Don't turn it down!

This may be a given, but it is a philosophy I live by in this business. A guy I know came and dropped off an old tonneau cover from his truck (as you may know, you tell people you scrap, they sometimes claim you as their new personal dump) and I thought "great.....now i have to get rid of this thing....not much metal here......." turns out, the box that the cover rolled up into was just covered in a thin plastic layer, underneath.....aluminum! i tore open the fabric and again, aluminum ribs, and lots of them. Sure got some envious looks from the competition at the yard that week moral of the story, have an open mind, and stay curious

This reminds me of when i was offered a stack of cubicle dividers. Figured i could knock the steel off and use the particle board insides for my garage. Boy was i wrong, when i was unloading them i noticed there were hollow and wrote it off as a loss but was gonna recoup some of it from the steel and burn the rest in a nice bonfire. After i pulled the first piece of "steel" it turned out to be aluminum Long story short what was supposed to be some particle board i could use and about 300 pounds of steel turned into a nice bonfire and $200 worth of extruded aluminum so i was happy. So now i never turn stuff like that down it may open the door up to bigger and better things