can't pass up usefull trash

I've been known to etch NFG on defective goods I've returned, or to snip wires off of potted assemblies.

I figure I'm doing them a favor. No reputable dealer or manufacturer would want to deliberately deceive a customer. But the realities are, sometimes returned goods get "mis-filed" and make their way back into the stuff for sale. So I do them a favor and shortstop that.

Jim

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You must live right across the street from me!

Jim

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jim rozen

Wait, you guys run lawn mowers around the yard? Doesn't that shoot the green painted rocks everywhere?

Joel. phx

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Joel Corwith

My ex-mother-in-law was once a garage sale freak. Addicted to garage sales.

One day, she stopped at a garage where the door was open, and it was full of treasures. She was walking through it when the owner came out and asked something like - what the f*** do you think you are doing?

Isn't this a garage sale?

No, now get the f*** out of here!

I think that is when she went for help. ;-)

Steve

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SteveB

That's another classic "dog in the manger" outfit.

"Boss, there's a chip on the floor model. How can we sell that?"

"Easy, we don't. Write it off, then take a hammer to it and toss it in the dumpster."

The mower you found was deliberately mangled, specifically to stop dumpster divers from pulling it out and fixing whatever minor problem it might have had. The logic is *SOMETHING* like "If they can pull it out of the dumpster, why would they spend any money in here?", which, to be honest, does make a certain amount of sense, but only if you're such a greedy prick that you'd try to put a price sticker on the dust-bunnies at a going out of business sale.

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Don Bruder

I suspect, that if she saw you mistreating an IC engine in this manner, Ms. Mulligan would take corrective action in a timely manner! Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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Gerald Miller

The backup power unit on this computer was repaired by pressing the reset button. Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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Gerald Miller

If it ain't useful, it is trash.

I stop for useful stuff, even if sometimes I have to go out of my way to double back. (Have you ever tried to snag a leather welding coat from the middle lane of a freeway? "Sprint grasshopper, Speed is essential." Not to mention fear is a good motivator. Not to mention the time I snagged 9 cases of fresh corn on the cob, still in the box. "Picked it myself, fresh off the truck!"

I've been tempted a couple times to try and get the busted up ladder by the Jersey barrier in the middle - hey, it's "scrap aluminum", but the timing doesn't seem right. (Traffic, my schedule.)

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pyotr filipivich

Pretty good synopsis. :-)

Actually that's the real secret. You have to charge money for the simple repairs so that they cover the ones that you loose on. For example I get a straight $45 for carb rebuilds now. About 1/4th time that's not enough but the rest of the time it's to much. But if I didn't average it over the whole I would end up loosing. The fact is you can't get much more than $45 for most push mowers and that especially goes for weed eaters. Most of the time a rebuild can be done in 15-30min (though some seem to get getting harder) which makes the $45 pretty good money. But there will always be those hard core cases that refuse to repair properly. Whether it's the float not wanting to seal or any number things it's entirely possible to take several hours to get all the bugs worked out reliably. Thus the flat rate helps recover from the tough cases.

Wayne Cook Shamrock, TX

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That reminded me of something my wife told me. I've been working on a canopy bed for my daughter, pretty little hearts in the headboard and all... With all the crap (and flammable crap at that) in the garage, I generally weld n grind in the driveway, so project pieces are at times visible from the street, or on the side of the house. Round bulk collection time some lady ran the bell to ask my wife if we were putting the bed out for collection. I'm not sure if that was a complement or insult!

Joel. phx

And come to think of it, one time I was cleaning to get to the welder and someone asked if he could still look knowing we were closing. HuH? That sale is down the block. The look on his face as he glanced around again was "maybe, but it SHOULD be here"!!

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Joel Corwith

What also makes sense of mangling it is to prevent someone from pulling it out and bringing it into the store for a refund! "Gee, I lost my receipt for it."

A "Returns" clerk at HD once told me that they've caught people bringing stuff from the store floor up to the Returns desk for a refund! ("Security!")

Bob

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Bob Engelhardt

Actually, the lawn is not getting cut at all right now.

