1.   He jokes about throwing out his VISA card along with his old equipment.

2.   One of the side issues that arose was what to do with the old equipment when the new things arrived.

3.   And for operators facing the prospect of plugging and abandoning old wells and removing platforms, selling old equipment helps defray some of the costs.

4.   Avery Harper of the chain called Peter Glenn of Vermont, said people seem grateful to have a place to pass off their old equipment.

5.   Bond sales may also increase in industries such as steel and food processing once the need arises to replace old equipment, said a Daiwa official.

6.   - Fight efforts in Congress that would weaken clean air legislation by allowing industry to avoid installing costly pollution controls when replacing old equipment.

7.   Budget cuts have left engineers with old equipment.

8.   But the travails of recent occupants suggests that the expertise gained may be more useful in repairing old equipment than in preparing for new.

9.   Discon, which is now defunct, was a low bidder for a contract to remove old switching equipment for New York Telephone, a Nynex subsidiary.

10.   Does it still make sense to upgrade old equipment?