24 Hours In My Life:

Where are you at that the prices are so low?

Originally Posted by freonjoe

Where are you at that the prices are so low?

I work scrap In Northern VA.
I also worked in MD (mostly PG county) when I was learning.
(paid more but I had a "partner" to split 50/50 including gas,but not "wear and tear" etc. with)
I actually called around today during my morning break I took.

Problem is that my truck is old (could break-down), don't have a trailer.
The place I go is "rinky-dink" really, they ship stuff out to other places (not much sorting there).
BUT it's only about 2 miles from me, so with the truck I have, think it makes sence.(?)

There's another place, not too far,that pays MUCH more, but I worked that area in summer busted my @ss to fill my truck one day, got there and they told me they had a new rule that hard-hats were required to unload.
I said that there "was no sign or previous warning", but said I'd have to buy a hard-hat from them...I started cursing and asked if they wanted scrap OR to sell hard-hats...got kicked out. (I have 5+ hard-hats at home).Almost got in a fight really. ...

Glad because they need to learn how to treat people RATHER than acting like "oscar the grouches"Garbage-men really...
Most of the mexicans/illegal central americans who go there (to Davis Industries) put up with it.
But for me I refuse to be "self-employed" and deal with that type of treatment in business.

So I go to a decent "rinky-dink" place nearby, and work alone, building my route for now.