Geez!
You guys actually have to go out and search the trash *yourselves*?
In my neighborhood (shop neighborhood, not at home thank goodness.) I  
employ the help of a crack team of scavenging experts to scour the  
area dumpsters, alleys and loading docks. Well, to say I "employ"  
them might be a stretch, they were out doing their thing before I  
owned the place they actually found ME... but I digress.
Anyway, once every couple of weeks one of the guys will come by with  
a shopping cart full of stuff. Lately, they've located a business  
that throws away steel "scrap" ranging in thickness from 10 gauge  
down to 1/16th. The pieces vary in size from 5 x 48" to 2 x 4 feet.   
They also bring in square tube cutoffs and C-channel! I usually pay  
them in $ and gatorade, but so far the per pound price is about $.10  
and I don't have to leave the shop.
I always tell them that if it looks like junk, I'll buy it, but if it  
looks like somebody set it down and turned their back, I'm not  
interested.

Cheers,
Wes

In Chicago and at:
http://galootapalooza.org/

On Apr 8, 2009, at 11:28 AM, Steve Lineback wrote:

> Enjoying my new schedual at work, 4 ten hour days with Wednsday  
> saturday and Sunday off meep meep, I went out for breakfast this  
> morning. On the way back I went through the neighborhood to the  
> north which has trash day today. Saw a younger guy dragging an old  
> electric leaf blower to the curb Along with its extension cord. He  
> said it stopped working and the cord has a funny plug so its not  
> good for anything. Telling him I would like to try to fix it I put  
> it in the trunk and turned arround for the hardware store. An hour  
> later and $2.98 lighter the blower was in my trash and I have a new  
> fifty foot 10 gauge grounded extension cord. Life is good.
> Steve
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