Thought a few of you might get a kick out of this:
I've got a shed where I've held a stockpile of aluminum sheet for about two years. Whenever somebody brings aluminum that might blow around, I have them throw it in the shed. I've actually been avoiding dealing with it because of having to clean it (remove nails and staples from roofing strips) and cutting it to baler size (2'x4'). Now two grandkids from Missouri came to visit last week - 16 year old girl and 15 year old brother. He said his mother told him there might be something he could do for me and I'd pay him (she was thinking cutting/splitting firewood but I have a logger cut trees and a guy with a processor cut and split). I told him if he wanted to clean and size that aluminum he could have the money we got for it. He asked how much was in there and I guessed 500 pounds (.48/lb so just over $200). He got pretty excited over that. The following is the chronology of events:
Thursday afternoon - He pulled most of it out of the shed and cleaned it in an hour and a half - still needed to size it. Took a break and didn't get back to it.
Friday - Too tired. Slept till 3:00. Went to a friend's house (grandkids lived in Maine and moved to Mo last year). Told me he'd be back Monday to finish and haul it to the yard.
Sunday - Called and said he'd be here Monday afternoon to finish up before going to Canada on Tuesday with other grandparents/family. Told him that would be too late and couldn't get everything done to get to the yard before they closed. He'd have to make a choice between video games at the friend's house or the money for the aluminum. You only get the money if you do all the work. He chooses video games.
Monday morning - his sister and I cut the aluminum and load it. Took another hour and a half. Hauled it to the yard. Came to 600 pounds ($288). I'd also loaded some tubs of aluminum cast and extrusion. We carried the tubs in and you should have seen these guys busting their a----- getting out there to help her carry tubs!!!
He's pretty mad at himself now. I told him I'd pay him $15/hr for the hour and a half he did work. I thought about just giving him the money, anyway. But "Education costs money". I did give her $100 since she did more work than he did.
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