A serendipitous telephoto shot out the upstairs front door, showing my neighbor’s house behind the curtain.
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Lafayette Square
One of Buffalo’s finest public spaces. Built like a big room, with a wonderful view down Court Street of Niagara Square and City Hall. Often dramatically lit in the late afternoon.
When in doubt, fall back on the dog blog
Got a new camera, and of course tried it out on the dog. His head’s not really that big . . .
Dishwasher Scrap
Seen on my way from the West Side to the East Side.
Not our (Buffalo ReUse) truck, but I’m very impressed with the load. Not the quality of product, which is marginal scrap, but the tie-downs.
Setting Up A Worm Composting Bin
When I was at the Buffalo ReUse office on Eaton Street the other day, I noticed a pail of kitchen garbage. I know everyone composts whatever’s compostable at BR, but sometimes in the winter it’s a bit more difficult because you have to go out in the cold and snow to dump the garbage on the pile. So I told Caesandra I’d set up a worm bin they can put in the basement.
And remembering her dictum “If you didn’t take a photo of it, it didn’t happen”, I set up the camera and took some snapshots of the process.
Worm composting is an easy way to make use of your household food waste. The end result is a wonderful natural fertilizer for all kinds of plants. Step by step, here’s how to make a home for your garbage-eating worms.
Inexpensive plastic crates make good worm bins. This is a Christmas ornament box I bought at a discount store after Christmas one year. $5 each, the largest expense of the entire project.
As is, liquid can collect in the bottom. This might make the worms soggy, or at least make them avoid the bottom. Best to put a few drainage holes in to make it easier to keep the worms’ environment moist, not wet. It will, however, cause your bin to leak worm juice. You can catch it and put it on your plants, or, dogs love to lick it up – yum!
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The Obligatory Dog Post
Here’s the dog – Butler, an English Pointer who came from the SPCA in 2003. A handsome, polite dog – not an aggressive bone in his body.
For Roxanne
We have Glenzene at the Hayes house! Eight gallons!
A Typical Scene at Buffalo ReUse
Windows and their storage have always been a challenge. Here we see some employees and volunteers working on the sash racks outside the back door, decking each layer and attaching uprights to separate the stack of sashes. Carrie Nader is upper right; Ben Kaiser is walking toward the camera.
We plan to have lots of under-cover racks when the addition is completed, and fill them with windows and plumbing. Photo by Peter Riphahn.
Radiators at the ReUse
We do a pretty good business in radiators. For a long time, we sold them without pressure-testing. Now Peter has set up a process that works. In the photo here, he’s using the BIG WRENCH to remove a fitting (we dearly love the big wrench!).
Here’s a small set of pictures showing the various steps: removing old fittings and bushings, attaching a pressure gauge, putting in thirty pounds of air, waiting, then marking the ones that passed the test.