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lamia_prime) wrote2011-11-08 04:16 pm
lamia_prime) wrote2011-11-08 04:16 pm
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Obfustication!
There is construction going on next door, and I can look out the window to see sometimes beautiful things. Like metal banding that I couldn't get downstairs in time to claim which would be perfect for corsets and panniers, but I digress. Today I saw a pile of old 4x4's and some smooth old planks.
I made an effort to get to the shop up the street, which is a terribly twee store that sells art and objects made of reclaimed wood. They have bands come in sometimes, and seem to specialize in wine racks. Yeah, that kind of shop. So I found a saleswoman on the floor, who looked to be of retirement age, but elegantly styled.
I asked if the owners/employees did the refurbishing, or if they bought from artists, and she looked shifty but said some of it was done by the owner, and some by the restaurant owner a few doors down.
I explained that I worked next door, and she argued with me. Technically, she's right, the building next door *is* empty, but damn. We finally got past that. I explained that there were some lovely pieces of wood being thrown away in a dumpster behind the buildings, and again she argued with me. Then she suggested that I go to the restaurant a few doors down, and tell the owner, if I wanted that wood claimed faster.
I finally said look, I don't care who does it. It's beautiful wood, and it's being thrown away. Your store claims to be ecologically responsible and this is being wasted. I have no investment whatsoever in this wood, and I don't care what you do with it, I just wanted to let someone in this store know about it. Thanks very much for your time.
Frankly, I think we were both irritated at the other, but WTH. If your store claims to be all earthyfuckingcrunchy, then BE earthyfuckingcrunchy, not belligerent and argumentative and obfusticatory.
Not that I could actually AFFORD to shop there, but I think I don't need to wander in there again, yanno?
I made an effort to get to the shop up the street, which is a terribly twee store that sells art and objects made of reclaimed wood. They have bands come in sometimes, and seem to specialize in wine racks. Yeah, that kind of shop. So I found a saleswoman on the floor, who looked to be of retirement age, but elegantly styled.
I asked if the owners/employees did the refurbishing, or if they bought from artists, and she looked shifty but said some of it was done by the owner, and some by the restaurant owner a few doors down.
I explained that I worked next door, and she argued with me. Technically, she's right, the building next door *is* empty, but damn. We finally got past that. I explained that there were some lovely pieces of wood being thrown away in a dumpster behind the buildings, and again she argued with me. Then she suggested that I go to the restaurant a few doors down, and tell the owner, if I wanted that wood claimed faster.
I finally said look, I don't care who does it. It's beautiful wood, and it's being thrown away. Your store claims to be ecologically responsible and this is being wasted. I have no investment whatsoever in this wood, and I don't care what you do with it, I just wanted to let someone in this store know about it. Thanks very much for your time.
Frankly, I think we were both irritated at the other, but WTH. If your store claims to be all earthyfuckingcrunchy, then BE earthyfuckingcrunchy, not belligerent and argumentative and obfusticatory.
Not that I could actually AFFORD to shop there, but I think I don't need to wander in there again, yanno?