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Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:07 am
by CrazyTom
A nice bonus this weekend was 5 pounds of 10 gauge 4 conductor solid Romex wire!
And an 8 MM socket, and over $1 in coins.
4 lb 10 oz steel
1 lb 4 oz pop cans
9 oz tire weights
5 lb copper wire
2 quarters
2 nickels
3 dimes
13 pennies
2 golf balls
2014 totals
75 lb 4 oz steel
11 lb 13 oz pop cans
4 lb 10 oz tire weights
6 lb 15 oz copper/brass
1 lb aluminum
1 cell phone
6 golf balls
$4.95 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:24 am
by CrazyTom
More tools this weekend! A 9/16 socket, a 1/2 short drive extension, and a 8mm x 10mm wrench.
1lb 4 oz pop cans
5 lb 1 oz steel
15 oz tire weights
1 quarter
2 nickels
4 dimes
4 pennies
2014 totals
80 lb 5 oz steel
13 lb 1 oz pop cans
5 lb 9 oz tire weights
6 lb 15 oz copper/brass
1 lb aluminum
1 cell phone
6 golf balls
$5.74 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Apr 20, 2014 4:58 pm
by CrazyTom
Unfortunately could not get in any rides this weekend.
But I still have a great road metal story.
I was driving on the freeway in a company pickup truck that has a ladder rack.
A flatbed passes me on the right and I can hear a banging noise. The flatbed
moves into my lane and is about 3 lengths ahead.
I can now see where the banging noise is coming from. On the back of the
flatbed a forklift is chained down. On top of the forklift operator cage is a
piece of sheet metal someone fabricated as a sun shade.
The piece of metal is flopping and just as I realize it may fly free, it does!
It goes airborne and is heading right for my windshield. All I could think was
not to swerve so I ducked my head under the dashboard as far as I could go
hoping the piece of sheet metal wouldn't decapitate me.
I heard a loud BOOM and no breaking glass. I look in the rear view mirror
and the thing somehow got trapped in the ladder rack but is still flopping around.
I decided to get off the freeway before it came loose and hit someone else, so I
had to give up on chasing the flatbed for a license plate number.
Turns out it was 10 pounds of stainless. I got $3.40 for it at the scrap yard
on Saturday. All's well that ends well.
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:03 pm
by smalltimeopn
Great story!! Glad you were not injured.
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:33 am
by AGgressive Metal
CrazyTom wrote:Turns out it was 10 pounds of stainless. I got $3.40 for it at the scrap yard
on Saturday. All's well that ends well.
$3.40 plus one free adrenaline rush.
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Apr 27, 2014 2:48 pm
by CrazyTom
Back on the road again!
1 lb 2 oz cans
10 lb 15 oz steel
13 oz brass/copper
13 oz tire weights
2 pennies
1 dollar bill
1 golf ball
2014 totals
91 lb 4 oz steel
14 lb 3 oz pop cans
6 lb 8 oz tire weights
7 lb 12 oz copper/brass
1 lb aluminum
1 cell phone
7 golf balls
$6.76 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun May 04, 2014 4:48 pm
by CrazyTom
A regular weekend.
1 lb 8 oz cans
5 lb 1 oz steel
1 oz wheel weights
1 quarter
2 nickels
2 dimes
6 pennies
1 golf ball
2014 totals
96 lb 5 oz steel
15 lb 11 oz pop cans
6 lb 9 oz tire weights
7 lb 12 oz copper/brass
1 lb aluminum
1 cell phone
8 golf balls
$7.37 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun May 11, 2014 1:12 pm
by CrazyTom
Getting some OT in this weekend but still scraped up a Sunday morning ride.
9 oz pop cans
6 lb 8 oz steel
4 oz tire weights
3 pennies
1 dime
2014 totals
102 lb 13 oz steel
16 lb 4 oz pop cans
6 lb 13 oz tire weights
7 lb 12 oz copper/brass
1 lb aluminum
1 cell phone
8 golf balls
$7.50 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun May 18, 2014 8:59 am
by CrazyTom
Sun is up at 5 now and it lets me get places I couldn't safely during the winter.
And I had a good drive-thru haul of change!
Also got a 10mm socket and a nice 5/6" Makita driver bit.
1 lb 8 oz cans
6 lb 5 oz steel
2 oz brass/copper
11 oz tire weights
3 quarters
6 dimes
1 nickel
37 pennies
2 euro cent
1 golf ball
2014 totals
109 lb 2 oz steel
17 lb 12 oz pop cans
7 lb 8 oz tire weights
7 lb 14 oz copper/brass
1 lb aluminum
1 cell phone
9 golf balls
$9.27 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun May 25, 2014 11:06 am
by CrazyTom
Had to work again Saturday but Sunday comes through!
1 lb 1 oz cans
7 lb 9 oz steel
5 oz copper pipe
6 oz tire weights
3 quarters
4 dimes
2 nickels
9 pennies
1 golf ball
2014 totals
116 lb 11 oz steel
18 lb 13 oz pop cans
7 lb 14 oz tire weights
8 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 lb aluminum
1 cell phone
10 golf balls
$10.61 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Mon May 26, 2014 8:50 am
by CrazyTom
And a little holiday riding.....
