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MetalRecyclingBiz What do you do besides scrap... 07-26-2011, 06:20 PM
EcoSafe is there any thing else :) 07-26-2011, 06:25 PM
hobo finds Drink beer:confused: 07-26-2011, 06:35 PM
MetalRecyclingBiz You can drink beer for... 07-26-2011, 06:40 PM
Destructo_d Scrapping for me is extra... 07-26-2011, 06:53 PM
rca987 Sell on ebay, consignment... 07-26-2011, 06:55 PM
Dumpster-Dee I'm a housepainter by trade... 07-26-2011, 07:02 PM
Hypoman I am currently in the... 07-26-2011, 07:24 PM
DCMinor I just retired from the Navy... 08-24-2011, 08:55 AM
Hypoman I know man! I can't wait to... 09-09-2011, 04:55 PM
easyrecycle I am running about 3... 07-26-2011, 07:43 PM
Hypoman Seems we have the same style... 07-27-2011, 08:27 AM
easyrecycle Well why not? If you set... 07-27-2011, 06:33 PM
wildliferacer I like your business/project... 03-03-2020, 10:28 AM
forwardlookguy I work at Amcor Tobacco... 07-26-2011, 08:01 PM
part-timer Painting contractor who used... 07-26-2011, 08:14 PM
TheHoss When the bottom fell out in... 07-26-2011, 10:41 PM
snodly I started a Pet Waste Removal... 07-27-2011, 02:19 AM
zakmattingly I was a dishwasher. The... 07-27-2011, 04:03 AM
Mick I'm retired. Before I... 07-27-2011, 04:17 AM
KzScrapper Well Mick, you should hang a... 07-27-2011, 06:25 PM
Mick "slightly di(y)sfunctional" ... 07-27-2011, 06:49 PM
KzScrapper Right now I'm picturing the... 07-27-2011, 08:05 PM
IdahoScrapper LOL. That is what I was... 07-27-2011, 09:56 PM
KAM These days, tree climber,... 12-01-2013, 09:40 PM
BurlyGuys You must have a lot of fun... 02-01-2013, 01:41 AM
Mick Sometimes. But if I gave it... 02-01-2013, 01:46 AM
Scrap man I do eat and have been know... 07-27-2011, 04:48 AM
wayne1956 Retired USMC and currently a... 07-27-2011, 06:53 AM
Geiser093 Since Black Friday I do a lot... 03-31-2015, 12:30 PM
c4f5 Scrap metal is my main stream... 07-27-2011, 07:19 AM
dherik My full time gig is as an... 07-27-2011, 08:58 AM
helfen I would say if you want to... 02-21-2013, 03:21 AM
MetalEarthRecycling I just started plasti dipping... 12-01-2013, 08:42 PM
Yunkman Semi retired, Social Security... 12-11-2013, 05:59 PM
brokescrapper I own a trucking company. 12-13-2013, 12:59 AM
Ohio Scrapper I mainly do scrapping and... 07-27-2011, 09:06 AM
fnd5055 I am a career firefighter and... 07-27-2011, 09:30 AM
Bobby First off I'm a full time... 07-27-2011, 10:13 AM
newattitude I am a mom to 3 sons who all... 07-27-2011, 12:35 PM
IdahoScrapper After being in the shave... 07-27-2011, 02:58 PM
newattitude What an amazing array of jobs... 07-27-2011, 03:35 PM
KzScrapper Carpenter/General Contractor... 07-27-2011, 06:19 PM
rtk88 Me To 02-16-2013, 03:14 PM
Hypoman I agree 40 bajillion% 07-27-2011, 06:49 PM
Focker I do alot of scrapping to... 07-27-2011, 07:47 PM
gueroinchicago I work for the corporate part... 07-27-2011, 08:26 PM
MetalRecyclingBiz Interesting to see how many... 07-27-2011, 09:44 PM
cummins I've been a sub contractor... 12-02-2013, 08:59 AM
