Re: Musk is having a bad week

On Sat, 10 Aug 2024 00:42:59 -0000 (UTC), danny burstein
<dannyb@panix.com> wrote:

In <eli$2408092036@qaz.wtf> Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> writes:
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Thoreau bought a house (but not the underlying property), borrowed some
tools, disassembled the house and then used the materials to build his
cabin on Waldin Pond. He was reusing *nails* even. Musk has no fucking
clue how to be that resourceful.

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Nails were _high value_ back then, so reusing them was quite common.

My grandfather and his brother tore down a one room school house
around 1905, and built a garage from 1/2 materials.  Last I knew in
early 2000, this garage is still being used.

There are ordinances that prohibit making another building from a torn
down building.  In one city, this ordinance went into effect in 1970s.