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dumpster diving !
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19. January 2007 @ 04:27 |
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cincyrob- There you go ! I have three Blockbuster within 30 miles of where I live ( actually there's probably more but these are closest ) & I try to hit them all if I can ? I have the most luck at my main store - Good location - Officedepot, SuperWally's & Radioshack & Chinese Resturaunt right across the street ! But occasionally I make a decent dive at the others ! It just depends ? I made one Good Dive at a non Blockbuster video store ( VideoUsa) But have been unable to repeat that success at that location though I still check the dumpster regularly ! Another trick is keep your Eyes peeled for Blockbusters when your out and about ! Or OOT & ABOOT! for our canadian friends LOL! That would give you another one to try even if your just visiting that area ! Or you can be smart or lazy take your pick * just look them up in the yellow pages on the internet ! either in your local area or whichever area/town /city you plan to visit ! Be creative & resourceful & you may never Buy another DVD case again , you might even end up with free movies ,Games & magazines ect... To boot ! Blockbuster Chucks out lots of magazines atleast here they DO ! Good luck safe diving - Happy burning , DIVE, DIVE,Dive & always remember " FREE IS FREE "
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19. January 2007 @ 04:43 |
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@BIGTOXY
i hear ya brother. when iwas at the one lastnight i did look into the dumpster befor i went in, there was alot of gameing mags. in there. to be honest there might have been some cases but they were still open so i just went in.. was suprised to my results from going in i didnt even give it a thought to look back in the dumpster..lol
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19. January 2007 @ 05:13 |
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cincyrob- Whatever works ! - You've done good anyways ! I don't normally bother with the magazines - their either Gaming or Music magazines but often they're still in the plastic bag/wrapper & never opened ! so if the mag was one someone liked atleast it won't be sticky from fast food residue ! Occasionally though the cases have a little gunk on them ( Soda residue , chewing gum ect... ) nothing a little hot water dishwashing liquid and a little elbow grease won't cure though ! And for those troublesome stickers ! I would suggest Isopropyl alcohol or even better A product called Goo Gone - made for removing the stickum left behind by price stickers ect... works pretty good ! But alcohol will do in a pinch ! A hairdryer will help you dry the excess moiture off your recently washed cases any kind will do except perhaps the beauty parlor Bonnet type ! and There you go clean cases ! I've never had a problem with odors ( Atleast with dvd cases !LOL!!!!) but someone posted a comment on AD about buying some cases that had a strong unpleasnt odor ( Possibly made from Recycled Plastics - Tend to smell funny) & how to get rid off the odor & I seem to recall that someone mentioned putting them in a bag with some dryer sheets & or possibly some activated charcoal? I'm not sure about the dryer sheets but the charcoal part should work ! or perhaps bagging or boxing them up with a open box of baking soda for a while ? or I suppose one could spray them with a product like Fabreeze or some other industrial type odor out formula assuming that it's plastic safe of course ! Like I said I've never had problems with the odor thing with Dumpster retieved cases so This is just for info or in case anyone dose ? & One could possibly try just airing them out for awhile as well perhaps the odor would disapate over time ? Points to ponder ! Good luck , Safe diving & happy Burning cincyrob
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19. January 2007 @ 05:20 |
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Or you could just stop showering such as I've done for the winter and then you don't even notice the cases. It's kind of liberating actually, nobody bugs you and the pizza guy never sticks around to ask for a tip.
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19. January 2007 @ 06:12 |
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Regarding Odor, an old Marine Corps Trick:
Odor is caused by bacteria which can be tenacious stuff...wash it, dry it with heat etc. and its still there. Bleach might be practical if you leave it exposed to it long enough. Another thing that works for stinkiness is FREEZING. It was a trick we use to use with our combat boots or running shoes which you can't really soak in bleach without ruining them. Washing them with the strongest soaps and even the heat of the drying won't help the odor for long. Freezing though ruptures the cell walls of the offending bacteria buggies and kills them. So, if wife or mother won't freak out and have a heart attack, turn your freezer up good and high and throw in your cases or stinky shoes and leave them there for a couple of days.
No one will ever want to eat at my place again after reading this LOL!
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19. January 2007 @ 06:20 |
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A Reds fan complaining about stinkiness? Okay. What next, serving Quiche at 3 Rivers Stadium? Febreeze works great at getting rid of odors, and the pet carpet cleaner sprays work as well.
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19. January 2007 @ 10:19 |
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At Blockbuster they throw away the cases because they put the dvds in locking cases(you know the yellow thing they pull out).I asked for some of them there and they said they now come in the locking cases so they don't have nearly as many to toss. I don't know if that is true but they haven had any lately.
