one man's garbage

[firehawk1120]

is obviously another mans treasure. I took down an old chain link fence this weekend and put the posts and fence out for garbage today. woke up and someone had taken it before garbage men could. no idea what they plan to do with it but at least its gone from my yard.

this happens all the time over here. i put out halloween decorations and a cheesy lamp both were gone that day. unbelievable the garbage pickers out there

[chrisfrom nj]

they do that all the time near me they tried to steal stuff out my driveway till i saw them and chased them out

[ZeroCool8891]

chris i think he means when he throws stuff out, not just stealing stuff.

[mc73nova]

lol, my parents get that when they put stuff out. they never have to worry about the garbage men not taking it because its gone before they get there!

[Slow96LT1]

i bet the scrap guy came around and took it

[ZeroCool8891]

i bet the scrap guy came around and took it

its not worth it in scrap, scrap is so low its cheaper not to take it, its like .5 for every 100 or something.

[mc73nova]

i bet the scrap guy came around and took it

I was gonna say that, but the economy f'd that up to. Scrap prices are way down, steel/metal aint worth $h!t. I went two weeks ago, wasn't worth the gas!

[mc73nova]

its not worth it in scrap, scrap is so low its cheaper not to take it, its like .5 for every 100 or something.

lol, you beat me to it!

[TheBandit]

Damn! scraps that low? me and my friend went around on the big pickup days and took all scrap metal.. i kinda felt weird about taking people's garbage.. but then i had a $100 in my pocket :p but that was when scrap was at 7.00/per 100 i believe

[mc73nova]

Damn! scraps that low? me and my friend went around on the big pickup days and took all scrap metal.. i kinda felt weird about taking people's garbage.. but then i had a $100 in my pocket :p but that was when scrap was at 7.00/per 100 i believe

yes, it is horrible

[HardcoreZ28]

I'm betting scrap too. I made a run to the scrapyard back in Sept. My parents took down their above ground pool and the entire thing fit in the bed of my pickup. Got just over $400 for it.

[ZeroCool8891]

yea its bad from what i herd from a few sorces is that in march or so it will start to go back up, witch is fine with me i been saving alum, starters, alts and so on. so we shall see what happens.

[creeper]

don't hate on garbage pickers!

i've gotten a dirtbike, 3 computers, 2 TV's, a sombret hotdog stand umbrella, an insane amount of speakers, the list goes on and on.

it's insane what rich people throw out

[SteveR]

I was gonna say that, but the economy f'd that up to. Scrap prices are way down, steel/metal aint worth $h!t. I went two weeks ago, wasn't worth the gas!

Uh oh! Now what are all the meth heads going to do to raise money! :lol:

[Teds89IROC]

don't hate on garbage pickers!

i've gotten a dirtbike, 3 computers, 2 TV's, a sombret hotdog stand umbrella, an insane amount of speakers, the list goes on and on.

it's insane what rich people throw out

:stupid: I scored an older snap-on toolbox filled with tools a couple of years ago

[bibbly]

U guys are lucky. Where I live garbage is really garbage. With that being said the ppl around here will take ur grandmother if you leave her outside 4 2mins

[rscamaro73]

I had to yell at some people that were ripping my bags open and pulling things out because I had tossed a few old broken toys in there. They started taking pens and markers that I tossed....broken toys....it was disgusting. Then they wanted to argue with me that I threw it out. Not for them to go ripping thru my bags....:!:

Anyways....trash guys were right behind them and then left.

Check out the local 'freecycle' posts....sometimes people just give shiznits away....FREE....

[sweetbmxrider]

if you put it on the curb, it is public property.

craigslist has a free section, usually people post up yard sale items to the curb and crap like that.

[GP99GT]

i work in a rich community...the company that does garbage pickups has a bulk day like once every 2 months...you can find some real good stuff in there, we just ride around in the morning before we actually do any work :lol:

[V]

i work in a rich community...the company that does garbage pickups has a bulk day like once every 2 months...you can find some real good stuff in there, we just ride around in the morning before we actually do any work :lol:

thats how he got his mustang

[NJSPEEDER]

its not worth it in scrap, scrap is so low its cheaper not to take it, its like .5 for every 100 or something.

Scrap is very worth it. Even at only a few cents a pound, you fill the bed of a pick up truck and you can walk away with a enough for a tank of gas and lunch just by stopping at the curb on your way home.

