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Foul Weather Friendsmutual aid in and around Port Ellery

4 The printed sheet

The printed sheet

Printed every Sunday on the Mariners’ Hall copier and pinned there, at the library and in the ferry waiting room. This is Sunday’s, with one line struck through by hand since. It prints in black and white without losing anything.

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Foul Weather Friends · Port Ellery

Printed Sunday 27 September 2026 at the Mariners’ Hall, from our three public lists. Everyone on this sheet said yes to being on it.

If our site is down

  1. Read the library’s copy: board.elleryfreelibrary.example/copies/foul-weather-friends/
  2. Or read this sheet. Write to the person at the email on their line.
  3. No internet at all? The keepers are at the Mariners’ Hall on storm days, ten to four, with the clipboard.
  4. In an emergency, call 911. We are neighbors, not responders.

Lend and Borrow

Kept by Elena Vasquez, Bet Larkin · keepers@foulweatherfriends.example · universal-opt-in

#Name, verification and emailIn their words
1Elena VasquezEmail verifiedKeeps the Fix-It Friday tool shelf in the library basement: two stepladders, pipe wrenches, clamps, a sewing machine and a soldering iron. Borrow on a Friday, or write and I will meet you.
2June OkaforEmail verifiedRetired shipyard electrician. Can lend a portable generator and two heavy outdoor cords, and will come and show you how to run it outside, well away from doors and windows. Also a voltage tester and a good flashlight.
3Walt KesslerEmail verifiedRetired harbor master. Can lend a pickup with a tow hitch and a 24-foot extension ladder. The chainsaw only comes with me attached.
4Wes AdeyemiSigned in with OAuthSound engineer. Can lend a small, quiet generator from outdoor shows, two work lights and a wet-dry vacuum for a flooded basement. Evenings are easiest.
5Gideon ParkEmail verifiedLeft on Sunday at 21:10 UTC, after this sheet was printed. Struck through by hand at the desk on Monday morning.Can lend a piano dolly and a hand truck, and two strong arms on a Saturday.
6Marcus HaleEmail verifiedCarpenter. Can lend sawhorses, a circular saw and a roof tarp big enough for most houses on the hill, and can help put it up once the wind drops.
7Maggie O’RourkeEmail verifiedCan lend two folding tables, a camp stove and a soup pot that feeds twenty. Also knows who on the harbor loop has what.
8Pim AdairEmail verifiedBike mechanic at the co-op on Chandler Street. Can lend a cargo bike with a rain cover, and a trailer that carries a week of groceries.

Rides to Appointments

Kept by Cyrus Otero · keepers@foulweatherfriends.example · vouching-required

#Name, verification and emailIn their words
1Cyrus OteroSigned in with OAuthDrove a school bus for twenty-six years. Drives a van with a fold-down step and room for a walker or a wheelchair. Weekdays, and storm days if the roads are open.
2Bram de WitVouched for by the curatorDrives to the coast three days a week with four empty seats. Happy to take you to an appointment on the way and bring you back.
3Theo LindqvistVouched for by the curatorWorks from home, so weekday mornings are free. Will drive you to an appointment and wait with a book.

Meals When It’s Hard

Kept by Hester Oduya · keepers@foulweatherfriends.example · universal-opt-in

#Name, verification and emailIn their words
1Hester OduyaEmail verifiedKeeps the kitchen at the Mariners’ Hall on Water Street, and its office copier. Prints the Foul Weather Friends sheet every Sunday and keeps the meals calendar.
2Carl JansenEmail verifiedRetired ferry mechanic who cooks too much soup. Can bring a pot of it twice a week, and bread if the bakery is open.
3Rosalind AchebeEmail verifiedBakes on Tuesdays and Fridays and always makes one loaf too many. Happy to leave it on your step.
4Theo LindqvistEmail verifiedLearning to cook for more than one. Will drive anything Hester has cooked to wherever it needs to go.

Nobody on this sheet paid to be on it, and nobody pays to borrow, ride or eat. Left a list? Tell the desk, and we strike your line by hand the same day. The Check-In Circle is not on this sheet, and never will be. Original files: foulweatherfriends.example/pools/ · Keepers: keepers@foulweatherfriends.example