KzScrapper Seen that many times and it... 07-28-2011, 04:21 AM
vamped400 cash bottles, mow lawns, any... 07-28-2011, 07:07 PM
Filthy Financial Plans 07-28-2011, 07:28 PM
trashman full time scrapper of... 07-29-2011, 02:25 AM
ComputerScrapper Just before turning to... 07-29-2011, 04:50 AM
easyrecycle Make a new article for there... 07-29-2011, 09:09 AM
ComputerScrapper That is one of the many ways... 07-29-2011, 01:22 PM
Red I work at Mcdonalds 30+ hours... 07-29-2011, 10:26 PM
Hypoman No way man! You put effort to... 07-29-2011, 11:01 PM
doso I've done quite of bit of SEO... 01-30-2012, 05:46 AM
1towman I was half owner in a auto... 01-30-2012, 12:41 PM
miked I am a retired US Marine, and... 07-29-2011, 12:05 PM
dmm2442 I graduated with a degree in... 07-29-2011, 12:17 PM
Suzyq I work at a window factory 07-30-2011, 05:17 AM
zakmattingly I used to work at a window... 07-30-2011, 07:57 AM
MilitiaMetals Fix and sell motorcycles and... 07-31-2011, 08:23 PM
Ir0nman1 Full time business for me... 08-07-2011, 05:45 AM
Ptscrapper As my name implies I am a... 10-04-2011, 08:02 PM
scribeman01 Not "bad coin" given the... 10-04-2011, 08:09 PM
Ptscrapper No i dont have benefits... 10-04-2011, 08:13 PM
WeWillPrevail Work at the scrap yard.:D 11-15-2011, 08:14 PM
ScrapHunter I buy half dollar rolls from... 01-03-2012, 12:52 PM
ixcelr84scraps Very interesting to read what... 01-30-2012, 07:55 PM
CMHN Scrapping is just a hobby for... 08-01-2011, 09:10 AM
smajor My main gig has been selling... 08-01-2011, 10:46 AM
Reelman65 Hey, Great thread, I really... 08-01-2011, 10:47 AM
parrothead I drive the bus at a local... 08-01-2011, 11:53 AM
Dumpster-Dee smajor, do you play a musical... 08-01-2011, 01:04 PM
smajor Hi Dee... I write the words... 08-01-2011, 03:15 PM
JacksDaddy Taxi Driver at the moment. Ex... 08-06-2011, 04:01 PM
FishnCycle666 Between working full time at... 08-07-2011, 12:40 AM
Dzldawg I work for a railroad as a... 08-13-2011, 05:08 AM
kcscrapper I work in a medical warehouse... 08-24-2011, 07:52 AM
GeorgeB I own a investment firm... 09-08-2011, 11:38 AM
erewen In less than 4 weeks I'll be... 09-09-2011, 04:04 AM
worley76 I am a Professional Land... 09-09-2011, 03:20 PM
TETANUSCOWBOY Funny ... I was just thinking... 09-09-2011, 04:41 PM
submarinepainter `I work at a Government... 09-09-2011, 05:01 PM
scribeman01 Postscript - - I am... 10-04-2011, 07:38 PM
harrisvh Chemistry teacher by... 10-04-2011, 08:20 PM
scribeman01 Scrapping is part time for... 10-04-2011, 07:34 PM
High Voltage Processing I was a college recruiter... 10-04-2011, 08:15 PM
Torker Man a bit of history... ... 10-05-2011, 09:05 AM
Filthy i work as an admin assistant... 10-05-2011, 09:14 AM
gypsy Full time scrapper, remover,... 10-05-2011, 06:44 PM
directrecycle full time... 10-05-2011, 07:28 PM
PartTimeScrapper Unlike the other character... 10-05-2011, 08:14 PM
Mulden I stick group labels on bags... 11-11-2011, 12:30 AM
Filthy assistant vampire? 11-11-2011, 07:48 AM
Mulden They call me Igor... 11-16-2011, 02:10 AM
EcoSafe ? What else is there :) 11-11-2011, 09:19 AM
