the daydream fund challenge thread

Davesnave

lostinrates wrote: »

What would you all do?

Well, I hide mine behind the messy barn!

One day, before we sell the van, it will all go to the scrappie.

rhiwfield

lostinrates wrote: »

The scrap metal is annoying me today.

Is it worth bundling it up in the car and driving it to nearest dealers? Its stuff like corrugated iron and barbed wire maninly. There is stuff that will not fit in the car though too, bits of old gates etc. more than enough top fill a flat back. There is a guy advertisng who will remove it, but obviously he charges. It grates to give it away....but then i would be shot of it which would feel very, very good.

What would you all do?

Make a call to local ferrous dealers and ask if they collect. Or at least price up if you deliver to see if its worth it. Otherwise I'd just get rid to make you feel better!.

But thanks for reminder, got several kg of brass that I'll take to scrap yard at some point if it doesnt Ebay

lostinrates

Davesnave wrote: »

Well, I hide mine behind the messy barn!

One day, before we sell the van, it will all go to the scrappie.

I don't think it would be worth hiring a van or trailer, because we'd need to do several trips and the petrol and hire charge would probably out weigh the weight of the metal i am guessing. Increasingly leaning to pay the £30 to get them to collect it all.

Itismehonest

We had men with lorries to take the large & more awkward stuff away. Yes, it costs but it's all out of the way now.

choille

Metal prices are uber high just now hence all the thieving of statues etc - even plaques off war mememorials & grave stones are being ripped off - Dreadful.

Some one we knopw just filled a van with scrap - old dexion shelving etc & took it down to Cambridge where he has another house - he made over £200 more doing that than selling here.

Get quotes & see if you can get a community run in/collection of scrap organised - phone round farmer friends or put up a local notice - worthwhile doing. Saying that once I'm feeling better I must drag up bundles of ancient fencing wire & take it in to scrappies - old bundles of wire dangerous, mad things to haul across fields.

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

Proper little natives. i used to show m and ms, very fond of most of them.

OOOOOOOOOOOO I eat M&M's....:D

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

The scrap metal is annoying me today.

Is it worth bundling it up in the car and driving it to nearest dealers? Its stuff like corrugated iron and barbed wire maninly. There is stuff that will not fit in the car though too, bits of old gates etc. more than enough top fill a flat back. There is a guy advertisng who will remove it, but obviously he charges. It grates to give it away....but then i would be shot of it which would feel very, very good.

What would you all do?

i never paid when i had lots of scrap taken away !! they get money for it so they were happy... one tip tho, do NOT show them your dairy etc or anything you dont want gone just incase...........

alfie_1

evening folks....

LIR...if i delivered the dog kennel and brought it in my trailer...would your scrap fit in it and the van ???? if you find the nearest scrap yard i will quite happily take you /it ....?? bit of an adventure and my adventures seem a bit slow so far this year...:D

BARNEY thinks he's royalty..:rotfl: he is LOVING being in ,especially today which has been miserable !:( his coat seems shiny'er than before and he has been such a good boy..:)

ive had an enquiry from canada re a painting im selling on the bay..:) going international.!!..:rotfl: the old adage"dont run before you can walk" keeps nudging me...:rotfl:

CTC... not that im an expert AT ALL !! but when my friend went for a solo mortgage [she was seperated] she was very concious of her age...[trying to be diplomatic here:D] and for how long she had her working years left to pay it...... she HAS to work till 65. and that was a 20yr mortgage. dont want to be a party pooper and you will probably have already worked this out...:o

choille......parcel in the post

alfie_1

has everyones screen gone all narrow ?? or is it just mine ? ive got big blank borders either side ..........

RAS

Just looked at UK prices. http://www.wrap.org.uk/recycling_industry/market_information/market_knowledge_portal/materials_markets/metal.html#introduction

It looks like any stainless steel you have is worth about 5 times as much as ordinary ferrous scrap.