#86547
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Hi everyone, my buddy was on his way to the dump with a truckload of "garbage" and since I am about 2 blocks from the dump he stopped to say HI. I am glad he did because you cant salvage at the dump but I can surely do it in my driveway..LOL. I got 3 good extension cords (he said they were too long) work great. A natural gas furnace (works great) and this beauty: I said what are ya doing throwing that sign away when ya know i love this junk. He said it didnt light up and the clock was broke. I said "That may be but the can (frame) is worth something to me". I figured I would do something fantasy with it like get some acrylic and paint "service" on it or something. Low and behold all I had to do is put a new bulb in it and tighten the clock hands ....works just fine. It just goes to show you one mans junk is surely anothers treasure. It isnt real exciting like a porcelain sunset sign or an original globe but what can I say it was FREE. I am sure it could be seen at a garage or station somewhere. I should put a sign at the end of my road saying.."pre transfer station" "Before ya dump...see the Hub" with an arrow pointing to my House...LOL ------------------ Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA [This message has been edited by djhubba (edited 01-21-2004).]
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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#86548
Wed Jan 21 2004 02:58 PM
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Ta-da-dump, ta-da-dump, ta-da-dump-dump-dump! LOL! Hubba works the way I do: IF IT'S FREE...IT'S FOR ME (GIVE ME THREE!) ONE MAN'S TRASH IS ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE. Ya done good, Hubba...thanks for posting it! DOC
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#86549
Wed Jan 21 2004 02:58 PM
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Scott Shipers WANTED: quart picture cans
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#86550
Wed Jan 21 2004 03:00 PM
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Hey Hubba... Nice Find. Your right... you need to set up a security check point at the entrance to the dump. You never know ... some terrorists may be planning to infect our landfills.
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#86551
Wed Jan 21 2004 03:07 PM
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hey hubba when are the hubcap clocks going to be ready? lol
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#86552
Wed Jan 21 2004 03:12 PM
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Buytex..LOL..I thought about that..I have seen them online. I figure I will get rid of many as I can and the dregs of the heap I will do art with (clocks, paint and pinstripe kustom kulture wall hangings, etc) KEWL
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#86553
Wed Jan 21 2004 03:40 PM
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hey hub.... thats how it starts... the back of pickup trucks... then... poking around behind old buildings...then... checking out the garbage on "big garbage day"... that usually leads to dumpster diving... then you really know your hooked... HA.... stay well my friend...
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#86554
Wed Jan 21 2004 03:43 PM
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yipper Chuck...I am an old dumpster diver from way back..hey you guys smell something?...LOL
------------------ Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA
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#86555
Wed Jan 21 2004 03:52 PM
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Speaking of "Big garbage day" i found this hanging light about 10 years ago on "Big garbage day". It was a hanging light advertising tile flooring but a managed to remove the old paint and then I just added decals and a bulb. It hangs over my Wayne 60 and looks pretty good even though its fantasy. Thats what I am talking about...even if it doesnt float your boat as is..maybe with some imagination and time ...you can make a neat fantasy piece to enjoy. ------------------ Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA
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#86556
Wed Jan 21 2004 03:52 PM
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yeah... its them old wine bottles layin' next to that mint old junk signal sign.... HA...
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#86557
Wed Jan 21 2004 03:54 PM
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YOU BEAT MY COME BACK BY ONE POST... HA.... type slower !!!
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#86558
Wed Jan 21 2004 03:55 PM
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Sorry I get excited..LOL
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#86559
Wed Jan 21 2004 04:02 PM
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gotta hit the highway... watch out for dem' chicken bones and broken glass !!!
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#86560
Wed Jan 21 2004 04:06 PM
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I'm right there with ya Hubba, Dumpster Diving National Sports Finals....Been doing it since I was 11. Unfortunately there is "real garbage" ya gotta deal with. I even find stuff on the neighbors trash when I walk @ 6AM.
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#86561
Wed Jan 21 2004 04:08 PM
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Always wear gloves...LOL
------------------ Hubba the GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Shoreline WA
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#86562
Wed Jan 21 2004 04:12 PM
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o.k.... this might lead to "MY BEST DUMPSTER FIND" of the week.... year... whatever.. go for it.....
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#86563
Wed Jan 21 2004 04:13 PM
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My Job Description;
"I buy Junk and sell FINE COLLECTIBLES!!!"
"One mans NIGHTMARE is another man's wet dream!!"
"Its no longer Junk when you get money for it"
" It cost more money to store your Junk than you(usually) make selling it"
"Junk is Fun!!, Work is Not!!"
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Goin back to play with my Junk, got new JUNK today!!..dodojunk >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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#86564
Wed Jan 21 2004 05:08 PM
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always wanted to know what B F I THATS THE DUMPSTER SERVICE AROUND HERE I GUESS ITS BIG FINDS INSIDE LOL
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#86565
Wed Jan 21 2004 05:21 PM
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I found a Texaco Tanker in someones trash when I was walking one night last summer...Not great but I saved it's life.
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Wed Jan 21 2004 09:39 PM
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i worked at an Amoco station during high school. we would clean up the back room, upstairs etc...etc... THE OWNER YELLED OUT TO US OVER & OVER: WHEN IN DOUBT THROW IT OUT!!!!!!!!!! AND WE DID!!!!!!!!!!! man we would toss everything out!!!!!! it wasnt a really old station but lots of the signs, promotional stuff, etc... were cooooool & we wouldnt just toss em out, we'd punch big holes in plastic signs, it was lots of fun but i want some of that junk we threw out NOW!!!!!!!!!
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#86567
Thu Jan 22 2004 05:52 AM
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SURE TOM, WE'LL IT BACK FOR YA BUDDY, EVEN WITH THE HOLES IN IT FOR GOOD MEASURE! LOL!!! DOC
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Thu Jan 22 2004 10:17 AM
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not gas stuff but a cool find all the same.. drove home after a family picnic and was beat to hell. got home and walked over to the dumpster to empty the ashtray... threw open the top and low and behold it was loaded with record albums... there was easily 100 of em' in there... so i jump in and start handin' them to my kid who is stackin' them up on the floor. most were albums from the 50's and 60's. come to find out that one of the tenants had so many that the weight was bowin' the floor and management told him they gotta go. now... get this... they came from a radio station and most... if not all were never played !!!... just one buddy holly cover had a ketchup smear on it... HA..... didn't bother me at all....
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Thu Jan 22 2004 10:29 AM
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kmann - U R sure it wasn't Buddy Holly's Blood? (sorry) LOL!!! I was out doing my walk this morning and a house had two blue boys beds at the curb that were like racecars with the mattresses! They were mint! You know how much that stuff cost when new? I'm surprised they didn't recycle it to a thrift shoppe or something!! Gotta be worth something to somebody.....right?
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