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Fascinating Photos from the Secret Trash Collection in a New York Sanitation Garage
Atlas Obscura ^
| March 17, 2016
| Dylan Thuras
Posted on 03/21/2016 5:48:55 AM PDT by NYer
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posted on
03/21/2016 5:48:56 AM PDT
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NYer
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
03/21/2016 5:49:27 AM PDT
by
NYer
(Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy them. Mt 6:19)
To: NYer
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posted on
03/21/2016 5:52:01 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*Security, confiscate their coats. Get them out of here. It's 10 below zero out there ~DJT)
To: NYer
The head stock on that white Strat looks like a knock off to me. Not a Fender.
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posted on
03/21/2016 5:52:34 AM PDT
by
4yearlurker
(Happy Saint Paddys Day!)
To: NYer
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posted on
03/21/2016 5:54:35 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: NYer
To: NYer
I’m sure he has something I’d like . Just curious, the trash department allows picking through junk? The family photos. My wife and I attended auctions for years. Always sad to see someone’s family photos going to the trash.
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posted on
03/21/2016 5:59:49 AM PDT
by
csvset
( Illegitimi non carborundum)
To: Daffynition
Hector the Garbage Collector
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posted on
03/21/2016 6:03:03 AM PDT
by
gr8eman
(Don't waste your energy trying to understand commies. Use it to defeat them!)
To: Daffynition
These two would vapor lock in there...
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posted on
03/21/2016 6:03:11 AM PDT
by
Rumplemeyer
(The GOP should stand its ground - and fix Bayonets)
To: NYer
That would be one of my versions of heaven
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posted on
03/21/2016 6:05:03 AM PDT
by
ATOMIC_PUNK
(I think therefore im Dangerous to the liberal agenda !)
To: NYer
Watch out, De Slobio will confiscate it.
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posted on
03/21/2016 6:05:08 AM PDT
by
headstamp 2
(Fear is the mind killer.)
To: NYer
Very artfully arranged. People would pay money to see much less.
Whenever I see vast collections of debris such as this...it makes me not want to own stuff. I guess it helps that I have just completed a task where as part of a lawsuit (I am not a party but I supervise the “workout” effort) I have spent over 300 hours over the past several months clearing out two residences owned by a hoarder lady.
Per our estimates, she spent over $400K at the Home Shopping Network buying Lady Diana dolls (over 40 of them complete with spare tiaras, and little bitty pairs of high heels) and the entire Joan Rivers jewelry collection and several other of their jewelry collections, kilotons of fine china which had to be carefully packed, and giant amounts of pure debris. Most of it went into a dumpster. Actually 5 dumpsters and 2 qty 10 x 20 storage spaces upon which she now pays $600/mo storage.
I had more than modest anger at the situation because for $400K I could have started about 5 businesses and lived reasonably well while they came on line.
To: NYer
I know of people who make a living from picking the trash for antiques, furniture, collectibles, jewelry, scrap metal, and the like. It can be a lot of work, but there is always the chance for big payouts for lucky finds. And that happens more than you might think.
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posted on
03/21/2016 6:07:58 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Falcon 105)
To: NYer
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posted on
03/21/2016 6:09:34 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
To: NYer
Wow, one man’s trash really another man’s treasure.
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posted on
03/21/2016 6:12:54 AM PDT
by
kalee
To: Fresh Wind
I have been doing that for about 30 years now. Before there were TV shows about dumpster diving. If you see a for sale sign in front of a house and a pile of bags and boxes give it a look. I have found old glassware,old fishing stuff,lots of family photos,ammo,knives,vases,collections of road maps,salt & pepper shakers,books,magazines,etc. My latest find is a old park bench with cast iron ends.
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posted on
03/21/2016 6:13:27 AM PDT
by
4yearlurker
(Happy Saint Paddys Day!)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
I had more than modest anger at the situation because for $400K I could have ...
So it upsets you that the woman spent her money on things she wanted (no matter the reason) ?
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posted on
03/21/2016 6:16:00 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: NYer
That is very cool and interesting. BUT it looks like the taxpayers are paying for the huge space occupied by this stuff? Who gets to decide how to spend the money?
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posted on
03/21/2016 6:31:17 AM PDT
by
NEMDF
To: kalee
Dear old grandfather was an operating engineer for the City of Memphis sanitation department (buried trash with a bull dozer). Flexsteel and Plough regularly threw out seconds. His home never lacked for quality lawn furniture or sun tan lotion.
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posted on
03/21/2016 6:39:51 AM PDT
by
buckalfa
(I am feeling much better now.)
To: NYer
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posted on
03/21/2016 6:41:58 AM PDT
by
petercooper
(All the world's problems are caused by the sandrats, hoodrats, gimmedats, democrats and commiecrats.)
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