A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

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Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Dec 01, 2019 7:29 pm

Bad weather and work got in the way of what could have been a big metal weekend.

14 oz cans

2 quarters
3 dimes
8 pennies

6 golf balls


2019 totals

28 lb 9 oz cans
86 lb 9 oz steel
5 lb 9 oz copper/brass
4 lb 11 oz tire weights
7 oz aluminum

$42.75 cash

1 cell phone
1 battery

205 golf balls
Pedal to the metal.

CrazyTom's equation; More Traffic + More Miles = More Metal
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Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Dec 08, 2019 1:16 pm

More wet weather.

1 lb 6 oz steel

3 quarters
3 dimes
4 nickels
2 pennies

1 golf ball


2019 totals

28 lb 9 oz cans
87 lb 15 oz steel
5 lb 9 oz copper/brass
4 lb 11 oz tire weights
7 oz aluminum

$44.32 cash

1 cell phone
1 battery

206 golf balls
Pedal to the metal.

CrazyTom's equation; More Traffic + More Miles = More Metal
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Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Dec 15, 2019 3:11 pm

10 oz cans

2 quarters
2 dimes
1 nickel
11 pennies

5 golf balls


2019 totals

29 lb 3 oz cans
87 lb 15 oz steel
5 lb 9 oz copper/brass
4 lb 11 oz tire weights
7 oz aluminum

$45.18 cash

1 cell phone
1 battery

211 golf balls
Pedal to the metal.

CrazyTom's equation; More Traffic + More Miles = More Metal
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Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Dec 22, 2019 6:29 pm

Just too dang cold to hit the drive-thrus in the early hours.

6 oz cans
2 lb 5 oz steel
2 oz tire weights

8 golf balls


2019 totals

29 lb 9 oz cans
90 lb 4 oz steel
5 lb 9 oz copper/brass
4 lb 13 oz tire weights
7 oz aluminum

$45.18 cash

1 cell phone
1 battery

219 golf balls
Pedal to the metal.

CrazyTom's equation; More Traffic + More Miles = More Metal
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Re: A Pound of Metal Per Mile 2019

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Dec 29, 2019 7:38 pm

Nothing better than stuffing my own stocking early Christmas morning with change before everyone got up.
And wet weather cuts down on golf balls.
Got a 3/8 deep socket. And a smashed Samsung phone.
Looks like this is the last post before 2020.

13 oz cans
1 lb 4 oz steel
1 oz brass

1 quarter
1 dime
1 nickel
8 pennies

3 golf balls


2019 totals

30 lb 6 oz cans
91 lb 8 oz steel
5 lb 10 oz copper/brass
4 lb 13 oz tire weights
7 oz aluminum

$45.66 cash

2 cell phones
1 battery

222 golf balls ($12 dollars for the ones sold in 2019)
Pedal to the metal.

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