The other day I was out with a friend and she told me that she had to stop by the shoe store to get knew shoes. I asked her why, and she responded that the backs of her shoes had been squashed and it was uncomfortable. I was able to convince her to check out a shoemaker first…
To make a long story short, for a tenth of the price of a new pair of shoes the shoemaker had a solution that made her sneakers even more comfortable than they had been before the incident.
Ask yourself: “Can this be fixed?” In today’s world, thank god, everything is accessible. If something’s broke, buy a new one right? Well think about it before you do. Often it can cost less and be just as good as new if you get it fixed instead.
Author: Jack Reichert
As far back as he can remember Jack Reichert has been interested in the environment. In the second grade, he rallied all of his classmates to donate one recess a week to cleaning up litter from the schoolyard. That was the same year that a city councilman asked him to help with his campaign because of the letter Jack had written asking him to clean up Boston Harbor. Ever since Jack has followed the development of the international green conscience with anticipation and hope that one day we will treat Mother Earth with the respect she deserves and not turn her into another Giving Tree. For tips, feedback and prophet sightings, Jack can be reached at jack (at) greenprophet (dot) com.