It's not gonna make you an over night millionaire, but money is money.

[V]

old batteries(car) are $4 each, i made over 100 bucks last time i turned in my old ones

[Pampered-Z]

thats how he got his mustang

:funny:


That's the first time I laughted at something in this section in a long time!

[madness410]

don't hate on garbage pickers!

i've gotten a dirtbike, 3 computers, 2 TV's, a sombret hotdog stand umbrella, an insane amount of speakers, the list goes on and on.

it's insane what rich people throw out

are you selling that hotdog stand umbrella?

[PolarBear]

I was gonna say that, but the economy f'd that up to. Scrap prices are way down, steel/metal aint worth $h!t. I went two weeks ago, wasn't worth the gas!

Scrap is very worth it. Even at only a few cents a pound, you fill the bed of a pick up truck and you can walk away with a enough for a tank of gas and lunch just by stopping at the curb on your way home.

It's not gonna make you an over night millionaire, but money is money.

At the current price for Steel mc73 is right, it isnt worth the tank of gas unless its your crap already. Going around and scavenging isnt really cost effective now.
I am going to keep some of my crap and wait until prices go back up :nod:

[creeper]

are you selling that hotdog stand umbrella?

ahhh i just texted my friend. his dad threw it out. otherwise i woulda.

just out of curiosity what interest do you have in it?

[Clutch Master]

price for steel is way down, we used to get almost 100 for a used cat in the begining of the year, now im lucky if i get 20 for them....

[madness410]

ahhh i just texted my friend. his dad threw it out. otherwise i woulda.

just out of curiosity what interest do you have in it?

ive always wanted one but never really found a place to buy one. just one to bring to the beach and stuff for kicks lmao

[tastyle88]

WHEN i worked for the town i made lots of extra$$$$ on stuff i took home. computers and laptops were a big hit. even found cash once and a while, jewelry was popular too

[firehawk1120]

Don't get me wrong I know that some people throw out good things, but outside of a scrap man who collects this stuff in a huge truck what purpose do bent metal poles serve anyone? LOL I mean the frigging fence had bushes and tree limbs growing through it for christ sake.

If I have something usable but I don't want and think it's too much of a hassel to sell even at a yard sale I'll put it on free cycle or in front of house with a take me I work sign.

As for the comment about your garbage is up for grabs if it's on the curb that isn't true. Until the garbage men come and take it away it technically is still yours people have no right to go through it. If I'm not mistaken I heard of a crime where the evidence was thrown away and the cops looked through the garbage without a warrant and the evidence was dismissed on a technicality.

[Knipps]

As for the comment about your garbage is up for grabs if it's on the curb that isn't true. Until the garbage men come and take it away it technically is still yours people have no right to go through it. If I'm not mistaken I heard of a crime where the evidence was thrown away and the cops looked through the garbage without a warrant and the evidence was dismissed on a technicality.

Can you back that up?

[WildBillyT]

Can you back that up?

Cali vs Greenwood. But it proved the exact opposite.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_v._Greenwood

[Knipps]

Cali vs Greenwood. But it proved the exact opposite.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_v._Greenwood

Thanks, If it was illegal I don't think there'd be people running around making a livelihood off it ;)

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Thanks, If it was illegal I don't think there'd be people running around making a livelihood off it ;)

Playing devil's advocate here, but people make a living off selling illegal drugs :nod:. Just because it's illegal doesn't mean people won't do it.

[Knipps]

Playing devil's advocate here, but people make a living off selling illegal drugs :nod:. Just because it's illegal doesn't mean people won't do it.

yes, but is there not a govt program to combat those sorts of people? :-P
and while you might say "but that would be a waste of money" there are people who feel the same about the war on drugs.

[WildBillyT]

Thanks, If it was illegal I don't think there'd be people running around making a livelihood off it ;)

So does this mean I beat you in trivia... Again? :mrgreen:

[Knipps]

So does this mean I beat you in trivia... Again? :mrgreen:

for knowing the case? Sure. But can you tell me the name of the cat from the Smurfs without looking it up? :lol:

[WildBillyT]

for knowing the case? Sure. But can you tell me the name of the cat from the Smurfs without looking it up? :lol:

Azreal. Suck it.

