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    I don't mind being missunderstod as a scrapper, if I was understood, I'd have more competition.

    A older fella walking by told me once "Its not the scrapmetal that makes you money, its what you do with it".



    That's sooooo true, its what I know, not what they know.
    I don't really tell others how to do it, but I do 'share the bread' in ways that's to both of our advantage.

    Actually, now I think of it, someone gave me a handfull of Copper wire a week ago.
    I weighed it, 1.5 kg (3lbs). So when I saw them today, tried to give him $10.
    "Nah, thats alright, its only a bit of Copper wire I had around".
    So I tried again, "But that's two pizzas, it pays a small bill so you have more for a big one"
    "Nah, don't worry, keep it" etc etc.

    A few hours later it come to me.. Its because I see the Copper as Money, Copper money.
    Its as if, to me, he lent me $10, so I have to pay it back. Easy.
    But to him, its a handfull of reddish wire.
    I look at it and see currency, just like as if it was a American $10 note, or a Aussie $10 note and he said "Since you are going to America, here's a US $10 note I have laying around"
    I'd owe him for it after I got back.
    Weird, I will have to figure out a different way to get it to him.

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