#Thingery

[solarpunk-gnome]

This spring, Vancouverites may find renting a set of camping equipment as easy as borrowing a book from the library. The Thingery project is a recent initiative launched by Vancouver Tool Library founder Chris Diplock. The first Thingery pilot project was carried out in summer 2016, and Diplock reached agreements over the following months with the city of Vancouver, a local credit union, and various neighborhood groups to bring the idea to life.

A Thingery, as described on the project's website, is a self-service, "community-owned library of things" housed in a modified shipping container. Items, which can include tools, sports equipment, and cooking supplies, are donated or bought collectively by Thingery members. Borrowers reserve the tools online and pick them up through an access code system. Members pay a $50 one-time lifetime membership fee and a subsequent $29 annual fee for access to a world of tools. Some tools also carry small borrowing fees, although many are free.

One of Diplock's goals was to bring the concept behind the tool library, which he founded in 2011, into more Vancouver neighborhoods. In a city that's so vastly spread out, getting to a single tool library location isn't feasible for many Vancouverites. "We wanted to have [something like the tool library] on the scale of a lending library, with multiple branches and the tool library could not scale at that rate," Diplock says. "What we're trying to do is put [tool library-like facilities] directly in the neighborhoods and make them self-service."

Diplock says the level of buy-in from communities has been a motivating factor. "We're grateful that we have this much interest from the community."

He says the project is still too new to have a detailed profile of its users and potential users. "We don't yet have a real snapshot of who our borrowers are, but we're expecting a wide range of people, given that space limitations are an issue for many people. A lot of the apartments and condominiums people live in are fairly small, so there’s an appetite not to own equipment that would take up space."

The first Thingery opened on Dec. 2 in New Westminster, and four more Vancouver-area locations are in the works, scheduled to open in early 2018. Each Thingery is owned and maintained by its own neighborhood-based co-op, which also organizes donations and group purchases. Julia Hulbert is on the board of the Kitsilano Thingery co-op, which oversees a Thingery expected to open in February of next year in Kitsilano near downtown Vancouver.

"We have no place in Kitsilano where you can just go rent some tools or camping gear, and there’s a profound need for that," Hulbert says. "You have students, young families and other people in small apartments who just don’t have the space for a volleyball net or a camp stove."

Hulbert, an urban studies graduate student, says the Thingery's usefulness goes deeper than providing families with camping equipment on loan. "This was something I stumbled across on Facebook and I thought it was a really awesome premise," she says. "What drew me to it was the idea of building my own community in Vancouver. The sharing economy has a lot of potential to bring people together and help form new personal and community connections."

Hulbert and her fellow board members are hoping to organize regular community programs at and around the Thingery. A beach cleanup is scheduled for early spring as part of the group's membership drive, and more programs are in the works. "In a few years, I would love to see the Kitsilano Thingery have 500 members and great community programs and strong partnerships with community groups," she says. "I can see the concept spreading across Canada as a way to bring the localized sharing economy back to neighborhoods."

"Once we get started, I'm hoping to take out a bocce kit, and definitely an extra set of snowshoes," she says. "A Thingery membership is $50 for a lifetime membership, plus $29 per year, and a set of new snowshoes is about $150 and can be rented multiple times a year. It's really easy to get your investment back. It's also great to be able to borrow high-quality equipment, instead of buying cheaper equipment to save money and then having that equipment wear out."

Diplock and Hulbert would like to see the concept spread across the region, and potentially much farther. Diplock says he has already heard from people interested in establishing Thingeries outside of Vancouver, notably in surrounding municipalities and in Alberta. "It's great to know that we're building something that's scalable for local communities," he says. He urges anyone interested in establishing their own neighborhood Thingery to get in touch through the project website. "If it can work here in Vancouver, it can work almost anywhere."

