Saturday, October 20, 2007

scavenging

We used to say that the guys who used to pick up scrap metal in the alleys of Chicago were "Chicago's Metropolitan Recycling Program." Dan Peterman and Chicago Resource Center took that to heart when they helped organize these guys and get them more reliable vehicles.

Scavenging is the orginal form of reuse/recycle that happens when you are thrifty (read: broke). I got these SWEET casters from my neighbor to help with the first moveable wall and some other leftover building materials as well: glassblock for repairs, leftover drywall and studs. These will definitely give us a jump start on the first couple of weeks...we may not be tent city for as long as I thought.