[KwartzLab] pumpkins for Hacky Halloween

[Punkin3.14]

Yes.

On 11-09-22 11:17 AM, Seth Hardy wrote:
> you could have a trebuchet-building competition the week afterwards as 
> a way to use the extra pumpkins.
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Robert Gissing <rgissing at gmail.com 
> <mailto:rgissing at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     What do we do with all the pumpkin gouk?  200 pumpkins makes a
>     very large mess.  If the pumpkin supplier does not take tje rest
>     back for refund we can take the unused ones to tje composyers at
>     the dump.  I don't think it's right to take pumpkins back to
>     supplier Without a refund so that he can resell them the next
>     day.  Or we give the umused onrs to foodbank Who can give them
>     away topeka want to carve them.
>     Gus
>
>     On Sep 22, 2011 10:21 AM, "Jeff Schmidt" <digitalfalcon at rogers.com
>     <mailto:digitalfalcon at rogers.com>> wrote:
>     > So just to clarify, this is for the people who don't bring their
>     own pumpkin?  Or for everyone?
>     >
>     > Also, regarding the saws - I wasn't able to come out on Tuesday
>     so I don't know what was discussed.  But I suggest one blade per
>     pumpkin plus about 20% extra to account for breakage.  People
>     could then take the blades home with them.  It's definitely best
>     to buy them online.  I can get one gross (144 blades) for $50. 
>     That is for big, thick blades that are unlikely to break.
>     >
>     >
>     > There's also no need to use patterns - people could draw their
>     own patterns and then "trace" the lines with the saw.
>     >
>     > - Jeff
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >>________________________________
>     >>From: doug moen <doug at moens.org <mailto:doug at moens.org>>
>     >>To: KwartzLab Public Discussion List <discuss at kwartzlab.ca
>     <mailto:discuss at kwartzlab.ca>>
>     >>Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:10:01 AM
>     >>Subject: [KwartzLab] pumpkins for Hacky Halloween
>     >>
>     >>I talked to the guy at Nauman's farm.  Their best offer is this:
>     >>* Early on Saturday Oct 29: get a pickup truck from a rental agency.
>     >>* 9am on Saturday, we show up at the farm with the truck, they load
>     >>us up with pumpkins.  We pay for all the pumpkins (half price).
>     >>* After the event, before they close, we bring back any pumpkins we
>     >>didn't use, and they dispose of them.  No refunds, but they don't
>     >>charge us for accepting waste, either, and they help us unload.
>     >>
>     >>They charge for pumpkins based on size. The smallest pumpkin that is
>     >>easy to carve is $4.  The $5 pumpkin looks like a reasonable
>     size (not
>     >>too small or large).  So 100 $5 pumpkins will cost $250.  We let
>     them
>     >>know in advance how many pumpkins of what size we will need, and
>     they
>     >>ensure that those pumpkins are available and waiting for us when we
>     >>show up.
>     >>
>     >>That's a completely workable plan. It requires $250 for pumpkins
>     >>(unless we get < 100), plus truck rental, plus it's a full day's
>     work
>     >>for at least one volunteer.
>     >>
>     >>I'm not sure that we'll find a pumpkin farm desperate enough to
>     >>dedicate a truck and a worker to spend a day at our event in
>     exchange
>     >>for the opportunity to sell 100 pumpkins, on what is probably a very
>     >>busy day for pumpkin sales.  (The dynamics change if we hold the
>     event
>     >>at a pumpkin farm, but I'm not pursuing that idea.)
>     >>
>     >>However, I will continue talking to pumpkin farms to see if
>     there is a
>     >>better deal out there.
>     >>
>     >>Doug.
>     >>
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