All photos courtesy of The Thingery

[innerclouds]

More requests

200 things you can put in my ask

200: My crush’s name is: Beeb

199: I was born in: A hospital

198: I am really: Quiet

197: My cellphone company is: Nonexistent

196: My eye color is: Ugly

195: My shoe size is: Nine something

194: My ring size is: No idea

193: My height is: Smol

192: I am allergic to: Tangerines and mildly to watermelon

191: My 1st car was: A PoS

190: My 1st job was: Stressful

189: Last book you read: Can't recall

188: My bed is: Too small

187: My pet: Stinks

186: My best friend: The bestest

185: My favorite shampoo is: Nice smelling

184: Xbox or ps3: PC Master race

183: Piggy banks are: Cute

182: In my pockets: Lint

181: On my calendar: Nothing

180: Marriage is: Lovely

179: Spongebob can: Live in my closet

178: My mom: Is loud

177: The last three songs I bought were? Bought?

176: Last YouTube video watched: Some ASMR

175: How many cousins do you have? Lots

174: Do you have any siblings? Yes

173: Are your parents divorced? They never married

172: Are you taller than your mom? Lolno

171: Do you play an instrument? No

170: What did you do yesterday? Haphazardly made an avatar

[ I Believe In ] 169: Love at first sight: Sure

168: Luck: Kinda

167: Fate: Kinda

166: Yourself: Sure

165: Aliens: Yes

164: Heaven: No

163: Hell: No

162: God: No

161: Horoscopes: They're fun to entertain

160: Soul mates: Yes

159: Ghosts: In one form or another

158: Gay Marriage: Absolutely

157: War: I believe it's a thing but it shouldn't be

156: Orbs: Dust mote or bug

155: Magic: It's fun to entertain

[ This or That ] 154: Hugs or Kisses: Both

153: Drunk or High: Latter

152: Phone or Online: Both

151: Red heads or Black haired: Both

150: Blondes or Brunettes: Both

149: Hot or cold: Cold

148: Summer or winter: Winter

147: Autumn or Spring: Autumn

146: Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate

145: Night or Day: Night

144: Oranges or Apples: Apples

143: Curly or Straight hair: Both

142: McDonalds or Burger King: Burger King

141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: Dark chocolate

140: Mac or PC: PC master race

139: Flip flops or high heals: Thongs

138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: For what?

137: Coke or Pepsi: Bepsis

136: Hillary or Obama: Ew

135: Burried or cremated: Cremated

134: Singing or Dancing: Neither

133: Coach or Chanel: What?

132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: Who?

131: Small town or Big city: Either

130: Wal-Mart or Target: I don't have a preference

129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: Neither

128: Manicure or Pedicure: Neither

127: East Coast or West Coast: I'm quite literally in the middle

126: Your Birthday or Christmas: Christmas

125: Chocolate or Flowers: Both

124: Disney or Six Flags: Both

123: Yankees or Red Sox: Neither

[ Here’s What I Think About ] 122: War: Unfortunate but never going away

121: George Bush: Don't care

120: Gay Marriage: Yes

119: The presidential election: Never fails to be a shit show

118: Abortion: Yes

117: MySpace: That still exists?

116: Reality TV: Rarely watched

115: Parents: Love one, don’t care about the other

114: Back stabbers: Go away

113: Ebay: Rarely used

112: Facebook: Trying to get back into for group shenanigans and related fun

111: Work: Tiring

110: My Neighbors: Nice besides one

109: Gas Prices: Need to be free

108: Designer Clothes: I don't pay attention to labels

107: College: Used to be required, now a breeding ground for stupidity

106: Sports: No interest

105: My family: Eh

104: The future: Hopefully better

[ Last time I ] 103: Hugged someone: Eons ago

102: Last time you ate: Couple hours ago

101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: If I did I didn't notice them

