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dumpster diving !
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Amir89
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29. December 2007 @ 03:25 |
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Kudos to all you dumpster divers, you can find some really valuable shit if you look hard enough.
Greatest score I ever came across was a fully functional, MD-50 Denon MiniHi-Fi system me and my friend found in a public dumpster located in a picnic ground around 2 years ago.
That place was around 2 minutes from a huge shopping mall so we guessed it was stolen or something; it was wrapped up in blue plastic and had some CDs and DVDs inside it as well as some brand new ones wrapped up along with it.
It was probably a demonstration model, but how somebody managed to nick that from a store is beyond me.
Anyways I gave my friend the speakers and I kept the main unit.
Still working great to this day, it's got a 3 disc CD changer, plays Mp3s, Radio, AUX input it also doubles as a receiver as its got about 50 input jacks at the back of it. Sound quality is great, hooked it up to some old Sony speakers I had lying around, sounded better than my newer Phillips FW-C580 Hi-Fi system I got in 2006.
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15. January 2008 @ 13:29 |
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15. January 2008 @ 14:40 |
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Very nice haul there. Makes you wonder how much goes into landfill, at least that stuff's being made use of
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15. January 2008 @ 15:03 |
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I've thought that many times creaky. ;)
Incredible dive there cincy!! I'll be PM'ing you in the next few minutes. :)
...gm
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15. January 2008 @ 15:09 |
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funny you say that creaky.. i was just talkin to bigwill and said i wonder how much i can get from BB to keep quiet about all those cases being tossed like that.
hey im doing my part gettin them out and useing them...lol
heck if i get to many the boyslove throwing them at each other...lol
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15. January 2008 @ 16:12 |
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That looks like the motherload rob. Congrats!!!
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15. January 2008 @ 17:02 |
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I've noticed that the BB here in northern Charlotte triple bags their cases as if preserving them for an unknown diver..
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15. January 2008 @ 17:04 |
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Very nice haul cincy!
Did any of them have a movie in it?
My wife says I created some monsters! :o)
Dive on, Monsters!
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15. January 2008 @ 17:05 |
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My wife thinks that we are all nuts or insane, (Unfortunately she works as a psychiatric nurse and may be an authority on nut cases..)
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15. January 2008 @ 20:14 |
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Originally posted by blivetNC:
I've noticed that the BB here in northern Charlotte triple bags their cases as if preserving them for an unknown diver..
im tellin ya..... all 7 bags there were triple baged like they knew i was in route...lol god bless'em. well i should be good on cases for a day or 2. im about at 98%(just under 1000 cases) on my needs for cases...lmao
Chris where you at? i know your well over 1500 cases
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nope no movies in them. granted i didnt look at every case but i'd say no for sure...
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16. January 2008 @ 17:11 |
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OOOHHHHHH yea Rob got that vein in my arm just a jumpin been awhile since I had a load like that.Need them employees down here they don't bag em just dump em in the dumpster so I go in feet first slip fall on my arse and end up on my knees baggin them myself.Just got my cable back. Had a shooting and standoff so they shut off the cable and secured the area yesterday. So jus got back on line. I sure do love pics of sweet hauls like that. Chris
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17. January 2008 @ 18:28 |
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Went down to quite a few local retail stores last night, only to find out that they have compactors...
I was looking for a way in, but couldnt find one, I didn't see a lock closing an opening or anything, not sure if it was at the very top or what. I know it's a good idea to not go into compactors, but I was hoping for some adventure rofl :D
Oh well, there's at least one dumpster with good stuff in it, so it's not that bad at all.
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18. January 2008 @ 10:11 |
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cincyrob- well are'nt we the lucky one then ! You Been two timing it with Neptunes-Manager-lady again ain't Cha'! I bet they even delivered them to your house too ! LOL!!!!!!!! Nice pic of the assistants ! make sure they get their shots -atleast a tetnus for sure !! N- U 2 !!! Seriously Great Going There !!! We don't have those pentagon sized dumpsters here! and most times they either Dump'em all loose ( The DVD CASES) or they don't double bag & it breaks open so same thing !!! last few dives I been getting them bagged though makes it sweet especially if their near the top !!!!!!! Yeah Baby ,Oh Behave !!!!!!!!!!- So it's more like grab & Go than in and throw !!!!Have'nt dived much lately Between Dr. appointments & test and such But I'm still Pretty flush with cases fer now - deffintely Flush with media But if there's a good sale I may just jump at it ! well continued luck in life and Diving - Tell The Georges hello and check out the new pics when you can !!!!!!!!!!Ciao!
