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    Day 1 Day 2 at the dumpster

    Yesterday - was a first I went to a dumpster ( a regular one ) saw some wire and brass & to the far left 2 Raccoons half sized pups i figured - I had to think was it worth getting the wire or a bite . I used a stick got the wire . Then i realized how are the raccoons going to get out of a empty 5 foot dumpster .I figured someone put them there for dead . I don't like that so i took some AL wire and a 5 gal bucket and shewed them in , both fit & off to freedom they went .
    Then today just hitting a dumpster not even giving it a thought & whoo ahh
    lots of tiny mix and COPPER along with some summer maggots . Another dumpster today also yielded TV's - wire - microwave - 5 VCR's I will say those were big maggots though


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    I doubt racoons were put in there by someone unless u saw a cage. They can get into anything, and can survive in crazy places.

    Dumpsters scare me but I have found some awesome things in them..........Most recent find 9 complete computers.

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    I pulled a fog machine out of a dumpster behind a bowling alley a few weeks ago. It works perfectly and still had 3/4 of a tank of fog juice. Gave it a quick cleaning and sold it today on craigslist for $50. The things people throw away...
    ~You have to start somewhere to get anywhere~

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    i have seen plenty of racoons hopping off of garbage trucks in the morning.
    Born to think, destine to succeed.


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