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cornykev
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Up early on recycle day
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April 17, 2007, 21:45:17 »
A few weeks ago on recycle day, I noticed someone had left out 4 water bottles that fit on top of them water machines, I could only pick up 3 and left them in a workmates garden I was late for work so didn't go back for the other one. So now every recycle day I go early in case I have to come back home with any goodies. ;D ;D ;D
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davyw1
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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April 19, 2007, 18:37:36 »
KEV, I like it. I am known as The Skip Rat, i can,t walk by one
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manicscousers
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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April 19, 2007, 19:44:18 »
ray is the same, trouble is, he wants to take 12' pieces of wood that won't fit in the car !!
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okra
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April 19, 2007, 20:31:32 »
Cornykev they should make great mini-greenhouses I have been on the look out for some for a while
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Old bird
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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April 20, 2007, 15:32:59 »
Hi - I am a scavenger too!
My best acquisition was an old lobster pot from the beach but it took me ages to carry it back and it was pretty heavy and encrusted in barnacles. Now it makes a brilliant cloche (covered in plastic) and protector (from animals or the like) without the plastic.
Another good one, I find, is the skips outside shops when they are refitting the shops. Some of the display equipment is REALLY usefull either as supports, shelving or whatever. Only problem with those is that they disappear pretty fast as well so you have to be quick!
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okra
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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April 22, 2007, 18:08:57 »
Walking back from the lottie I noticed a new skip with a large pot - will have to investigate later - just can't resist
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cornykev
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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April 23, 2007, 15:14:25 »
I am using the water bottles as cloches on the cabbages on the lottie. ;D ;D ;D
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cornykev
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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June 03, 2007, 17:29:55 »
Still scouting on recycle day, I've been snaring some three litre bottles, they've used for cloches on my sweetcorn while they are getting a bit stonger,because we've had some very windy days. ;D ;D ;D
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okra
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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June 10, 2007, 21:12:32 »
I pass a house which has been disposing of those large water bottles- got 3 now - need to cut off the bases
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Emagggie
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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June 11, 2007, 01:05:05 »
There is a big wheelie bin at our local tip which is for plastics, Bearded Wonder is not impressed when I scavenge for big bottles, but I have been successful on more than one occasion. ;D
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manicscousers
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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June 11, 2007, 12:56:07 »
we keep finding old black bins, like we all had before wheelies, thrown away..we now have 3 for collecting water in ;D
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kenkew
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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June 12, 2007, 15:05:29 »
Saw this and lots more outside houses awhile back. Can't think why someone would leave such handy things on the street, so I took one. Very handy to get home as it had wheels on. Went back for another a couple of hours later but they'd all disappeared!
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northener
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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June 12, 2007, 20:23:15 »
You naughty man Ken. Looks like a cracking job though.
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Emagggie
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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June 12, 2007, 21:32:31 »
Oh that's excellent Ken :o. Had a conversation with lottie neighbour today about a similar arrangement he had seen in B & Q......who needs B & Q ?
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OliveOil
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June 14, 2007, 22:34:56 »
I picked up a bread tray in the middle of the street - great for transporting plants to the plot without them falling all over the car!
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kenkew
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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June 14, 2007, 23:02:58 »
Olive...You is in big bother. Those 'trays' are laid out by the department of the environment. They are reflectors for satellite bench-mark navigation which measure vital parts of the country to asses global depreciation in land-mass height.
Put it back...it's got a tracking device on it.....the men in Black will be visiting you and
NOT
knocking on your door....soon!
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manicscousers
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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June 15, 2007, 20:24:15 »
hope not, kk..we've got 15 on our plot, all 'snaffled' from various places ;D
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kenkew
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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June 15, 2007, 20:46:39 »
You better stay away from your plot on Tuesday afternoons then! That's when they beam in. They zapp the whole area, so if you get really big spuds and tommy's and if your carrots grow even longer....don't say I didn't warn you!!
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cornykev
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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June 16, 2007, 19:48:51 »
Kenkew you sound dafter than me. :P :P ;D ;D ;D 8)
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cornykev
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Re: Up early on recycle day
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August 28, 2007, 20:50:58 »
Got another water bottle from someones home recycle, keep your eyes peeled everyone. ;D ;D ;D
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