We don't all need to own our own lawnmower, tiller, weed whacker and gardening tools, do we? We buy these things and keep our own because we think that's convenient, but how much harder would it be to walk down the street to a neighborhood tool shed where you could "check out" a well-maintained yard appliance for a few hours, and for much less than the cost of buying it yourself? Sounds good, doesn't it?
Community and neighborhood tool sheds allow us to do more with the resources we already have, and help us help each other. They also take some of the drudgery out of yard work!
Neighborhoods could decide on a tool shed location, a checkout process, yearly dues, and who might be responsible for overseeing the maintenance of the tools.
Great idea Chris...especially
Great idea Chris...especially in the multifamily developments where the tenant is required to mow/maintain their apx 50 SF of lawn!
Wow...That is a
Wow...That is a real useful idea! Especially as a recession is going on in recent years, I think we will have to be careful about our spending. If individually, we all buy lawnmower, tiller, weed whacker etc it becomes very costly. Only by sharing we can easily utilize our resources perfectly and reduce our unnecessary expenses. Thanks for this marvelous idea.
Absolutely! I found this
Absolutely!
I found this really appealing when you mentioned it at ESR's peace forum last year.
This past weekend Nathaniel and I were about to take our shovels to the plot behind our house when our neighbor came out and asked us what we were up to. We told him we'd just planned to do a little work, but after he volunteered his tiller we were able to get the whole area done in just about 20 minutes--saving us a week of work!! But we can't all count on our neighbors just happening to step outside and offer to help... so a community toolshed would be AWESOME!