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    Gas Grills

    One of the best and easiest items I find on garbage day is Gas Grills. The tops and bottoms are usualy cast aluminum and fairly heavy the controls and connections are brass and the gas tubes are usually stainless steel. They take about 10-15 minutes to strip down and I usally get about $10-15 per grill at current prices.


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    You know i had a guy watch me dump my truck in the shreddable pile and i had about 2 grills on there and when i was done and pulled off to get paid he told me the same think you just said. now why couldnt he have told me that when he saw me throwing it off of the truck? ive thrown away many grills not knowing its true value.

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    They are usually a fairly dirty strip job, but go fast.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 708bigbuck View Post
    One of the best and easiest items I find on garbage day is Gas Grills. The tops and bottoms are usualy cast aluminum and fairly heavy the controls and connections are brass and the gas tubes are usually stainless steel. They take about 10-15 minutes to strip down and I usally get about $10-15 per grill at current prices.
    I need someone to help strengthen my resolve. There are TWO grills by the curb tonite, just a few streets away. One is gas and the other I think was charcoal. I didn't grab them, bc my husband hates my scrapping hobby, and would be upset with my for bringing those huge things home. I could probably sneak out tonite and wrestle them here, but he hates me putting dirty things in his SUV.

    They are pretty heavy and even if I sneak them here, it will be a lot of work to do alone.

    I think I need a different husband.

    Should I go out and grab them anyway?

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    My wife never openly objected to my scrapping, but somewhere along the way I started mentioning to her "that (scrap) is a $10 bill just laying there." Now she likes to drive alley ways with me when we aren't in a hurry to get home.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jillyenator View Post
    I need someone to help strengthen my resolve. There are TWO grills by the curb tonite, just a few streets away. One is gas and the other I think was charcoal. I didn't grab them, bc my husband hates my scrapping hobby, and would be upset with my for bringing those huge things home. I could probably sneak out tonite and wrestle them here, but he hates me putting dirty things in his SUV.

    They are pretty heavy and even if I sneak them here, it will be a lot of work to do alone.

    I think I need a different husband.

    Should I go out and grab them anyway?
    I'm sure there are a lot of men on here that would love to have a wife that enjoys scrap as much as they do lol
    Currently looking for a job in or related to scrap/recycling. Relocation is possible for the right offer.

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    Did you sneak out and get the grills?

    Jon.

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    You need your own pickup truck. Then, you can cruise, grab & scrap.
    Maybe hubby will want to ride with you!
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    I did sneak over, but wasn't able to get either into the back of the SUV. I took the grates off and a few other things I could remove quickly. I'll need to grab my trailer to actually bring those over, and will have to talk hubby into helping. Both grills are massive and too heavy for me to lift by myself.

    I want all that aluminum! There are nice big stainless doors under one of them, too.

    Trash pickup is Monday morning, so I still have some time, if I can convince hubby to let me put those in the yard. He thinks my hobby is 'white trash'. He's pretty much a neat freak.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spinroch View Post
    You need your own pickup truck. Then, you can cruise, grab & scrap.
    Maybe hubby will want to ride with you!
    I do need a pickup. I want something reliable, though. I've had nothing but trouble with my Jeep Cherokees (I have two that I'm giving up on repairing, and am trying to sell).

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    Quote Originally Posted by MattInTheHat View Post
    I'm sure there are a lot of men on here that would love to have a wife that enjoys scrap as much as they do lol
    It's strange that I am the scrapping, camping, boating one, and he's the computer geek.

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    Gas Grills

    Will you marry me? .
    *side note* that may have been the forum's first proposal!

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    Accepted, Voodoodaddy! You can be my forum husband. heh.

    What's the blue heeler's name? I like the two-toned eyes. Can we take him scrapping with us?

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    Gas Grills

    That would be Ms. Voodoo, she's 10! Been my scrappin' buddy for years!

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    LOL Good stuff. Match.com has nothing on this forum. Your Hubby needs to know that Metal + MONEY!!! My wife grabs stuff for us every chance she can. Tell him "Couples who scrap together, STAY together" and eventually locked up and fined together, but that's not important right now.

    Hopefully he comes around but in the mean time, keep on scrapin'!

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    lol..First forum proposal indeed!

    Go with the mini-van, soon to be Mrs. Voodoo. Trucks are so passe'.

    Sirscrapalot - Where do I send wedding beverages?

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    One of the reasons I will be getting married next year is my Lady helps me scrap. She loves to look out at Curbco for stuff she can repurpose and help her friends out. She has been sober for nearly 7 years now and sees people trying to get back on their feet alot and some need furniture, a rug, or a dresser. I love the company and the extra set of eyes and its just good time we get to spend together with the dog in the bed of the truck and the backseat when it gets too full.

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    Gas Grills

    I use a hammer.the aluminum breaks really easy around the bolts

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jillyenator View Post
    I need someone to help strengthen my resolve. There are TWO grills by the curb tonite, just a few streets away. One is gas and the other I think was charcoal. I didn't grab them, bc my husband hates my scrapping hobby, and would be upset with my for bringing those huge things home. I could probably sneak out tonite and wrestle them here, but he hates me putting dirty things in his SUV.

    They are pretty heavy and even if I sneak them here, it will be a lot of work to do alone.

    I think I need a different husband.

    Should I go out and grab them anyway?
    They would all ready be in the back of my truck , I say go get them then buy a meal with the profits .then make a snarky comment about how trash equals treasure
    Buying ewaste and video games !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot View Post
    lol..First forum proposal indeed!

    Go with the mini-van, soon to be Mrs. Voodoo. Trucks are so passe'.

    Sirscrapalot - Where do I send wedding beverages?

    I prefer my truck to a van because sometimes you don't want to smell what your hauling .plus the rain cleans up some of the dirt,cob webs critters and other nastys I don't want in my cab .

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