The memo at the end really got me thinking. I’m definitely a “squirrel away stuff for projects” type of person as well and I have a hard time letting anything go. I think it stems from an environmental aspect of trying to use and mend everything as much as possible before throwing it away. The other side is simply my adhd brain grasping for dopamine and something to do so I end up collecting projects. Maybe it’s a bit silly but I also have a sort of empathy towards inanimate objects so whenever I see antique furniture by the dumpster I just get sad knowing that it will likely end up destroyed. I appreciate the idea that freedom in crafting doesn’t come from having everything and storing every bit of stuff you find to the point that you trip over it but instead is being able to access the extra supplies that you need. I’m going to keep that in mind as I consider new items.
That's what you took from this. your closing statement. Mate scrap rule number 1. Take the copper, followed by brass then stainless then aluminium. Steel is what you leave behind if you run out of time. Your method of thinking absolutely gob smacked me. Hopefully lesson learnt the hard way. Awesome episode brother getting cold here in England to. Stay safe
I know exactly what you mean with an estate . When my mom passed away , it took me a long time to clear out her home . It was so hard , because almost everything had a memory attached to it of my mom and my dad . Both were born in the 1920’s. Both lived through the depression and WW2. They learned lessons in their early lives not to throw anything away, that may come in useful later .
WWII/Depression Kid training. Mom wants to get rid of everything and Dad was a saver. He even had the bent nail jar in the basement, because you didn't know if you would be able to find more later.
@@OriginalNethead honestly I still feel like I’d feel more comfortable with a well stocked junk collection lol, I just worry about leaving a mess behind sometimes
@@thubprint Less is definitely more! I think we are all hoarders to some degree, it must come from a survival instinct. I have told my partner that in the event of my death, anything on the left hand side of our garage is worthless and you can give, recycle or throw away and anything on the right has some value and maybe of use to her, for example lawnmower, drill, tools are on the right, scrap wood, boxes of junk I think I’ll use someday or are kept for future projects on the left. I have tried to minimise more items gathering in our house by not accepting any gifts that can’t be consumed!
@@thubprintwell organized junk, in my case is I can see everything. OK, not that bad, but it's frustrating to know that you have something but you hid it from yourself.
Love your talking at the end makes alot of sense I have 3 cabins 2 sheds and an old caravan as a workshop to take apart scrap. Luckily my let's me use his land totally understand about tripping over stuff for year's just incase it comes in lol love your videos 😊
Wow. I love the closing commentary and see much wisdom in it, and a lot of comments already here. Part of what we do as recyclers and scrappers is act as an agent to keep the flow going. Love the comments on freedom!
Wow that's extremely rude of the people to call in different scrappers that's very rude!! I learned that lesson a long time ago.Never leave the good stuff behind.You gotta grab it right then and there, otherwise it'll be gone.I've learned that a couple times.
I think a lot of us reach this stage in our life, When you realize that the junk that we thought we might need over the next 20-30 years, is just that. JUNK ! Sure, we might use a little something from time to time. But for the most part, all we are doing is saving a bunch of crap that we will never use. I personally have reduced what I keep in my house and storage every year for the past few years, and it has worked out just fine. Good luck Drake
Wow this one hit hard! I run a small demo and salvage/scrap business from home. I’m on 40acres with two big sheds. I keep WAY too much ‘good’ stuff that’s totally disorganized. It’s been feeling like a millstone around my neck lately. Then I watched your video and yeah I really need to clean house! 🤔
Wow, those last few moments of thought you shared were so timely Thub. It's all so generational. I was raised in a household with not much money by parents who were depression era babies, so they saved EVERYTHING! This way of thinking became my habit as well. Now I am at an age that the stuff i have accumulated is overwhelming me, but I am struggling to restructure my way of thinking and let the stuff go. It is doubly hard to let go of all the different types of shame that come from saving stuff and letting stuff go. But after having some very interesting conversations with my children, I am getting a new perspective and hope to begin to change my habits and they have a new appreciation for how all the stuff I have came to be. Consider chatting with your son about all this. It can enlighten both of you.
The difference being that you are documenting some of what you do as a profession. That persons "junk" didn't just sit there being useless. It seems it spurred some ideas, thoughts and emotions in you. This is a good thing IMO, because this was an experience you will not waste.
