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    Im getting back into the SMF loop after a short time off.

    Im getting back to reading threads everyday. I took some time off and want to stay motivated and focused.

    Here are some of my short term goals coming up:
    -Get some business shirts made with logo in front and phrase in back
    -Get some business magnets made, so I can send them in a thank you letter to clients I pick stuff up from for the first time.
    -Try to get some more clients that are businesses or schools that I can get repeat business with.
    -Get a couple of tools that I have been putting off buying for a while.



    This week was quite slow and im not sure why. I only had a couple of calls this week when I have lately been getting 1-2 per day. I broke down the remaining inventory of stuff that I was sitting on so I got to start searching again and doing more advertising. I did some advertising at the local community college and hopefully I get some takers. Other than that, not much more is going on. Although I did find this huge hard drive in my pile of e-waste that I thought Id share a picture of. It is next to a normal size hard drive to show the size.



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    kewl............Im feeling burnt out myself lol

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    That H.D. is a 5 1/4 ".
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    I have a hard drive bigger then that. The thing weighs about 6 to 7 pounds lol. No joke.

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    I thought that I was cool for second until I found that some one out did me on my hard drive find. haha.

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    Not trying to outdo anyone but these harddrives weigh around 75lbs each

    I got em in my basement......LOL


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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeinreco View Post
    Not trying to outdo anyone but these harddrives weigh around 75lbs each
    Oh is that what those are! Well my friend whether you like it or not you out did all of us by a long shot.

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    But, I still think that mine is really cool regardless.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrsamsonite View Post
    But, I still think that mine is really cool regardless.
    It is kewl.........I love getting ahold of the old stuff........People don't seem to understand when I tell them I prefer to buy older computers......LOL (there are enough people trying to sell half-ass refurbished computers out there)

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeinreco View Post
    Not trying to outdo anyone but these harddrives weigh around 75lbs each

    I got em in my basement......LOL

    Sad thing is there is more storage space available in my kids cell phone then in them 75 pound drives. Isnt technology wonderful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper View Post
    Sad thing is there is more storage space available in my kids cell phone then in them 75 pound drives. Isnt technology wonderful.
    LOL..........Sad isn't it

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    Grind,whirrrr,chunk..I used to service that stuff. "ol timey" handcrank drives!!

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    On the larger harddrive it is an old one. Check on the Vintage computer forum you might find some to pay more than scrap.

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    To me they are priceless......But for the right price I would part with them......I can't bring myself to tear em down for scrap but I am always open to any offers if someone wants to pick em up


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