I just watched this video by Kirsten Dirksen, and was really inspired to step it up. This fellow shows that you can do all sorts of things if you set your mind to it. It helps greatly to HAVE to do it, of course.
Enjoy!
Panchito
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Showing posts with label getting by on less. Show all posts
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Raised Bed Production
This Spring I came up with a great new source of free lumber. There is a company nearby that purchases glass in bulk, making windows and doors for industrial situations. They set the crates and skids outside their building with a sign saying "Free Lumber". I avail myself of their lumber as needed, and have been able to build several nice raised beds as a result!
There are surely similar situations near where you live as well. I obtained some great lumber from a sign company last year for the building of three other raised beds. My thinking is that if there is lumber and other building materials to be had for free, why o why would anyone spend money on new lumber? Why would us "Greenies" not do all we can to reuse, re-purpose, and recycle existing materials, instead of adding to the problem, enabling the lumber companies to continue making huge profits at the expense of our environment?
Anyway, here are a few shots of our raised beds for your personal enjoyment...
There are surely similar situations near where you live as well. I obtained some great lumber from a sign company last year for the building of three other raised beds. My thinking is that if there is lumber and other building materials to be had for free, why o why would anyone spend money on new lumber? Why would us "Greenies" not do all we can to reuse, re-purpose, and recycle existing materials, instead of adding to the problem, enabling the lumber companies to continue making huge profits at the expense of our environment?
Anyway, here are a few shots of our raised beds for your personal enjoyment...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Ninja knowledge...
I just stumbled on something that really pissed me off, in a good way. For years now, I’ve been taking our dead batteries back to Sears, or other locations, and giving them freely away. I thought there was nothing I could do with them… I have now come to my senses, finally.
Watch this video of Walter Barrett showing exactly how to recondition a battery, bringing it back to life 100%.
After you’ve watched this video, you no longer have any excuse not to fix your batteries, or to waste money on purchasing a new one.
As a side note, this could easily become a lucrative business. A guy could advertise that he’ll come and pick up any used automotive batteries for free and dispose of them… Then recondition them, and sell them cheap. Great idea.
Ciao,
Panchito
Watch this video of Walter Barrett showing exactly how to recondition a battery, bringing it back to life 100%.
As a side note, this could easily become a lucrative business. A guy could advertise that he’ll come and pick up any used automotive batteries for free and dispose of them… Then recondition them, and sell them cheap. Great idea.
Ciao,
Panchito
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