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Post by scamander on Jan 3, 2018 14:37:53 GMT
many years ago I temped with a council fly tipping team. People are very attached to their bins, they also leave a lot of weird stuff in them.
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Post by Melvazord on Jan 3, 2018 14:41:26 GMT
many years ago I temped with a council fly tipping team. People are very attached to their bins, they also leave a lot of weird stuff in them. As far as superhero teams to join that's not high on anyone's list, not even Aquaman. |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 3, 2018 14:41:42 GMT
they also leave a lot of weird stuff in them. Such as? |
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Post by scamander on Jan 3, 2018 14:54:10 GMT
there are many stories of quite valuable stuff being chucked, including large amounts of money. Without going into too much detail: weapons, marital toys and the like.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 14:56:16 GMT
there are many stories of quite valuable stuff being chucked, including large amounts of money. Without going into too much detail: weapons, marital toys and the like. Cash is weird, I'll give you that and weapons is probably incriminating. But I firmly believe marital toys have a finite shelf life. |
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Post by Shenguin on Jan 3, 2018 14:56:32 GMT
there are many stories of quite valuable stuff being chucked, including large amounts of money. Without going into too much detail: weapons, marital toys and the like. And going into too much detail? |
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 3, 2018 15:01:36 GMT
Why would anyone throw out toy soldiers?
Melvazord is going to cry himself to sleep tonight.
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 3, 2018 15:02:06 GMT
there are many stories of quite valuable stuff being chucked, including large amounts of money. Without going into too much detail: weapons, marital toys and the like. Cash is weird, I'll give you that and weapons is probably incriminating. But I firmly believe marital toys have a finite shelf life. My ex-girlfriend about 10 years ago chucked her dildo (apparently a ludicrously big pink thing) in the wheelie bin one day and tried to bury it a bit under things. On bin day she heard the lorry coming and it picked up the wheelie bin and deposited everything in the lorry, however the dildo had unfortunately been deposited nicely on top of all the other rubbish. She heard one of the bin men call out for the others and they all stood around and stared and joked about it, pointing to the houses nearby and making comments. |
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Post by Pyjakson on Jan 3, 2018 15:04:04 GMT
Bin chat: I once got a note through my door from a neighbour who decided the bin I'd taken in was 'hers' and that she'd taken it from the side of my house. Anyone else had any dealings with people who seem a little too attached to their bins? Did you get her's in exchange? I had to wheel it in. She could have just swapped the bins if she cared so much, obviously I didn't, but decided her time was better spent writing a daft note and posting it through my door. |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 3, 2018 15:08:49 GMT
many years ago I had community service with a council fly tipping team. People are very attached to their bins, they also leave a lot of weird stuff in them. Another FTFY |
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Post by lonewolf on Jan 3, 2018 15:22:04 GMT
I binned my original Necromunda set. Not sure why.
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 3, 2018 15:22:54 GMT
I binned my old VHS porn. I miss it.
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Post by lonewolf on Jan 3, 2018 15:23:38 GMT
Cash is weird, I'll give you that and weapons is probably incriminating. But I firmly believe marital toys have a finite shelf life. My ex-girlfriend about 10 years ago chucked her dildo (apparently a ludicrously big pink thing) in the wheelie bin one day and tried to bury it a bit under things. On bin day she heard the lorry coming and it picked up the wheelie bin and deposited everything in the lorry, however the dildo had unfortunately been deposited nicely on top of all the other rubbish. She heard one of the bin men call out for the others and they all stood around and stared and joked about it, pointing to the houses nearby and making comments. 8 inch isnt ludicrously big. |
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Post by lonewolf on Jan 3, 2018 15:25:31 GMT
I binned my old VHS porn. I miss it. I still wonder who it is that pays for porn. A billion dollar industry apparently. |
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Post by scamander on Jan 3, 2018 15:29:49 GMT
Money was presumably chucked by mistake (mattresses often had it stashed in there). Sometimes needles would be found in the same mattresses, which gives you an idea of how the money was made.
