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Had a talk with an old timer at the transfer station that shifted my thinking
Last Saturday in Concord I was dropping off scrap metal when a guy in his 70s pointed at my stack of old copper pipe and said I was throwing away a small fortune by not cleaning it right. He spent ten minutes showing me how to strip the fittings with a $12 tool instead of just letting the yard take it dirty. Anyone else had a random stranger give you advice that actually paid off?
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parkerh384d ago
That old timer saying you're "throwing away a small fortune" hits hard. I had a guy at the dump tell me to stop throwing my old car batteries in the scrap pile because they pay out way better if you take them to a recycler that buys them whole. Saved me like $40 on the first one. Another time a lady told me to keep the brass valves on old plumbing instead of cutting them off. Small stuff adds up fast.
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uma_nguyen244d ago
Honestly, is it really that serious though? Like yeah saving $40 is nice and all, but are we really gonna act like hauling old batteries and brass valves around is some life changing strategy? Feels like a lot of effort for what amounts to a dinner out.
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