So we are not supposed to just go, in the middle of the night, to the house being built across the street and take wood off the "fresh" pile?
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:53:17 -0500, Erika L. Walker-Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now now guys, not that kind of wood :P > > Since we have a few handy people on the list I thought you might enjoy > this one. > > I want to build a great big work bench in the garage. 8 feet long or so, > big work area, shelves up the wall, with peg board to hang stuff on, > etc. But I'm cheap. And I don't want to pay a lot for the wood to make > it. > > We happen to be doing work for a guy that puts up fences (he even did > our fence which is how we got the work in the first place) so he was > here today and I asked him if he had any odds and end leftover from jobs > he might want to get rid of so that I can build my bench. > > And he did! In fact, he has loads! He was more than willing to drop off > a load of 2x4's and whatnot's the next time he comes over, and for > nothing! He says he does it for people all the time. He more often than > not has wood left over from jobs all the time. > > SO - the moral of this story is: > > Contact your local builders and carpenters and fence guys the next time > you need a bunch of 2x4's or regular old lumber for a project. If you > don't mind it having rough edges or different widths or even nail holes, > then why pay for a bunch of wood that would normally go to waste in a > garbage pit somewhere? > > The worst anyone can say is no :) > > Cheers, > Erika > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| All-in-one: antivirus, antispam, firewall for your PC and PDA. Buy Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=60 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:142610 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
