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    The Good The Bad The Ugly

    This Sunday I see a large fuel tank near a backhoe I inquire ,turns out he gives me 400 lb steel 12 copper 2 al I give him a 30 pack THE GOOD
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    Also on Sunday I am at a dumpster 2 miles from a grocery store .I see 2 grocery carts i load up with metal and also hump to the roof the 2 carts , I go to supermarket to tell them what i found and to ask if they want the bent karts. The manager sees them and says how the heck you get them up there I want them for parts I pull them off he says thanks .As a tolkin I feel i should have received $5 no go the Bad
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    2 weeks ago I purchased some metal from some workers at cost I figured what the heck well ok when I sell of the ss sink with brass faucet $7 profit . Anyway today there tossing out a projection TV I offer $5 There laughing and say $20 I say guys values not there .Now it’s a joke we want lunch HA HA lunch
    I say I can’t so I walk all I hear is Lunch Ha Ha Ha -- THE UGLY
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    No little ceasers pizza joints in your town? $5 large pizza. I would have baught them one and said here is lunch enjoy

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    large pie $16 . Just they made a big joke of it , I have taken apart a mountain of TVs I lost count I just don't want to be the butt of a joke.

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    Am I understanding this correctly...you loaded up the carts, and then asked if you could have them? Seems like a waste of time.

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    Carts were in the dumpster , as this job sight just cleaned up all that was in the area ,I even saw wall mart carts . I took these 2 cause they were bent up.
    The yard I goto wont take carts unless you have written permission.I took the chance to get consent (which i have gotten in the Past) from other markets .
    Any way for the trouble $5 per cart is the going rate for a individual i heard uses a pickup truck to find lost carts .

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    Hey Copper Head what is a 30 pack?

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    I just assumed he meant one of these. Wonder if he asked them to save the cans?

    If it wasn't for the $ in $crap, it would just be.....

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    I know - I am not much a drinker , So when i purchased it for $18 then there was the additional charge of .5 X 30 cans // Darn !!

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    Quote Originally Posted by happyscraper View Post
    Hey Copper Head what is a 30 pack?
    We call those 30 packs - "Bricks"
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    I don't drink and didn't know they sold beer by the 30 pack. I don't remember seeing one of those her in florida, I'll have to look for one.

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    Well i wont complain about no 30 packs in florida when you have that can tax smh. seems the ass backwards state got something right.
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