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best things found in trash
In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super
free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the pickup full. I picked up a 8 ft piece of a new laminate countertop, no holes cut in it, has the backsplace and rolled edges. (must have been cut wrong or wrong color), a old oak 6 drawer dresser, fixed a few drawers and touched up the finish and gave it to my daughter. A couple of exterior steel entry doors with the double insulated glass panels, not sure how many gallons and quart cans of name brand paints. Most of them half full or more. Also several sheets of treated latice. As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure. -- Mike S. http://members.tripod.com/n0yii/woodworking.htm |
My big score was an unused $300 rowing machine.
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"Mike S." wrote in message m... In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the pickup full. -----snippage----- As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure. That's my kind of event!!! I'd be like the sow that found the door to the corn crib open. Larry |
I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY)
though. Damn! Federal law states that it cannot be illegal in a certain small town or city if the trash is placed at the curb. There are a few cases where federal law enforcement took the trash of a homeowner to search for evidence and the homeowner claimed it was still their property until the garbage man showed up. They lost. If police can take it as discarded material without a warrant, it is public domain so says the court ruling. Of course, you'd have to fight your Rochester-based ticket in court to prove that... Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. http://www.autodrill.com http://www.multi-spindle-heads.com V8013 My eBay: http://tinyurl.com/4hpnc |
In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super
free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then CLIP You should check out the newsgroup alt.dumpster. It's kind of spam filled, but there are dedicated curbside recyclers there like none you've ever met. Some great ideas and tips on where and how to find stuff as well as legal perspective. -- Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. http://www.autodrill.com http://www.multi-spindle-heads.com V8013 My eBay: http://tinyurl.com/4hpnc |
"Joe" wrote in message ... CLIP You should check out the newsgroup alt.dumpster. also see http://dumpsterworld.com/ |
"brocpuffs" wrote in message ... On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." wrote: In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY) though. Damn! Same thing here in Jamestown, NY James. It's called "scavenging", and they will stop & ticket you during the Spring/Fall cleanup. -- Nahmie Those on the cutting edge bleed a lot. |
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"Mike S." wrote: In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the pickup full. I picked up a 8 ft piece of a new laminate countertop, no holes cut in it, has the backsplace and rolled edges. (must have been cut wrong or wrong color), a old oak 6 drawer dresser, fixed a few drawers and touched up the finish and gave it to my daughter. A couple of exterior steel entry doors with the double insulated glass panels, not sure how many gallons and quart cans of name brand paints. Most of them half full or more. Also several sheets of treated latice. As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure. 7-foot stainless chemistry-lab countertop with integral sink in absolutly mint, dent and scratch free condition with 1 1/2" edges all around. It now lives next to my BBQ outside awaiting the day I get a wine-making station set up in my basement...that will be..mmm 2025? I wasn't a regular visitor here yet, because, believe-you-me, I would have gloated. 0¿0 Rob |
BUT ... is it illegal in the 'burbs surrounding Rochester? My FIL harvests
the curbs around Henrietta and Greece on a regular basis. Rick "brocpuffs" wrote in message ... On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." wrote: In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY) though. Damn! James |
"brocpuffs" wrote in message ... On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." wrote: In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY) though. Damn! I didn't know that! I will put the rowing machine back. ;) I almost forgot the Nordic Track, but that needed a $5 bearing replaced. |
You could also try freecycling. Where people give away stuff by leaving
a message on a website dedicated to your area. I've got mountains of timber that way. http://www.freecycle.org/ |
You could also try freecycling. Where people give away stuff by leaving
a message on a website dedicated to your area. I've got mountains of timber that way. http://www.freecycle.org/ WARNING! WARNING! DING! DING! ALARM! ALARM!!!! Addictive group. Once you start reading, you find you have "needs" for things you really don't necessarily have room for. ....I participate in a few local freecycle groups and try to give stuff away but find myself picking stuff up from time to time too... Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. http://www.autodrill.com http://www.multi-spindle-heads.com V8013 My eBay: http://tinyurl.com/4hpnc |
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:13:35 GMT, "toller" wrote:
I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY) though. Damn! I didn't know that! I will put the rowing machine back. ;) I almost forgot the Nordic Track, but that needed a $5 bearing replaced. Aw. Just leave an anonymous note where the stuff was, saying you didn't realize its frowned upon and you will say a few words of penance. Something like that- From what Nahmie said, it may be a local ordinance kind of thing. Not really sure. Aw, grab it while you can!!! That law makes no sense to me. James |
