buffalo reuse

On May 6, I quit working at Buffalo ReUse, the community organization I co-founded with Michael Gainer in 2006, because I could no longer tolerate the abuse and hostility from certain Board members, namely Alison Mueller and Franklin Redd, and the complete lack of a positive response when I asked the Board President, Vince Kuntz, to help me resolve the problem. I was denied unemployment benefits because of a “voluntary quit”. I appealed that determination and finally, after much drama, was granted benefits this week by an Administrative Law Judge.

They sent me this letter, paying $15.55 of Buffalo ReUse's extremely scarce money to send it Express Mail Proof of Delivery. Here it is, bad grammar and all, click on it to read:

They didn't even ask me for anything, despite their complaint (number 1 of 1, no less!), just revoked my membership. When you gear up like this, and spend real money to mail it, at least ask for something.

Honestly, it's a glaring example of poorly executed personal spite masquerading as "grown up big business" behavior. The DA and AG will file it in the "bullshit crazy stupid people" file.

When I was at the Buffalo ReUse office on Eaton Street the other day, I noticed a pail of kitchen garbage. I know everyone composts whatever's compostable at BR, but sometimes in the winter it's a bit more difficult because you have to go out in the cold and snow to dump the garbage on the pile. So I told Caesandra I'd set up a worm bin they can put in the basement.

And remembering her dictum "If you didn't take a photo of it, it didn't happen", I set up the camera and took some snapshots of the process.