Dear Editor:
RE: Making do, Nov. 21.
Your editorial pooh-poohed the concept of re-using building resources. We discovered in the 1990s that there are practitioners (Mennonites) re-using precious resources when we built our new house near Alma.
We salvaged many 12 pioneer-hewn barn beams, over 40 feet long, which came to support lofts in two new buildings. Bricks for our solar home came from old factories (made in Brampton) in Detroit. When I was 10 years old I spent hours cleaning old bricks for a new fireplace in my parents’ home.
Time to get real! Not everything comes from Home Depot.
Jim Dougan,
Alma