100: Cried in front of someone: See 103

99: Went to a movie theater: I don't recall the date

98: Took a vacation: Not that long ago

97: Swam in a pool: See 103

96: Changed a diaper: See 103

95: Got my nails done: Never happened

94: Went to a wedding: See 103

93: Broke a bone: Never happened

92: Got a peircing: See 103

91: Broke the law: Good while ago

90: Texted: Like a second ago

[ MISC ] 89: Who makes you laugh the most: Bae

88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: My bed

87: The last movie I saw: I don't recall the title, I have a terrible memory

86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: Bae

85: The thing im not looking forward to: Flying

84: People call me: Weird

83: The most difficult thing to do is: Math

82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: Never

81: My zodiac sign is: Ratto

80: The first person i talked to today was: Cat

79: First time you had a crush: Some short asshole

78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: Bae

77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: See above

76: Right now I am talking to: See above

75: What are you going to do when you grow up: Go to Neptune

74: I have/will get a job: Yes

73: Tomorrow: Work

72: Today: Live stream

71: Next Summer: Work

70: Next Weekend: Work

69: I have these pets: Cat

68: The worst sound in the world: A yowling feline

67: The person that makes me cry the most is: Idk

66: People that make you happy: Bae

65: Last time I cried: I've answered this

64: My friends are: Bae

63: My computer is: Needing replacement parts soon

62: My School: Long gone

61: My Car: Junk

60: I lose all respect for people who: Pull double standards

59: The movie I cried at was: Idk

58: Your hair color is: Ugly

57: TV shows you watch: None atm

56: Favorite web site: Youtube? I dunno, they're scummy but I still watch vids on them.

55: Your dream vacation: Northern lands or land of the rising sun with bae

54: The worst pain I was ever in was: Past deep depression

53: How do you like your steak cooked: Med-rare

52: My room is: Small

51: My favorite celebrity is: Nigel John Dermot Neill

50: Where would you like to be: Somewhere north

49: Do you want children: Maybe

48: Ever been in love: Yes

47: Who’s your best friend: Bae

46: More guy friends or girl friends: Does it matter?

45: One thing that makes you feel great is: Full tum

44: One person that you wish you could see right now: Bae

43: Do you have a 5 year plan: I'd like to

42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: Not a physical one

41: Have you pre-named your children: No

40: Last person I got mad at: Some dumbarse discord drama

39: I would like to move to: See 50

38: I wish I was a professional: Skydiver

[ My Favorites ] 37: Candy: Blue raspberry/apple jolly rancher

36: Vehicle: 1970 volkswagen beetle

35: President: Theodore Roosevelt

34: State visited: None

33: Cellphone provider: Why are people shilling for cellphone providers?? Is this a new zoomer thing? wtf

32: Athlete: None

31: Actor: See 51

30: Actress: Sigourney Weaver

29: Singer: Till Lindemann

28: Band: Long ass list

27: Clothing store: Stop shilling for corps

26: Grocery store: See above

25: TV show: None atm

24: Movie: See above

23: Website: See above

22: Animal: Shark, rat, birbs

21: Theme park: Idk

20: Holiday: Halloween

19: Sport to watch: None

18: Sport to play: None

17: Magazine: None

16: Book: None atm

15: Day of the week: Thursday

14: Beach: None

13: Concert attended: Ozzfest

12: Thing to cook: Omelette, soup, noodles

11: Food: See above

10: Restaurant: Idk

9: Radio station: See above

8: Yankee candle scent: What?

7: Perfume: None

6: Flower: Rose, Iris

5: Color: Black, gray, purple, blue, white

4: Talk show host: Idk

3: Comedian: Bill Hicks

2: Dog breed: Mop dog

1: Did you answer all these truthfully? Ye

[hometoursandotherstuff]

The bleeding lady fountain - for some reason, Google wouldn’t let me copy the clip, but you can see it in action if you click on the link. It’s made by the The Thingery, Inc. 

https://me.me/i/lad-bible-the-ultimate-fountain-for-horror-lovers-i-need-3ce936ddedb04e56bd57c9c7de628b75

https://www.thingergyinc.com/

https://www.instagram.com/thingergy_inc/?hl=en

[ixkyu-9]

Welcome to an episode of I Draws Another Oc

[astranomiconx]

i’m working on a thingery!!!!! stay tuned uwu

[cruddyborderlandstheories]

Tyreen and Moze have matching knee/shoulderpads

A pic of Tyreen's left kneepad from the new Thingery insta post (and while I couldn't find an actual pic of her leg with the kneepad on it, it seems to line up pretty well with the next pic, plus her right kneepad is on the table behind it)

And Moze's right shoulderpad from the trailer (sorry for the cruddy pic, I'm on mobile lmao)

