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    scrap metal thief steals iron bridge

    Found it funny, heres the link:


    Bosnian scrap metal thief steals iron bridge | The Raw Story



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    Heh...amusing story. A whole bridge stolen. What got me tho, and wasn't funny...Is the prices over there! 26 cents a kilo..an you thought your yard prices were bad...heh!

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    That is about 12 cents a lb.
    My fortune cookie said:
    You discover treasures where others see nothing unusual.

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    I scrap metals, I leave figuring out other peoples currencies to smart folks like the rest of you.

    So..there!

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    1 Kilogram = 2.2 Pounds. 1 Euro cent = 1.33 U.S. Cent (1 Euro = 1.33 US Dollars, opposingly, 1 dollar costs .78 Euro).

    26 Euro cent per Kilo = 13 Euro cent per pound. You can do the real math, but 12 US cent per pound is right about there.

    I live in Germany, the Powerhouse of the European Union. Today, I sold 140 Kilos of shred for .10 per kilo. = 14 Euro`s. And in the timeframe of the story, I was only getting .12 per kilo. Hmmm, shoulda drove over to Bosnia to sell my shred.

    140kg x 2.2 = 308 pounds
    140 Kg x .10 = 14 Euro. 14Euro x 1.33 exchange rate = 18.62 Dollars. 18.62 dollars divided by 308 pounds = .06 US Cent. per pound. That sucks!!!!!

    What are you getting for shred today????
    metal Detect around the tree before you Pee.!!!

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    .07 here in Oklahoma, .08 if I drive it over to TX side, but it's got to be enough to cover another couple gallons of gas and the extra mileage

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    I hear you on gas mileage Bear. I am not up to tons of scrap yet, and my shred is mostly by-product from computers. Just part-timing with my ford focus wagon.



    What are your gas prices lately??? more math: 1 Liter regular is 1.55 Euro. 1liter x 3.74 liters to a gallon. 1.55 x 3.74 = 5.80 Euro. 5.80 Euro x $1.33 exchange rate = $7.71 per gallon.

    So at 7-8 dollars a gallon just just starting the engine is a budgeting factor!

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    gas prices in the US are about 1/2 what you are paying.

    Last I payed was $3.63


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