skylinejack I started out with 4 yrs.... 11-11-2011, 02:41 PM
Torker Man Seems there is quite a few... 11-12-2011, 07:17 AM
carolinajunkman Which location. Used to be a... 11-30-2013, 04:52 PM
heeroyue2002 custodial for a school... 11-11-2011, 04:53 PM
scrapman954 Hi I am somewhat new to the... 11-12-2011, 07:25 AM
eesakiwi Fittun, turnun, weldun,... 11-15-2011, 09:11 PM
freonjoe I do part-time service work... 11-15-2011, 09:15 PM
CollinsHaulin I did four years in the USMC... 11-16-2011, 01:13 AM
Gnraxlrose88 I'm currently on... 11-16-2011, 12:36 PM
ParkerFlyer4 work..... highway and bridge... 11-25-2011, 10:22 PM
rodeocowboy72 full time scrap wholesaler... 11-25-2011, 11:14 PM
utahscrapper I am an engineer for a... 11-26-2011, 03:32 AM
bpatnoe I am a full time Recycling... 11-26-2011, 03:51 PM
Focker Nothing now full time auto... 11-29-2011, 01:13 PM
LadyScrappers When the economy went south,... 01-02-2012, 03:22 PM
injunjoe Dang it! How am I to... 01-02-2012, 04:15 PM
GeorgeB Congrats to you and your... 01-02-2012, 04:16 PM
wayne I'm a funeral director. I've... 01-02-2012, 04:50 PM
starbits I've retired twice, once from... 01-02-2012, 08:01 PM
jonnyjeb I teach AP calculus in NY 01-03-2012, 05:17 PM
rbrooks715 wish we had this back in the... 01-04-2012, 10:15 PM
TexasUBC I am a truck driver. I... 01-05-2012, 08:42 AM
erg I am a website... 01-06-2012, 07:04 AM
Ticonderoga I'm a programmer by trade -... 01-06-2012, 10:15 AM
DumbD It would be too long for me... 01-06-2012, 11:50 AM
thortek I run a couple offices for a... 01-30-2012, 07:08 PM
Libertytow What do you do besides Scrap?? 01-25-2013, 04:48 PM
brandon Just retired from the Air... 01-25-2013, 04:54 PM
1956 We do Trash Outs working with... 01-25-2013, 05:13 PM
jrpbullrider I work at the apt. I live at,... 01-25-2013, 05:30 PM
easterniacoreguy Anything to keep money in my... 01-25-2013, 05:51 PM
auminer Yall are gonna laugh at... 01-25-2013, 06:01 PM
joef1812 i will laugh and be jealous... 01-25-2013, 06:29 PM
Scrapette I wondered if people really... 01-26-2013, 10:23 AM
Mechanic688 Snodley (my ex partner)... 01-30-2013, 09:33 PM
SoOrScrpr Healthcare Clerk and rug-rat... 12-13-2013, 11:02 AM
tombuysscrap Well I work for a metal... 01-25-2013, 06:30 PM
happyscraper I sleep,eat,watch tv ho! you... 01-25-2013, 07:37 PM
InsertUserNameHere I just do this as a hobby, I... 01-25-2013, 07:41 PM
happyisthealero Was a Welder sheet metal... 01-25-2013, 07:43 PM
scrappy888 Stay at home dad..work 3rd... 01-25-2013, 08:04 PM
Mechanic688 Are you using business... 01-25-2013, 08:21 PM
GeorgeB Bought/Started and sold over... 01-25-2013, 08:14 PM
greytruck Im the night manager at a... 01-25-2013, 08:21 PM
smvulture Landscaper in the summer.... 01-25-2013, 09:09 PM
NWOdrudge well if i didn't suck so much... 01-25-2013, 09:27 PM
Hypoman I work fulltime at a state... 01-25-2013, 10:44 PM
BuckStacyBuck taking HVAC-R classes at a... 01-25-2013, 10:49 PM
projectnz i work at a tannery in New... 01-26-2013, 01:47 AM