"Joe" wrote in message ... In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then WARNING! WARNING! DING! DING! ALARM! ALARM!!!! Addictive group. Once you start reading, you find you have "needs" for things you really don't necessarily have room for. You know it, Joe!!! All this dumpster talk ...and I had to get my dd fix. Went by some of my favorite dumpsters and picked up a large piece of 14 gauge sheet, some square thinwall and 5 nice drawers from a bureau beside a Salvation Army dumpster. I had to leave the bureau because I already had a full load and it needed a little more than TLC to get it back in shape. I'm making a return visit to that dumpster where I picked up the steel to pick up some wire merchandise display baskets and some more of that thinwall. http://home.mchsi.com/~lhote5/dumpster-saturday1big.jpg These drawers, notice, have machine cut dovetails front and back and the sides look rather exotic. The brass hardware pulls look useful. http://home.mchsi.com/~lhote5/dumpster-saturday2big.jpg Larry |
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Absolutely the best dumpster find was about 80 identical pieces of
software (cd with manuals) still shrink wrapped and in boxes, behind the local phone company. They were cleaning out and just trashed it. Sold them on eBay for about $90 each. I was a very happy diver. Of course, this type of thing only feeds my addiction. Dan |
Robatoy wrote:
7-foot stainless chemistry-lab countertop with integral sink in absolutly mint, dent and scratch free condition with 1 1/2" edges all around. It now lives next to my BBQ outside awaiting the day I get a wine-making station set up in my basement...that will be..mmm 2025? I wasn't a regular visitor here yet, because, believe-you-me, I would have gloated. You can do a gloat ex post facto. It's allowed. Just not more than once in any one calendar year. You suck. -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/ |
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S."
wrote: In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the pickup full. I picked up a 8 ft piece of a new laminate countertop, no holes cut in it, has the backsplace and rolled edges. (must have been cut wrong or wrong color), a old oak 6 drawer dresser, fixed a few drawers and touched up the finish and gave it to my daughter. A couple of exterior steel entry doors with the double insulated glass panels, not sure how many gallons and quart cans of name brand paints. Most of them half full or more. Also several sheets of treated latice. As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure. Too bad you weren't around when I was moving- I got rid of all sorts of stuff that wasn't even really junk, it just never got used. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
"brocpuffs" wrote in message ... On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:13:35 GMT, "toller" wrote: I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY) though. Damn! I didn't know that! I will put the rowing machine back. ;) I almost forgot the Nordic Track, but that needed a $5 bearing replaced. Aw. Just leave an anonymous note where the stuff was, saying you didn't realize its frowned upon and you will say a few words of penance. Something like that- From what Nahmie said, it may be a local ordinance kind of thing. Not really sure. Aw, grab it while you can!!! That law makes no sense to me. Must be local. Makes me sick when guys here start talking about "dump runs", because our local landfill will NOT allow you to take anything. Something to do with liability. SIL wanted a nice Stainless Steel playground slide that was @ the landfill metal bin, they wouldn't let him have it. -- Nahmie Those on the cutting edge bleed a lot. |
Prometheus wrote: On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." wrote: In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the pickup full. I picked up a 8 ft piece of a new laminate countertop, no holes cut in it, has the backsplace and rolled edges. (must have been cut wrong or wrong color), a old oak 6 drawer dresser, fixed a few drawers and touched up the finish and gave it to my daughter. A couple of exterior steel entry doors with the double insulated glass panels, not sure how many gallons and quart cans of name brand paints. Most of them half full or more. Also several sheets of treated latice. As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure. Too bad you weren't around when I was moving- I got rid of all sorts of stuff that wasn't even really junk, it just never got used. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam You should try this site: http://www.freecycle.org/ Great place if you have a group in your town or area. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX |
I was watching the "Garage Takeover" on discovery Saturday. While not a
bad show, the "crush time" was kinda dumb. They'd take the things the owners considered trash and crush them with a backhoe. While some of it was truly junk some things were perfectly good and could have been sold at a yard sale or given to goodwill. John |
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 09:24:19 -0500, "Norman D. Crow"
wrote: Must be local. Makes me sick when guys here start talking about "dump runs", because our local landfill will NOT allow you to take anything. Something to do with liability. SIL wanted a nice Stainless Steel playground slide that was @ the landfill metal bin, they wouldn't let him have it. Your sister-in-law is a him? Oh. Sorry. Figured it out. Must be the other sites I visit... - - LRod Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999 http://www.woodbutcher.net |
