe is made here, etc. It's economics, not
> regulations that make the difference. And we DO put tariffs on imports,
and
> often a penalty if the manufacturer abroad is being environmentally
> irresponsible. 
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> John Roberts
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris & Bill Strickland <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Sent: Tue, Oct 20, 2009 1:13 pm
> Subject: <VV>  Air Hoses----Made in USA?
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> >Do we make ANYTHING here anymore? 
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> This is in the category of rumor, but I understand that maybe our DEQ & 
> EPA regulations have essentially outlawed certain foundry practices that 
> makes things like drill presses, compresser blocks, iron pipe, maybe 
> brake drums and rotors and hubs, etc, illegal or impractical to make in 
> the USA
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> Would somebody like to check on this rumor?   :-(
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> I gota go milk.
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> Bill Strickland
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