I was surprised to see the urban setting. It looked like a barn from the inside. Its a little sad, knowing that's probably someone's life. Someone who really cared for it. My respect. They definitely left it better than they found it. My cheap-ass yard pays less for rebar, and everything else but rotors is torch steel. Thanks, 12th Street Recycling, Lawrence Kansas!
I have been contemplating this exact thing recently, someone said to me that I will grow old and will still be sitting in my big pile of rubbish that hit home hard... It's not rubbish!
When my grandpa passed, my grandma gave away all of his projects, scrap, and tools. It took a lot of weekends for my dad and uncles to clear out. When she passed it took months to clean out the house.
My esoteric thought regarding your outro. True freedom is not having the thing for your craft. True freedom is knowing what you don't have to buy because of how often you come across it.
My husband was a tool hoarder, he had everything all brand new in his garage, plus all his projects ie Oak wood, teak woods I’ve never heard of. Unfortunately my husband passed away last year and I have no idea what to do with all his treasures! So I know what you mean. It was his treasure now it’s my trash. 🥹 Great Video once again. ❤️💙
Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that Trasie 😕 I think this is the first you’ve mentioned it here? Either way, that’s awful news. I suppose the best thing to do with the materials would be finding someone who does their own woodworking at home who might make an offer to purchase it all at once?
"Freedom is being able to go and get it when you need it. Not trip over it for years in case you might some day." I should hang a banner of this on my wall.
The last bit of this video was very insightful, maybe this whole experience was a life lesson that was needed and will help you become super realistic when deciding to keep or scrap. To me that's worth more than the value of scrap you collected. Why not have the next video be a "collection downsizing" vid 👍 I'd watch that and also will be good for your garage 😉 keep up the great work mate
Thanks for the introspective, I too have a full garage of potential projects that I will never have the time to complete. Time for a ruthless cleanout.
I just have been told that I have to move in less than a month 43 years scraping things i saved thought I could use ending up on the street over 25feet of all types of meatals but made another scarper happy
Those plates would make a great top and base for a scrapping table. Use the pipe as legs. That heavy of material you could attach all sorts of implements to speed up processing. Or sell them to a welding shop/hobbyist welder. Better than scrap prices anyway. Same with all that chain. Sells very well. One last thing, tack a couple brackets to the back/front of that trailer and always have a two wheel dolly with you for that heavy stuff!
Absolutely agree with your perspective on holding onto so many things that likely will become chores for others after we pass. I've been purging off and on for months while using things up, too. Guess my life perspective is aging with me as I get older.
My father was notorious for holding onto items which was likely needed eventually, but he couldn't locate it. I'm fighting with the same hoarding reasoning. Those responsible for the estate procrastinated and then were rushed upon the sale of the property. They lost the opportunity for more monetary value and were disrespectful of the deceased. Thanks for the video.
I like that you share what you think with us. Sorry about the lost wire and aluminium. I stoppede a Guy at my junkyard and got a vintage alu vacumcleaner nielfisk and it was dripping wet and full of dyst that came out. Sometimes it is best to skip it and it also had no wire.😂😂😂😂
When you show up at a place like that, never take the steal first . Always take the good stuff first. Dump it off at your house.Don't sort it . If it was me, I would've would left all that heavy metal and taking all that other good stuff . Another issue that is slowing you down is you're always trying to separate the prepared steel from the shred steel. Just dump it all in the shred, and let somebody else figure it out get paid and roll on 👍 you're doing a great job.I love the videos can I wish you the best of luck🎉
Yeah personally doing countless clean outs during Covid, as soon as pilfering started I foresaw that outcome. Happens to the best of us. Had one client who was an independent mechanic & restored classic cars. 10k-15 k of parts I could have sold on my eBay store Easy. Long story short my deadline was a week, so I got excited and started pricing/posting a few. Three days later someone had come and taken it. Just load it and go, maybe do a voice over instead of all the rummage & talking. Ya Live & learn.
As a bit of a hoarder (electrical parts mainly, I used to repair appliances for extra cash), I put up a 2 year rule, if I don't use it for 2 years it goes to the scrap. It's come to bite me a few times, but I really don't have the space.
Great vid as always, and bummer on the good stuff going to other people. I hate it when the customer (or someone related to them) flips and shortens the timetable. I once had a pile of good things set a side for me, and then they just couldn't wait one more day😓 and it all went in a dumpster to the dump😭
I bought a battery operated portable hand held bandsaw at princess auto for $150, their big 5 amp battery for around $100 and a quick charger. Super handy for cutting any long pieces of tubing or steel under 2 1/3 inches wide.