[Knipps]

See, if it was trivia I'd win.. It's Azrael :moon:

[WildBillyT]

LOL

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Not true. It's corrected spelling before Ryan. Although you'd win in trivia anyway because it cheats :P

[Knipps]

Not true. It's corrected spelling before Ryan. Although you'd win in trivia anyway because it cheats :P

shhh.. and according to trivia you can leave out the word the in your answers.
a=e
m=n
all sorts of stuff but it's temperamental so you could say it would/wouldn't but who knows..

[firehawk1120]

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE5D81238F93BA25751C0A9669582 60

[Knipps]

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE5D81238F93BA25751C0A9669582 60

That doesn't help your point?
Assuming you're talking about case 2. The evidence was refused under different circumstances..
I.) they didn't wait for it to be put on the curb.
II.) they followed a tip like 5 months later

In the second case, the state police examined the garbage of Conrad and Sharon Hempele outside their home in Belvidere in Warren County. The trial court found the search unconstitutional because a trooper picked up the trash right outside the residence before it had been placed at the curb. The garbage contained residue of marijuana and cocaine.

The Appellate Court also ruled the search unconstitutional, but for a different reason. The tip that the police acted on in this case was received in January 1986, but the garbage was not searched until June. The court said the six-month-old tip was not enough to overcome the Hempeles' reasonable expectation of privacy for their garbage.

[sweetbmxrider]

like i said, on the curb is public property. its called garbology.

[V]

my curb is a public parking lot... that doesnt make sense huh? well neither does anythign i say verbally right at this moment

[PolarBear]

like i said, on the curb is public property. its called garbology.

Actually in most places you dont actually own about 20 feet of your property from the curb. Hence the reason people are allowed to walk on a sidewalk on your property and the reason you are forced to maintain the sidewalk on your property. Something along those lines anyway, in Hillsborough they widened the road I used to live on and my grandparents couldnt do anything about it

[sweetbmxrider]

Actually in most places you dont actually own about 20 feet of your property from the curb. Hence the reason people are allowed to walk on a sidewalk on your property and the reason you are forced to maintain the sidewalk on your property. Something along those lines anyway, in Hillsborough they widened the road I used to live on and my grandparents couldnt do anything about it

yes exactly i couldn't agree more which is exactly why crap on the curb is everyone's crap.

[NastyEllEssWon]

at every job ive worked at we had scrappers come and pick up all the metal we threw out back...radiators....supports...doors...whatever have you....just think...those poles were just a score for them on the way to pick up a boatload of metal at those types of shops that are just happy to get rid of the garbage for free.


they make some good bucks.



and gas is cheap now

[PolarBear]

they made some good bucks.



and gas is cheap now

Fixed

[GP99GT]

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/strngedaysNdeed/1208081630.jpg

monitor on the left was a garbage pick today...15" LCD. works perfect :lol:

we also got an almost new exercise bike/stepper thing, 6 ft painters ladder, 20ft extension ladder, gas leafblower that started 3rd pull after i put gas in it...and a few other things. people amaze me

[Teds89IROC]

that is awesome, I need to go looking again on garbage nights lol

[12secondv6]

When the wife and I moved into the new house, the first thing we did was replace an old crusty toilet...... REALLY crusty...... we put it out.... and someone took it :shock::shock: I mean..... 100 year old people CRUSTY!!!!

[enRo]

This is just a few of my recent findings, all work...

Sony Vaio 2.8GHz P4 Laptop
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l186/icametobringdapain/Garbage%20Picks/IMG_0124.jpg

Acer 19" on the left
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l186/icametobringdapain/Garbage%20Picks/IMG_0125.jpg

And a very nice "Liquor" Rack (notice my stockpile of buca muahahahahah)
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l186/icametobringdapain/Garbage%20Picks/IMG_0126.jpg

[enRo]

When the wife and I moved into the new house, the first thing we did was replace an old crusty toilet...... REALLY crusty...... we put it out.... and someone took it :shock::shock: I mean..... 100 year old people CRUSTY!!!!

DEFINATELY was NOT ME!!!! :rofl:

[GP99GT]

hahaha i saw a few toilets out today, i kept thinking of that picture of your wrist noah

[Teds89IROC]

buca :drool:

[BigRocsFirebird]

scrap guys that come around us are crazy. we throw out alot of steel on the curb and and one night we had maybe 100-125 lbs total and 3 scrap guys are in the court yelling i was here first and all. big fight lol one old guys like this is my area go somewhere else.