scrapping a modern day gold rush?

**Bear** · 09-30-2013, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by jord0690

After watching Gold Rush on discovery, I started thinking.. Is this huge "scrapping boom" just another modern day gold rush?

That's exactly what it is Jord, and as with any other gold rush, the "gold" will play out

**SoonerA** · 10-01-2013, 04:29 AM

Yeah, but the gold in this case is never ending because we, as people, continue to buy crap. The manufacturers are still making things to be replaced instead of repaired. I'm still combing through neighborhoods in my area because its big trash pickup. It never ceases to amaze me what people will throw out... and that I need a trailer!
SoonerA

**Mick** · 10-01-2013, 05:08 AM

Originally Posted by SoonerA

Yeah, but the gold in this case is never ending because we, as people, continue to buy crap. The manufacturers are still making things to be replaced instead of repaired. I'm still combing through neighborhoods in my area because its big trash pickup. It never ceases to amaze me what people will throw out... and that I need a trailer!
SoonerA

And soon you'll need a BIGGER trailer. Then, when you've got as big a trailer as your truck will handle, you'll have to make multiple trips.

Who would have thought there would be an upside to "planned obsolescence"?

**Bear** · 10-01-2013, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by SoonerA

Yeah, but the gold in this case is never ending because we, as people, continue to buy crap. The manufacturers are still making things to be replaced instead of repaired. I'm still combing through neighborhoods in my area because its big trash pickup. It never ceases to amaze me what people will throw out... and that I need a trailer!
SoonerA

I'd say "never ending" with a grain of salt there Sooner. Yeah, they're steady replacing it, the old, good, heavy, metal stuff, with the new, "improved", lightweight, cheap plastic "crap". When you get your trailer, don't be surprised if it ain't plastic too, right down to the axle and ball bearings(soon as they can figure out a way to do it) You can maybe look forward to hauling heaping loads of plastic in it too ; )