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    Well the old hot water tank gave out 2 weeks ago. Lasted for well over 15 years . Ok, lets get it out to the scrapyard while theres still some water in it. I tell my 22 yr old son who was a little sad about other STUFF. That cheers him up. we will take the #2 leftover copper and the 3 or so #s of stripped bare bright and the rest of the scrap in the garage. We start extracting the HW tank from the cellar and Wham we knock the drain outlet right off the unit. Red rusty water onto the concrete. It wasnt too much but certainly a mess Moral of the story: Karma can mess you up before you do anything: I told my son , yeah the scrapyard dont wanna pay for my water Honesty is the best policy



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    I was about to say.. thats so not cool when people deliver tanks with water. Or people who fill up engines with water. But glad you stayed true and honest. Honesty gets you places.

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    I second Benny, plus honesty, karma, whatever you wish to call it will pay you back many fold. Good or bad,,,
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    Yes honesty is the best policy .Dishonesty can come back and bite you in the behind 10 times harder.Simply treat others how you would want to be teated.Happy scraping

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