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These drawers, notice, have machine cut dovetails front and back and the sides look rather exotic. The brass hardware pulls look useful. http://home.mchsi.com/~lhote5/dumpster-saturday2big.jpg Larry Why would these drawers have dovetails at the backs of the drawers, particularly oriented to keep the sides pulling away from the back, rather than the other way around? Is this common? If so, why? Is it just to add, um, cachet to a piece of furniture? The reason I ask is that a friend called me yesterday and asked how to repair a drawer with (apparently) similar construction. It's hard to tell this sort of thing over the phone. I guess the drawer had dovetails at the back of the drawer, and a rabbet joint glued and stapled at the front. Obviously not high-quality stuff. Why put the expensive (and good) joint at the back of the drawer? Thanks. -Phil Crow |
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 09:24:19 -0500, "Norman D. Crow"
wrote: "brocpuffs" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:13:35 GMT, "toller" wrote: I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY) though. Damn! I didn't know that! I will put the rowing machine back. ;) I almost forgot the Nordic Track, but that needed a $5 bearing replaced. Aw. Just leave an anonymous note where the stuff was, saying you didn't realize its frowned upon and you will say a few words of penance. Something like that- From what Nahmie said, it may be a local ordinance kind of thing. Not really sure. Aw, grab it while you can!!! That law makes no sense to me. Must be local. Makes me sick when guys here start talking about "dump runs", because our local landfill will NOT allow you to take anything. Something to do with liability. SIL wanted a nice Stainless Steel playground slide that was @ the landfill metal bin, they wouldn't let him have it. Our landfill has a sign indicating that taking things from the landfill constitutes theft. Seems kinda heavy-handed. I'm not sure that this is driven by liability so much as practicality and safety. At our landfill, the earth-movers are busy filling in not too far from where people are dumping. Given the lack of common sense and common courtesy prevalent in today's society, I can see people getting themselves in the way of the earth movers while trying to pull out that "one really cool thing" they see just before it is about to get buried. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S."
wrote: As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure. I found a Baby Ruth Candy Bar once. At least I think it was a Baby Ruth as the package was gone. Hmmm. ;) - - DL http://www.geocities.com/dicklong14_ca/fanclub.htm "Hopefully with the demon-spawn Whitsitt out of the picture our scouts and coaches will be able to do their jobs." :::::::::::::::: Halter Sucks! |
"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message ... On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 09:24:19 -0500, "Norman D. Crow" wrote: "brocpuffs" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:13:35 GMT, "toller" wrote: I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY) though. Damn! I didn't know that! I will put the rowing machine back. ;) I almost forgot the Nordic Track, but that needed a $5 bearing replaced. Aw. Just leave an anonymous note where the stuff was, saying you didn't realize its frowned upon and you will say a few words of penance. Something like that- From what Nahmie said, it may be a local ordinance kind of thing. Not really sure. Aw, grab it while you can!!! That law makes no sense to me. Must be local. Makes me sick when guys here start talking about "dump runs", because our local landfill will NOT allow you to take anything. Something to do with liability. SIL wanted a nice Stainless Steel playground slide that was @ the landfill metal bin, they wouldn't let him have it. Our landfill has a sign indicating that taking things from the landfill constitutes theft. Seems kinda heavy-handed. I'm not sure that this is driven by liability so much as practicality and safety. At our landfill, the earth-movers are busy filling in not too far from where people are dumping. Given the lack of common sense and common courtesy prevalent in today's society, I can see people getting themselves in the way of the earth movers while trying to pull out that "one really cool thing" they see just before it is about to get buried. Ours is at the transfer station, where you empty it into a big compactor trailer, then they haul it out to the actual landfill. They have other containers around for cans, bottles, etc., and a big "pit" to drop the metal stuff into, so there's no big equipment around. They claimed if they let SIL have it and then his kid got hurt on it, he *might* sue, that's why they wouldn't let him have it. -- Nahmie Those on the cutting edge bleed a lot. |
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:53:55 -0800, DL
wrote: On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." wrote: As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure. I found a Baby Ruth Candy Bar once. At least I think it was a Baby Ruth as the package was gone. Was that after they had drained the pool? - - LRod Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999 http://www.woodbutcher.net |
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 02:08:21 -0600, Prometheus
wrote: Too bad you weren't around when I was moving- I got rid of all sorts of stuff that wasn't even really junk, it just never got used. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam We put stuff like that out on the curb. It's usually gone within half an hour. |
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 23:06:35 +0000, LRod
wrote: On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:53:55 -0800, DL wrote: On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." wrote: As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure. I found a Baby Ruth Candy Bar once. At least I think it was a Baby Ruth as the package was gone. Was that after they had drained the pool? yup. - - DL http://www.geocities.com/dicklong14_ca/fanclub.htm "Hopefully with the demon-spawn Whitsitt out of the picture our scouts and coaches will be able to do their jobs." :::::::::::::::: Halter Sucks! |
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S."
