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A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 2:56 pm
by CrazyTom
Been too dang cold in the mornings to go out, but the afternoons have been nice. And I just can't resist another year of free metal!

4 oz cans
3 oz brass
1 lb 10 oz steel

1 dime

1 golf ball

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 4:45 pm
by CrazyTom
Another balmy weekend ride.

15 oz cans
4 lb 2 oz steel
14 oz tire weights

2 golf balls


2019 totals

1 lb 3 oz cans
5 lb 12 oz steel
3 oz brass
14 oz tire weights

.10 cash

3 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 4:08 pm
by CrazyTom
7 oz cans
2 lb 4 oz steel
9 oz tire weights

2 nickels
3 pennies



2019 totals

1 lb 10 oz cans
8 lb steel
3 oz brass
1 lb 7 oz tire weights

.23 cash

3 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:48 pm
by CrazyTom
People are slobs, but it pays. Someone dumped a full bag of crushed cans in a field next to the warehouse district that I ride through.
Humped the bag home and got 4 lbs 4 oz cans.


2019 totals

5 lb 14 oz cans
8 lb steel
3 oz brass
1 lb 7 oz tire weights

.23 cash

3 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:42 pm
by CrazyTom
15 oz cans
6 oz tire weights
8 lb 6 oz steel
3 oz copper/brass

1 golf ball



2019 totals

6 lb 13 oz cans
16 lb 6 oz steel
6 oz brass
1 lb 13 oz tire weights

.23 cash

4 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 3:36 pm
by CrazyTom
Still a little too early and cold for me to chase the drive thru coins.

4 oz cans
1 lb 12 oz steel
2 oz tire weights

1 golf ball


2019 totals

7 lb 1 oz cans
18 lb 4 oz steel
6 oz brass
1 lb 15 oz tire weights

.23 cash

5 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 6:19 pm
by CrazyTom
Still sleeping in like a lazy bum.

9 oz cans
2 lb 4 oz steel
1 oz tire weights

1 smashed smart phone


2019 totals

7 lb 10 oz cans
20 lb 8 oz steel
6 oz brass
2 lb tire weights

.23 cash

1 cell phone

5 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 5:18 pm
by CrazyTom
Overtime has been getting in the way. Nevertheless.....

6 oz cans
1 lb 4 oz steel
1 oz tire weights

1 golf ball




2019 totals

8 lb cans
21 lb 12 oz steel
6 oz brass
2 lb 1 oz tire weights

.23 cash

1 cell phone

6 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:26 pm
by CrazyTom
Still been lazy and missed the early morning coins.

7 oz cans
14 oz steel (and a Craftsman 15 mm deep socket)




2019 totals

8 lb 7 oz cans
22 lb 10 oz steel
6 oz brass
2 lb 1 oz tire weights

.23 cash

1 cell phone

6 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:48 am
by CrazyTom
Instead of Easter eggs, I hunted coins in the early morning.

11 oz cans
9 oz steel

2 quarters
9 dimes
2 nickels
20 pennies

2 golf balls


2019 totals

9 lb 2 oz cans
23 lb 3 oz steel
6 oz brass
2 lb 1 oz tire weights

$1.93 cash

1 cell phone

8 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 9:23 am
by CrazyTom
Drive thru comes thru!

8 oz cans
14 oz steel, and a Craftsman 10mm deep socket
1 oz tire weight

5 quarters
1 nickel
5 dimes
12 pennies

4 golf balls


2019 totals

9 lb 10 oz cans
24 lb 1 oz steel
6 oz brass
2 lb 2 oz tire weights

$3.85 cash

1 cell phone

12 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun May 05, 2019 4:47 pm
by CrazyTom
13 oz cans
15 oz steel
1 oz tire weight

2 dimes
1 nickel
7 pennies

1 golf ball



2019 totals

10 lb 7 oz cans
25 lb steel
6 oz brass
2 lb 3 oz tire weights

$4.17 cash

1 cell phone

13 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2019 4:44 pm
by CrazyTom
What do you do on Mother's Day? Go get mom some free metal!

