Nice people thread part 7 - a thread in its prime

lostinrates

Dh comes home with 'wombled' stuff from bin day often. Sometimes hundreds of pounds worth. There is one place in particular where he is pretty sure the rich kids shout to their dad 'he's coming, quick, put the charity bag out NOW'.

The last time he was at work he went in smart casual wear and came home looking like an ewok, having bought a strangely ugly brown coat in a charity shop for a pound because of the weather, and carrying his stuff in a very nice laundry basket he had wombled.

Skip diving being illegal is a really frustrating and anti green law IMO, though I see the economic reasons for keep ing it so. I also hate that our council will not let tips sell the good stuff. I love other people's junk.

Nikkster

vivatifosi wrote: »

That is such a funny picture michaels! Pimp it, paint it yellow and your car could look like Thunderbird 4!

Might struggle to get the children to get into it though :rotfl: And that is before it has been painted yellow!

PasturesNew

Generali wrote: »

PN seems to face a lot of adversity and come through it intact if a bit annoyed. It's a good life skill to have.

I'm always annoyed .... most things/people are annoying

silvercar

lostinrates wrote: »

I dropped macputer. It's usable but broken. . It's got the volume sign stuck over everything in the middle of the screen. . And the edge got bent.

Poor you!

A friend has taken out gadget insurance with Amex. I've not looked into it, but she claims to have every portable device in the house covered for £7.99 a month.

after the event I know.

silvercar

Dh comes home with 'wombled' stuff from bin day often.

Am I the only person to have never thought of taking anything out of a skip?

PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

...I would love to

It's the main target market of my new job ... I have to understand all that !!!!!! and write !!!!!! aimed at them.

Demographically.... it's not me. But, years ago I mixed with those sorts..... so I know where the buzz comes from. It's all just willy waving.

vivatifosi

lostinrates wrote: »

Skip diving being illegal is a really frustrating and anti green law IMO, though I see the economic reasons for keep ing it so. I also hate that our council will not let tips sell the good stuff. I love other people's junk.

I answered yes to that question, but I haven't skip dived. However once I passed a house and there was a set of garden furniture in the front garden with a note on saying "free to a good home". I rang the bell to ask if I could take it, but nobody was home. My aunt lived in communal accommodation and I knew that she and her neighbours would appreciate a table and chairs to sit in their garden but the housing trust hadn't provided one. They were thrilled.

Afterwards, I went back and posted a note through the door saying what I'd done and where they had gone and that the new owners were really pleased and promised to look after them. Hopefully the previous owners will have got a buzz from knowing they'd gone to a good home. The last chair fell to bits last year - but they'd done six summers by then.

sss555s

michaels wrote: »

I dunno - Saturday evening after next and M&S have closed, I don't think it is that bad, if they spend their dosh on their cars it is more constructive than other hobbies. In fact I would love to pimp up my car, lowered, neons, huge speakers in the boot etc - mostly because it would be so incongruous I reckon it would be brilliant

I thought you were gonna say that looked like the shopping trolley

PasturesNew

silvercar wrote: »

Am I the only person to have never thought of taking anything out of a skip?

I'd do it ... never seen anything vaguely hygienic/whole in one yet though.

Maybe I should go out early on bin days now the mornings are still dark!

vivatifosi

Hmmmm... The new year's honours are redacted until midnight. I wonder why tomorrow's FT leader is 'Knight Rider'...