vaguely proposed a theory .......and in reply I say!: remove ns from my header address to reply via email Girlfriend I had for a while...... |
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 02:08:21 -0600, Prometheus wrote: Too bad you weren't around when I was moving- I got rid of all sorts of stuff that wasn't even really junk, it just never got used. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam We put stuff like that out on the curb. It's usually gone within half an hour. GLOAT: Sister-In-Law was moving to Florida. She put an old table out at the curb but called us in case we wanted it. We took it. L.G. Stickley She later decided the matching china cabinet didn't go with her modern home and shipped it from Florida to us in NY. Also LG Stickley. UnGloat: Some dipstick lost the table inserts (table expands to 8 feet long by 4 feet wide). I need to duplicate the inserts - got the ammonia and a source of white oak, but my shop is sub-zero right now. -- "De inimico non loquaris sed cogites." |
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S."
wrote: In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the pickup full. I picked up a 8 ft piece of a new laminate countertop, no holes cut in it, has the backsplace and rolled edges. (must have been cut wrong or wrong color), a old oak 6 drawer dresser, fixed a few drawers and touched up the finish and gave it to my daughter. A couple of exterior steel entry doors with the double insulated glass panels, not sure how many gallons and quart cans of name brand paints. Most of them half full or more. Also several sheets of treated latice. As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure. We call it "big stuff day" here... spring and fall.. 2 best days were a 4 seat spa that needed an air pump and a drill press with a "frozen motor"... we still use the spa and I sold the DP for $100 after loosening the tension on the belt and taking the twist out of it.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:39:08 -0500, "Norman D. Crow"
wrote: "brocpuffs" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." wrote: In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY) though. Damn! Same thing here in Jamestown, NY James. It's called "scavenging", and they will stop & ticket you during the Spring/Fall cleanup. wow.. we encourage "junque-a-teers" here... I'd rather my stuff got reused or sold for scrap then have it in the landfill... we have convoys of folks going by all day... some just for metal, some for appliances, most just for "collectibles"... mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
wrote in message oups.com... Snip These drawers, notice, have machine cut dovetails front and back and the sides look rather exotic. The brass hardware pulls look useful. http://home.mchsi.com/~lhote5/dumpster-saturday2big.jpg Larry Why would these drawers have dovetails at the backs of the drawers, particularly oriented to keep the sides pulling away from the back, rather than the other way around? Is this common? If so, why? Is it just to add, um, cachet to a piece of furniture? ---snip---- stapled at the front. Obviously not high-quality stuff. Why put the expensive (and good) joint at the back of the drawer? Thanks. Sorry Phil it took so long to get back to you. I made about 20 dt drawers for my kitchen and bath and I put half blind dts on the back and rabbeted on the fronts. Once you have your jig set up it takes only minutes to do all four sides of the drawer. I never considered that the dt on the back to be more expensive in $$$ or time. If you look at some good, antique drawers you'll find dt's on the back... FWIW I saw some on some furniture at the Chicago Art Museum...boy!! did I get yelled at by the guard when she found me pulling out the drawers. Larry |
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