They're ex-girlfriends, they dated in high school sorry I don't make the rules

[clockworkrobotic]

the thingery sculptor gently shaping Troy's torso with a loop tool is what I imagine all of you troyfuckers are fantasising about

[permanately-confuzzled]

Alright so I was getting on a tall swing roller coaster thingery and the guy told us to lift our arms so he could check that our belts were latched and I didn’t mean for the words to come out but I stuck my arms in the air and whisper yelled ‘yeet’ and he started laughing and I was so embarrassed and the worst part is he was actually cute

[kosmik-signals]

(via Lone Justice / Lone Justice – Thingery Previews Postviews & Music)

[reichenyoo]

It’s the part of the history... unfortunately I used it... oops, age exposed 😳😳😳 ————————————————————— #VCR #ThreeRivers #Sequoia #California #CA #US (at The Thingerie Thrift Shop in Three Rivers, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBWA2iOpQEU/?igshid=15ztw66zbcaxp

[adalidda]

Illustration Photo: In the heart of the Willamette Valley, the Keudell Family grows a variety of crops and seed crops on their 1,500-acre farm in Marion County. By working with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, they are saving water and energy with linear irrigation systems. (credits: NRCS photo by Tracy Robillard, April 25, 2019 / Flickr Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0))

Call for applications: Boot camps to train Climate Shapers in the Circular and Sustainable Food Chain

The climate crisis is the most urgent emergency humanity is facing and food is one of the key universal elements to have an impact on this crisis. In this scenario, to address and mitigate the climate crisis through the regeneration of agri-food systems, FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) and Future Food Institute promote the second edition of international training boot camps to train a new class of “Climate Shapers”, key figures in the circular and sustainable food chain. Because the way we produce food, transform it, market it and consume it, has an impact on and it is impacted on by climate change.

The boot camps will take place in New York (USA), Marettimo (Italy), Tokyo (Japan), Thingery (Iceland),  Hawaii (USA), Brussels (EU), Pollica (Italy), Dubai (UAE) and Beijing (China). These are 9 intensive learning experiences through knowledge and experience in the field, on the themes of regeneration of the planet through food.

The trainings address four themes, three of which are dedicated to the regeneration of places that more than others are enduring the effects of the climate crisis and which need innovative solutions to rethink the relationship between man and the environment: “Climate Smart Cities“, “Climate Smart Farms” and “Climate Smart Oceans“.

One theme will instead focus on the kitchen as a strategic place from which change can start: “Climate Smart Kitchen“.

During the training, participants will have the opportunity to meet expert innovators, a source of great inspiration for new agri-food models that are sustainable and provide healthy and wholesome nutrition also thanks to the latest technologies, and as well as to live an extraordinary experience aimed at unlocking their potential and transforming inspiration into action. The program also includes visits to best practices, startup, spin-offs and innovative projects applied to all stages of the food chain. Last but not least, there will be interactive workshops and integration of the class of participants with local communities, using a design and prosperity thinking approach, so that the Climate Shapers can give life to their own projects and climate actions. The distance learning courses dealing with nutrition and sustainable food systems, climate smart agriculture, sustainable water and soil management, accessible from the FAO elearning Center elearning.fao.org, will be integrated into the bootcamp program with the aim to transfer specific competences to generate informed and competent citizens and professionals, able to respond to the challenges mentioned above.

The boot camps will take place on:

July 6-11 New York – Climate-Smart City July 13-18 Marettimo, Sicily, Italy – Climate-Smart Oceans . July 20-26 O’ahu, Hawaii – Climate-Smart Farms/Oceans August 23-28 Tokyo, Japan – Climate-Smart City/Farms/Ocean/Kitchen August 30 – September 5 Thingery, Iceland – Climate-Smart Oceans September 6-12 Pollica, Italy – Climate-Smart Farms/Kitchen November 16-20 Bruxelles, Belgium – by invitation only November 22-26 Dubai, UAE – Climate-Smart City TBD Date Beijing, China

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Check more https://adalidda.com/posts/PfjK6wfXXabqKuWAw/call-for-applications-boot-camps-to-train-climate-shapers-in

[innerclouds]

request thingery

End of Year Meme

   First things first, did you have a good year? 2020 is a hell of a drug.

