- The ugly truth about being a scrapper.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
Then why you didn't say that in the first place. �� instead of playing riddles. But yeah you right I need to get busy and clean this mess is out of control and I'm getting tire of looking at it. This weekend I was outside separating everything. Hopefully I can make a video when everything is all clean. Thanks for your support.Originally Posted by mikeinreco
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
Lol I take no offense I have hard core skin but yes I totally agree time to get bussssssssy and clean up. Thanks to all of your for your encouragement. Going to get motivated and get it done.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
of course scrapper girls dressing sexy like her will always be stars but ugly guys like us will never make it lolYes and No...'Scrapper Girl' will always be a star in my eyes...
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You seem like a nice family man so didn't wanna hurt your feelings.........I watched another of your videos and you said you were out looking for more scrap because you were bored.........True breaking down scrap is boring but is more profitable than wasting gas looking for more when you already have plenty........I turn on sports talk radio and just go to work........Do what you wish but personally I wouldn't be posting pictures of an illegal operation going on behind my house....Your house is not zoned for commercial scrap processing and you could be fined heavily for many different violations you have there.........Good luck and wish you the best
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Thanks buddy for watching out. My goal is to get rid of all this scrap by this week. And clean my mess so this post has help a lot to get motivate. Sometimes that is all we need in life just a little push.
Experienced Scrapper
First off, good for you geravega, getting out there in your free time and bringing even more income into your household. A lot of lumps just come home from a day behind a computer and crack open a beer to spend their nights in front of the idiot box. You're a go-getter and that's a good thing.
That said, I've been in your exact position before. I live in Houston, and if your area of Texas is anything like Houston--and it is--you need to get that cleaned up ASAP.
Let me tell you, it only takes one petty neighbor to call Code Enforcement and then you're in for a real treat. I have dealt with Code before, they have a tremendous amount of power, and boy do they enjoy wielding it. They have no sympathy for scrappers in particular. The Code Enforcement officers are the types of guys that spend their weekends trimming their hedges with scissors and a level, or scrubbing a 3 inch sized stain of power steering fluid off their driveway with a handheld brush. They're sticklers for uniformity and conformity. The fact that you have rodents running around is all the justification they need to slap you with so many fines you could wear the paper copies as a winter coat.
I don't mean to sound paranoid, I have REAL experience with Texas code enforcement officers and they mean business.
Look for a cheap, $150-200 a month storage unit with electricity and move everything in there as soon as you can. It also motivates you to turn and burn as quickly as possible because you tend to have limited space to work in, and because you're paying rent on every square foot in the unit.
Remember, it's not about what's "fair" or "right", it's about what is reality, and the reality is this sort of thing is not acceptable to most people out in the suburbs. They don't understand us. They think throwing their soda bottles in the blue bin will save the planet, that's the extent of their recycling knowledge.
I enjoy your videos and keep doing what you're doing, but do it the right way, the way that saves you from a whole mountain of trouble coming down on you.
Last edited by RagnBone; 12-04-2017 at 10:53 AM. Reason: spelling
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Also after you clean up get to know your neighbors, they may even have some scrap metal for you or know someone who has some. We just got our clean up notice for bulky items and brush for curb side and with it they had another flier on how to turn in your neighbor for junk, weeds, trash and other BS! If I got a problem with a neighbor I will talk to the face to face first, then after that could go other routs about reporting the situation if nothing is done!
Better than the dump!
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
Thank you RagnBone I been outside all day until I get this mess clean up. Thank to all scrappers that are helping and encouring me to clean this mess.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
I been networking with them since this happen. And I have gotten a few items from them.
Sledgehammer Enthusiast
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Had a bobcat on top of the heavy steel pile a few weeks ago, he's been around once in a while the last few years. Going after the mice and squirrels no doubt. Since we live in the woods there's always going to be rodents, junk or none. I make sure they eat a good diet of high velocity lead on my property.
There ain't nothing wrong with an honest days work. Anyone who says otherwise is a fool.- Old Man
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Hey if you ever get to cleaning your yard, you could donate all those bikes to https://www.spokesforfolks.org/ . How are the rats and mice? I hope you got all of them!
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I tell you what if you donate that giant pile of bikes I will donate my few bikes I have around here and 2 of them have aluminum frames one from the 80's that may be worth some money!
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
I am curious where this cleanup job stands at this point. Also, I noticed a nice two-car garage that could be used as a potential place to store scrap without upsetting the neighbors.
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I was wondering the other day what happened to this guy so I checked out his youtube channel. It appears he's spending a lot of time cranking out videos and very little time taking care of his problem.
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... and the hoard has grown. From the first video posted on the OP until the one he posted on his channel from a week ago.. the mass has gotten bigger and worse. If his neighbors were mad last year, they have to be FUMING now!
All the videos say something to the effect of "Well this is what you have to deal with as a scrapper." Not true, My stuff comes in, gets broken down and is gone ASAP. I've never had to store stuff outside (except a car on a trailer- and those were gutted and gone in 48 hours) I've never had mice, or rats, or roaches, or bugs. This isn't "The way it is" these video's should be titled "How NOT to be a recycler" or "Don't be like me.. I have no idea what I'm doing!"
Wheat from chaff
Churn and Burn
First in First Out
Whatever you want to call it, but this isn't recycling, this is Sanford and Sons!
I'm so into scrapping.. When my Steel Toe Boots Wear out, I cut the Steel out of them and recycle the Toe!
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Taking a vacation
Nothing wrong with your yard, just change the zoning.
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That's the ringtone on my wife's phone when I call her.
Out of clutter, find simplicity. --Albert Einstein
Experienced Scrapper
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Hi sir, I would like to reccommend you keep the plastic tubs of any dishwashers you find. As a small hobbyist scrapper, I would utilize about five of these in a row. The first one is shred, the second tub is for unprocessed small appliances, electronics, fixtures etc.. it was for the stuff I need to tear apart. Second tub was aluminum cast, then sheet aluminum, last tub for wire. I then use milk crates for heavy items, like motors, lead batteries, ballasts and transformers. Its not exactly easy to lift a dishwasher full of motors into the truck for a haul.
The yard is not as bad as it look honestly, I have actually cleaned up much worse when renters leave a house. If you are in a large enough municipality, a custom bike shop will pay you better than scrap for an aluminum/alloy bike frame. My eight year old bike has finally been through enough and needs replacing. The frame is still great though for anybody who builds bikes. So I am stripping it down to the frame and seeing what I get for that.
Dishwasher tubs are a great sturdy storage option, especially for lighter density items like aluminum. I use one for shred simply for the fact that with all the air space in between it usually is still manageable for lifting into the truck, as long as I use my dolly.
I don't scrap full time like I was because now I have a full time job. But I still pickup escrap when I see it, and the occasional tube tv I will bust out my drill and strip it out in under a minute.
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