1 lb 4 oz cans
3 lb 3 oz steel
4 oz tire weights
1 oz aluminum
2 quarters
5 dimes
2 pennies
2 golf balls
2014 totals
119 lb 14 oz steel
20 lb 1 oz pop cans
8 lb 2 oz tire weights
8 lb 4 oz copper/brass
1 lb 1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone
12 golf balls
$11.63 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:14 am
by CrazyTom
Been making lots of OT on Saturday but it eats into my road metal.
Nevertheless, I've been grabbing dumpster metal when I'm there to make up for it!
Sunday got,
9 oz pop cans
4 lb 13 oz steel (and a nice plumber's basin wrench for the tool kit)
1 oz tire weight
1 dime
1 nickel
4 pennies
2014 totals
124 lb 11 oz steel
20 lb 10 oz pop cans
8 lb 3 oz tire weights
8 lb 4 oz copper/brass
1 lb 1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone
12 golf balls
$11.82 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Jun 01, 2014 7:08 pm
by plus1hdcp
I hate to see your totals only slowly increasing but take the OT when it's available.
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Jun 08, 2014 10:51 am
by CrazyTom
Back to a regular weekend.
2 lb 1 oz pop cans
7 lb 1 oz steel. Found a nail punch, a 4 way water valve key, a 3/8 short socket extension drive,
a 1/2 socket, a 15/16 socket, a 1/4 socket, and a 10 mm socket.
13 oz tire weights
2 quarters
5 dimes
1 nickel
8 pennies
5 golf balls
2014 totals
131 lb 12 oz steel
22 lb 11 oz pop cans
9 lb tire weights
8 lb 4 oz copper/brass
1 lb 1 oz aluminum
1 cell phone
17 golf balls
$12.95 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Jun 15, 2014 9:24 am
by CrazyTom
3 rides this week.
1 lb 15 oz pop cans
7 lb 9 oz steel
15 oz tire weights
1 oz copper
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
2 quarters
3 dimes
8 pennies
2014 totals
139 lb 5 oz steel
24 lb 10 oz pop cans
9 lb 15 oz tire weights
8 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1 lb 1 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone
17 golf balls
$13.83 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:10 pm
by plus1hdcp
Nice find on the electric motor.
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:22 am
by CrazyTom
Yep plus1hdcp, I took it in Saturday with some other things and got my reward!
On call this weekend but still scratched up some free metal.
1 lb 9 oz cans
4 lb 12 oz steel. Over 2 pounds of N2O cartridges from all the knuckle heads getting high.
2 oz wheel weights
1 dime
3 nickels
10 pennies
1 golf ball
2014 totals
144 lb 1 oz steel
26 lb 3 oz pop cans
10 lb 1 oz tire weights
8 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1 lb 1 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone
18 golf balls
$14.18 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:40 am
by CrazyTom
Another hot Arizona weekend.
2 lb 9 oz cans
6 lb steel
4 oz wheel weights
1 quarter
1 dime
2 nickels
9 pennies
3 golf balls
2014 totals
150 lb 1 oz steel
28 lb 12 oz pop cans
10 lb 5 oz tire weights
8 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1 lb 1 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone
21 golf balls
$14.72 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:50 am
by CrazyTom
A pretty good 3 day weekend!
2 lb 8 oz pop cans
11 lb steel
5 oz tire weights
2 oz brass
two $1 bills
one $5 bill
2 quarters
2 nickels
12 pennies
2014 totals
161 lb 1 oz steel
31 lb 4 oz pop cans
10 lb 10 oz tire weights
8 lb 7 oz copper/brass
1 lb 1 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone
21 golf balls
$22.44 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Jul 06, 2014 2:31 pm
by smalltimeopn
Nice score on the FRN's!!
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:03 pm
by CrazyTom
The overtime bug has infected my weekend.
10 oz pop cans
1 lb 15 oz steel
2 oz aluminum
1 oz tire weights
3 nickels
3 dimes
1 quarter
12 pennies
2014 totals
163 lb steel
31 lb 14 oz pop cans
10 lb 11 oz tire weights
8 lb 7 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone
21 golf balls
$23.26 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:56 am
by CrazyTom
More tools this week!
2 lb 2 oz pop cans
4 lb 1 oz steel, 9/16 & 13mm wrenches and a 7/16 socket
12 oz copper pipe
12 oz tire weights
$1 bill
1 quarter
1 dime
9 pennies
3 golf balls
2014 totals
167 lb 1 oz steel
34 lb pop cans
11 lb 7 oz tire weights
9 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone
24 golf balls
$24.70 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:33 pm
by Numis Pam
A Good week for you! I still enjoy reading this thread!
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Jul 27, 2014 7:28 pm
by CrazyTom
Always trying to get something Pam, even when I'm gone most of the weekend.
5 oz pop cans
1 lb 15 oz steel and a 5/8 Craftsman socket
3 oz tire weights
2 pennies
1 nickel
2014 totals
169 lb steel
34 lb 5 oz pop cans
11 lb 10 oz tire weights
9 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone
24 golf balls
$24.77 cash
Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2014
Posted:
Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:17 am
by CrazyTom
Not as many miles this week.
1 lb 6 oz pop cans
2 lb 15 oz steel and a 3/8x1/4 socket adapter
2 oz tire weights
1 quarter
2 dimes
7 pennies
2014 totals
171 lb 15 oz steel
35 lb 11 oz pop cans
11 lb 12 oz tire weights
9 lb 3 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
1 cell phone
24 golf balls
$25.29 cash