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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2011 16:23:02 GMT
Seems like every 10 mins another one rolls by. Some scruffy git an a battered old transit, blowing a horn, playing some naff tape recording or bellowing inaudible grunts out of the window. I had no scrap an hour ago,what makes them think I will have now ? Theyre not even proper scrap men like they used to be. **** off and make your din elsewhere  Rant over. |
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Post by buddha on Apr 3, 2011 16:31:32 GMT
your not kidding mate , im a window cleaner saw 3 on the same street one day last week , when i go for my dinner have to hide my ladders . scrap value must be high at the moment .
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Post by jamlander on Apr 3, 2011 17:05:08 GMT
There's more rag and bone men per square mile in Crewe than any other part of the country  |
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Post by mistersausage on Apr 3, 2011 17:11:46 GMT
They're always up and down my street. Drives you fucking mad. Makes you wish you lived in Meir ;D
Not really.
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Post by Cityfullergoals on Apr 3, 2011 17:12:04 GMT
your not kidding mate , im a window cleaner saw 3 on the same street one day last week , when i go for my dinner have to hide my ladders . scrap value must be high at the moment .
I have had an old cooker and fridge round my back for about two years now, and never got round to shifting them. Didnt think there was any scrap value in them for r and b men, but they have mysteriously disappeared and no one has heard anything. Not saying it is them, but its looking that way
Saves me a job, but worrying also that someone is taking liberties
Just on the scrap subject, there is a place near Cheadle that is paying £7 for old car batteries just in case anyone has a couple lying round |
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Post by Plain Jane on Apr 3, 2011 17:29:11 GMT
We had one on Broadway that had Steptoe's theme tune playing...
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Post by mermaidsal on Apr 3, 2011 17:56:13 GMT
Sign of poverty coming back... ten years ago how many did you see out totting, not many
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Post by Plain Jane on Apr 3, 2011 17:59:28 GMT
Sign of poverty coming back... ten years ago how many did you see out totting, not many Scrap metal prices rising apparently are a good sign of recovery. |
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Post by mermaidsal on Apr 3, 2011 18:01:00 GMT
Sign of poverty coming back... ten years ago how many did you see out totting, not many Scrap metal prices rising apparently are a good sign of recovery. I guess that's true too! Must be having one of my half empty days ;D |
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Post by Plain Jane on Apr 3, 2011 18:05:43 GMT
Scrap metal prices rising apparently are a good sign of recovery. I guess that's true too! Must be having one of my half empty days ;D Never really considered it myself, ironically Gold seems to go up though doesn't it? |
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Post by frasier45 on Apr 3, 2011 19:05:13 GMT
I think they're great
everytime i buy a new washer/ cooker /fridge the shop always ask if i want them to take my old one away for £20 :-o
why would i?
get the old one as far as the drive and there he is, old faithful, Rrrrrrrrreg boooooooone ;D
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Post by likelyladgalizmo on Apr 3, 2011 19:13:34 GMT
Police should clamp dow on them. I wonder how many of these rag bone men are on the sick?
Bet they aint vat registered.
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Post by staffsbulldog on Apr 3, 2011 19:32:30 GMT
plenty of money in scrap for the last few years, most of the rag bone men are gypos.
they come around clayton 4 times a week, so everywhere needs to be kept locked
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Post by lawrieleslie on Apr 3, 2011 20:31:37 GMT
Do they still give you a gold fish in a plackie bag? Took an old copper hot water cylinder to scrappie in Plymouth and got £68 for it I was amazed.
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Post by salopstick on Apr 3, 2011 20:45:05 GMT
I think they're great everytime i buy a new washer/ cooker /fridge the shop always ask if i want them to take my old one away for £20 :-o why would i? get the old one as far as the drive and there he is, old faithful, Rrrrrrrrreg boooooooone ;D did that with a cooker last month |
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Post by Time4aPINT on Apr 4, 2011 11:23:49 GMT
Sign of poverty coming back... ten years ago how many did you see out totting, not many I think quite a few of the rag and bone men have changed careers slightly from doing rubbish removals. Due to the high charges of dumping rubbish (licences,certificates and fees), no one wants that service any more. So collecting scrap is their best way of earning a living. I've used a couple of rag and bone men in the last couple of years. One removed my old washing machine saving me £20 and the other guy shifted a load of rusty metal from my allotment, which saved me a big job. |
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Post by jonesinamillion on Apr 4, 2011 22:00:53 GMT
I guess that's true too! Must be having one of my half empty days ;D Never really considered it myself, ironically Gold seems to go up though doesn't it? Gold is leveling out at but higher than it's ever been at £900 an ounce. Silver on the other hand is going through the fecking roof... now £24 an ounce,an increase of 64% in 3 months, or + 175% in 3 years!!! An increase in precious metal prices is a sign of big world wide economy worries  |
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Post by delilahsmith on Apr 4, 2011 23:03:37 GMT
general scrap is currently @ £190.00 per ton. copper today was @£4,284.00 per ton.
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Post by Arthurdollar on Apr 5, 2011 6:57:17 GMT
I watched an old battered Trannie van patrolling our street last week with a kid no more than 10yrs in the passengers seat looking up and down our driveways. I saw the little fucker point towards my garage as the doors were open. I thought hang on what are these cunts up to.? I heard a little tap on the door which i ignored, the fuckers must have thought there is no one in. I could not believe my eye's the fuckers opened my gates and reversed in my drive. I sneak out my backdoor and the Pikey cunts two blokes and this little shit kid are about to load a couple of bikes onto their Trannie, i have already alerted my next door neighbour Gypo hating Giant. I walk out my back door and confront them with cry 'What the fuck are you cunts doing' Oh hello sirry we have been asked by the good Lady of the house to clear the garage, to my reply their is no good Lady in this house you lying cunt as my bruiser neighbour joins me. This is number 4 $%&%$% Steet is it asks Gypo one. ?? No you cunt i reply its not even the same Steet you cunt. Big bruiser replies now get in your back in your bag of shit and fuck off if i see any of you or your mates in this Street again i will fucking twat you. Just as they are about to leave the cheeky cunt asked could his kid use my loo, i told him to fuck himself off. I fucking hate the low life pikey scum. The moral of this story is. Love thy neighbour, especially if he is a big cunt. ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2011 8:50:51 GMT
I haven't seen any for 25 years.....!
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Apr 5, 2011 9:22:34 GMT
Them were the days when they used to ride their Hoss & cart down the backs.  |
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Post by Dr Oetcake on Apr 5, 2011 9:32:39 GMT
and what about all these "cash for gold" shops?? what a fucking unique idea!! I used to give all my unwanted gold away for free. And I always wondered why my "cabbage for gold" shops never took off......
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