Shut my girlfriend up !

So the other day while doing normal business my girlfriend starts her usual dumass blabber about why i left the marine corps (i didnt leave i got hurt -.-) but anyway she starts how scrapping is a lowlifes job and the marines was alot better blah blah blah, just as shes talking i get a call its from a guy who has "a few things'' he wants to get rid of so i tell her to shut up and i run over there with my help - long story short he had 3 aluminum Engines 3 Transmissions 3 a.cs with freon already pumped out ,, (how ? idk) a cast iron boiler and an old oil tank - didnt take everything back to the yard at once but i ended up with around 850 dollars for it all - more than my girlfriend makes in a month i showed her the reciepts - needless to say i havent heard anything about scrapping from her since !

tell your gf to play guitar, that will shut her up

I can't stand when people act like a job is beneath them. I person does what they have to, to support themselves and their family. I was always taught, never look down on anyone who is out there trying to make a living.

Sounds like my wife, but i do have to admit she does bring me the occasional piece of scrap metal, she even picked up a 10" chop saw out of someones garbage.

Watch out. Now she'll be riding you when every haul isn't $850.

Wierd whenever my CTC acts up I go into the office and make them Cut The Check. Money shuts up everyone once they see the check. Remember though the scrap industry is feast or famon.

Originally Posted by Midnight

I can't stand when people act like a job is beneath them. I person does what they have to, to support themselves and their family. I was always taught, never look down on anyone who is out there trying to make a living.

I agree....

and an honest one

Originally Posted by Midnight

I can't stand when people act like a job is beneath them. I person does what they have to, to support themselves and their family. I was always taught, never look down on anyone who is out there trying to make a living.

P.S.

Thanks for your service

My girlfriend wasn't too crazy about me breaking stuff apart in our garage, and letting things pile up until I have time to process them. She hates when I ask her to go junk picking, or if I have a contact I need to pick up from. Recently we've been having money issues (well, more than recently, but lately it's been bad). She realized how much that extra little bit I get from scrapping was helping us, especially last week when she needed extra money to catch up on her bills.

She's already told me she's fine with me doing this, but wants me to stop when I get out of school/start working fulltime. Umm, I'm going to school to work on cars...every part that comes off a car is money, and theres no way in hell i'm throwing that away. It pains me enough now having to do it at school....watching our scrap bin fill up with all the goodies I know I could make a buck off...it's sad.

Scrapping has saved our house from foreclosure, so when other people laugh or ask me "why on earth would you want to do THAT??" I don't even bother with an answer. Where other people see a dumpster, i see a really big treasure box.