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One of the best and easiest items I find on garbage day is Gas Grills. The tops and bottoms are usualy cast aluminum and fairly heavy the controls and connections are brass and the gas tubes are usually stainless steel. They take about 10-15 minutes to strip down and I usally get about $10-15 per grill at current prices.
You know i had a guy watch me dump my truck in the shreddable pile and i had about 2 grills on there and when i was done and pulled off to get paid he told me the same think you just said. now why couldnt he have told me that when he saw me throwing it off of the truck? ive thrown away many grills not knowing its true value.
They are usually a fairly dirty strip job, but go fast.
I need someone to help strengthen my resolve. There are TWO grills by the curb tonite, just a few streets away. One is gas and the other I think was charcoal. I didn't grab them, bc my husband hates my scrapping hobby, and would be upset with my for bringing those huge things home. I could probably sneak out tonite and wrestle them here, but he hates me putting dirty things in his SUV.Quote:
Originally Posted by 708bigbuck
They are pretty heavy and even if I sneak them here, it will be a lot of work to do alone.
I think I need a different husband. ;)
Should I go out and grab them anyway?
My wife never openly objected to my scrapping, but somewhere along the way I started mentioning to her "that (scrap) is a $10 bill just laying there." Now she likes to drive alley ways with me when we aren't in a hurry to get home.
I'm sure there are a lot of men on here that would love to have a wife that enjoys scrap as much as they do lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Jillyenator
Did you sneak out and get the grills?
Jon.
You need your own pickup truck. Then, you can cruise, grab & scrap.
Maybe hubby will want to ride with you!
I did sneak over, but wasn't able to get either into the back of the SUV. I took the grates off and a few other things I could remove quickly. I'll need to grab my trailer to actually bring those over, and will have to talk hubby into helping. Both grills are massive and too heavy for me to lift by myself.
I want all that aluminum! There are nice big stainless doors under one of them, too.
Trash pickup is Monday morning, so I still have some time, if I can convince hubby to let me put those in the yard. He thinks my hobby is 'white trash'. He's pretty much a neat freak.
I do need a pickup. I want something reliable, though. I've had nothing but trouble with my Jeep Cherokees (I have two that I'm giving up on repairing, and am trying to sell).Quote:
Originally Posted by spinroch
It's strange that I am the scrapping, camping, boating one, and he's the computer geek. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MattInTheHat
Will you marry me? :).
*side note* that may have been the forum's first proposal!
Accepted, Voodoodaddy! You can be my forum husband. heh.
What's the blue heeler's name? I like the two-toned eyes. Can we take him scrapping with us?
That would be Ms. Voodoo, she's 10! Been my scrappin' buddy for years!
LOL Good stuff. Match.com has nothing on this forum. Your Hubby needs to know that Metal + MONEY!!! My wife grabs stuff for us every chance she can. Tell him "Couples who scrap together, STAY together" and eventually locked up and fined together, but that's not important right now.
Hopefully he comes around but in the mean time, keep on scrapin'!
lol..First forum proposal indeed!
Go with the mini-van, soon to be Mrs. Voodoo. ;) Trucks are so passe'.
Sirscrapalot - Where do I send wedding beverages?
One of the reasons I will be getting married next year is my Lady helps me scrap. She loves to look out at Curbco for stuff she can repurpose and help her friends out. She has been sober for nearly 7 years now and sees people trying to get back on their feet alot and some need furniture, a rug, or a dresser. I love the company and the extra set of eyes and its just good time we get to spend together with the dog in the bed of the truck and the backseat when it gets too full.
I use a hammer.the aluminum breaks really easy around the bolts
OThey would all ready be in the back of my truck , I say go get them then buy a meal with the profits .then make a snarky comment about how trash equals treasureQuote:
Originally Posted by Jillyenator
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Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot
I prefer my truck to a van because sometimes you don't want to smell what your hauling .plus the rain cleans up some of the dirt,cob webs critters and other nastys I don't want in my cab .
I hate when I get a load and then when I wake up its covered with spider webs! Got to find them as I don't want to unload them in my yard....
I have had spiders in computer towers , bee hives in grills . Two reasons my truck will be replaced with another truck . What I would love is a ford super wagon chopped and adding a truck bed where the back two seats are . Just slide the rear up 10 feet and you would have the best of both worlds .Quote:
Originally Posted by hobo finds
I got $10.45 for just 1 grill lid and bottom the other day, that's not even including steel, brass and everything else. .55 a # for old cast and it weighed 19#'s. GRILLS are a scrappers friend lol