Jonniebrass I am a printer,40 hours a... 01-26-2013, 02:46 AM
junkfreak I own and operate a painting... 01-26-2013, 03:04 AM
Immulmen I run a small business... 01-26-2013, 05:00 AM
jmurrow3 I work for a cable company as... 01-26-2013, 04:51 AM
taterjuice Like to build pickup bed... 01-26-2013, 05:54 AM
KzScrapper Carpenter/GC also buy and... 01-26-2013, 09:43 AM
Scrapette I work as an on-call personal... 01-26-2013, 10:31 AM
Mick Retired. I do what I feel... 01-26-2013, 11:42 AM
BarrenRealms007 Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC,... 01-26-2013, 11:55 AM
telecomguy Mechanical design engineer -... 01-30-2013, 08:45 PM
Sirscrapalot Auminer..I might have to send... 01-30-2013, 10:16 PM
Scrapette She's precious. And... 01-31-2013, 06:30 AM
happyscraper Scrapette; You sound like a... 01-31-2013, 07:25 PM
silverZ I am a full time tax... 02-01-2013, 11:13 PM
savage85 I operate a back hoe at a... 02-05-2013, 07:56 PM
jdesta82 I scrap as a side job/hobby.... 02-05-2013, 09:12 PM
savage85 I for got to mention I own an... 02-07-2013, 05:43 PM
TexasDeere I work in commercial... 02-07-2013, 08:35 PM
poundigity24 I go to High School full time... 02-08-2013, 09:23 PM
Sprocket I am a Landscaper in the... 02-09-2013, 12:23 PM
fnd5055 I am a captain on a fire ... 02-09-2013, 07:12 PM
regidroz ReUSeIt, my company for... 02-12-2013, 02:49 PM
hwstem I go to school and work for... 02-13-2013, 06:27 AM
TheRecycler I own a daycare with my wife.... 02-17-2013, 01:43 PM
anthracite31 Currently working as a lab... 02-20-2013, 01:03 AM
Primo Been scrapping for a long... 12-01-2013, 12:05 AM
NHscrapman I currently am running a... 12-01-2013, 08:24 AM
NHscrapman well two years have passed I... 09-12-2015, 05:00 AM
KzScrapper Dam NH...what do you do after... 12-01-2013, 09:19 AM
NHscrapman send the paper work to the... 12-02-2013, 11:00 AM
SnowBeast I work for my Native Corp., I... 12-01-2013, 11:26 AM
snorton1 I am an 8th grade language... 12-01-2013, 06:39 PM
Abshere I work part time making cash... 12-01-2013, 07:41 PM
foobar Computer Programmer / Analyst... 12-01-2013, 07:50 PM
Sirscrapalot I need a vacation after just... 12-02-2013, 12:51 PM
bpatnoe Us NH people sure know how to... 12-02-2013, 01:16 PM
Sirscrapalot Oh I stay busy with work. I... 12-02-2013, 01:43 PM
jord0690 Automotive Mechanic... 12-02-2013, 03:35 PM
welderjzimmerman Im a welder by trade love... 12-08-2013, 07:41 PM
doyousmellit Oilfield and potash mining is... 12-10-2013, 03:49 PM
Sirscrapalot Mining, an oil well work... 12-10-2013, 04:07 PM
doyousmellit Yea we don't have much grass... 12-10-2013, 04:17 PM
Sirscrapalot You make me miss Arizona. ;)... 12-10-2013, 04:20 PM
doyousmellit I don't even know how to... 12-10-2013, 04:30 PM
Sal I worked in a factory then... 12-10-2013, 05:18 PM
jghilino women and whiskey >:) 12-13-2013, 11:45 AM
TheSheenyMan I'm going to school to become... 12-18-2013, 09:08 AM
WoodmanYoel I'm still fairly young.. but... 12-19-2013, 12:03 AM
Sirscrapalot Yoel...unless your really... 12-19-2013, 03:28 AM
