Windsor, Ontario – Windsor City Councillor Fred Francis has unveiled his latest innovative idea to address Windsor’s Homeless situation: election lawn signs that double as tiny homes. Yes, you read that correctly. As if the political landscape couldn’t get any stranger, Francis has decided to tackle the city’s homelessness crisis with a stroke of questionable creativity.
Picture this: the familiar sight of lawn signs peppered across the city during election season, but instead of just boasting political slogans, they serve as makeshift shelters. According to Francis, the coroplast material commonly used for these signs has an impressive insulation R factor of two, providing a semblance of insulation against the harsh Canadian winters. But he didn’t stop there. Oh no, he went above and beyond, crafting wooden lawn sign stake frames to support the signs, effectively doubling the R factor to a whopping four, when more coroplast signs are added on the inside.
And just when you thought it couldn’t get any more outside the box, let alone reality, Francis revealed his pièce de résistance: emergency mylar blankets lining the interiors for fireproofing. Because when you’re living in a repurposed election lawn sign, safety is clearly the top priority.
“To lead this project, I will be donating my entire current supply of election lawn signs” said Councillor Francis. “I won’t need them for the next election, so this is also an effective way of recycling the signs.”
Graduates of Councillor Francis’ “Professional Panhandler” training will have the first opportunity to join the tiny homes initiative.
Now, some may scoff at Francis’s unconventional approach to addressing homelessness, but you can’t deny his unwavering commitment to thinking outside the box. Or, in this case, thinking inside the coroplast. Who knows, maybe one day we’ll look back on this moment as the spark that ignited a revolution in urban design. But for now, let’s just hope the tiny homes withstand the next gust of wind and don’t end up as fodder for the nearest recycling bin.
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