My kids told me I need to get rid of my junk smh I said hire a auction and enjoy the show 😂. People if you don't care to deal with your loved ones stuff auction it it's painless and easy
ugh, they did you so dirty calling in other scrappers. That sucks. Amazing on you for keeping such a chipper attitude, I would have been in just a terrible, dour, shitass mood the entire week if that happened to me.
I was told early on in my working life, try to take a positive out of everyday otherwise you’ll have a life of 💩days! It took me a while to really realise what I was told and to implement it but it does help calm you down and put you in a better frame of mind for the next day's challenges!
Thub: "Yeah, those are some decent looking wires, I will definitely strip those! Where'd you pull those out of?" *Video cuts to next scene* Now I REALLY wanna know where they were pulled out of
Lol!😆 he just said he pulled them out of the ground, he’s doing some project on his house. I cut it there because I was whipping the camera around in conversation with him at that point, it wasn’t for the sake of hiding anything. We can pretend it was for a sneaky reason for fun tho!
I think the whole thing should tell not to live in the future, always planning for projects you never start, saving up materials you’ll never use that you could just as well get rid of now. Live in the present, live for now
I really relate to your whole ending discussion. I had a nightmare clearing out the home of my parents. Mom was a hoarder, and Dad was the fellow you just cleared out after. I don't want to leave anyone else to deal with my collections, but it's hard to decide what will and won't be useful. I appreciate that you are always thinking of future impacts. I need to ruminate on what you said some more. I am sure there are many things I have that "could" be useful, but. . . will they get used? I dunno. Thanks for a great video, Thub. I am angry that you got shorted on the deal, but, you always take it with grace and humor. Hernia, much?
It’s a difficult thing to balance! Of course I want to outfit my house and my life with all sorts of fun upcycled handcrafted bits and pieces, but somehow I need to keep the situation in check
@thubprint not the wood stove I was talking about the one above ur bench or shelves I think it's on the back wall of ur garage is it just a electric or propane ceramic style heater?
I was thinking electric ceramic is what it was ik the forced air heaters like is recommended for bedrooms if it's 20 outside it's barely 32-38 Fahrenheit inside which it's only like 80% insulated but still lol anyways enjoy your content and keep scrapping
It wasn't junk to him and if he worked/paid for the property and all that was on it. So what! Some people horde money that is just numbers online these days and others a million pieces of tangible metal & materials. I myself have rooms of car parts for my all my car projects, I've spent 30yrs collecting. Maybe I'll never complete the projects but finding the part deals and figuring out or planing everything was itself a lot of fun. I'm sure after i pass on, some would prefer, if I'd of kept it all digital numbers to save them the hassle of selling it. But their convenience of what they do with the FREE stuff that they get after i die is not my concern.
It’s doing okay! Still need to fix the rust over the roof, probably time for new spark plugs and a valve cover gasket, bit of an oil leak at the timing chain tensioner and the tires are fully cooked at this point lol. But I like her just fine!
@thubprint aside from that... That thing sustained you through the phoenix-like resurrection of the truck. I'm in admiration, and it deserves a similar plan for rejuvenation. The engine is just getting broke in!
There was sooo much good stuff you had to be overwhelmed, too bad you were unable to get it all. The things I have are pieces of my life and I’m going to hold on to them as long as I can…my family can sell, throw, scrap or give away to there heart’s desire. Question; Do you have a “day job” or are you a full time UA-cam scraper? God’s blessings on this All Saints Day 🙏🏼🇺🇸🇨🇦✌🏼😎 MAGA
You need to be more assertive and out there. It's cool that these people brought you in, but they should have done it earlier. Given you the time to plan ahead, call in some favors, maybe rent a uhaul box truck so you could bring stuff to a neutral site. Shame you didn't get a chance to clean up. If you know anyone selling rural space in the calgary area, go buy some acreage for storage if you can afford it. Would really help you separate the stuff you want to keep long term from quick scrap and sell.
on a job like that, your priority is is to get the job done- forget about content for the video- that comes later. talk less, do more work- earn more money.
