posted on December 11, 2005 08:56:49 PM new
Today I was asked to drive a truck (15 ft box)to the dump full of Dirt and debis from a house makeover,,,,Sure!,,,,Get me TWO guys to do the LABOR,,,,,He did,,,,,We were there TWO hours as they shoveled and threw out boards and whatevers,,,,,I stood around watchin truck after truck bring in ALL kinds of stuff,,,,Normal people stuff, NOT trash trucks, Construction debris etc, and the guy and his wife loads,,,,,with the pick up,,,,,,I swaer in that time frame I must have seen $20,000.00 worth of STUFF being Thrown off pick ups and dump trucks and such,,,,doors, refrigerators, washers, dryers,,,stoves,,,,OLD stuff, Antiques,,,,,UNREAL!!!!!! Stacked washer dryer unit looked BRAND NEW!!!!!!!!! the workers grabbed GOOD stuff,,,,a $250.00 bike, I mean the TRASH workers,,,,,(my people were SWEATING their A's off unloading)
A BIG Cat Bull dozer PUSHED all this stuff in BIG piles,,,,,EVERYTHING,,,,,,PLOWED it,,,,,How could they EVER recycle? this Plle,,,,, MOUNTAIN.......everthing PLOWED togather,,,,,,whatever,,,,,I spied some GREAT drywall,,,,,,I looked at the worker in the , is it alright fashion, he nodded, YES!!!!!!!! Wow!!!!!!! I needed this stuff for a project,,,,,and then the concrete flooring "grey" stuff..... 10.00 a SHEET in the Hardare store,,,,,,,,,Like NEW!!!!!!! and 2x 4's.......YES!!!!!!!!!!!! thank YOU!!!!!!!!!! i saw TONS of TILES,,, dumped, NEW!!!!!!!!!!! leftovers from home makeovers, It WAS amazing what I saw come in in just two Hours,,,,,,,,,
America,,,,,,the Land of,,,,,Throw it in the DUMP........
posted on December 11, 2005 09:29:42 PM new
In REALITY No one wants RECYCLED,,, they want NEW and they Pay for NEW stuff,,,this FREE recycle thing is a Joke,,,,,.01% MAY be recycled ,,,,hahahahahaha. no longer needed couch.....this, is going to SAVE the EARTH??????? NOT........If No one replies o their FREE plea they have a BUNCH of JUNK in the back yard and THAT is only going to last for a FEW days and then,,, OFF to the DUMP it goes.. whatevers,, even like the drywall,,,,,,Come and get it, no one Does and they WANT it GONE,,,,,,,,,,,,Well,,,,,,,DUMP here it comes........This SAVE the world mentality is but a DREAM and Will NEVER happened,,,, MILLIONS Of TONS of STUFF................
I,,,,,,must Truely be a recycler, cause I got it fer nuthin' but,,,,,It can't be for the MILLIONS of people.....they would rather Go, to a Tile store and buy NEW,,,,,,,
I am Rambling.......BILLIONS of TONS of GOODS but NO buyers on the consumer levels.......
posted on December 11, 2005 09:33:57 PM new
I am building a SHOWER and I litteraly got EVERYTHING from that Dump today to COMPLETE this project..........plumbing stuff too!!!!!! BRAND NEW!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted on December 12, 2005 04:09:23 AM new
Jack you would love one of the ladies that work at one of the dump houses(a little building at the top of the dump that has the huge green dumpsters) in Bluffton.She collects and saves anything sell-a-ble on her shift all week long and then has a yard sale in Beaufort on Sat. out of two storage sheds .lol she makes more money at the yard sale than at the dump job. I saw one haul from her shift once ,it took two large trucks with the roll up doors to get it all.She had thing like full sets of antique silver flatwear ,crystal,china ...The high end stuff.Makes any eBay seller sick to see the stuff thrown in the dump.I'm glad shes in a spot to save it.I picked up a light bright toy that day cause Amanda wanted it and in the bottom of the box with the pegs was a 10K gold ring (yeah lol) bet they didn't even know that had been thrown out.
posted on December 12, 2005 07:58:52 AM new
In our area, customers (dumpers) are NOT allowed to pick up, or take anything FROM the dumb - bet the workers and county does!
