Best hard rubbish finds?Side of the road finds)

old_aussie · 17-09-2010 01:52AM #1

Our local council has a once a year household rubbish collection.

You can put out on the footpath(yes we have wide footpaths in Oz) the equivalent of a 6 x 4 box trailer load of rubbish.

A couple of days ago I picked up a 3.00GHz pentium 4 PC tower, just needed a HDD and it works perfect.

Further down the road I picked up a swivel chair in good condition plus a desk lamp that only needed a light globe.

Didn't go 2 streets further and I found a clothes dryer and on inspection I saw the drive belt had come off the pulley, slipped belt back on pulley and it works fine and is in as new condition cosmetically.

Has anyone else found any good stuff on the side of the road?

CorkMan · 17-09-2010 01:54AM

A wino who gave me money.

starbelgrade · 17-09-2010 01:55AM

I once found an Australian at the side of the road, but he kept yapping on about how brilliant things were in Oz, so I left him there.

CiaranMT · 17-09-2010 01:56AM

Here in Canada you can furnish rooms for free walking around the night before and morning of bin day, it's great!

recylingbin · 17-09-2010 01:59AM

I don't go around looking through people's rubbish, so no, I've found nothing.
If you'd said knicker drawer though...then we'd be talking.

Thrill · 17-09-2010 02:03AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

I once found an Australian at the side of the road, but he kept yapping on about how brilliant things were in Oz, so I left him there.

Should have thrown him on the barbie. I hear they're much nicer when they're cooked.

chordtype · 17-09-2010 02:03AM

Not much use though this stuff is it since this is the action of a homeless person?

mikom · 17-09-2010 02:04AM

"I will look on your treasures, gypsy. Is this understood? "

BluesBerry · 17-09-2010 02:10AM

Is this what your house looks like

policarp · 17-09-2010 04:08AM

old_aussie wrote: »

Our local council has a once a year household rubbish collection.

You can put out on the footpath(yes we have wide footpaths in Oz) the equivalent of a 6 x 4 box trailer load of rubbish.

A couple of days ago I picked up a 3.00GHz pentium 4 PC tower, just needed a HDD and it works perfect.

Further down the road I picked up a swivel chair in good condition plus a desk lamp that only needed a light globe.

Didn't go 2 streets further and I found a clothes dryer and on inspection I saw the drive belt had come off the pulley, slipped belt back on pulley and it works fine and is in as new condition cosmetically.

Has anyone else found any good stuff on the side of the road?

What time did you get to work and

What did the boss say about all the stuff bulging out of your pockets?

policarp · 17-09-2010 04:16AM

old_aussie wrote: »

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Has anyone else found any good stuff on the side of the road?

Found a 3 year old BMW 5 Series, keys in the ignition and all.
Gave the cops a right good run for their wages that night.

Potential-Monke · 17-09-2010 04:19AM

policarp wrote: »

Found a 3 year old BMW 5 Series, keys in the ignition and all.
Gave the cops a right good run for their wages that night.

ROFL!

Found a half eaten Kebab one night, and it was still warm...

Degag · 17-09-2010 04:25AM

old_aussie wrote: »

Has anyone else found any good stuff on the side of the road?

<Mod note>
Yes it is.

oppenheimer1 · 17-09-2010 04:30AM

Found a half smoked fag one day, does that count?

fonecrusher1 · 17-09-2010 04:38AM

i found a nappy in a bin once. i was real hungry.

cuppa · 17-09-2010 04:41AM

thought footpaths were same size every where

Savage Tyrant · 17-09-2010 05:56AM

Ya bin hoking bastard!
lol

Barna77 · 17-09-2010 07:10AM

CiaranMT wrote: »

Here in Canada you can furnish rooms for free walking around the night before and morning of bin day, it's great!

Here in Ireland you can get a new full set of clothes just walking around the streets. You'll find the odd trackie bottoms, scarves, jeans, gloves, knickers and what not.

Saves a few bob in recession times. Die Penneys, die.

:pac:

mowhawk · 17-09-2010 07:23AM

I once found a lorry parked on one of the big wide footpaths that we have here in Ireland. I find it very useful for bringing home all of the computers, clothes driers, swivel chairs and knickers that I keep on finding.

PeteEd · 17-09-2010 08:25AM

Bin Hoker

Feeona · 17-09-2010 08:26AM

old_aussie wrote: »

Our local council has a once a year household rubbish collection.

You can put out on the footpath(yes we have wide footpaths in Oz) the equivalent of a 6 x 4 box trailer load of rubbish.

A couple of days ago I picked up a 3.00GHz pentium 4 PC tower, just needed a HDD and it works perfect.

Further down the road I picked up a swivel chair in good condition plus a desk lamp that only needed a light globe.

Didn't go 2 streets further and I found a clothes dryer and on inspection I saw the drive belt had come off the pulley, slipped belt back on pulley and it works fine and is in as new condition cosmetically.

How big is that trolley you're pushing?:eek:

On a side note I found a tape which could be used to listen to an ipod in the car. I've also found money on several occasions

. The things people throw away :pac:

moonpurple · 17-09-2010 08:32AM

I find all the rubbish i can handle in after hours:rolleyes:

Millicent · 17-09-2010 09:06AM

They do the same in Barcelona and it's a great idea. It's perfectly understood and accepted that people may pick up anything left outside and it's part of the reason why it's disposed like that. Glad you have the money to always be paying for new furniture etc. but if I'm skint and someone is giving away a perfectly good piece of furniture/appliances, damn straight I'm gonna take it.

Scarinae · 17-09-2010 09:10AM

We found a really nice door in a skip once, it was dead handy cos one of the doors in our house was broken and this one matched in perfectly

Aren't there websites where people swap furniture and stuff for free? Instead of throwing out their chest of drawers or whatever, they just put an ad up and if you can collect it it's yours

ILA · 17-09-2010 09:13AM

An almost new USB 2.0 cable which is still in use for connecting my Lexmark X1150 to my laptop. Previously I only had one USB cable, so it allowed me to remain connected to the net when my USB modem also operates.

storm2811 · 17-09-2010 09:16AM

A friend of mine found a Tiffany bracelet once.
I never find anything good though.

Quazzie · 17-09-2010 09:18AM

Fishie wrote: »

Aren't there websites where people swap furniture and stuff for free? Instead of throwing out their chest of drawers or whatever, they just put an ad up and if you can collect it it's yours

www.adverts.ie