If the question as to what we buy and how much of it is made in America and what kind of car we drive is directed at me I can answer that.

* I shop at Fred Meyer, a small chain that got its start in Tigard, Oregon, about 10 miles south of Portland; you can find the stores in Oregon, Washington and Alaska only. Since Meyer died, they are now owned by the Kroger chain, and there is now a selection of Asian-made items in addition to what they always proffered. I am no longer as happy with them as I was, but Juneau tends to make one store serve many functions. Fred Meyer has groceries, clothing, household goods, an electronic department and hardwares. There is no other store here that carries all those things.

* All of us also use mail order for a lot of things.

* I also shop at Costco. (I like your 55-gallon drum of salsa, Don!)

* I don't have a car. When I came to Juneau 18 years ago I decided that if I'm going to live in a city I will rely on buses, taxis and friends and that is what I have done. In the past, I have owned a Nash Rambler (when the pistons went bad, I got an easy 35 miles an hour out of it. Going downhill.) and a 64 1/2 Mustang and a Plymouth Champ which began its life in a Mitsubishi plant. The best little car I've ever had. Sold it when I got up here.

So, OG. What, other than an American stapler did you buy?