what did i get myself into now???? lol

**tryingtoscrap** · 11-27-2011, 05:07 PM

I wish

**ilovejunk** · 11-27-2011, 05:38 PM

nobody starts at the top i worked out of the back of an 85 buick station wagon for a long time- you gotta start somewhere.

and also on the "i wish" comment that attitude DOES NOT get you anywhere, you have to set a goal and go after it with everything you got, and here's the key to getting it, never, ever, let up. once you start you have to be determined enough to see your goal come to fruition.

i am like a few others on this forum i am kinda young (24), i got out of the military while the economy was taking a nose-dive, and all the skills and jobs i knew (construction, steel work) were drying up at record pace and i HAD to do something to support my family. now i am a full time student working on my BS in electronics engineering in the mechatronics field (robotics) and a full-time, scrapper/surplus salesman/ electronics repairman. its all about motivation, i have never wished for anything i have and will continue to work for everything i want in life.

**tryingtoscrap** · 11-27-2011, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by ilovejunk

nobody starts at the top i worked out of the back of an 85 buick station wagon for a long time- you gotta start somewhere.

and also on the "i wish" comment that attitude DOES NOT get you anywhere, you have to set a goal and go after it with everything you got, and here's the key to getting it, never, ever, let up. once you start you have to be determined enough to see your goal come to fruition.

i am like a few others on this forum i am kinda young (24), i got out of the military while the economy was taking a nose-dive, and all the skills and jobs i knew (construction, steel work) were drying up at record pace and i HAD to do something to support my family. now i am a full time student working on my BS in electronics engineering in the mechatronics field (robotics) and a full-time, scrapper/surplus salesman/ electronics repairman. its all about motivation, i have never wished for anything i have and will continue to work for everything i want in life.

Ok well maybe I'm 13 and WISH my dad would let me start collecting stuff...

**drozenski** · 11-28-2011, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by tryingtoscrap

Ok well maybe I'm 13 and WISH my dad would let me start collecting stuff...

Whats really stopping you?

Make a cart, get on your bike and ride around town and pick some stuff up.

When i was 13 i picked up cans. People in school always laughed at me when i walked home and had a bag full of cans. The next year as i flashed my $2000 laptop, it shut them all up.

You don't have to store scrap in your home. Build a fort or find an abandoned shed.

Be resourceful and you will succeed. Allow people to hold you back and the only place you will end up is Mcdonalds asking me as i drive up in my Mercadies if i want fries with that.

**tryingtoscrap** · 11-28-2011, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by drozenski

Whats really stopping you?

Make a cart, get on your bike and ride around town and pick some stuff up.

When i was 13 i picked up cans. People in school always laughed at me when i walked home and had a bag full of cans. The next year as i flashed my $2000 laptop, it shut them all up.

You don't have to store scrap in your home. Build a fort or find an abandoned shed.

Be resourceful and you will succeed. Allow people to hold you back and the only place you will end up is Mcdonalds asking me as i drive up in my Mercadies if i want fries with that.

Well I think my dad is finally letting upon me...so I hope...no, no, not hope as the word wish disappoints people...I will get started as soon as I can. p.s. what laptop is it?
After i get myself some profit for tools I'm saving up for adobe after effects...wonder how long it will take...

**drozenski** · 11-28-2011, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by tryingtoscrap

Well I think my dad is finally letting upon me...so I hope...no, no, not hope as the word wish disappoints people...I will get started as soon as I can. p.s. what laptop is it?
After i get myself some profit for tools I'm saving up for adobe after effects...wonder how long it will take...

This was years ago I'm 27 now.

It was a Toshiba, with a 19 inch screen and 600 Mhz processor. It served me well for 4 years when i sold it in college to a friend.