Was a nice opportunity to load up free things from an "estate sale." Looking back, were there quite a few more financially worthy items you wished you would have grabbed, if you knew you wouldn't be going back?
I suppose the number wasn’t enormous. There were a few coping saws and c-clamps, a good roll of braided steel cable, a very retro toaster oven and toaster, and the aforementioned pipes and bar stock. Nothing irreplaceable, but roughly $100 worth of material I don’t necessarily need but would have kept. I didn’t leave empty handed the first day though, I grabbed a beautiful table for my sister!
Number one rule for scrap pickups: always take the valuable stuff first...
Yep. Wire and motors first along with what you want to save.
Then ali, then shred.
yep! get the goodies first!
That's exactly what I was thinking . Chances such as that don't often come by.
@@iffy9776Take EVERYTHING!
He doesn't like to cherry pick.
Thanks!
Oh wow, thank you very much!! Super appreciated 😊👍 hope you’re having a great weekend!
The memo at the end really got me thinking. I’m definitely a “squirrel away stuff for projects” type of person as well and I have a hard time letting anything go. I think it stems from an environmental aspect of trying to use and mend everything as much as possible before throwing it away. The other side is simply my adhd brain grasping for dopamine and something to do so I end up collecting projects.
Maybe it’s a bit silly but I also have a sort of empathy towards inanimate objects so whenever I see antique furniture by the dumpster I just get sad knowing that it will likely end up destroyed.
I appreciate the idea that freedom in crafting doesn’t come from having everything and storing every bit of stuff you find to the point that you trip over it but instead is being able to access the extra supplies that you need. I’m going to keep that in mind as I consider new items.
1:44 A hand trolley is your best friend there👍 you would move them plates in no time at all and your back will thank you!😉
Thats why you grab the good stuff first
That's what you took from this. your closing statement. Mate scrap rule number 1. Take the copper, followed by brass then stainless then aluminium. Steel is what you leave behind if you run out of time. Your method of thinking absolutely gob smacked me. Hopefully lesson learnt the hard way. Awesome episode brother getting cold here in England to. Stay safe
Although i am 43 and scrap as a hobby, what you said in the last 5 mins goes through my mind when im taking things as a project.
I know exactly what you mean with an estate . When my mom passed away , it took me a long time to clear out her home . It was so hard , because almost everything had a memory attached to it of my mom and my dad . Both were born in the 1920’s. Both lived through the depression and WW2. They learned lessons in their early lives not to throw anything away, that may come in useful later .
WWII/Depression Kid training. Mom wants to get rid of everything and Dad was a saver. He even had the bent nail jar in the basement, because you didn't know if you would be able to find more later.
@@OriginalNethead honestly I still feel like I’d feel more comfortable with a well stocked junk collection lol, I just worry about leaving a mess behind sometimes
@@thubprint Less is definitely more!
I think we are all hoarders to some degree, it must come from a survival instinct.
I have told my partner that in the event of my death, anything on the left hand side of our garage is worthless and you can give, recycle or throw away and anything on the right has some value and maybe of use to her, for example lawnmower, drill, tools are on the right, scrap wood, boxes of junk I think I’ll use someday or are kept for future projects on the left. I have tried to minimise more items gathering in our house by not accepting any gifts that can’t be consumed!
@@thubprintwell organized junk, in my case is I can see everything.
OK, not that bad, but it's frustrating to know that you have something but you hid it from yourself.
Love your talking at the end makes alot of sense I have 3 cabins 2 sheds and an old caravan as a workshop to take apart scrap. Luckily my let's me use his land totally understand about tripping over stuff for year's just incase it comes in lol love your videos 😊
Wow. I love the closing commentary and see much wisdom in it, and a lot of comments already here. Part of what we do as recyclers and scrappers is act as an agent to keep the flow going. Love the comments on freedom!
Wow that's extremely rude of the people to call in different scrappers that's very rude!! I learned that lesson a long time ago.Never leave the good stuff behind.You gotta grab it right then and there, otherwise it'll be gone.I've learned that a couple times.
Your scrapping videos are a good mix of fun, educational and entertaining.
