[TheForge] Scrounging small stock

[Bruce Freeman]

Election time is near, and I'm oogling all those campaign signs
supported by an inverted, squared-off U-shaped piece of "wire".  That
wire turns out to be about 1/4" stock.  I've used some from some years
back to make a couple chandeliers, recently, and other stuff before
that.

Question is, are they worth the scrounging?  (After the election, of
course!  Why you wouldn't think I'd do such a thing pull up Bush/Cheney
signs BEFORE the election, would you?)  Anyone know easier pickings for
small stock like that?  

I really should get around to pricing the stuff, but am leery of doing
so, now that prices are so far up.

Bruce
NJ