Also lots of diaries and some very frank letters. Not a great idea if you left them out in an open bag and half the street knows your business.
we never found any vosene bottles.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 15:37:16 GMT
My ex-girlfriend about 10 years ago chucked her dildo (apparently a ludicrously big pink thing) in the wheelie bin one day and tried to bury it a bit under things. On bin day she heard the lorry coming and it picked up the wheelie bin and deposited everything in the lorry, however the dildo had unfortunately been deposited nicely on top of all the other rubbish. She heard one of the bin men call out for the others and they all stood around and stared and joked about it, pointing to the houses nearby and making comments. Did she throw it out before or after she broke up with you? |
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Post by lonewolf on Jan 3, 2018 15:38:33 GMT
Money was presumably chucked by mistake (mattresses often had it stashed in there). Sometimes needles would be found in the same mattresses, which gives you an idea of how the money was made. Also lots of diaries and some very frank letters. Not a great idea if you left them out in an open bag and half the street knows your business. we never found any vosene bottles. Is there a lot of money in the fine needlepoint industry? |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 3, 2018 15:38:43 GMT
My ex-girlfriend about 10 years ago chucked her dildo (apparently a ludicrously big pink thing) in the wheelie bin one day and tried to bury it a bit under things. On bin day she heard the lorry coming and it picked up the wheelie bin and deposited everything in the lorry, however the dildo had unfortunately been deposited nicely on top of all the other rubbish. She heard one of the bin men call out for the others and they all stood around and stared and joked about it, pointing to the houses nearby and making comments. Did she throw it out before or after she broke up with you? Before we met. |
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Post by Pyjakson on Jan 3, 2018 15:39:53 GMT
I used to play badminton with a guy who cleared dead people's flats for the Council. He used to have loads of interesting stories about the stuff he found (various sex toys, a couch filled with money etc) but I can only really remember the ones about the dead bodies because they sounded so awful. One of them had... "seeped into the floor".
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Post by scamander on Jan 3, 2018 15:47:03 GMT
one of the binmen noticed a trunk which had been dumped in a skip, reckoned it looked ok. Took it home and his wife noticed the pattern on the inside, Louis Vuitton.
He had it examined and got a certificate for it, it dated to the 1920s and although it would take 2-3k to refurbish as it was in good order it was worth around 15k. I heard quite a few similar stories of people junking what turned out to be very decent items.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 16:09:01 GMT
I used to play badminton with a guy who cleared dead people's flats for the Council. He used to have loads of interesting stories about the stuff he found (various sex toys, a couch filled with money etc) but I can only really remember the ones about the dead bodies because they sounded so awful. One of them had... "seeped into the floor". Fucking hell. There was a comedy show with pippin from lotr in about clearing out dead people's flats. That's particularly grim though. Did they pocket the money? |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 3, 2018 16:27:26 GMT
A fate that may befell many on here, unless some sort of Dead Hand Movement style operation is put into practice when we are all in our 60's and single. |
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Post by Pyjakson on Jan 3, 2018 16:35:21 GMT
I used to play badminton with a guy who cleared dead people's flats for the Council. He used to have loads of interesting stories about the stuff he found (various sex toys, a couch filled with money etc) but I can only really remember the ones about the dead bodies because they sounded so awful. One of them had... "seeped into the floor". Fucking hell. There was a comedy show with pippin from lotr in about clearing out dead people's flats. That's particularly grim though. Did they pocket the money? It was water off a duck's back to him, referred to them as "smurfs" (because they'd turned blue). I asked him if he was always like that and he said no but you just become used to it after a while. Allegedly not, but it would be tempting on a Council worker's wage. |
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Post by Pyjakson on Jan 3, 2018 16:39:26 GMT
A fate that may befell many on here, unless some sort of Dead Hand Movement style operation is put into practice when we are all in our 60's and single. That... actually might be necessary. His stories made me think about what people would find if they cleaned out my house, like when my mate said we should never go to a gay club/bar in case we drop dead and it's in the papers. Not that there's anything wrong with that! |
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 3, 2018 16:50:28 GMT
Why would you drop dead in a gay bar?
I'm not saying you can't be homophobic, but an actual fatal allergic reaction to gays is quite unlikely.
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