Cliffmeister2000 wrote:That looks like it's going to be quite tasty!
Perfect post for this group!
Thanks Cliff.
I was wondering, what is the second flag in your signature ?
Anyway, again, done with trepidation, but hey.......
I have copied from a thread on recycling and re-use elsewhere todays entry, as it always gives me a buzz knowing there is money to spend on something else when I do not pay for stuff.
Many people on here have loads of money and the ability to buy whatever they want, due to paying their dues and working their butts off through a lifetime. Others have very little, but make the best they can of their own individual situation, and some ( I will add myself into this group) just get a kick out of re-use or using stuff for different purpose to the original intention..... just think of building a hotrod, or a ratrod, or using a gasbottle to make a BBQ .... you know what I mean.
So here is the content of todays entry in the Star-Log.
WOW !!
Last update was 5th May.
I have a slightly odd update today, as it is all Tip-bound treasures which I will explain.
Weird how the world works.
Mickey my neighbour is 66 and still works like a Trojan with his white van, moving pretty much anything from Paintings into Sotheby's to building site rubble, to office clearances and house moves (He moved Nicola and my 2 houses when we moved here last year.
A few weeks ago, Tom, Nicola's son in typical teenager style managed to break his office chair in a particularly Violent X-Box Black Ops mission..... yeah, you heard me.
So of course Nicola said the boy needs a new chair which usually costs money.
The next day Mickey asked if I would mind just giving him a hand on the Saturday with an office move (no money involved, as we help each other out regularly, and work together well) To me it was a chance to get out the house for a while, as I am mostly stuck here.
Into London we went, and the "move" became a clearance. Loads of new unused electronic stuff like computer mouses, headsets for PC/Telephones , books and a massive Oak office desk, some oak 3 drawer filing units and a very smart, multi adjustable office chair.....
BINGO !!!
Mickey said I could have the chair and any electronic stuff I wanted, so I took the chair for myself, and a couple of the HP mouses, as well as another headset for Mr X-Box Black Ops Killer.
Mickey sold the table and filing units for £125 at the pub to someone and tipped all the financial reports into recycling the next week, and clearly got paid whatever he gets paid for a clearance job. Ohhh, and the guy gave us each a tenner for breakfast as we were there at 8am, and he only got there at 9.30 to open for us, which was his fault.
So basically although I do not get paid for the job, I saved a chair and a bunch of electrical stuff from the skip, and depending on where you look, the chair (or a similar one, even the backrest on this one has a car tyre inflation valve to adjust its shape and comfort) will cost around £200 plus......
Link here:
http://www.chairoffice.co.uk/prod/759/cairo-plus.aspx
Not bad for a skip rescue.
My chair in the office, as Tom now has my less valuable IKEA special to kill the world from.
Last week I took away the tiles and rubble from the kitchen refurb and was able to pick a few bits, with the approval of the tip guy.
I told him I was looking for an old heavy duty enamel roasting dish from an old cooker, so he said "go ahead, take a look for yourself" I found one, that is absolutely the exact size to fit below the BBQ between the legs, from the front to the rear.
Emboldened by his generosity I asked if I could have a quick scratch about in the metal recycling bin too..... of course he said yes.
So I found a stainless steel cooking pot, which will become a rain cover to fit on top of the chimney, to stop rain from killing the coals when it pours down. I also found a medium pair of decent tin snips, a bunch of old steel files (these make the best wood turning chissels when sharpened, a trick I learned from my dad years ago, when we used to buy all the files in pawn shops for about 10p each.)There was also a Ball Pein hammer with broken handle, some hinges for the fire place cupboard doors, and some old hinges and locks with keys in an old OXO tin. While I was there, I "swopped" my old galvanised bucket with rotten bottom for a very good condition one, these do the same job as a black plastic builders bucket, but with more style.
Lastly, today's score.
Once again, headed for the tip, as a young dog/puppy had chewed at some of the bottom supports of the chairs in frustration when locked indoors for a day.
Nicola has been and even bid on a few Ebay extendable tables and always lost, as prices seem to go silly often.
Todays table is solid pine, with 6 chairs, and can extend to accomodate 8 people at a push for dinner.......
Nicola will take a scourer and soap and water to the whole lot, to clean and also key the wood, then I will take some satin finish varnish and give the lot a couple of coats, which should see it come up looking decent.
For today that is the lot.
Thanks to Mickey for helping with his Sprinter van to fetch the table and chairs about 3 miles from here..... this is why it pays to help people without expecting anything in return.
by Cliffmeister2000 » Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:53 am 
That barbeque is fantastic! 
correct.
