this time of year always seems to bring out folks that seem good at pissing off peaple in the name of saving time ,saving space in the truck or saving waste .......a good example would be smashing open a crt tv ,taking the copper then leaving the tv carcas ,or destroying still good things then leaving them behind
......me i find in the long run ,if you use common sence and aren't an ass then folks see you in a more positive light ,they say nice things to there neighbors about you ,try to help you out more and ......often the positive image brings more scrap ,.....but this area gets raided by the thieves ,the smashers ,the illeagle dumpers ,the leave a mess'ers and the just plain inconsiderate
i know guys are in it to make money and but it's frustrating to have images tarnished and alienated peaple blaming me ,in recent weeks i'm seeing that my territory has a regular thats pissing folks off ,....i see the messes the smashed stuff and am picking up on the persons routine ,talked to a dissapointed fellow today ,he put out a nice pedistool sink hoping someone would make use of it ,as he wanted to get rid of it ,the guy smacked it with a hammer to get the faucet and drain,then left the broken sink .....i talked to the guy ,he knew of me and didn't think it was me ,told him i understood his alienation and convinced him that i shared his opinion ,......he liked me ,he took a minute and gave me some stuff ......often i find peaple go out of there way to catch you like the ice cream truck and often have alot more stuff that they just didn't put out till they saw me
now what i'm wondering is what the difference in payoffs on the long run are ,is it better to keep moving ,less waste less time ,less gas ,....or is it better to be friendly ,talk to folks and take the extra minute to take the whole thing or neatly remove the scrap ........often i pass on stuff i see might find someone who could use it if i don't destroy it and often i wind up talking to folks too long and waste time ,.....my opinion is my style makes more money via more scrap donations
........i was kinda wondering what the og seasoned scrappers thought of the subject
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