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    Nice pay out at the yard

    Took all my value items into the yard copper, brass, ali, cast iron, motors and some low grade scrap items asked the wife to have a go and tell me how much I will get for it all.

    She takes a look and ponders for a little comes back to me with £110.

    I then tell her I'm thinking of bout £150 as two items are worth just over £100 had a copper water tank worth £40 and 27kg of stripped wire called the yard two days ago to get a up to date price copper was up to £2.75 a kilo so worked it out to be bout £65 for the wire.

    Well the total shocked me as it's the biggest cash in I've had so far came to a grand total of £268.66 plus the copper price has gone up to £2.85 a kilo.

    I'm now starting my pile again looking forward to the next payday.

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    Waaay better than a kick in the face. Its nice when you get a nice surprise. Now go take the wife out for some good fish and chips. 73, Mike
    "Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}

    Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked

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    Lol it did take me six months to save all my bits up so I think I can manage to take the wife out in a few months time fingers x she would have forgotten by then and that means only one thing ............ more profit in my pocket.


    Oh wait forgot wife has all the money dam that's my pay day up the swonny lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jedimaster View Post
    Lol it did take me six months to save all my bits up so I think I can manage to take the wife out in a few months time fingers x she would have forgotten by then and that means only one thing ............ more profit in my pocket.




    Oh wait forgot wife has all the money dam that's my pay day up the swonny lol

    If you had a wife that forgot.....you'd be one in a million brother lol!
    Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
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    Nice payout, the changing $ (£) exchange rates make a noticeable difference here in NZ too.

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    eesakiwi Fingers x the prices will start to strengthen now the UK is out of Europe

    Hypoman think I got better odds on winning the lottery than my wife forgetting anything bless her

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jedimaster View Post
    eesakiwi Fingers x the prices will start to strengthen now the UK is out of Europe
    They aren't out. Brexit was a non binding referendum.

    They haven't started the actual process yet, and it will take years if they do.


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