The Medway Handyman wrote:
dennis@home wrote:
"Stephen Howard" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:31:30 -0800 (PST), Dave Starling
wrote:

Happened to notice a new build going up and dump some goodies in a
skip as they are just doing the snagging. Managed to get around 50
brand new, 7 newton blocks. Movin that lot certainly burnt a few
calories! Theres still more in there, but imagine they'll be gone
by the time I go back!
A couple of years ago I managed to find a skip near a commercial
build which had around 6 bales of shrink wrapped soundpoofing
rockwool slabs.

My best trophy from a skip-dive was Garrard 301 turntable - but I
had a client once who came in with a Selmer Model 22 baritone sax
he'd pulled out of a skip in Notting Hill....it was covered in
brick dust but otherwise unharmed. Finding something like that in a
skip is rather like finding someone has dumped a Rolls-Royce Silver
Ghost in your back garden.

As in taking it is theft?

FFS what is wrong with you?

Yes, technically its theft, but in reality its not. The crime is
throwing away perfectly good items that could be reused.

Is doing 32mph in a 30 limit speeding? Is stopping on a yellow line
for two minutes a real offence? Does anal retentive have a hyphen?

What colour is the sky on your planet?

Thank you, I belong to your church. I cannot comprehend this idiot use of
speed cameras and that speed is the cause of accidents. Of course it is if
inappropriate.When the rain is thundering down whilst travelling on the
motorway, I have had to reduce my speed to 20 mph and less for all's safety
sake, ( crumbles, I recall having to drop to less than 11mph on the M11
circa 15 years ago due to the conditions) . I frequently used to commute on
a motorway in the Midlands, whilst a lady in her 50's ( I'm just still in my
50's) used to drive at circa 45 mph causing HGVs to overtake and cause risks
to all. Why she was not pulled over and banned escapes me.

I have to confess to having being done for doing 36 mph ( I think it was
without checking, it might have been 39), a few years ago just inside a
recently moved limit, where it was 40 mph for many years. The Income Crew
sited their camera so that all could be seen to exceed the new 30 mph at the
transition point and were clobbered with no regard to safety issues. I did
not pursue the case but I am sure that my rear bumper was still in the 40mph
zone when I was done!