Hi everybody!

I'm a Network Engineer for a large Telecom Company in Frisco, TX. I only work the weekends so I have 4 days a week that I used to sit around the house and get depressed because I didn't feel as if I was doing enough work. After I got out of the Navy I started Plumbing for my father. It didn't pay the bills and I started falling behind, however, my father and I would scrap the copper that we pulled from the site. He's a lot more involved in this than I am. After moving to Texas my bills started piling up. I've noticed guys going around on bulk trash days just looking for items people leave on the side of the road, which are crazy sometimes! I figured, "if they can do it to make a little extra cash then it must be worth looking into". I already had a few items on hand, mostly copper from odd jobs that I've done for people, but ended up getting a little extra spending cash the other week. Not to mention a nice $500 dollar grill, a marble top fire pit, some nice antique steel tiki torches, and a callaway golf bag...sorry for the ranting. So on top of the scrapping, I've also accumulated items which would have taken me forever to get by buying outright. Now...the wife is not happy that I'm gone for hours on end...but I love the feeling of knowing what you'll find around the next corner!

I did have a lot of e-scrap when I was in Japan, however had to trash it prior to moving back to the states. I sit behind a desk for 12 hours a day so not much e-scrap that I can just walk off with, and they keep all their trash behind lock and key.

I 2nd what Brass and Dune say. Even though you sit behind a desk, you're already in the door and that's half the battle. Go figure out who holds that key. Figure out a way to make good with him and tell him nothing you're given will be wasted or put in the trash. If there's a will, there's a way! Welcome to the forum. Good luck.