What do you do besides scrap metal? - Page 11

im a qualified plumber.

but here in South Africa, we dont use gas, so i dont have much knowledge or experience with gas lines
unlike plumbers in the US, UK, Canada etc

but im VERY choosy about which plumbing jobs i take on
i look for the easy ones
and i pass the pain in the butt jobs on to other plumbers

but when it comes to scrapping, i dont pass up on anything



i just need a place of my own- just somewhere secure & not very hot during our boiling summers where i can work & NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WOMEN NAGGING.

(sorry-had to vent a bit)

I am a commercial loan underwriter / broker and also do residential mortgages. Scrapping is exercise and primarily a hobby for me, though thinking of upping my game in 2015. I love it.

I did scrap full time for about 3 years. Currently I work for a major automobile manufacturer but I really miss working for myself. I have owned, operated, and managed ice cream trucks. I owned a radio service for taxis years ago, drove a taxi for many years. Worked as an electrician for a couple years. So now its a full time job, scrapping as a part time job, and then of course, ebay, and cannot forget one of my favorites.....I love setting up at the flea market, so many nice people. And who doesn't like a good haggling here and there.

Scrapping for me has become a full time job since I can't hold an actual job due to an on the job injury Wal-Mart pushed under the rug(long story). That's one of a few reasons why I do E-scrap and nothing else. NY's policy on metal handling is another. I enjoy it and it makes me feel good.

-Matt

This is used for a part time gig. I am currently full time at a PetSmart distribution center here in Illinois. I work in the fish department. Others side money makers I do on the side involve selling Sports Cards, Older toys, and Video games that I run across for cheap and try to flip for profit to collectors.

first time on the forum so I will say hello to all. been lurking for about 3-4 months.

I currently do retail loss prevention (fancy name for catching shoplifters) and have done so for the past 17 years.

Retired educator and started a farm restoration/scrap metal business. 50% of the time is spent with scrap metal and 40% of the time is spent hunting, fishing, training horses and dogs, and sleeping. The other 10% is spent drinking beer. 5% of the time is spent on vacation, yes another over achiever. Truth is every minute is vacation, but their are two problems with this lifestyle. You do not look forward to weekends and you have to still sleep with the boss after a fight. Total freedom is only limited by the wife.

I'm self employed. I own a computer sales and service shop, so E-Waste ties in pretty nicely.

I also work on the family farm, and will be doing more of that in the next few years. There's something about sitting in a tractor all day that seems peaceful.



This isn't my video. This man is on a White 120 tractor. It's basically a newer version of our 2-105.

I took a video while plowing last month, but the quality was awful. That's what you get when your equipment came in as E-Waste

Farming is something you do because you love it, not for the money. There's nothing in the world like it.

I work for a large supermarket co - 27 years and counting. I try to do all my own auto and home repairs. I also had a side powder coating biz for a while.

I am a full time banker for one of the top 10 in the industry. Hoping to step out of that roll and into a full time ewaste processor through contacts I have met both at my full time and my side business doing ewaste

I help family move stuff out of basements. Too tired to rant, after hearing them rant about the neighbors.

computer repair
welding repair
work a full time job
raise a family

I found this a interesting read as it contains soul.

get up off of that thing

ooh aah

I said get up off of that thing

do a little scrappin'

ooh aah

then a bit of nappin'

Livin' in a time warp of sorts

collecting n a hoarding for sport

gotta get a motivated for sure

So I say get up off of that thing

ooh aah

Gotta a scrappin fever

ooh ya

Making me a believer

uuh ha

a favorite littly ditty of mine is

sometimes I sleep a little

sometimes I sleep a lot

sometimes I work a little

sometimes I work a lot

but in the end it all evens out

every day is another adventure.

if at first you don't succeed, take a nap

I love it when a plan comes together (A team)

I just got through reading this whole thread and I'm amazed and the diverse group of people we have here.
I've been installing and working on telephone and computer systems full time since 1984. I've scrapped copper wire for the same amount of time and started scrapping old phone and computer systems about 3 years ago. The best part of my job is the contacts I've made over the last 30 years. They call me when they have a load for me and will hold it until I'm in the area. Something else I like about my job is that after I install their new phone system I usually get to keep their old system.

Commercial roofing is my primary area of employment. Scrap metal is as much a hobby as it is a side job. My wife does some estate sales and I assist with that. I also metal detect when I have time.

Math teacher 35 years