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Recycle buildings...in L.A. we had the "Tijuana Termites".
I've referred to them before, but they would go to a house being torn down, and tear it up, saving lumber, windows, metal plumbing, fixtures, bricks and blocks if possible. One time saw them toting away a small wooden porch intact. These were presumably taken to Tijuana for use in building houses.
posted by
majroj
on August 5, 2006 at 7:36 AM
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majroj, recycle every damned thing on earth, no??
Heard about this group that fools the serious international academic public by presenting seminar talks on many subjects.
Their 'recycling food' talk was attentively listened to, then horrified people told them that their idea was disgusting and stomped out of the talk. They were suggesting recycling a MacDonald's hamburger, for instance, by capturing feces, re-doing it all, etc. etc....grossly disgusting, but funny that they actually make it to the index of speakers at important conferences, etc....
Life is just silly now or deathly dangerous.
posted by
benzinha
on August 5, 2006 at 12:12 AM
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Hujnter-gatherer industry will perish. But will their prey go first?
Recycle building materials!!!
posted by
majroj
on August 4, 2006 at 9:25 PM
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azur, there used to be a really much cooler spot along the road,
along Swan Road here in Tucson. You drove through and there were tree frogs singing and actual chilly air, even in the heat of this desert. That area has been decimated and built upon and no child born today even knows what that felt like, sounded like nor do they know what it did for this town and its tiny critters.
Plant trees, I'm a believer. Mesquite trees lower the temperatures around here, and the palo verdes do some, but not as much. There used to be mesquite forests surrounding this town, pockets here and there, dwindling every year from people cutting them down for centuries, but no more.
posted by
benzinha
on August 3, 2006 at 3:53 PM
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Yes, if we are not careful
children will not know that wood grows on trees. The valley next to here was all forest but it was knocked down save for one pocket on a tiny island and now those trees are rare. But when you start to think of the alternatives there are consequences too. I remember my teacher planted a native forest at my school and each time I go by, I look at all the trees in the breeze and think that one man made a forest.
People like the cache of some things but never question what that really means.
posted by
Azur
on August 3, 2006 at 1:12 PM
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Dearest FactorFiction, there are millions of bright spots and I live in
them. But, I had to write about this and not about playing soccer with my naughty dog, as the cherry wood was on my mind and not the goal tending that my dog does.
Thanks for the read and comment.
posted by
benzinha
on August 3, 2006 at 7:06 AM
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It is sad, isn't it?
sigh Well, on the bright side, according to some, WWIII is starting so it won't matter if there are less forests... 
Have a nice day anyway and find some bright spots...
posted by
FactorFiction
on August 3, 2006 at 6:35 AM
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