Remembering Pacific

Do you remember when Glasgow did not have a Pacific [Steel & Recycling]? There may be some readers that do remember, however rumor has it that Glasgow has had a Pacific facility for over 100 years. The announcement of their closing was quite a shock. Pacific Steel and Recycling has operating under a couple of different names. A lot of us still call it Pacific Hide and Fur.

The different reactions to this announced closure have been interesting. Where will we get fence posts, or for those of us that do a lot of our own repairs, where will be the closest facility to purchase iron, etc for those repairs? What about the recycling issue? Where do we recycle aluminum cans, copper, old batteries and scrap iron? Gosh, recycling cans was how a lot of young kids made a little extra cash.

I am sure that a lot of those same thoughts were on the minds of people when Pacific no longer purchased hides and furs from individuals. There were a lot of people that did a little trapping of coyotes, fox, beaver, etc., and sold the pelts to Pacific. I seem to remember exchanging deer hides for deer skin gloves, but that could be a faulty memory.

This business will be greatly missed and a lot of us will need to make some major adjustments in our lives. Of course, those of us that do remember all of this stuff are used to making adjustments and changes in our lives, especially when it comes to technology. I am still fighting with myself about using a smart phone and glitches in all of the tech stuff can really make my day. Remember, life is good, change is good, and we can adjust!