A few months ago, I was unloading some rotors at the cast iron pile and was sickened to see a very ornate 1880s-90s Victorian parlor stove busted to pieces v:) That thing would have looked great in the entry foyer/parlor of my Victorian house, and I would have happily paid MUCH more than scrap for it! There are some things that just shouldn't be scrapped, and this was one of them.
Gingervitis. And a fiberglass dhingy in the aluminum pile
Well almost good as new electronics and laptops. Seriously who does throw them away? Its better to give it to a recycling company atleast they can get some cash in its return and there parts will be re-used.
New one for me today. A guy cranked up this steamroller and rolled it off a trailer. Sold it for shred price. Yard boss drove it off into the back lot, waving like a beauty contest queen in a parade.
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Damm. I want a steamroller.
Make all that can crushing much more fun!
Sirscrapalot - Would love a steam roller, people wouldn't block his driveway anymore.
I think you could use your lawn roller to do the same job. For those of us with lawns,,, lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot
It wouldn't work on the cars that block up my yard tho. :)
Sirscrapalot - For some reason "Do not park here"(city signs, not mine) translates into "Park here an block up the entire street, and yard."
I can't remember what they are called, I'll describe it to the best of my ability. Maybe someone can give me an "Assist" for extra credit. I saw this just recently and was glad it was being scrapped. When I was a kid (many moons ago), you would get on this thing and other kids would push it as fast possible. It's round like a saucer, about 10 or 12 feet in diameter with axial in center. You would get really dizzy and try to walk without falling down (impossible). I wasn't a big fan of this play ground accessory (lost my groceries once) and did a double take seeing it at the scrap yard (a thumbs up to myself). A nice hunk of steel for who ever brought it in, these things have to weigh 400 or 500 pounds easy. I hated it so bad I can't remember what they are called. Help Mr. Wizard!
These? Best i can find is it was called a Merry-Go-Round
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But a little higher off the ground?
Sirscrapalot - Round an round you go, which way will the..chunks go! - I went there.
OMG. I loved those things. They were so dangerous.
Funny you say that, this is the site it came from.. ;)
http://http://www.blendcentralmn.org...ds-delightful/
Sirscrapalot - Spin'm around an watch'm fall down!
That's it you get extra credit. I hate those things! So I'm going to keep it banned from my brain.
I saw someone toss a butt load of large electric motors into the heavy steel pile... I was baffled because at the time electric motors were .50 and heavy was.15!! Also more rerecently I saw brass figurines of animals humping... like pretty ornate figurines of bears and goats going at it... they sit on the cashiers desk
Last week was offloading non ferrous at the yard...
Middleaged man in business suit pulls on to weight bridge in a car and off again thought nothing of it , On my way round to the cashiers office saw him unload a microwave just the one. Too good to miss a waited awhile till he was reweighed and followed him in to the office.When the woman gave him his ticket to sign , with the grand total of £1.60 his face was a picture.......Off he went and as you do upto the window and the woman was crying with laughter .........I know this woman and so talked awhile only to find out that almost on a daily basis she has people in with things that at times weigh less than the 20Kg incriment on the scale , she has been told 'my friend said it would be at least £20' -- £1000 a ton for shred WOW.
British - Should not laugh at people - But seems unable to help it