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  1. Sounds good to me. I've had enough. Sayonara,...

    Sounds good to me. I've had enough. Sayonara, Adios I'm outa here.
  2. I know you addressed to CHMN but I'll chime in....

    I know you addressed to CHMN but I'll chime in. When I was salvaging (I like this term better than scrapping because it implies reuse over scrap) back when iron was $15 or $20 a ton there was no...
  3. I don't see any newer homes going for less than...

    I don't see any newer homes going for less than replacement, but I do see some older ones going like you say. Maybe homes are becoming more like cars and other things. As they get older, more worn...
  4. Right on! But we have to be sure that U.S....

    Right on! But we have to be sure that U.S. companies hiring well paid U.S. workers get the infrastructure work. I'm thinking the new San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. The pieces of the bridge are...
  5. I think you are right about the end of the war. ...

    I think you are right about the end of the war. I too have done a lot of scrapping at $20 ton iron, 25 cent brass, 60 cent copper... I didn't end up scrapping a lot of the iron because I could sell...
  6. Or looking at it another way. We need more buyers...

    Or looking at it another way. We need more buyers for the many houses available. Higher wages, more jobs = increased number of buyers. Home prices are low compared to the high of the bubble, but in...
  7. You're right it's hard. After 3 months I just...

    You're right it's hard. After 3 months I just sold a giant logging winch from turn of century for $350. I had it advertised on CL for 4 months. Bought if off a truck on the way to scrap yard for...
  8. Yes, really love that truck. Same old style as...

    Yes, really love that truck. Same old style as the 39s and 40s - separate fenders, with headlights on top. Still the old prewar body stampings I guess. I think they changed to the more roundy ones...
  9. Good insights. thanks!

    Good insights. thanks!
  10. Hey and you're not far away either. Back in the...

    Hey and you're not far away either. Back in the 80s scrap prices were around 15 to 20% of what they are now but living expenses were about 50% of what they are now. It was a lot tougher making a go...
  11. I hope you are right, but i doubt it. As far as...

    I hope you are right, but i doubt it. As far as real estate. It's still got a ways down to go before people with the crummy jobs left can afford to buy them. til then down, down down.
  12. Whether you got the ebook or not my posts are...

    Whether you got the ebook or not my posts are still SPAM to you Right? Why guilty until proven innocent. I have gotten all sorts of flack on this forum because I sell an ebook. I also give away...
  13. Possible Future of Scrap Metal Prices Not So Good

    Just my thoughts on where I think scrap metal prices are headed. I believe that we're in a bubble and I'm afraid it's going to burst soon. Metal prices boomed especially during the housing boom....
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    I used to have early coffee and got to know a...

    I used to have early coffee and got to know a bunch of AT&T guys. Often times in rural or remote areas they just buried their scrap. AT&T scrap is awesome. Just heard of a place in the woods where...
  15. How about this. If we don't have something nice...

    How about this. If we don't have something nice to say, how about not saying anything at all? Courteous things to do. Why offend and ridicule? What's the point of having the forum if there is not...
  16. Some may, some may not. What's wrong with a...

    Some may, some may not. What's wrong with a little help and a lot of courtesy?
  17. Amen - very well put. How about if folks have...

    Amen - very well put. How about if folks have something mean or negative to say, they just say nothing and go onto the next post. There's no requirement to answer a post.
  18. Now that's the way to treat people - hooray!

    Now that's the way to treat people - hooray!
  19. Dad died not too long ago so it's just been...

    Dad died not too long ago so it's just been recently that I felt up to going through his stuff. All sorts of treasures I'm sure. Problem is I'm couple hundred miles from where I stored all of his...
  20. From my read of it, it would be CPUs made during...

    From my read of it, it would be CPUs made during the 70s as well as pre 70s. I've gotta get to my storage. My dad worked for Lawrence Lab and brought home a bunch of computer scrap from them over...
  21. LOL - Well, I've got a lot more gems to share...

    LOL - Well, I've got a lot more gems to share from my salvaging. Guess it's time to put on the hip boots :)
  22. Wish I could get them but I'm about as far away...

    Wish I could get them but I'm about as far away across the country as can be :)
  23. I understand that. What I don't like to see is...

    I understand that. What I don't like to see is the ridicule, calling someone stupid for posting, etc.
  24. You bet, but, as I said above, less toxic than...

    You bet, but, as I said above, less toxic than aqua regia. Guess I didn't make that clear. Also said, I recommend folks send this stuff to a refiner rather than attempt themselves. Thanks for...
  25. It sort of gives me an ache in my stomach...

    It sort of gives me an ache in my stomach thinking of all those old computers I scrapped years ago. I did just dig around and found a box of some old CPUs I kept, but none on that list. I did score...
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