7 oz cans
1 lb 6 oz steel
2 oz brass
4 oz aluminum
1 oz tire weight

3 dimes
4 pennies

1 golf ball



2019 totals

10 lb 14 oz cans
26 lb 6 oz steel
8 oz brass
2 lb 4 oz tire weights

$4.51 cash

1 cell phone

14 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Tue May 14, 2019 9:28 am
by fasteddy
yesterday I went to the car wash to power wash my riding mower frame. I was preparing to install another engine in it so I wanted it cleaned of all the oil and dirt on it. When I heard the dreaded bloop of one of the engine spacers falling in the grease pit there at the car wash. CRAP. I forgot to remove those....so thinking I didn't want to make one or even wait to order a new one, I drove to the closest O'Reilly and bought a package of rare earth magnets. Drove back to the car wash and stuck them on a metal rod I had in the bed of my pickup. It took me about 15 minutes of fishing around through the metal grate covering the pit but I finally found the engine spacer along with dozens of nuts, bolts, screws, washers, bottle caps and other ferrous metals. I do not recommend doing that, it was awful smelly. The spacer cleaned up pretty good and now I have all four. The O'Reilly was about a mile away so I thought this story would qualify for this thread.

FE

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2019 10:09 am
by CrazyTom
Thanks fasteddy, free metal is free money!

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2019 10:14 am
by CrazyTom
4 oz cans
1 lb 1 oz steel
1 oz copper

21 pennies
2 quarters
2 nickels
7 dimes

1 golf ball



2019 totals

11 lb 2 oz cans
27 lb 7 oz steel
9 oz copper/brass
2 lb 4 oz tire weights

$6.02 cash

1 cell phone

15 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Mon May 27, 2019 1:21 pm
by CrazyTom
While others were out clogging the roads this weekend, I was busy cleaning them up.

15 oz cans
1 lb 14 oz steel
4 oz tire weights

2 quarters
1 nickel
10 dimes
18 pennies

2 golf balls



2019 totals

12 lb 1 oz cans
29 lb 5 oz steel
9 oz copper/brass
2 lb 8 oz tire weights

$7.75 cash

1 cell phone

17 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 2:28 pm
by CrazyTom
14 oz steel
5 oz cans

2 quarters
1 dime
1 nickel
1 penny

6 golf balls


2019 totals

12 lb 6 oz cans
30 lb 3 oz steel
9 oz copper/brass
2 lb 8 oz tire weights

$8.41 cash

1 cell phone

23 golf balls

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 10:19 am
by CrazyTom
2 oz tire weights
1 lb 2 oz copper wire
2 lb 4 oz steel
10 oz cans

3 quarters
3 dimes
2 nickels
11 pennies



2019 totals

13 lb cans
32 lb 7 oz steel
1 lb 11 oz copper/brass
2 lb 10 oz tire weights

$9.67 cash

1 cell phone

23 golf balls


2018 totals

11 lb 14 oz cans
76 lb steel
2 lb 3 oz tire weights
10 oz copper/brass
6 lb 15 oz aluminum

$20.99 cash

1 cell phone

1 tungsten ring

26 golf balls


2017 totals

8 lb 1 oz cans
17 lb 15 oz steel
2 lb tire weights
5 oz copper/brass
2 lb aluminum

$8.87 cash
9 golf balls


2016 totals

20 lb 7 oz cans
50 lb 12 oz steel
1 lb 4 oz tire weights
2 lb 13 oz copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
3 cell phones
25 golf balls
$6.29 cash


2015 totals

20 lb 6 oz pop cans
99 lb steel
3 lb 11 oz tire weights
2 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1 lb 15 oz aluminum
1 cell phone

$10.97 cash

20 golf balls


2014 totals

239 lb 8 oz steel
55 lb pop cans
15 lb 3 oz tire weights
14 lb 13 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
2 cell phones

45 golf balls

$38.54 cash


2013 totals

Steel 278 lb 12 oz
Cans 58 lb 9 oz
Wheel weights 41 lb 5 oz
Copper/brass 16 lb 12 oz
Aluminum 5 lb 11 oz
Lead 9 oz
Cash $20.64
Golf balls 60


2012 totals

Steel 293 lbs 10 oz
Cans 54 lbs 9 oz
Lead 38 lb 15 oz
Copper/brass 8 lb 6 oz
Aluminum 4 lb
Cash $13.01
Golf balls 37

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 11:26 am
by CrazyTom
A great Father's Day scrounging metal, so I can feed my starving chillrun......