~"It does not matter what I think, it does not matter what you think. The only thing which matters is: What is the TRUTH!"~
posted on December 12, 2005 09:18:22 PM new
On of the local landfills in MD close to me in PA has a FREEBIE section. If you have something you are throwing away that someone else may want you can stick it in their huge freebie shed. Anything in the freebie shed is free for anyone to take. It is before the actual scales when you enter the landfill. I have picked up thousands of dollars of "stuff" from there over the years. Best item I ever got was a Marshall bass guitar 2000 watt amplifier and double 18" speaker cabinets, looked hardley used and still to this day works great. I have also gotten 5 or 6 sets of brand new car and truck tires there. God, I love that place, think I'll have to visit it again tomorrow
posted on December 12, 2005 10:10:29 PM new
Sometimes we packrats need to declutter quickly i.e.; for a move. I once had so much saleable stuff in the trash that the garbageman didn't have the heart to charge me for pick-up - he made $600 reselling it - that was 20+ years ago!
posted on December 12, 2005 10:18:30 PM new
My mom has a funny 'dump' story: When she was growing up in the 1930's, she had a pair of shoes that were improperly cured and had a terrible smell she could not tolerate. Her mother took them to the dump but placed them near the edge where they could be retrieved by a needy family. Sure enough, they were retrieved and worn by the girl sitting in front of my mom in class. She had to smell those shoes until the end of the school year!
posted on December 13, 2005 06:00:13 AM new
Hey toasted ... mind revealing where this lady might be? Never usually home on a Saturday but just in case I make a junking trip to HH and Bluffton and Hardeeville auction (ever been? any good?) some time.
posted on December 13, 2005 07:52:58 AM new
Hey birgittaw. She works at the dump in Bluffton right before the Target store turn off. She hasn't had a yard sale in about a month so I'm thinking she has gone on vacation for the Holidays or has started selling somewhere else that closer than Beaufort. Also there is a Habitat store on the main road between Target and the dump about 3 miles down on the left. They have some super stuff in there . I bought 4 murano old old glass bowls for 5.00 each,I kept those for myself and Jason picked up a full set of Ping eye 2 black dot clubs for 3.00 each.I would say thats a must stop location if your in Bluffton.New stuff everyday.
I went to the Hardeeville once and thought things went a little high ,might be cause I'm so cheap lol. I find much better deals at the yard sales.The one I went to was a antique and collectible sale. The other ones might be better.
There is a new auction that starting up here at the fair grounds . He said they would have 1 auction every month starting after the new year. I'll post the date when I get his next flyer. He also did a storage shed auction last week but we didn't have time to go
posted on December 13, 2005 10:00:23 AM new
Thanks so much, toasted. I'd love to know about a new auction -- feel free to email me at [email protected] rather than cluttering up this message board.
posted on December 13, 2005 10:31:37 PM new
The Worlds BIGGEST Dumpster MAY be JUST down the Road from you.......Some let you take Some don't, you'll NEVER Know until you GO there,,,,,
Bizzare,,,,,Today..L.A......www.habitat.org I went into a store....I too will now look up that address.....
posted on December 13, 2005 10:50:18 PM new
I l@@ked at the site,,,,,whatever,,,,HEY! I was in the REAL brick and mortar store,,,,,TONS of recycled stuff to Remodel your HOME......tiles,,,,,toilets,,,,,and the TOILETS that were NEVER used,,,,,Brand NEW!!!!!!!! from the building of the INDIAN Gambling Casinos in Cali for nia,,,,,300 of them,,,,and TONS of BRAND New Tiles......sinks,,,,,shower doors,,,,Front doors,,,,,They are getting the STUFF, FRom like HOME base that is slightly damaged, etc....Tax write offs to the BIG boys and sold very reasonably.....$55.00 for a toilet.....And knowing it's from a GAMBLING facility, It just sends a,,,,,,,,,HEY! I am a BIG shot chill through my body,,,,,,hahahahaha,,,,,20 years ago I was on a weekend party in Palm Springs,,,,they were remodeling,,,,,CARPET was in rolls in the hall ways,,,,Can i get this roll? Sure, take it,, i did.......WOW a REAL piece of Palm Springs,,,,,,
posted on December 13, 2005 11:03:08 PM new
Hahahahaha, rambling,,,,,,i was Snow skiing at Big Bear oh YEARS ago,,,,,we went in for a Drink at the whatever Bar next to the air strip....there were 155, rounds , casings on the back mirrored glass at the BAR,,,,Bartender,,,,le me take a look at one o' those,sure,,,,1969,,,,,,was the YEAR on that casing,,,,,(My partial year in Vietnam),,I want it! how much? Sir, we don't sell these. $25.00! er' Ah,, yeah, SOLD......it's sitting RIGHT here NOW.......hahahahahaha,,,,,,,,sir we Don't,,,,,sell them,,,,,,,Well,, I GUESS they DO........... if the PRICE is Right,,,,,,