FeetZ Up ! Head Down !
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18. January 2008 @ 18:13 |
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Cincy's still heart broken over the OSU demolition. 0-9 Big Ten or Eleven when it counts. Sorry Rob I couldn't resist since I never got my DVDs.LOL Only good fun. First place Big 10/11, a 6th place SEC team.
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18. January 2008 @ 18:30 |
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thats what makes it fun garmoon.... every dog has his day. gotta take a look at the big picture.the sec still needs about 25 more titles to even come close to the big10(penn state is still a wanna be)///lol
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18. January 2008 @ 19:09 |
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The buckeyes lose 1 starting offensive lineman,2 defensive starters,1 junior starting defensive end.I don't count the 3 senior fullbacks. They're a dime a dozen.
That's it. They'll be even better next year!!!!
If the buckeyes wouldn't have 3-4 sophomores/juniors leave early every year for the past 15 yrs,We'd have a heck of a lot more championships!!!
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19. January 2008 @ 07:08 |
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@saugmon
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The buckeyes lose 1 starting offensive lineman,2 defensive starters,1 junior starting defensive end.I don't count the 3 senior fullbacks. They're a dime a dozen.
That's it. They'll be even better next year!!!!
Well, the rest of the country is certainly hoping so. Two blow ups in back to back title games is embarrassing.
@cincy
you're right about every dog having it's day. LSU was in the doldrums until Saban came along and worked miracles. Miles just continued. And I might add both had Big 10 connections.
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24. January 2008 @ 03:23 |
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LSU and Georgia should of been the Championship game. or USC
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24. January 2008 @ 05:21 |
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Undefeated Hawaii not going,but a 2 loss team does?
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24. January 2008 @ 07:40 |
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Yesterday I got a Macintosh SE/30. I wish I could install System 7 but two problems, I don't have floppy drive in my Mac G4, and I'm not nearly familiar enough with Unix to know how to do anything.
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24. January 2008 @ 22:31 |
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Originally posted by 21Q:
Yesterday I got a Macintosh SE/30. I wish I could install System 7 but two problems, I don't have floppy drive in my Mac G4, and I'm not nearly familiar enough with Unix to know how to do anything.
You got that from the dumpster?! Sweet find! :D I guess I gotta expand my dumpster locations LOL :D
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24. January 2008 @ 22:46 |
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Hey that mac g4 came out of a dumpster too. :)
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7. February 2008 @ 22:10 |
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come on fella's am i the only one diving around here anymore???lol guess i gotta go down to the recruiter station and steal me some recruites.....
went lastnight at my normal dive....yup you guessed it. opend the lid and there staring back at me were bags and bags of cases.
i got 5 bags full in the truck went to get 2 more,walked them to the truck and said heck with it tossed them back for some other poor sole.bad thing about it once i got home i felt guilty cause i left them 3 other bags there....
this round none of the cases had any covers in them just plan boxes...
ive emptied 2 bags so far and have gotten 126 cases (9 of them 2sided)
i tossed about 30 or so that were gamecube,NDS cases.i still have to go through 3 more bags...and yes they were double baged...well the 3 still in the truck were but the 2 i went through wasnt.
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7. February 2008 @ 22:55 |
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Awesome load today! I got a mac SE/30, Mac 8500/120, and a really loud but working projector!
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7. February 2008 @ 23:02 |
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Originally posted by cincyrob:
i got 5 bags full in the truck went to get 2 more,walked them to the truck and said heck with it tossed them back for some other poor sole.bad thing about it once i got home i felt guilty cause i left them 3 other bags there....
I can deal with that but I surely hope that someone got those poor lost souls. lol. I know of a buddy that you work with that would have taken them. :P
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ive emptied 2 bags so far and have gotten 126 cases (9 of them 2sided)
i tossed about 30 or so that were gamecube, and others........
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! DON'T ever thro GC cases away!!!! I knows a guy that has over a hundred games that NEED some cases!!! Hey it's ok to change his name, steal his food, BUT don't ever thro away potential protection for his games. hehehe. :P j/k buddy...
NICE HAUL cincyman!!!!
.....gm
btw where's that HAIRY fella and the FREE is FREE man??
hello to all.....
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