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19. January 2007 @ 10:30 |
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AH, I see ... I've never been to blockbuster.
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19. January 2007 @ 11:22 |
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just got back from the blockbuster here by me.. the dude there was a goober. he said he couldnt give them to me for personal use?????? and said its illegal to copy movies...lol AS IF... what a shmuck...
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19. January 2007 @ 11:25 |
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LMAO! What's a goober?
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19. January 2007 @ 11:50 |
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They now have your picture posted on the company web site Rob
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19. January 2007 @ 18:57 |
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as long as they got me in my griffey jersey and pete rose jacket its all good.
gonna go back again tomorrow see if i can get someone else to talk too
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20. January 2007 @ 04:11 |
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Actually it was the black and grey Rose Jersey, the one with 6 digits on it.
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20. January 2007 @ 04:21 |
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come on now BlivetNC.. dont hate the player...lol just cause pete has more hits than the entire boston team you dont have to hate him...lol
now i cant say that there has been 1 or 2 good boston players.. i think they left and joined the YANKME's....
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20. January 2007 @ 04:27 |
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I don't hate the player, just like using him as an example of what happens when great players think that they are above the laws, and now want us to forgive them. O.J. was was a great running back, who is rumoured to have a unique solution to deal with anger over separation issues. Let's not forget the infamous Chicago Black Sox, but you get my drift.
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20. January 2007 @ 04:37 |
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a "goober" is a peanut, but when referring to a person some one like a Gomer Pyle ( a Bubba) should ring your old bell, Gerry.
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20. January 2007 @ 10:17 |
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cincyrob - Don't ask & Don't Tell !!!!! LOL! Sad but True ! garmoon as for the Blockbusters Not dumping cases anymore perhaps It's on a location by location basis ! Because where I'm at they still do ! That does'nt mean your wrong , perhaps they are doing that in your area ? Or they are telling you that to get rid of you ? Also A lot of the DVD cases I find are the Heavy duty Blockbuster issue Lockable ones so if they are coming in those cases why throw them out ? just a thought ! and again maybe that's true for your area only? cincyrob Maybe he's a Goofy Goober - Walk in the Blockbuster in your Spongebob Squarepants Outfit when they're really busy and Start singing the GOOFY GOOBER SONG !!!!!!!!!!!!( He's a GOofy Goober yeah ! , She's a Goofy Goober yeah !!!!!.... Ect!!! Should be good for a laugh or maybe a night in jail depending on how fast you can run? LOL! You could always bean them with a few fastballs anyways ! In either case ( pun not intended!!!!LOL!) Good luck and safe and prosperous diving ! CIAO!
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20. January 2007 @ 10:25 |
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gerry1- What was that Batman character's name ? Harvey two-face ? The guy with the coin & the messed up face ? I'm of two minds on this issue ! LOL! If I had stinky dumpster rescued cases in put them in My /our freezer ! you'd probably find me in the freezer the next-morning in several large butcher paper wrapped packages !LOL! - did I mention my lovely wife used to work @ butcher shop/meat market ? - Though the concept you mentioned sounds plausible ! Later my friends!
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20. January 2007 @ 10:50 |
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Originally posted by cincyrob:
just got back from the blockbuster here by me.. the dude there was a goober. he said he couldnt give them to me for personal use?????? and said its illegal to copy movies...lol AS IF... what a shmuck...