   How old did you turn this year? Too old.

   Do you feel your age? More.

   Did your appearance change in anyway? Gained a couple of pounds.

   Post your favorite selfie. I don't do selfies. Wouldn't want to break the camera.

   If you traveled, where did you go? I didn't.

   Which fashion trends did you love? I'm not into trends.

   Which fashion trends did you hate? See above.

   What was your favorite article of clothing this year? Post a pic if possible? Comfy pants I got as a gift.

   What song sums up this year for you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTAg0_4OCeE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8UaCHE2VBI

   What album came out and has been on heavy rotation since then? No idea.

   What was your favorite movie of the year? Not sure, I don’t think I’ve seen any that came out so far.

   Did an actor/actress catch your attention for the first time this year? Amber Heard. She's scum.

   Favorite new TV show? None.

   Which new ship/fandom has taken over a lot of your time, attention, and tears? No new ships.

   What food did you try for the first time? None.

   Did you make any big permanent changes this year? None.

   What was one nice thing you did for someone else? It involves something with sheep.

   What was one nice thing you did for yourself? No idea.

   Did you develop a new obsession? No.

   Did you vote? No.

   Did you move? No.

   Did you get a job? No.

   Did you get a pet? No.

   Do you regret not doing anything? Always.

   Do you regret doing something? Too much soda.

   Have you done anything that scared you? No.

   Did anyone/thing make you so mad it stayed with you for days? Yes but I more or less brought that upon myself.

   Did you lose anyone close to you? No.

   Did you fall in love? No.

   Did you fall out of love? No.

   Did you start a new relationship? No.

   Did you go through a break up? No.

   Did you have to cut ties to someone? No.

   Who was important to you this year but wasn’t important last year? No idea.

   Who wasn’t as important to you this year as they were last year? See above.

   If you could have a do over on one thing you did, would you take it? Yes.

   What was the best moment of the year for you? Not sure.

   What was the worst? See above.

   Did anything happen that you were sure would change you as a person but it really didn’t? See above.

   Did anything happen to you that you were sure wouldn’t change you as a person but it did? See above.

   What are you most proud of accomplishing? I haven't accomplished anything this year so far, so nothing.

   What have you learned about yourself this year that you didn’t know in the years prior? See above.

   Did your opinion of anyone change for the better? Not really.

   Did your opinion of anyone change for worse? See above.

   If you make resolutions, did you complete them this year? Lolno.

   If you make resolutions, what will your resolutions be for the coming year? None because I tend to goldfish forget them.

   If you could go on an adventure during the remaining days of the year, where would you go and what would you do?  Who would you go this? Somewhere north.

   What do you wish for others for the coming year? Don't catch the 'rona.

   What do you wish for yourself? See above.

[artofrivana]

Hello? Does this tumblr thingery work? Ran from my comic.XD

[enhousestudios]

Gud job with all the working thingeries I would draw fan art if my hand wasn't shaky as -FLIPPY FRESH-

Thanks anon. I hope whatever your doing is going well. If not, we'll that's okay as well. We live and learn, friend.

[gucsantana]

‘Up on Black Flag Alley’ Some cyberpunk concept art thingery. ｇｌｏｗｉｎｇｓｔｕｆｆ Been a while since the last post, mostly because I haven’t liked anything I’ve made.

[cruddyborderlandstheories]

all aboard the atlas train choo choo

heeeey so that new thingery post (im a slut for their updates) (and that fishbone sticker??? fucking amazing i love it, i need it)

anyyywayyy i noticed this shape on Troy’s arm things

lil arm thingies idk what they are

vial Gatorade bottle holders??

giant ass screw holders???? idk WHAT these are

anyway

that shape

i was like “you know ya boy has seen this shape before”

and i literally sat here for like

15 whole minutes trying to figure out where (that's a marathon for my brain)

heyyy

thats pretty good

its gortys’s ring thingy

(and the atlas observation window as well)

atlas be like: pentagons? fucking EVERYWHERE

god please I need this Atlas theory to be true

mostly because I want Troy to open his mouth and be like “OOHHH HI THERE”

in gortys’s voice

there is nothing more I need in this life than for that to happen.

PLEASE