Dump Man strikes again!

[Henrietta23]

My husband is well known at the local "transfer station" which everyone still calls the dump. The guys who work there know that a. he's a tech. ed. teacher who works with metal, teaches photography and video, repairs small engines and builds hovercrafts
b. plays in a local band
SO they save stuff for him. And he either uses it, gives it to someone who can use it or sells it on Ebay. Tonight his auction of a dump saxophone ended at $127.61! For something that someone threw away at the dump! He's done better. He got over $300 for a bass drum that he rescued.

 

[Wildsky]

Save the Baritone for me!

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

Holy crapola!! I need some stuff like that to list

 

[punkin]

Proves the old addage: "One man's trash is another man's treasure."

 

[FarmerChick]

that is so cool
great money made from dump stuff...you can't go wrong there! great hobby for him to have also, wanting to sell things he gets. making money instead of spending it!

 

[roosmom]

WOW...I wish we could get stuff from the transfer station. They have a sign up that says you cant remove anything. Lucky, lucky. Keep on recycling LOL.

 

[TanksHill]

I think he needs to buy those guys at the station lunch. They are hooking him up big time.
That's a great set up. He must get some really great finds. Thanks for recycling.

 

[Henrietta23]

 

[makerofstuff]

My husband drives truck from the transfer station to the dump. What people toss out as trash would curl your hair. ie. I have a Dyson vaccum because someone trashed it because they couldn't figure out how to dump the container out. It even had the box and all the warenty info... so now I have a vaccum with a warenty. (can't spell had to take a pill I will fix it tomorrow) I have a turkey fryer, and even my lawn mower and snow blower were tossed out. I am considering putting some of the stuff up on CraigsList but don't know about how that all works yet.

 

[Henrietta23]

My husband would be so jealous! It drives him nuts that people will throw things away just because it is inconvenient to fix them, even though he benefits from it from time to time.
I'M jealous because we actually bought a Dyson vacuum and I know what they cost!!! =: 0