I think a lot of us reach this stage in our life, When you realize that the junk that we thought we might need over the next 20-30 years, is just that. JUNK ! Sure, we might use a little something from time to time. But for the most part, all we are doing is saving a bunch of crap that we will never use. I personally have reduced what I keep in my house and storage every year for the past few years, and it has worked out just fine. Good luck Drake
Wow this one hit hard! I run a small demo and salvage/scrap business from home. I’m on 40acres with two big sheds. I keep WAY too much ‘good’ stuff that’s totally disorganized. It’s been feeling like a millstone around my neck lately. Then I watched your video and yeah I really need to clean house! 🤔
Wow, those last few moments of thought you shared were so timely Thub. It's all so generational. I was raised in a household with not much money by parents who were depression era babies, so they saved EVERYTHING! This way of thinking became my habit as well. Now I am at an age that the stuff i have accumulated is overwhelming me, but I am struggling to restructure my way of thinking and let the stuff go. It is doubly hard to let go of all the different types of shame that come from saving stuff and letting stuff go. But after having some very interesting conversations with my children, I am getting a new perspective and hope to begin to change my habits and they have a new appreciation for how all the stuff I have came to be. Consider chatting with your son about all this. It can enlighten both of you.
The difference being that you are documenting some of what you do as a profession. That persons "junk" didn't just sit there being useless. It seems it spurred some ideas, thoughts and emotions in you. This is a good thing IMO, because this was an experience you will not waste.
I was surprised to see the urban setting. It looked like a barn from the inside.
Its a little sad, knowing that's probably someone's life. Someone who really cared for it.
My respect. They definitely left it better than they found it.
My cheap-ass yard pays less for rebar, and everything else but rotors is torch steel.
Thanks, 12th Street Recycling, Lawrence Kansas!
I have been contemplating this exact thing recently, someone said to me that I will grow old and will still be sitting in my big pile of rubbish that hit home hard... It's not rubbish!
When my grandpa passed, my grandma gave away all of his projects, scrap, and tools. It took a lot of weekends for my dad and uncles to clear out. When she passed it took months to clean out the house.
My esoteric thought regarding your outro. True freedom is not having the thing for your craft. True freedom is knowing what you don't have to buy because of how often you come across it.
It’s all the stuff you find on the road on scrap day. It’s just that it’s all at one house.
My husband was a tool hoarder, he had everything all brand new in his garage, plus all his projects ie Oak wood, teak woods I’ve never heard of.
Unfortunately my husband passed away last year and I have no idea what to do with all his treasures! So I know what you mean. It was his treasure now it’s my trash. 🥹
Great Video once again. ❤️💙
Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that Trasie 😕 I think this is the first you’ve mentioned it here? Either way, that’s awful news.
I suppose the best thing to do with the materials would be finding someone who does their own woodworking at home who might make an offer to purchase it all at once?
"Freedom is being able to go and get it when you need it. Not trip over it for years in case you might some day." I should hang a banner of this on my wall.
Yeeaahhhh, ummmn, welllll! Yah need alot of GRATI's (get around to it's) to use all that stuff. Love your definition of freedom!
I think it is sad to see what took someone a life time to collect and enjoy and for someone else to delete in several days 😢
Excellent video
Good morning, I'm always looking forward to more videos and good luck always for the new collections. 👍👍👍👍👍
We don't click away from a Thub video! Leavin it better than you found it....keep doing the thing Thub :))
The last bit of this video was very insightful, maybe this whole experience was a life lesson that was needed and will help you become super realistic when deciding to keep or scrap.
To me that's worth more than the value of scrap you collected.
Why not have the next video be a "collection downsizing" vid 👍 I'd watch that and also will be good for your garage 😉 keep up the great work mate
Thanks for the introspective, I too have a full garage of potential projects that I will never have the time to complete. Time for a ruthless cleanout.
You should get yourself a dolly for next time you have stuff you can't park next to.
Great video my friend
Awesome video
Appreciate the closing statement. It also made me consider things
I just have been told that I have to move in less than a month 43 years scraping things i saved thought I could use ending up on the street over 25feet of all types of meatals but made another scarper happy
Those plates would make a great top and base for a scrapping table. Use the pipe as legs. That heavy of material you could attach all sorts of implements to speed up processing. Or sell them to a welding shop/hobbyist welder. Better than scrap prices anyway. Same with all that chain. Sells very well. One last thing, tack a couple brackets to the back/front of that trailer and always have a two wheel dolly with you for that heavy stuff!
Absolutely agree with your perspective on holding onto so many things that likely will become chores for others after we pass. I've been purging off and on for months while using things up, too. Guess my life perspective is aging with me as I get older.
