So... I was at the skip site today...
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With an old CRT tv in the boot, perfectly functioning but obsolete. I'd followed a 2000 passat into the site, it had a broken and blacked out rear light, it was also belching out copius amounts of black smoke.
I had a debate with myself about whether or not to say something to the driver, but when two fat, um, underdressed women got out, decided against it.
As the TV weighed about 80kg I needed a hand to lift it out so asked the on of the Attendants for a hand. He was perfectly polite but said I needed to wait as there were "Travellers on site looking for TV's".
Apparently they turn up twice a day and load them up into the back of the car. If challenged, the "ladies" call rape and the blokes threaten the staff with misfortune when they leave.
Consequently, the staff have been told to let them go and to not interfere.
There's probably a scrap value for the LA but what in hell are the
's going to do with a broken TV that's been sat in the rain for 2 hours!?
I had a debate with myself about whether or not to say something to the driver, but when two fat, um, underdressed women got out, decided against it.
As the TV weighed about 80kg I needed a hand to lift it out so asked the on of the Attendants for a hand. He was perfectly polite but said I needed to wait as there were "Travellers on site looking for TV's".
Apparently they turn up twice a day and load them up into the back of the car. If challenged, the "ladies" call rape and the blokes threaten the staff with misfortune when they leave.
Consequently, the staff have been told to let them go and to not interfere.
There's probably a scrap value for the LA but what in hell are the
's going to do with a broken TV that's been sat in the rain for 2 hours!?Cupramax said:
Zombie said:
So
FFS stop putting So at the start of every thread 
Sow you seed elsewhere?
Sew yourself into a onesie and hide from the rest of the world?
So what if if use "so" to start a thread title?
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Zombie said:
Cupramax said:
Zombie said:
So
FFS stop putting So at the start of every thread Sow you seed elsewhere?
Sew yourself into a onesie and hide from the rest of the world?
So what if if use "so" to start a thread title?
But so as not incur further spelling nazi wrath in the future I shall refrain from such colloquialisms and start a thread with something different, such as "U knows"
The TVs will likely be broken for scrap, i've seen the pie keys in the scrap yards before now breaking electrical items up to get bits out as they're worth much more in component form. I've noticed that they aren't interested in flat screens too, presumably there are less valuable bits in there.
If you leave a fridge/freezer out in public the motor and pipework only will go missing as they aren't allowed to scrap the whole lot unless it's been properly degassed. Which is a bit silly when you think about it....
Edited by Evoluzione on Monday 11th January 09:46
That's it really. There's loads of copper in old CRTs and there are big wire wound copper coils as part of all the gubbins that drives the tube.
Problem is the traveller folk will strip all the valuable stuff out of it then dump the rest of it on a verge somewhere. Surprised the police won't do anything about them going on to a council run site and threatening the staff though. Pretty poor.
Problem is the traveller folk will strip all the valuable stuff out of it then dump the rest of it on a verge somewhere. Surprised the police won't do anything about them going on to a council run site and threatening the staff though. Pretty poor.
A mate had quite a nice little business refurbishing Dyson Vacuum cleaners.
The staff at the tip would keep an eye out for any that were dumped, put them to one side for him.
He turns up at the end of the day, pays a fiver each for them, takes them home, fixes them, (usually very easy) and sells them for £50 a pop.
The staff at the tip would keep an eye out for any that were dumped, put them to one side for him.
He turns up at the end of the day, pays a fiver each for them, takes them home, fixes them, (usually very easy) and sells them for £50 a pop.
C0ffin D0dger said:
That's it really. There's loads of copper in old CRTs and there are big wire wound copper coils as part of all the gubbins that drives the tube.
Problem is the traveller folk will strip all the valuable stuff out of it then dump the rest of it on a verge somewhere. Surprised the police won't do anything about them going on to a council run site and threatening the staff though. Pretty poor.
"Traveller folk" are, for practical purposes, outside the scope of the law for many reasons that most of us are aware of. We cannot even call them 'pikies' in case they, or someone else, gets offended. Problem is the traveller folk will strip all the valuable stuff out of it then dump the rest of it on a verge somewhere. Surprised the police won't do anything about them going on to a council run site and threatening the staff though. Pretty poor.
If any of us threatened Council staff, or removed items from a Council tip (aka 'Recycling Centre') do you not think the police would be interested? Or the Council not take action?
22/7 keys will take anything. Years ago I had some scrap in the garden and just wanted it out of the way to be honest. Things like old rotivators etc.
Anyway they came and collected and then legged it very quickly. Could not understand why and then realised that they thought they had scratched the car down the side which I done a week back. Never seen them move so fast.
Few months later heard some noise outside the back gate (always locked) and saw this geezer standing there eyeing up my old car batteries so I swiftly moved them. Then he had the cheek to keep asking me if I wanted to sell the car.
Anyway they came and collected and then legged it very quickly. Could not understand why and then realised that they thought they had scratched the car down the side which I done a week back. Never seen them move so fast.
Few months later heard some noise outside the back gate (always locked) and saw this geezer standing there eyeing up my old car batteries so I swiftly moved them. Then he had the cheek to keep asking me if I wanted to sell the car.
Zombie said:
Cupramax said:
Zombie said:
So
FFS stop putting So at the start of every thread Sow you seed elsewhere?
Sew yourself into a onesie and hide from the rest of the world?
So what if if use "so" to start a thread title?
But so as not incur further spelling nazi wrath in the future I shall refrain from such colloquialisms and start a thread with something different, such as "U knows"
C0ffin D0dger said:
That's it really. There's loads of copper in old CRTs and there are big wire wound copper coils as part of all the gubbins that drives the tube.
Problem is the traveller folk will strip all the valuable stuff out of it then dump the rest of it on a verge somewhere. Surprised the police won't do anything about them going on to a council run site and threatening the staff though. Pretty poor.
Which would make more sense, but they ran off with a lcd screen and the Operative said they probably wouldn't be interested in my CRT.Problem is the traveller folk will strip all the valuable stuff out of it then dump the rest of it on a verge somewhere. Surprised the police won't do anything about them going on to a council run site and threatening the staff though. Pretty poor.
There was someone in the Office reporting it to the Police, but as everyone seems to think, they don't appear to be that interested.
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