10 oz cans
5 lb 8 oz steel
3 oz tire weights

1 quarter
7 dimes
1 nickel
20 pennies

5 golf balls



2019 totals

13 lb 10 oz cans
37 lb 15 oz steel
1 lb 11 oz copper/brass
2 lb 13 oz tire weights

$10.87 cash

1 cell phone

28 golf balls


2018 totals

11 lb 14 oz cans
76 lb steel
2 lb 3 oz tire weights
10 oz copper/brass
6 lb 15 oz aluminum

$20.99 cash

1 cell phone

1 tungsten ring

26 golf balls


2017 totals

8 lb 1 oz cans
17 lb 15 oz steel
2 lb tire weights
5 oz copper/brass
2 lb aluminum

$8.87 cash
9 golf balls


2016 totals

20 lb 7 oz cans
50 lb 12 oz steel
1 lb 4 oz tire weights
2 lb 13 oz copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
3 cell phones
25 golf balls
$6.29 cash


2015 totals

20 lb 6 oz pop cans
99 lb steel
3 lb 11 oz tire weights
2 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1 lb 15 oz aluminum
1 cell phone

$10.97 cash

20 golf balls


2014 totals

239 lb 8 oz steel
55 lb pop cans
15 lb 3 oz tire weights
14 lb 13 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
2 cell phones

45 golf balls

$38.54 cash


2013 totals

Steel 278 lb 12 oz
Cans 58 lb 9 oz
Wheel weights 41 lb 5 oz
Copper/brass 16 lb 12 oz
Aluminum 5 lb 11 oz
Lead 9 oz
Cash $20.64
Golf balls 60


2012 totals

Steel 293 lbs 10 oz
Cans 54 lbs 9 oz
Lead 38 lb 15 oz
Copper/brass 8 lb 6 oz
Aluminum 4 lb
Cash $13.01
Golf balls 37

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:18 pm
by CrazyTom
The early bird get the FRN

8 oz cans
6 oz steel
6 oz ethernet cable
1 oz tire weight

1 $1 FRN
3 quarters
1 nickel
6 dimes
5 pennies

3 golf balls




2019 totals

14 lb cans
38 lb 5 oz steel
2 lb 1 oz copper/brass
2 lb 14 oz tire weights

$13.32 cash

1 cell phone

31 golf balls


2018 totals

11 lb 14 oz cans
76 lb steel
2 lb 3 oz tire weights
10 oz copper/brass
6 lb 15 oz aluminum

$20.99 cash

1 cell phone

1 tungsten ring

26 golf balls


2017 totals

8 lb 1 oz cans
17 lb 15 oz steel
2 lb tire weights
5 oz copper/brass
2 lb aluminum

$8.87 cash
9 golf balls


2016 totals

20 lb 7 oz cans
50 lb 12 oz steel
1 lb 4 oz tire weights
2 lb 13 oz copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
3 cell phones
25 golf balls
$6.29 cash


2015 totals

20 lb 6 oz pop cans
99 lb steel
3 lb 11 oz tire weights
2 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1 lb 15 oz aluminum
1 cell phone

$10.97 cash

20 golf balls


2014 totals

239 lb 8 oz steel
55 lb pop cans
15 lb 3 oz tire weights
14 lb 13 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
2 cell phones

45 golf balls

$38.54 cash


2013 totals

Steel 278 lb 12 oz
Cans 58 lb 9 oz
Wheel weights 41 lb 5 oz
Copper/brass 16 lb 12 oz
Aluminum 5 lb 11 oz
Lead 9 oz
Cash $20.64
Golf balls 60


2012 totals

Steel 293 lbs 10 oz
Cans 54 lbs 9 oz
Lead 38 lb 15 oz
Copper/brass 8 lb 6 oz
Aluminum 4 lb
Cash $13.01
Golf balls 37

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:12 am
by CrazyTom
Another FRN! This time a fiver!

