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<blockquote data-quote="Channel Hopper" data-source="post: 249427" data-attributes="member: 175144"><p>On the evidence of the posts in this thread </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.satellites.co.uk/php-bin/forum/showthread.php?t=73250" target="_blank">http://www.satellites.co.uk/php-bin/forum/showthread.php?t=73250</a></p><p></p><p>the majority appear to have an attraction to looking in skips for salvegeable and useful objects. </p><p></p><p>It's not about making money (though saving money is often a major incentive if the item is immediately of use). For me it is more to do with hating to see something reduced to a bit of landfill, just because the previous owner finds it surplus to their requirements.</p><p></p><p>The best deals I have found were a two year old Philips TV with broken mains switch, and an easily fixed Yelo DVD player (complete with remote) in a box of a newer player, confirming it was less hassle to buy new than repair it</p><p></p><p>With winter not far away, my main retrievals in the area are roof joists and rafters, already sawn up by the builders for the various loft conversions going on. 60 year old wood makes some of the best material for keeping the living room warm and cosy on the long nights.</p><p></p><p>What have you found in skips ? and are you of the type that slows down to have a good look?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Channel Hopper, post: 249427, member: 175144"] On the evidence of the posts in this thread [url]http://www.satellites.co.uk/php-bin/forum/showthread.php?t=73250[/url] the majority appear to have an attraction to looking in skips for salvegeable and useful objects. It's not about making money (though saving money is often a major incentive if the item is immediately of use). For me it is more to do with hating to see something reduced to a bit of landfill, just because the previous owner finds it surplus to their requirements. The best deals I have found were a two year old Philips TV with broken mains switch, and an easily fixed Yelo DVD player (complete with remote) in a box of a newer player, confirming it was less hassle to buy new than repair it With winter not far away, my main retrievals in the area are roof joists and rafters, already sawn up by the builders for the various loft conversions going on. 60 year old wood makes some of the best material for keeping the living room warm and cosy on the long nights. What have you found in skips ? and are you of the type that slows down to have a good look? [/QUOTE]
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