Ms Mulligan twisted up her ankle pretty bad a couple of weeks ago, so she's not doing much but sitting around with a 'ski boot' thing on her foot. Which means I'm doing everything around here - dishes, laundry, shopping, Dad's Taxi Service, etc.

Seeing as *she* was the one who used to cut the lawn (well heck, let's be fair, I GOT her the mower...) it seems to be going to seed at this point. The clover out there does seem pretty nice though.

Priorities, priorities. Rather than mow the lawn, my daughter and I spend time both days this weekend with our new toys at the rifle range. A good time was had by all.

Jim

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Which one did you like the best, and which one shot the best. The lever gun or the bolt?

Gunner

That rifle hanging on the wall of the working-class flat or labourer's cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there. - George Orwell

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Gunner

Just to illustrate how threads tend to migrate OT - around the end of March I did a dive-and-roll from a half loaded trailer onto the parking lot, resulting in a broken wrist. After being forced to visit our family doctor, it was determined that, yes, there is damage, no, you can't do anything other than treat it gently for a while and it should be pretty much OK in three weeks, and if it still bothers you too much in six weeks, the come back. After three weeks it was well enough that I didn't need help at the beer store (Ontario, you know) to carry out my 24 bottles of high test beer. Anyhow, after six weeks, SWMBO tripped and broke her right arm right at the shoulder (togetherness, you know). Over the last few weeks I have developed all kinds of new talents, hooking bra's, pulling up underpants, tying shoes, cutting food, etc. She graduated to doing her own driving Thursday night, and guess who had to deal with a dead battery Friday morning. All in all, things are going well, thankfully surgery was not required, and the physiotherapist is well pleased with her progress Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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Gerald Miller

It's really really amazing how much folks do - you never really 'get it' until they *stop* doing what they do. I've actually been treating myself with a more than excess of caution, if I go out of commission then it's gonna be a stretch.

Well at least you can schedule your orthopedist vists at the same time, economy of scale and all... Hope you all heal up real soon.

Jim

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On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 00:41:11 GMT, Gerald Miller calmly ranted:

Wow, everything was in -reverse- of the way you painstakingly learned as a young teen, huh? Rugged!

That's always good news.

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Larry Jaques

Jim, you were suppose to pick one up on your way to the store. (or was it on the way home? I see if I can find the decoder ring and where I left the handbook I picked up.)

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pyotr filipivich

It being a dull day, I decide to respond to what "wallster" foisted Sat, 10 Jul 2004 08:06:00 -0400 on rec.crafts.metalworking , viz:

I stand there scratching my head, saying "I know I saw one, now where was I looking when I did?"

Anybody got any ideas for 12" x 12" blackboards?

tschus pyotr

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pyotr filipivich

It being a dull day, I decide to respond to what "SteveB" foisted Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:38:35 -0700 on rec.crafts.metalworking , viz:

Now that's "Recycling"!

I used to live a mile or two from the Lincoln township dump, In Massachusetts. Rich neighborhood, kind which tossed out the charcoal grill in the fall and bought new in the springs. Anyway, the stuff we brought home on bicycles and red wagons. 150 feet of barb wire. Reel to Reel tape (this was long before 8-track). Push mowers. And Jan scored The Deal. 2 (two) Edison Electric Company wet cell batteries, in their wooden boxes, from back when Edison Electric signed the old man's signature on the caps. Of course, there were the occasional injuries - I managed to step on the same nail two days running, once per foot.

tschus pyotr

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pyotr filipivich

It being a dull day, I decide to respond to what "Åmund Breivik" foisted Sun, 11 Jul 2004 04:08:55 +0200 on rec.crafts.metalworking , viz:

The guy I had do the work on my motorcycle charged you five bucks if you brought a bike in that "wouldn't start" and you'd forgotten to turn on the gas. That was the first time. Second time, it was 10 buck. $20 bucks for the third time. Said he never had yet charged anyone twenty bucks for forgetting to open the petcock. Couple ten spots, but no twenties.

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