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    Too many scrappers, not enough scrap

    Tonight was busy.
    Never saw so many scrappers in all my like. They were everywhere.
    Didn't get much of anything. 1 fan, a puter, bed frame and a copier all in my 4x8 trailer. What really pi**ed me off was the guy that passed me in an old chevy with a washer hanging out of his trunk. That would have looked a lot better in my trailer. Oh well.
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    tonight while I was in my driveway tearing apart TV's. I actualy had 2 people stop and ask me if I had any scrap metal I needed takin away. Both spoke broken english and both were driving minitrucks stacked to the gills with white goods.

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    Like flies around these parts. We have one guy with a PA system. At first I thought ice cream man, went after wallet. I hear; ring ding ding a ling ding, "SCRAP METAL, WASHERS........." , Agh just an old ford full of junk. Competition is thick.
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    That's rough. LOL dig in the trash less and advertise more. Besides, once the price of junk falls this winter, you'll be okay if you're dedicated.

    This is what I got last night.

    http://i51.tinypic.com/1huzgk.jpg

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    Pretty good load,,
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheFatMan View Post
    That's rough. LOL dig in the trash less and advertise more. Besides, once the price of junk falls this winter, you'll be okay if you're dedicated.

    This is what I got last night.

    http://i51.tinypic.com/1huzgk.jpg
    Seems by me Prices go up in winter . But the real correlation might be the price of fuel.


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