carolinajunkman Bump 11-08-2014, 07:14 PM
Rollyrogers33 I work as a receiving lead at... 11-08-2014, 08:34 PM
msmoorad im a qualified plumber. ... 11-09-2014, 01:32 AM
Swampy I am a commercial loan... 11-09-2014, 06:03 AM
diggydiggy I did scrap full time for... 11-09-2014, 06:29 AM
logansryche Scrapping for me has become a... 11-09-2014, 10:27 AM
tjlock This is used for a part time... 11-09-2014, 03:24 PM
campincook578 What do you do besides scrap... 11-09-2014, 03:36 PM
MattInTheHat It's just what I do when I... 11-09-2014, 04:54 PM
Patriot76 Retired educator and started... 11-09-2014, 05:22 PM
matador I'm self employed. I own a... 11-10-2014, 10:27 AM
armygreywolf What do you do besides scrap... 11-10-2014, 10:49 AM
smashing I work for a large... 11-10-2014, 03:05 PM
Rwamp I am a full time banker for... 11-21-2014, 09:47 AM
bluemeate this year i have sporatically... 11-23-2014, 12:41 AM
AdmiralAluminum [QUOTE=bluemeate;225388]spent... 03-30-2015, 09:11 AM
charn I help family move stuff out... 12-06-2014, 06:09 PM
happyisthealero computer repair welding... 12-06-2014, 06:39 PM
ChildhoodDream I found this a interesting... 03-29-2015, 03:12 AM
jimicrk I just got through reading... 03-29-2015, 06:04 AM
TexasDeere Commercial roofing is my... 03-29-2015, 08:20 AM
jonnyjeb Math teacher 35 years 03-30-2015, 08:09 AM
pjost This is what I do when I'm... 03-31-2015, 07:05 AM
KzScrapper That's cool Pjost...I'm sure... 03-31-2015, 07:24 AM
Rescueman3 I work full time as a... 03-31-2015, 12:18 PM
Catfish Bob Scrap has pretty much dried... 04-16-2015, 02:58 AM
dwaggs I'm a water plant operator in... 04-16-2015, 06:38 PM
Catfish Bob The lawn mowing has been... 04-30-2015, 11:57 PM
Scrap808 My business partner and I are... 05-01-2015, 02:46 AM
Dee03 I work as a sheet metal... 09-11-2015, 08:39 PM
philshark2 I go to high school, I also... 09-11-2015, 10:59 PM
SteelMill Seeing as scrap is dead, I've... 09-12-2015, 12:12 AM
wavecrazed Drivin my toyota prius for... 09-12-2015, 09:59 PM
scrapdaddyj My full time job is... 09-20-2015, 08:45 PM
scrapman1077 I own a small machine shop,... 09-21-2015, 06:04 AM
Cole Im a Reactor Operator at a... 11-21-2015, 10:30 PM
matador Old thread, but he's right.... 03-03-2020, 10:38 AM
kss Day job.... Scrap on the side... 03-03-2020, 02:13 PM
greytruck Pallets. Im out before all... 03-03-2020, 03:33 PM
kss Really? Wonder where buys... 03-03-2020, 04:25 PM
greytruck The only pallets that are... 03-03-2020, 05:11 PM
ScrapLW I thought the same thing that... 03-04-2020, 09:55 AM
ScrapmanIndustries I weld things and do other... 03-07-2020, 07:10 AM
1funkybear I'm a cryptocurrency investor... 12-28-2020, 12:38 AM
ChildhoodDream another great read 03-11-2023, 06:09 PM
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    Old thread, but he's right. Money in the bank isn't doing anything. I invest some of mine so it'll grow, and "invest" the rest into my business so I can make more with it. If you park it, that's all you're doing: Parking.

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