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Found this old thread of mine and found it interesting that I had all but forgot about those days as time seems to move "oddly" when you get older and hopefully wiser.
Both brothers that helped me have passed on and the young couple split up after being together for about 8 years.
It's tough getting that "Santa's coming" feeling when you get older. But I do alright I figure as I never believed in Santa and such things.
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If not cruising garbage routes and classifieds for a hatchback or minivan full of shred, or risking prison stealing cats off cars, makes me lazy, then I'm one lazy SOB...Originally Posted by travistemple202020
Processing PCBs and heat exchangers and motors full time, given the logistics of scouting or whole selling it, most intelligent people can just go do other stuff for exponential net... A lot of people are pretty intelligent and can move industries with profit margins..
Last edited by OFWIFJ; 07-02-2021 at 07:33 PM.
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How terrible to have never believed in Santa
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Yes i found that the curb has become a waste of time. I moved onto dumpsters and got in with the companys cause they see me everyday around the same time. Any one can do garbage routs and race around trying to beat the other guy across town for a weed wacker. plus a load of curb shred witch is usually low grade border line garbage.
i just got in with a company that remodels hospitals and health care facilities. I use to hit their dumpster every day but now since the prices are up and everyone is like "IM A SCRAPPER!!!" and showing up making a mess so they asked for my number. I was down to one day a week running the curb but now, no time for the curb co anymore. plus all that stop and go is annoying. And people flag you down to ask if you want a tv or a fridge thats in their basement or some other crap thats 20 miles away and get mad when you say it aint worth it
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Yeah I just run load boards with a 36' dump trailer and 53' dry van and make a scouting scrappers annual net in days...
I talked to a few companies I use to get pallets of computers and circuit boards from and they say soccer dads are buying at a loss because of speculation on gold trading. I use to buy 20 pallets of laptops for like 4k, and part of that 4k was a LTL carrier bill.... lol
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Out of clutter, find simplicity. --Albert Einstein
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SAY WHAT AGAIN!!!........What??
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I was looking to add another pick up truck and trailor to my fleet. But why drop 50K on a new truck (not a 20yr old beater truck) to beat the hell out of it but thats what they are made for. I was thinking of skipping the new pick up and mabey get a stake body truck. One forum member rescently got one and am thinking this may be the route to go. considering that the hvac shop i get stuff from only does commerical and industrial jobs. They have many roof top units in their shop they gut and run in the shell of the unit to the yard. I have a feeling when prices drop back to 70/ton for steel and $1.40 for copper they may ask me to take them and i would like to be ready for anything.
I was also thinking that my 2 cousins haul stone from the quarry for their fathers trucking co so mabey i could get them to drop a 28ft dump over here on a friday and fill by sunday. (The yard i use is open sundays) probably do this once a month and pay their gas and $200 for their time but IDK. But when, not if, prices start to fall, This plan wouldnt work out so well. Its all adaptation in this game.
Last edited by greytruck; 07-05-2021 at 01:32 PM.
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