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Chris and John
visited the IAR Atlanta Field Office. Ben Franzen assisted
the IAR research team with BBQ and Beer, as well as some
much needed technology assistance. Ben edited John and
Chris's video research. You can see them by clicking below
Superannuate
Press Release
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| 2nd Chance Thrift
Store in Charlotte, North Carolina proved to be a rich vein
of undiscovered thrift resources. |
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| Wilcha and Freyer
overstayed their welcome at this multifamily yard sale in
the picturesque suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina. |
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| The cashier
at Thrift World was an accomplished photographer. Wilcha
and Freyer requested she take their portrait. |
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| While there
were many amazing items at the Duke University Surplus store,
everything was wildly overpriced. Wilcha and Freyer were
disappointed and only purchased a framed anatomical chart
of the human eye. |
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| Wilcha lounges
inside the Duke University Surplus Store. |
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On the second
night of their trip, the IAR Mobile Ambulatory Research
Lab arrived at Karen Cirillo’s house in Durham, North
Carolina, just as she and her boyfriend were preparing
dinner. Wilcha and Freyer indulged.
Karen drew
John and Chris a map of prime thrift research spots in
the Raleigh Durham
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After a long
day of ambulance repairs and thrifting in Northern New
Jersey, Wilcha and Freyer were treated to dinner by Pat
and John Wilcha. Upon exiting the ambulance at the restaurant,
Pat Wilcha commented, "hopefully that was the first
and last ambulance ride of my life."
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On June 20,
2002, John Freyer and Christopher Wilcha purchased an
ambulance on Ebay for their IAR sponsored trip to Houston.
They arranged to pay the previous owner in cash. The transaction
took place in Northern New Jersey.
On June 21,
2002, CNN
reported that two suspected terrorists attempted to make
a cash purchase of an ambulance in Northern New Jersey.
Wilcha and
Freyer are bummed about this unfortunate coincidence.
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