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keesan
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response 175 of 184:
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Dec 24 16:59 UTC 2004 |
We can recycle everything not wanted if someone will deliver it here
in manageable chunks (a cubic yard at a time, maximum). Friedman's Nonferrous
Metals pays about 10 cents/pound for the nonferrous parts (even more for some
bits if we spend a lot more time separating metals). Plastic goes in the
trash, ferrous (magnetic) by the curb in a bin. Jim spends the $2 at the
local Indian store as a reward for his 10 hours of time, per bike load.
Green circuit boards are recycled for their gold content. We take floppy and
hard and CD-ROM drives apart down to components and there is some aluminum
and copper along with ferrous, plastic, and 'white metal'. This won't make
grex any money but if there is not too much stuff, it could ALL be emptied
out into some place other than the pumpkin as soon as the move is made to
Provide.net. I volunteer my building site if you give us a few days notice
to clear a spot. People could sort it out there (dress warmly, but it is
enclosed and lighted and there are space heaters).
Anything not currently in use could be moved there now, with a promise to sort
it out within a month or two. Any volunteers for storing Current Grex
actually used hardware after the move?
I don't follow why NextGrex could not be set up Next Week at provide.net.
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gelinas
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response 176 of 184:
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Dec 25 05:35 UTC 2004 |
Mostly because we haven't planned for that kind of transition, Sindi.
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scott
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response 177 of 184:
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Dec 25 06:40 UTC 2004 |
The vast bulk of the "junk" in the Pumpkin is old Sun hardware. Some of that
belongs to mdw (a few Sun 4 cards), and probably a few other pieces will have
to be pried out of STeve's cold, dead fingers, but the rest will go easily
enough. Maybe a half ton of sheet metal and 100 pounds of the old, big Sun
boards that metals recyclers drool over.
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keesan
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response 178 of 184:
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Dec 29 15:30 UTC 2004 |
The sheet metal could probably be dropped off at the recycling center directly
(if they don't charge you for the privilege) and the 100 pounds of boards
might fetch $20 at Friedman's. If it helps to have a place to move this all
to while working on it, my offer still stands. With a day's notice I could
make space on the enclosed but unlocked front porch to drop it off.
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mary
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response 179 of 184:
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Dec 29 17:00 UTC 2004 |
That's a generous offer, Sindi, but I'm not at all sure folks are
going to have the time to tear this stuff apart in for $20. We need
to be out on a deadline or it will cost us far more than $20. Grex
doesn't do well with deadlines. So I suspect we'll take the
"straight ahead" approach that worked well for Jan and simply give a
move-it-or-lose-it date to those staff interested in removing what's
worth keeping and the rest will be dumpstered by anyone willing to
help lift and drop.
I expect that deadline will be set at our next board meeting.
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keesan
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response 180 of 184:
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Dec 29 19:08 UTC 2004 |
We are only a few blocks from the grex dumpster and Eric offered his truck
and we offer our backs to help move it. We will recycle anything not picked
up by whatever date we choose. My porch is larger than the dumpster.
The truck can't be a whole lot smaller than the free space in the dumpster
and it could make several trips if needed. When can people pick things up
from the pumpkin? Jim wants his electrical meter back after the move.
Help recycling what nobody has removed from my porch would be appreciated but
is not necessary - the two of us have done truckloads of computers before.
Please give us a day's notice so I can empty the porch first. It is 5.5' x
14' x 7.5'. I have some more covered space outside where we could very
temporarily store the shelving, computer rack, and chairs, if absolutely
necessary, to give people a way to pick them up without getting into the
pumpkin.
We have places to dispose of ferrous metals that won't fit in recycling bins
even folded. We don't get paid for ferrous metals - if someone else wants
to transport the ferrous metals to some place that pays, and give the money
to grex, let us know. This is not a way to make money. We will gladly donate
our time to avoid wasting materials.
We can make space now if there is anything to move now.
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mary
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response 181 of 184:
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Dec 29 19:30 UTC 2004 |
That is indeed a generous offer, Sindi. You'll have more than a
days notice, I'm sure. Thanks you very much for helping with this.
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tod
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response 182 of 184:
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Dec 29 19:30 UTC 2004 |
That's very gracious of Eric, Jim, and Cindy.
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keesan
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response 183 of 184:
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Dec 30 03:01 UTC 2004 |
This is Jim's way of helping with the hardware end of things ;=)
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jesuit
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response 184 of 184:
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May 17 02:14 UTC 2006 |
TROGG IS DAVID BLAINE
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