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5. July 2007 @ 05:34 |
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Originally posted by ChrisC586:
Diving sucked tonight for cases [wouldn't been able to climb in anyways] but got about thirty movie posters Shrek 3, Spiderman, Pirates. Chris
HEY send me 2 of each. LOL. The boys would love you forever. hehehe. :P
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Haven't been diving in a while. This time of year is busy and the kiddies have me running everywhere. LAME excuses I know but they work for me. :P
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Sickley
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5. July 2007 @ 15:20 |
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diving in dumpsters for dvd cases??? WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!!!!????? omg..... i'm all for free but im not touching anything thats been in the trash... EWWWWW!!!! i'm germaphobic btw lol.....
besides isnt there a federal law about digging in other peoples trash??
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5. July 2007 @ 15:40 |
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There should be: The federal Government does it all the time without search warrants!
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5. July 2007 @ 15:49 |
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Dang Sickley your not living up to your name. LOL It's no different than using a bathroom at a concert or sports arena in fact it might even be cleaner.As Garmoon said how do you think Uncle Sam gets so many businesses for not reporting total income.A lot of small businesses aren't smart enough to use shredders and just throw invoices in the trash. If you ever want to see what your companys up to just ask the janitor. Waste baskets contain all sorts of privledged info.Chris
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Sickley
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5. July 2007 @ 15:53 |
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ddp
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5. July 2007 @ 15:59 |
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Sickley, edit your sig to conform to forum specs ASAP.
4. If you want to use both text and image in your signature the image should not be more than 500 pixels wide and 100 pixels tall, and you can use up to three lines of text.
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Sickley
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5. July 2007 @ 16:01 |
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hmm i thought i checked it, but alas you are correct my appologies!!! fixiing now!
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Sickley
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5. July 2007 @ 16:05 |
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@chris
LOL....
still.... EWW!
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Sickley
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5. July 2007 @ 16:10 |
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15. July 2007 @ 08:49 |
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So why do you guys need all these cases? Just get one of those books that hold like 200
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15. July 2007 @ 09:06 |
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So why do you guys need all these cases? Just get one of those books that hold like 200
that would work great but some have like 1300 movies it woudl be rough flipping the pages to find what ya want.. not that haven 1300 cases stored somewhere is easier...lol
its not the fact that we want the cases/or need them. its the thrill of the dive.. you dontknow what your gonna find when ya go in the bush(dumpster). you could go and there be a totally empty dumpster. then it could be loaded with 300-400 cases.in which i have had 2 big dives myself 200+once and almost 400 another. there has been plenty of times i have gotten fro 50-100 cases. on the total i have almost 500-600 on hand.and there is some members here at AD that i have mailed/given some too. also its not just about cases either. ive found countless covers no need to waist my ink on makeing covers when i have the original. have found posters of ne realeses that my sons love. all types of magazines rollingstone, cosmo, PS3,xbox, nickJr. tons of mags just tossed...
plus it is our duty to protect our landfills from this plastic getting dumped in there these case wont just disinagrate and turn into dirt...
yes its been a week or so i have been in the bush but that dont mean i dont want to be in there...lol
FREE IS FREE.
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15. July 2007 @ 10:05 |
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So why do you guys need all these cases? Just get one of those books that hold like 200
I don't like the books. I've used them before with cds, and ended up giving them away. No matter how careful you are, dust will get in the pocket, and scratch the dvd or cd. I know this for a fact. I'm extremely careful with my stuff, and they still got scratched. They cost too much, to have them get scratched up.
I also don't like flipping through the pages, to find a certain dvd. I have them all in alphabetical order on shelves, so they are much easier to deal with. In the books, if you want them to stay in alphabetical order, you'll have to rearrange every one of them, that would come after the new one, you just added! It just ain't worth the trouble.....
If you can deal with it and like them in books, more power to you. :o)
I scan the covers and print them out, and put in the case. I also print the dvd label, directly on the dvd, with my Epson "R" series printer. This makes my copies look like the originals.
I like that.
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15. July 2007 @ 11:31 |
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Do they do this at all of the Block Busters, including Canada? Or just some? I could use some free cases :)
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15. July 2007 @ 11:42 |
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ive been to a total of 5 different Blockbusters and have gotten some from all 5. and from the people in here with what they have gotten id say all blockbusters do it... even in canada...
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vinny13
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15. July 2007 @ 11:43 |
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When do you guys do it?
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15. July 2007 @ 14:03 |
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No particular day. Try different days, until you hit the jackpot! It's going to be a hit and miss thing. If you hit the jackpot on Thursday, next time it may be on a Saturday. You never know.
Good luck!
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vinny13
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15. July 2007 @ 14:12 |
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Lol one last question... Is it legal?
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15. July 2007 @ 18:13 |
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One man's trash is another man's treasure, so yes it's legal. I however dive for a different gold, electronics. I usually come up empty but my school throws out a fair amount of computers, although ever since me and a friend started a program where we fix the computers and give them to the needy, I have come up dry for months. I did acquire some old video game systems from a friend on vacation, so I got something.
