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Post by GRANDMA COW on Oct 27, 2006 8:37:39 GMT -6
that would be soo neat if it were a Fenton Lamp joyce How are you doing this am? It is raining/misting here  I think spyder sent it to us  |
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Post by joyce on Oct 27, 2006 10:47:56 GMT -6
I am feeling pretty good right now.  I think ya'll are a sending the rain this way.  Looked in all my Fenton books and couldn't find the lamp, but that's alright. It's still pretty and still free. ;D |
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Post by hootnannie on Oct 27, 2006 18:09:54 GMT -6
 SPYDIE, I WILL BOYCOTT THE GE COMPONIE WITH YOU, AND STICK TO THE THINGS THAT WE CAN FIND AT THE SECOND HAND STORES, AND YARD SALES. JOYCE, I HOPE THAT YOUR LAMP TURNS OUT TO BE A TREASURE. ;D
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Post by SpyderLady on Apr 22, 2007 8:14:18 GMT -6
Here in my town the dumping is not so bad since you get a big fat fine if caught. Stupid people still sling crap out their windows tho, I find trash in my yard about every week...drink cans and bottles, paper, broken cds, and even a nasty pillow one time..wtf?! Think maybe a dog dragged that up. lol
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Post by buzzard on Apr 22, 2007 8:38:02 GMT -6
Lord, the stuff, nasty stuff, that we used to get sent out to deal with when I was working. Glad I didn't have to clean it up.........but it wasn't any fun wading through it looking for something with the dumper's name on it. Had to go home and change clothes more than once. |
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Post by SpyderLady on Apr 22, 2007 12:23:48 GMT -6
Yeah, buzzie, guess that happens when ya have to look for dumped bodies! |
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Post by joyce on Apr 22, 2007 13:39:37 GMT -6
I have picked up several items here lately. I know which days people set their garbage out in Milan and over the past couple of weeks I have got a set of car ramps, a nice Duncan phyfe table ( just needs one of the legs tightened up), a couple of wicker chairs, several pots and planters for flowers. I am running into competition though. Sometimes I will spot something and wait until I finish the route to go back and it will be gone. Dirty dogs. |
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Post by buzzard on Apr 22, 2007 13:43:45 GMT -6
Yeah, buzzie, guess that happens when ya have to look for dumped bodies! Nah, I was talking about the last few years when I worked Code Enforcement. We got sent out the investigate the illegal dumping and make someone clean it up. Yeccchhhhhhhhh. |
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Post by SpyderLady on Apr 22, 2007 14:52:51 GMT -6
Oh, so you had to pick thru it to find a name on paper. yeeek!
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Post by joyce on Jun 1, 2007 3:23:32 GMT -6
It's been a good couple of weeks dumpster digging and going thru people's junk they have set to the side of the road.
Found a 48 piece set of glassware. Crystal on top of that. Had everything from the shot glasses up to the champagne glasses, the pitcher, stirrer, and drink shaker thing. It was all in a box sitting at the side of the road on the paper route. ;D
Found 2 nice concrete planters to go in the yard, a rug, and some odd and end things.
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Post by mahjong on Jun 1, 2007 5:54:09 GMT -6
Here's a true story.My neice's husband(Scott) his grandfather passed away 2yrs.ago.His grandpa didn't believe in banks.He use to hide his money in his house.Scott & his dad were there doing some cleaning and throwing stuff out for garbage pickup.As the garabage men approached and started picking up these boxes of junk,the top box fell to the ground and opened.You got it,all together he had stuffed in boxes 750k and the garbage man was honest and reported what he had found.Scott's dad gave this man 25k for being honest.So you never know what you can find.Another man's garbage is another mans treasure.
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Post by SpyderLady on Jun 1, 2007 10:42:33 GMT -6
That is amazing stories. Ya never know, huh?
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Post by mahjong on Jun 1, 2007 21:17:58 GMT -6
I have found and still find alot of good things in the garbage.
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Post by califgirl on Jun 1, 2007 22:39:30 GMT -6
that is what I have been doing. If people went through the dumpster where I live, they would think they hit the mother lode. LOL
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Post by joyce on Jun 9, 2007 4:00:52 GMT -6
Found a nice wicker swing yesterday morning. Hubby had to haul it in the truck. You can only fit so much in the back of a car. |
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Post by SpyderLady on Jun 9, 2007 19:49:48 GMT -6
lol, joyce, you keep finding all those goodies, you will have to pull a trailer on your route.
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Post by joyce on Jun 10, 2007 3:23:10 GMT -6
Wish I could..... ;D Not really dumpster diving but my son saw me downtown yesterday morning washing the car and told me about a yard sale a couple of towns over. Some friends of his cleaning out an old house and selling all the stuff. Anyway went over there and got a truck load of stuff, all kinds of tables, oil lamps, those little minature ones and some fairly good size and some other odds and ends. Only .50 cents each for the oil lamps.  I see another public auction here before long. Garage is full although we are selling next Friday at a weekly auction. |
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Post by SpyderLady on Jun 10, 2007 9:09:49 GMT -6
Sounds like that was a good yard sale.
Where will the auction be? I haven't been to one in ages. I used to like going even if I didn't buy anything.
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Post by joyce on Jun 10, 2007 9:19:13 GMT -6
It's up at Mckenize. Sorta a new place but word is crowds are large and people are there to buy.
There's one close to you sorta down there at Henderson. I think every Thursday nite. It's called The Swamp. Leave Henderson going toward Jacks Creek. I'll get the directions here in a day or two for ya. I never been. Hubby's been a couple of times.
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Post by Owl on Jun 17, 2007 3:02:08 GMT -6
I DON'T DUMPSTER DIVE BUT HUBBY DOES AND HAS BROUGHT SO MUCH STUFF HOME THAT I THREATENED TO KILL HIM IF HE BROUGHT HOME ANYTHING ELSE! OUR NEIGHBOR WAS SELLING AN OLD MOBILE HOME AND IT WAS FULL AND HUBBY BROUGHT HOME EVERYTHING THAT WAS IN IT NOW OUR 2 CAR GARAGE IS FULL, SO FULL THAT IT IS A SQUEEZE TO GET OUR LAWN MOWERS IN THERE MUCH LESS A CAR! HAVE A FRIEND COMING NEXT WEEKEND TO GET SOME OF IT CAUSE HER AND HER BOYFRIEND ARE MOVING TO A NEW HOUSE AND NEED SOME STUFF SO I TOLD HER TO COME DOWN AND GET WHAT SHE WANTED, I HAVE 3 FULL SETS OF POTS AND PANS AND KITCHEN TABLES AND CHAIRS AND GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE!!!
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I think spyder sent it to us 
