i know... i was being that guy.
:rolleyes:

EDIT: btw, it does say... "Although Manson himself was not present at the Tate/La Bianca killings, he was convicted on seven counts of murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder on January 25, 1971,"

shhhhhhh! why you blowin up my fking spots? pasetry dumpster in shadyside hasn't had shhhhh1t latly

there is no beer dumpster. forget any mention of a beer dumpster.

go to the dumpsters behind college dorms & you will end up like this guy:

http://www.unclejedcountry.com/images/jed.jpg

It's ridiculous how much waste the average American produces, and what's worse is that a large percentage of what goes into landfill could still be used. It's easier to throw away that old bike or lawnmower than fix it, even if fixing it means new tires or a spark plug. I think one could make a decent living fixing bikes, lawn mowers and appliances found in the trash and scavenging copper and aluminum. I think you could do pretty well on scrap alone.

It's illegal in most places, but rarely enforced. If you drive around with a big truck and trailer, you may get harassed but otherwise you should be fine.

A little, depends on the dumpster. I generally stay out of really icky dumpsters.

Not to me, YMMV.

Yes, but again it depends on the dumpster.

i found an eames chair in the trash once and sold it for $450+
it was only a few blocks away from my house so i just rolled it home...

i've made it a tradition to use at least one garbage-picked part on each of my bikes

i've found awesome furniture, tons of food, art supplies, and even an external cd-rw burner that still worked!

Both of my grandfathers regularly took stuff out of the trash when they were retired. They were the sceniest kids in the whole scene, may they both rest in peace.

dumpstering and stealing from corporate business > paying for anything

YES DUDE! my lbs always has michelin dynamics in the dumpster, tthey are only good for one thing, skidding. i seriously have a stash of like 30 tires from the lbs dumpster.

true! i scavenge electronics components all the time, to fix/build stuff. but i'm pretty sure he was going to go home and turn it on. i told him to wait a few days, i hope he did...

YOU SOLD AN EAMES CHAIR?!?! Jesus...

old Puch frame that i converted.

lots of bagels.

about 60 pounds of school supplies that me and some friends donated to a local school.

No ****, I was going to say the same thing!!

dumpstered anything is the best.

Here in maryland i live and love the chip, juice, and beer dumpsters. The grocery stores and bakaries are decent also. Ahhhh green metal box paradise.

is there a forum dedicated to dumpster diving and other cheap-as-it-gets ways to live?

cause i needs a faq on this type o thing

thirdeded

Sh*t, it looks like I spoke too soon, I got arrested tonight. Criminal tresspass and theft. F*CK!

are you f-ing serious?

tell us all that happened so that we might learn (and laugh and be entertained)

Yeah....about that Ti frame. Downtube was trashed - someone drove into the garage with the bike on their roof rack. I'd have repaired it and ridden it myself, but funds were not permitting so I sold it on eBay for a tidy profit. Same day I pulled out an old, early-90s Trek OCLV road fork in perfect condition, some bar ends, and a set of pedals. I often pull out tacoed wheels that I cut the hubs out of - most are of decent quality, just needing bearing work. I have a box full of hubs now that I have no idea what to do with. As for tires, the shop in question slashes every ****ing tire they throw away so people can't scavenge them. WTF? Once in a while I'll find a low-end Bontrager 700c tire that isn't slashed, but other than that everything usable is pretty much wasted by the knife.

why would they do this




?

Beats the hell out of me. Liability? A world-hating employee or manager that detests the thought of anyone getting a tire for free.

this type of neanderthal will be responsible for the uninhabitability of the planet

bike tires are limited resource dontchaknow

yes but he was never convicted as committing the murder, just ordering it. he never physically killed anyone. I think it's weird that you can put someone in jail because someone is dumb enough to do the things that they tell them to do. kind of like putting judas priest on trial because those kids killed themselves, oh personal responsibility, what happened to you?