8,000 pounds

(this is a crosspost from our announcement mailing list.)

Oh, you pretty things:

As most of you have probably noticed, since the beginning of September we've recorded the weight of "all" things which pass through Repo. This, as well as some other information, is recorded directly to a spreadsheet, which in turn gives us running totals on gross flow vs inbound and outbound.

Yesterday afternoon, Tracy Lee picked up a piece of drywall which put us over the 8,000 lbs (gross) mark.

In celebration, and as a perhaps less-exciting homage to Harper's Index, here are a few charming statistics:

Day in which the most material moved, total in and out:

September 23, 2009, with 1549.7 lbs

Day in which the most material left Repo:

September 25, 2009, with 417 pounds.

Number of days since August 31, 2009 that Repo has not recorded any material flow:

2

Five lowest non-zero daily totals, in pounds:

0.1, 0.9, 2, 4.5, 6.5

Average flow per day, since August 31, 2009:

133.72 pounds.

Average donation size:

44.35 lbs

Average outbound transaction size:

10.78 lbs

Number of unique entries in the "email address of recipient/donor" column:

200

For those of you who prefer raw, hard data, our monthly spreadsheets are available (note, of course, that October still has a few days left to go.)

WIth love and a twinkle in the eye,

Repo

Multiples and Large Volumes

(this is a crosspost from our announcement mailing list.)

My special someone,

I just thought you should know about a few things that we have a lot of:

FABRIC, ON ROLLS
There's a sample bundle of pretty much everything we have pinned to
the wall of Angie's office, across from Turner and next to Moka Joka.
It's primarily nylon, ranging from loose meshes up through some pretty
heavy duty material originally intended to make airbags out of.

FABRIC, ASSORTED
Additionally, in non-roll form, we have a pretty amazing mixed jumble
of sheets, things that might have once been clothes, patterned
fabrics, et cetera.

WAX
About 200 pounds left of unscented, colored paraffin in sheet form.
Get it while it's cold.

CANDLE JARS
About 30 cases (12 jars per case) of open-top glass jars formerly
home to a slow-burning candle, complete with crucifix embossing.

SECURITY GLASS
Over 2 dozen sheets sheets of 1/4" thick glass with steel security mesh
embedded in it, approx 12x12".

SHORT LENGTHS OF CHAIN W/ DOG CLIP
51 lengths, about 2' long, most with a dog clip on one end.

ODDS & ENDS
Unused toothpaste caps; shower curtain rings in a variety of styles;
retired card catalog cards; empty DVD and CD cases.

OLDIES & GOLDIES
Napkin holders and lunch trays. You know the ones. Still plenty to
go around.

KEYHOLDERS
About 30, assorted sizes/shapes. See container for details.

OPEN HOURS
Every Wednesday 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.


love,
Repo

The Repo Fundraiser, retrospectively

So we made some stuff and sold it. Brought in about $500, give or take a bit. (Our financial team has not got back to us yet.)

In general it was mildly successful. We traded most of our sanity to come few steps closer to a second container.

In subsequent conversations with our Faculty/Staff Advisor, David J. Fredrickson, we've come to realize that the road to true success is by working ourselves into the long-term plans of the school.

If a container were to manifest in the neighboring area, we would probably Repo that right away. But the reality of the situation is that nobody is giving them away, and it would be a commitment onto a dead-end path to purchase another one right now.

More photos.