[Noisebridge-discuss] Black/White-boards (was: [Palo_Alto_CA_Freecycle] OFFER: Plywood - 5 partial sheets (Redwood City) (fwd)) (fwd)

[Shannon Lee]

Well, if it were in the city, I'd say we car-share a truck... I don't know
what the options are in Palo Alto.  Anybody?

On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Mikael Vejdemo Johansson
<mik at stanford.edu>wrote:

> I've emailed the Freecycle donor. However - I'm carless. What's the best
> way to orchestrate a pickup of this?
>
>
> On Thu, 9 Oct 2008, Shannon Lee wrote:
>
>> I like the idea of blackboard for the shop, anyway, where particulate in
>> the
>> air is sort of a given anyway.  And we need plywood for in there anyhow,
>> for
>> shelves and whatnot.  So, I say an emphatic "yes."
>>
>> --S
>>
>> PS, I happen to know that lots of elementary schools have big chalkboards
>> gathering dust in their basements because teachers no longer use the
>> "lecture and notes" method on 8 year olds quite as much; if we wanted one,
>> it might be as simple as asking... but we definitely want the plywood.
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Mikael Vejdemo Johansson
>> <mik at stanford.edu>wrote:
>>
>>  Given the sporadically appearing needs last Tuesday for somewhere to
>>> draw/write while talking, it seems to me we'd do good to have at least
>>> one
>>> whiteboard/blackboard on the premises.
>>>
>>> Personally, I'm much in favour of blackboards on principle - however, on
>>> this account, I think that at least both the photographers and the
>>> allergics/asthmatics should have definite veto-rights.
>>>
>>> One item that speaks in favour of a blackboard is the existence of
>>> chalkboard paint:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.thegreathardwarestore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=489526&click=2744
>>> (or similar)
>>>
>>> Below, I've quoted an email that just arrived on the Palo Alto Freecycle
>>> list: there's a pile of plywood sheets free for the (organized) taking in
>>> Redwood City. If we want and/or need plywood (for instance to paint
>>> chalkboard paint on), I'll be happy to tag the plywood for pickup myself.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mikael Vejdemo Johansson, Dr.rer.nat.  | To see the world in a grain of
>>> sand
>>>  Postdoctoral Scholar                 |  And heaven in a wild flower
>>>  Stanford University                  | To hold infinity in the palm of
>>> your hand
>>> mik at math.stanford.edu                  |  And eternity for an hour
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:26:11 -0700
>>> From: JC Dill <jcdill.lists at gmail.com>
>>> To: RWC Freecycle <redwoodcityfreecycle at yahoogroups.com>,
>>>   Belmont Freecycle <belmontfreecycle at yahoogroups.com>,
>>>   Menlo Park Freecycle <freecyclemp at yahoogroups.com>,
>>>   Palo Alto Freecycle <Palo_Alto_CA_Freecycle at yahoogroups.com>,
>>>   Mountain View Freecycle <mvfree at yahoogroups.com>,
>>>   San Mateo Freecycle <SanMateoFreecycle at yahoogroups.com>,
>>>   Burlingame Freecycle <Burlingame at yahoogroups.com>,
>>>   Foster City Freecycle <FosterCityFreecycle at yahoogroups.com>,
>>>   PA Freecycle <pafree at yahoogroups.com>
>>> Subject: [Palo_Alto_CA_Freecycle] OFFER:  Plywood - 5 partial sheets
>>> (Redwood
>>>   City)
>>>
>>> Partial sheets of 3/4" plywood
>>>
>>> 3 4'x 6'
>>> 1 2'x 4'
>>> 1 2'x 2'
>>>
>>> 1 4'x 4'(1/2 inch plywood)
>>>
>>> Preference given to someone who will take all 5 pieces.
>>>
>>> Located in Redwood City near 101/Woodside/Seaport.  Send your phone
>>> number and when you can come get them, I'll reply with the address.
>>>
>>> jc
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>>>
>>>
>>
> --
> Mikael Vejdemo Johansson, Dr.rer.nat.
> Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University
> mik at stanford.edu
>
>
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