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Thomzo We call it dumpster diving here but all the same , a good find is a good find if you can put it to use . If your x left any copper pipes , brass fittings , aluminum , or lead , you could probably sell them . Around here scrap metals are as good as cash , if you have the need . FreeCycle is go...

Hi : I like the idea of using various objects / containers to plant flowers and herbs . My raised bed gardens are surounded with red Terra Cotta blocks salvaged from the foundation of a previous house left on my property . I just finished my hen house made from discarded pallets and a discarded fibe...

I would find your cutting into strips method of making rope far too labor intensive . The whole bag is much stronger . It is after all just a temporary rope for tying up mirrors to carry or bundlels of yard debris (branches and limbs ) , or even tying up the Christmas Tree box that got ratty . It is...

Come to think of I have seen some pretty cool looking computer junk ,Jewerly and it was rather pricey . Maybe you could take all the parts out , arrange them on a board and cover with many coats of clear pollyurathane . Weird coffee table or end table . Just an idea . I might try it myself as a frei...

Some one put me in too .

Mountain Mist ( Mike ) Feb 9 . Will be the turning point " 60 " !

Hi : Here in US there are companys that buy discarded computers and moniters . The scrap yard where I used to sell scrap metals would buy all computers . I was told that they were crushed and rentered for their copper , silver , gold , metal , plastic , and other materials . I have no where you folk...

Yes I belong to the local Freecycle comunity . Have given away bamboo and received lots of wood burning tools , wood storage box , ect . Even made a cane for a lady who needed one .

Mike

Yes ! As a mater of fact , my father and mother served in WWII and I was born shortly thereafter . Grandma was born in England ( Yorkshire ) in the 1800's and had been through two Depressions . I learned " Frugal " at an early age . Made my own toys , learned to garden , sew , cook , and b...

Hey ! To get the air out of the bag , you first grab the bottom of the bag at the center with a thumb and forefinger of the left hand . With the right hand you circle your left thumb and forefinger with your right thumb and forfinger and draw the air out towards the top ( handle part ) . Have paitia...

How many of you have recycled someone elses discards , trash picking , dumpster diving , or recycled for cash or trade . In six monthes I trashpicked enough stuff to move into my new home . And I mean everything including tools and hardware to fix up this old house . There is alot of waste in our co...

Most of the plastic bags here are recyclable but not bio degradeable . When I finish with the plastic bag rope it goes to a recycling center in a nearby town . A friend of Frugal Living forum gave this rope many test including tying camping gear to the roof of a car , and passed most tests . Too muc...

Many years back when moving I started to make rope from plastic bags . The bags were the only thing that wasn't packed , As the tape and string some how got packed I started wraping mirrors in cardboatd and tied with bag rope . The carpets were tied up with this rope too . Carring handles were easy ...