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Dumpster Diving
Turvey:
My name's Kevin and I'm an addict!!!
There, I've said it. :)
I work for our local council and service various Civic Amenity Sites as part of my job. It never ceases to amaze and annoy me what people chuck out. However as they say 'One mans trash is another mans treasure' ;)
I'm typing this through a MS wireless keyboard and mouse to a screenless laptop hooked up to a 32inch TV all salvaged from various sites. Our main computer is also a skip find as is another couple of laptops, at least 3 TVs, an Xbox 360 and 2 PS 2 with various games.
I also like finding older stuff that should really be kept for future generations..
An old enamel advertising sign about 100 years old, not as nice as some of the American oil signs though..
A Tiley lamp from around the 40s/50s complete with glass..
But my favourite piece is a ships torpedo log from around the 1880s. Needs a bit of a cleanup though.
SNAAKE:
I found a carboard box full of random dvds, xbox360 games, xbox 360 which was jtaggable, original xbox, bunch of controllers. it also had a ups label with a girl's name. guessing she threw out her dude's stuff lol..
some of you here own those xboxes btw :laugh: forgot who
BadMouth:
Strange coincidence, it's big trash day here on Tuesday.
....must ....resist. (might have to take a ride around the neighborhood in my pickup.....just to look)
Drnick:
I'm all up for a bit of dumpster diving from time to time. Had some nice Office chairs with proper lumbar supports. A Rug, My current Jtagged 360. An old Vax hoover that can suck up rubble so works brilliantly for the router/saw etc. The Oak Bedside table my wife picked up was a good find. Unfortunately I have never seen an arcade machine at the side of the road or at the tip, but the day I do >:D
geomartin:
Used to work next to Safeway super markets IT warehouse a few years back. They left a pallet of computers and a pallet of monitors outside next to the dumpster one night. Took them home in my pick up, took three trips. Everything worked and I started selling on Ebay. A couple weeks later same thing, so I asked one of the employees and he said they were in the middle of upgrading all the stores and he said I could help myself. Next week they just started leaving the pallets next to my truck and I filled most of my garage. It took a while, but I made over 15k selling them. Unfortunately after a few months the upgrades were finished.
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