- He's wrong but it's moot point ! It isn't illegal to copy movies ,music ,whatever for your personal use ! That's called fair use ! What the catch 22 of it all is this - Under The DMCA - Digital Millenium Copyright Act - It isn't illegal to copy your own movies ,where the crime If there is one exhist here is when you decrypt /circumvent the Macrovision & or whatever other copygaurd /content protection that is on the media ( Dvd ect..) and Being that most DVD's( Movies ) are copygaurded in some form when you back it up with DVD Decrypter, AnyDVD, DVD Shrink ect...! then you or I or whoever have broken the law in their eyes atleast ! Now if you have the rare movie/dvd with no copyguarding then Rock on ! -Like I said it's a moot point other than the fact that goofy goober-man does'nt no what he's saying - Technicalities & semantics ! IT boils down to that Hollywood thinks that we owe them a livelyhood ! And that if our kids if we have them or grandkids even scratch up our favorite movie that we should run right out and buy two more copies to keep them in the moolah ? That's one reason people backup their dvd's Kids ! They are Gods gift to us I know & God Bless them all But they can destroy stuff real quick ! Better that they ruin a back-up than a original right? Anyways It's Stupid I know but that's life ! It's like saying your not supposed to own a machinegun without proper federal background checks , Federal Transfer Taxes,and loads of paperwork ! But if you do/did own possess said machinegun illegally ! & Someone broke in your home to harm/rob you ! it's perfectly legal to shoot them with it !!!! ( My Brain Hurts lol!!!!) That's an Obtuse example I know but you get the drift ! Anyhow - Just remember " FREE IS FREE !!!!, DIVE, Dive,Dive!!& Most importantly Don't Ask & Don't Tell " LOL! Later my friend
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20. January 2007 @ 11:32 |
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@bigtoxy
i wanted to reply with the GOOFY GOOBER song but i didnt wanna get anything started...lol when i say that(goober) here at home my boys break out in song and dance with the gooofy goober song,,
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21. January 2007 @ 05:01 |
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cincyrob-" Cue the Starfish , Cue the Sponge !" well I suppose talking to another person could'nt hurt ? But You asked nice already So I would just check the dumpsters ! They alraedy through them out anyways right ? Be a considerate diver though don't throw the trash outside of the dumpster ( Non dvd case trash that is ) Watch out for the wino ! And if you are in a particular bad mood you are allowed to Growl at the people passing by or Give them the GAS FACE but not both at the same time LOL! !!! Or they may think that they moved Sessame street & that your OSCAR LOL!!! And on really bad days you may at your discretion dangle a tennis shoe from your mouth and froth a bit ! LOL! ( They're coming to take Me Away ! Ha! Ha!Hee! Hee! ect....!!!!!!) Sorry My mind went to the Bahamas without me again. Anyhow Hope it works out for you positively in the end . Good Luck & Happy Hunting !
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21. January 2007 @ 07:39 |
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Finding treasure among the trash has an intoxicating effect. Has anyone ever come across homeless/rat/assorted rodent during your excursions? Stories anyone?
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21. January 2007 @ 11:19 |
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The 50-Pack Slimline Jewel Cases on Newegg seems like a great deal.I have alot of regular cases,and they take up to much room for my taste.I can't remember the web site,but they also make small cd suit-cases.It's about 4 times thicker then a briefcase,and uses clear plastic individual sleeves inside the case.A case that has 750 sleeves cost about 60 dollars.
I have alot of stuff on blank media,so I came up with a good way to organize my collection.I have a program called edit pad pro.It's a much better version than the text editor with windows.
Lets say I want to make a list of games I have on dvd. I open up a text document and make my list.I use edit pad pro to put my list in alphabetical order,and number my list.
(Example) I would write the number "36" on the DVDR with a black marker.I then use edit pad pro to make a list of all the information I have on each disc.
For movies I write 1,2,3, ect..on each disc.
For games I write G1,G2,G3 ect.. on each disc
(ex)I save the text file of my list
Disc 36
MVP BASEBALL 2005 COMPLETE
Need for speed 3 Hot pursuit + crack
Need for speed 4 IV High Stakes
Need for speed 2 Hot pursuit
OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast
Disc 37
NBA Live 07
Red Alert 2 - Complete modded to work with XP
Disc 38
The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion
The cool part..I take this same list and put it into edit pad pro.Then I select all and put it in alpabetical order to make a master list
MVP BASEBALL 2005 COMPLETE
NBA Live 07
Need for speed 2 Hot pursuit
Need for speed 3 Hot pursuit + crack
Need for speed 4 IV High Stakes
OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast
Red Alert 2 - Complete modded to work with XP
The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion
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21. January 2007 @ 11:43 |
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That's a nice story. Do you do this in a dumpster?
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21. January 2007 @ 12:23 |
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RippDogg- No rats thankfully ! Just a semi Resident wino who lived in the Cement Cinderblock enclosure where the Dumpster is supposed to be ! @ that Blockbuster the Dumpster is outside of that enclosure. He eased on up to me , an gave me the sad story speech about whatever Blah , Blah, Blah ... !!!!! ( A. I never carry cash on me ! B. Though I'm sympathetic to the Downtrodden I'm not writing him a check for a bottle of ripple ! & C. He moved onto the next person in the parking lot ! Have'nt seen him around lately ,but keep my eyes open when I'm there none the less ! Which is a good idea for anyone doin' what we do ! I would think a greater hazard is broken glass /beer/wine bottles ect... So if your actually gonna be stomping around in the dumpster a sturdy set of shoes & a good tetnus shot might be a good Idea . Also some gloves and or some hand sanitizer would'nt hurt ! I keep a bottle in the truck ! I'm not a germ -A-Phobe but it is after all basically a big trash can right? anyway that's my little story ! The Lone Wino ! Gone but Not Forgotten ! LOL! CIAO!
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