10 oz cans
9 oz steel, and a 9/16 Husky socket

1 $5 FRN
1 quarter
6 pennies

3 golf balls


2019 totals

14 lb 10 oz cans
38 lb 14 oz steel
2 lb 1 oz copper/brass
2 lb 14 oz tire weights

$18.63 cash

1 cell phone

34 golf balls


2018 totals

11 lb 14 oz cans
76 lb steel
2 lb 3 oz tire weights
10 oz copper/brass
6 lb 15 oz aluminum

$20.99 cash

1 cell phone

1 tungsten ring

26 golf balls


2017 totals

8 lb 1 oz cans
17 lb 15 oz steel
2 lb tire weights
5 oz copper/brass
2 lb aluminum

$8.87 cash
9 golf balls


2016 totals

20 lb 7 oz cans
50 lb 12 oz steel
1 lb 4 oz tire weights
2 lb 13 oz copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
3 cell phones
25 golf balls
$6.29 cash


2015 totals

20 lb 6 oz pop cans
99 lb steel
3 lb 11 oz tire weights
2 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1 lb 15 oz aluminum
1 cell phone

$10.97 cash

20 golf balls


2014 totals

239 lb 8 oz steel
55 lb pop cans
15 lb 3 oz tire weights
14 lb 13 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
2 cell phones

45 golf balls

$38.54 cash


2013 totals

Steel 278 lb 12 oz
Cans 58 lb 9 oz
Wheel weights 41 lb 5 oz
Copper/brass 16 lb 12 oz
Aluminum 5 lb 11 oz
Lead 9 oz
Cash $20.64
Golf balls 60


2012 totals

Steel 293 lbs 10 oz
Cans 54 lbs 9 oz
Lead 38 lb 15 oz
Copper/brass 8 lb 6 oz
Aluminum 4 lb
Cash $13.01
Golf balls 37

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:27 pm
by Dr. Cadmium
Congrats on the FRN finds!

Keep up the good cleanup work and workout, and may your fortune continue for the rest of the year.

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:40 pm
by CrazyTom
Some extra miles and some old routes re-explored thanks to holidays.

4 lbs 11 oz steel (two sockets, 8mm and 10mm)
1 lb 3 oz cans
4 oz tire weights

4 quarters
5 dimes
1 nickel
11 pennies

6 golf balls


2019 totals

15 lb 13 oz cans
43 lb 8 oz steel
2 lb 1 oz copper/brass
3 lb 2 oz tire weights

$20.29 cash

1 cell phone

40 golf balls


2018 totals

11 lb 14 oz cans
76 lb steel
2 lb 3 oz tire weights
10 oz copper/brass
6 lb 15 oz aluminum

$20.99 cash

1 cell phone

1 tungsten ring

26 golf balls


2017 totals

8 lb 1 oz cans
17 lb 15 oz steel
2 lb tire weights
5 oz copper/brass
2 lb aluminum

$8.87 cash
9 golf balls


2016 totals

20 lb 7 oz cans
50 lb 12 oz steel
1 lb 4 oz tire weights
2 lb 13 oz copper/brass
1 oz aluminum
3 cell phones
25 golf balls
$6.29 cash


2015 totals

20 lb 6 oz pop cans
99 lb steel
3 lb 11 oz tire weights
2 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1 lb 15 oz aluminum
1 cell phone

$10.97 cash

20 golf balls


2014 totals

239 lb 8 oz steel
55 lb pop cans
15 lb 3 oz tire weights
14 lb 13 oz copper/brass
1 lb 3 oz aluminum
2 lb 12 oz electric motor
2 cell phones

45 golf balls

$38.54 cash


2013 totals

Steel 278 lb 12 oz
Cans 58 lb 9 oz
Wheel weights 41 lb 5 oz
Copper/brass 16 lb 12 oz
Aluminum 5 lb 11 oz
Lead 9 oz
Cash $20.64
Golf balls 60


2012 totals

Steel 293 lbs 10 oz
Cans 54 lbs 9 oz
Lead 38 lb 15 oz
Copper/brass 8 lb 6 oz
Aluminum 4 lb
Cash $13.01
Golf balls 37

Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

PostPosted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:57 pm
by CrazyTom
Dr. Cadmium wrote:Congrats on the FRN finds!

Keep up the good cleanup work and workout, and may your fortune continue for the rest of the year.


Thanks Cad!

Yes, first item is exercise as I'm not getting any younger (but in better shape than many in my 59 year old boat thank goodness).
Second item is to make it pay!
Third item is my neighboring roads are clean! I like a clean neighborhood.