the good old daysJonno wrote:I hate the traders going through and then making money off it, most tips usta be fun as a kid, adventure and imagination reigned supreme and made many billy cart from the findings with the occassional treasure that was gold class find. Yep tip rat
Private companies and cotton wool society kills that, hey I am the dumb one but my brother capitalised and became an engineer in 3 disciplines from watching his older bro and dad make something out of trash.
Bed frames were an excellent source of angle iron
scavaging down the local tip remember the 10 cent return on drink bottles 
They had already loaded something into the boot of the car when I noticed them and thought it best to warn them that everything had been exposed to sewerage but they didn't appear to care. My only problem is when they dig through it and leave it all spread across the nature strip when I had taken the time to pile it up neatly in the first place. See here is where you need to space it openly so the punters can get to it easily.Nelso wrote:. My only problem is when they dig through it and leave it all spread across the nature strip when I had taken the time to pile it up neatly in the first place.
One reason i don't put working CRT' items out with a plastic sheet over it & a note that it works fine is that there is some bastard that goes to them and smashes them open to collect the copper coils inside it. Rendering the thing totally dead and useless to anyone whom could benefit from it. Freecycle all the way!!Jonno wrote:It went again later that day and it didnt return, must have been a blow through that snaffled it
