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  1. Thread: Police

    by murt
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    I am very glad that you recognize this right we...

    I am very glad that you recognize this right we have. Let me tell you about some stuff that's happened to me personally with less ethical LEOs.
    1. I've been walking next to the interstate, on the...
  2. Thread: Roaches??????

    by murt
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    Wow. Darn. Jebus. I used to live in employee...

    Wow. Darn. Jebus.
    I used to live in employee housing working for an orchard in central Washington state, and roaches were everywhere. You'd go to take a shower, crush 20 on the way to the...
  3. Autozone gives 5$ store cedit for even a motorcycle battery

    Just found this out the other day, well if you are getting 30 cents a pound it isn't too big of a deal, but my friend and I went in, we had 4 batteries that were prob 14 pounds or so apiece, and they...
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    Do you guys really find it worth the gas and time...

    Do you guys really find it worth the gas and time to cut one up? Idk I've never even considered selling one as anything other than shred, as you mentioned, a lot safer also.
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    Yep 6$ ain't worth going to jail over, or a 5...

    Yep 6$ ain't worth going to jail over, or a 5 grand hospital bill. You can either be the tough guy, or just see that it's a gray area (ownership of the sink) and do what you did- same thing i would...
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    Wewillprevail: Not so sure i agree with...

    Wewillprevail:
    Not so sure i agree with you there. The cable was left by a logging company, probably along with tractor oil changes, peanut butter jars, grease tubes, logger dumps, etc, as...
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    Yep people are so snooty "You're stealing my...

    Yep people are so snooty "You're stealing my trash".
    Walk a mile in my shoes, ya gotta think.
  8. I would caution you not to call in just anybody...

    I would caution you not to call in just anybody working up on a cell tower-many tower climbers do work from personal vehicles, just doing routine stuff like swapping the FAA beacon lightbulbs. I'm...
  9. Scrapped an "Oxygen Enricher" from a medical Supply Dumpster

    Scrapped an "Oxygen Enricher" from a medical Supply Dumpster. Inside the thing is a heavy motor with a fan, like a vacuum, and 3 aluminum tanks, 2 filled with beads like a catalytic converter.
    ...
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    I agree, it's all about where you sell to. ...

    I agree, it's all about where you sell to.
    I had to take in 7# of insy wire like you sell to a yard that paid only 20 cents a pound for it, I told them they were full of scrap metalscrap...
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    Why would you do the smelters job for them? ...

    Why would you do the smelters job for them?
    Resist them obsessive-compulsive temptations :)
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    A hair dryer or heat gun can help with getting...

    A hair dryer or heat gun can help with getting the valve off, its a real light weld you gotta break. If you can stick the tank handles through an iron bar cast in concrete or something like that to...
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    If you do smash the glass, there's a little...

    If you do smash the glass, there's a little aluminum piece at the very end of the glass. But then once you do smash the glass, your chance of getting cut goes up about 100%,
    for a 5 cent piece of...
  14. Jeez, I'd hope you're able to get more than 35...

    Jeez, I'd hope you're able to get more than 35 cents for Aluminum, it's worth 60 most places right now
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    Burning wire=nasty chemical smoke that poisons...

    Burning wire=nasty chemical smoke that poisons the air and really does, no kidding here, cause cancer.
    http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem00/chem00031.htm

    Remember the whole Agent Orange...
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    Eh I took the thing to the local AT and T...

    Eh I took the thing to the local AT and T dealership today and handed it to the guy, he said they could find the person. Possibly they replace the glass topscreen seeing as its all shattered- I...
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    you can sell it as #1 prepared steel, i sold some...

    you can sell it as #1 prepared steel, i sold some old footrope from a net once, just leave it as a coil, no sense putting extra work into it
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    Well I guess Ebay it is then! Sweet...

    Well I guess Ebay it is then!
    Sweet groundscore. I don't do it myself , but I have friends who are big into the tech stuff that can jailbreak and unlock all kinds of gadgets. There's always a way...
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    Found an Iphone today

    On the side of the road. Its been run over and the glass cracked but it still works perfectly and the touch and display are perfect.
    I'd like to find the owner, but none of the hacks around the...
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    Agreed. I aint no bleeding heart but I think its...

    Agreed. I aint no bleeding heart but I think its shortsighted to not see the consequences of your actions. You and 10 million third world guys doing this every day, adds up, combined it accumulates....
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    "Lets give those peddlers the lowest price we can...

    "Lets give those peddlers the lowest price we can and play upon their ignorance, then sell for the highest price we can get".
    My guess as to whats going on in their minds. There are some fair...
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    All "marine grade" really means is that its...

    All "marine grade" really means is that its spark-proof (wont light fires because they have such bad consequences at sea). If its wiring is exposed it's probably no longer spark-proof.
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    farm implement

    We call that a "tedder" where I'm from, it tosses the hay up to turn it for drying.
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    That is messed up. My home state doesn't even...

    That is messed up. My home state doesn't even issue titles for vehicles older than 15 years, so a law requiring titles for junking cars would be impossible.
    Where are you at? I'm looking at moving...
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    I've branched into ebay selling. It is truly...

    I've branched into ebay selling. It is truly amazing how wide a market you reach with a 1-week auction. I found a 1970's or early 80's liscence plate while scrapping and sold it for 5$ yesterday....
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