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16. July 2007 @ 03:59 |
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My best dives have been Sunday and Wednesday mornings between 4 & 6 am. Back and leg is gettin better got a pool ladder out of the trash goin divin tonight. Chris
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30. July 2007 @ 21:39 |
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...the Sasquatch, having roamed the countryside during the warm season utilizing the collected cases now finds his supplies dwindling. As the weather begins to change, he will instinctively move to expand his territory, peering into dumpsters that normally would go unchecked in an effort to fortify his supplies before the impending winter months. In this way he helps guarantee he will not go without during months when hunting is more perilous and supplies scarce.
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3. August 2007 @ 03:36 |
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RippDogg- The SasQuatch Wanders the wastelands of Dumpsterdom! Howling and Growling and giving passersby the GASFACE!!!! It's the rainy season ! And even though SasQuatch are Powerful Swimmers ! The Rain which has Turned Dumpsters into swimming pools ! Actually more like Minute Cesspools of Rancid Fast-Food waste ! , Moldy piles of wet Quicksand -like Cardboard and Strange metal contraptions which look like Display Racks but are Merely very Poorly Disguised SasQuatch Traps ! Keeps the Valiant sQuatch !!!!!!!!!!! From Finding More of His Beloved DVD cases ! Including The Holy Grail like Booger Green Double cases!!! Something To Do with the Physics of Displacement,Surface Tension !and the Fact that Not having enough water in the dumpster To support his Incredible Bulk!! he sinks Stone-like to the Bottom displacing all the water and becoming mired in the Sargaso like moldly carboard and Rancid Fast Food waste ! & the occasional sQuatch trap! But Fear Not O' Intrepid RippDogg!!! and fellow Denizens of The Dumpster!!!! Because The SasQuatch is a Quite intelligent Creature !! & Handsome & Modest Too !!! ( IMHO anyway ) And Using that Intelligence He has Thusfar avoided the Pittfalls of capture and The Pit Bulls OF MichaeL Vic !!!!!!!!!!!!. And though he still hunts cases { Especially the Booger Green ones } Spends Much of his Time Organizing the Supply he hath previously collected into Storage Totes!, Surfing the web !! sQuatches have High speed internet! Burning recently Bought or Scavenged DVD's and Printing DVD case Covers !!! and in General Trying To A. Keep She-sQuatch happy !!! and yet simultaneously stay just Out of Claw-reach !!!!!!! All the while Updating his AD Profile To Annoy , Amuse & Irritate Both Friends and enemies alike !!!!!!!!!!. And B. Still Maintain My Hollywood Career ! - I would Even Try to have a career IN Bollywood ( Indian Movies ) But something about The Language barrier , A severe allergy to Curry !!! , and Being Threatened By Some of My Ungrateful Yeti Cousins!!!! Put the KYbosh on that Idea ! We're very Territorial what can I say >? Anyway ! Or is it AMway ? I get confused sometimes ! I Just dropped by to let Y'all Know That I'm still around Even Though I'm not Posting as Often !!! We are a Stealthy & sometimes solitary Lot !!! and NO Cincyrob I was'nt in Solitary ! SHUT Up and Shave your head again !!!LOL!IN closing ( Finally I Know!!!!) Might I Quote hat Famous Human Author Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain " Rumors of My death are Somewhat Premature " SO Good Luck , Safe Diving , Happy Case Hunting and Always Remember to lift The Lids Because { In Dumpsters No One can hear You Scream } LOL- Peace Out & CIAO!!!!!!!!!!!
FeetZ Up ! Head Down !
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 3. August 2007 @ 03:41
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26. August 2007 @ 10:23 |
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Oh woest me went diving yesterday after the sun was up the bees owned them, the motherlode was in there went back last night and sombody beat me to the motherlode had to climb in but came home with about a 130 cases with movies in them and 2 wild Hog posters they didn't destroy for once.I really gotta get help swattin and swearing at the bees could've ended up with me being hurt for cases I don't really need. But it's gotta be good for my heart when i see the motherlode and can't hear anything but the thumpin in my chest. Chris
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26. August 2007 @ 12:38 |
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ChrisC586- Great Going !!! - I was begining to think the Diving community had gone dormant !!!!!!!! You have restored my faith in DunpsterDom LOL!! Sorry to hear about The bee's though Be Careful !!! Perhaps it's Time to add a Can or 2 of bee-pop!!! to the Dumpster Divers toolkit ? Also If the Bees turn out to be wasp it's even worse because unlike honeybees who die when they sting you !!! Wasp can sting you over and over again if you don't kill them !!!! Just a friendly Heads up ! and remember - " FREE IS FREE !!!!" & Head Down Feetz UP!!!" Ciao Buddy !!!
FeetZ Up ! Head Down !
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26. August 2007 @ 17:59 |
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Found 3 iMac G3's and a keyboard. They weren't very good so i just took the ram and the keyboard.
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5. September 2007 @ 13:31 |
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Dang fell asleep early last night so didn't get to the dumpster till 4 this morning, somebody was there before climbed me in and found 30 good cases and 10 game cases. Put smile on my face as I went back home to shower for work.Chris
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