April 29, 2008

Even the manhole covers . . .

are imported.

Tonight I took a walk around our neighborhood with a couple of my children. As we went along I happened to glance down at a storm sewer cover (manhole cover, they used to call them) and was shocked to see boldly imprinted on the metal, "Made In India."

I am not kidding.

Apparently the City of Houston couldn't bring itself to buy American, not even when it comes to wastewater systems.

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