owningeneral,accordingtoSherwin-Williams,individualconsumersarestillbuying.WhenTomBurdettneededtocutsometilesathishomeoutsideAnnapolis,herefusedtobuyexpensivetools.Soheaskedhisneighborsandfriendsforhelp.Sureenough,someonehadjustwhatheneeded.Andwhenthatfriendneededhelpfixingasatellitedish,Burdettvolunteeredtohelp.Thesharingmind-setisnotnewtotheAmericanculture,butmanyAmericansgiveitupwhenthenationchangedfromanagriculturalsocietytoanindustrialone,saidRosemaryHornak,apsychologyprofessoratMeredithCollegeinRaleigh,N.C.Theymovedfartherfromtheirfamiliesanddidnothavetimetoconnectwithnewneighborsbecausetheyworkedsomuch,shesaid.anically(持续地)munitiesacrosstheWashingtonregionandthenation.OnonestreetinArlington,forexample,neighborsarecollectingtheirseparatemoneyformulch(覆盖料)anddividingitamongthemselves.
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