Thank you for another great video.
My father was notorious for holding onto items which was likely needed eventually, but he couldn't locate it. I'm fighting with the same hoarding reasoning. Those responsible for the estate procrastinated and then were rushed upon the sale of the property. They lost the opportunity for more monetary value and were disrespectful of the deceased. Thanks for the video.
Amazing Haul! Congratulations ! 👍
It cool watching the scrapyard I go to be on UA-cam. They are good people down there 👍
thanks for sharing!
I like that you share what you think with us. Sorry about the lost wire and aluminium. I stoppede a Guy at my junkyard and got a vintage alu vacumcleaner nielfisk and it was dripping wet and full of dyst that came out. Sometimes it is best to skip it and it also had no wire.😂😂😂😂
Sometimes the junk left behind is worth more than everyone ever knows
0:17 🇺🇲 Hawaii 🤙
That happened with my Dads house. Lessons learned from the experience.
When you show up at a place like that, never take the steal first . Always take the good stuff first. Dump it off at your house.Don't sort it . If it was me, I would've would left all that heavy metal and taking all that other good stuff . Another issue that is slowing you down is you're always trying to separate the prepared steel from the shred steel. Just dump it all in the shred, and let somebody else figure it out get paid and roll on 👍 you're doing a great job.I love the videos can I wish you the best of luck🎉
Golden rule, accumulate whatever you want BUT once every 5-6 years clean short what you accumulate to what you really need and junk the rest.
That seems like a solid compromise. I still want to have fun junk to make stuff out of, it’s just stressful to watch it take over
Loved the round up on that. Will be rumenating that for a while. ❤❤
When I go ,God help the people who have to clear out my mess! They'll definitely think I was insane!
Yeah personally doing countless clean outs during Covid, as soon as pilfering started I foresaw that outcome. Happens to the best of us. Had one client who was an independent mechanic & restored classic cars. 10k-15 k of parts I could have sold on my eBay store Easy.
Long story short my deadline was a week, so I got excited and started pricing/posting a few. Three days later someone had come and taken it. Just load it and go, maybe do a voice over instead of all the rummage & talking. Ya Live & learn.
Massive respect friend 🤘🤟 I have just finished a massive clearance of an estate going back 5 generations
Looks like a bigger trailer is in order! but seriously, it sucks that you got that haul pulled from under you.
As a bit of a hoarder (electrical parts mainly, I used to repair appliances for extra cash), I put up a 2 year rule, if I don't use it for 2 years it goes to the scrap.
It's come to bite me a few times, but I really don't have the space.
You need a full sized truck with a full long box and a winch and maybe a jib to pick up the heavy stuff and maneuver it into the box
Great vid as always, and bummer on the good stuff going to other people. I hate it when the customer (or someone related to them) flips and shortens the timetable. I once had a pile of good things set a side for me, and then they just couldn't wait one more day😓 and it all went in a dumpster to the dump😭
Jackpot
wise words
Hope you brought a corded angel grinder with extention cords and a whole lot of cut off wheels!😄
I bought a battery operated portable hand held bandsaw at princess auto for $150, their big 5 amp battery for around $100 and a quick charger. Super handy for cutting any long pieces of tubing or steel under 2 1/3 inches wide.
Love the vidose
My kids told me I need to get rid of my junk smh I said hire a auction and enjoy the show 😂. People if you don't care to deal with your loved ones stuff auction it it's painless and easy
Thanks for sharing your thoughts at the end. I think all scrappers who hold on to things have the angel and devil tug-of-war in their head
Great video vest in last to month
you ever consider renting a uhaul for the day for things like this?
Why? He has a pickup and a trailer.
Hey, bummer about the first job falling through in the end
I saw a truck on the road with a ton of brake rotators
That’s when you need a helper
4 x 8 ft. Sheet of 1/2” plate is over 600 lbs.
And expensive!
ugh, they did you so dirty calling in other scrappers. That sucks. Amazing on you for keeping such a chipper attitude, I would have been in just a terrible, dour, shitass mood the entire week if that happened to me.
I was told early on in my working life, try to take a positive out of everyday otherwise you’ll have a life of 💩days! It took me a while to really realise what I was told and to implement it but it does help calm you down and put you in a better frame of mind for the next day's challenges!
That dude made you load it all back on and you got in trouble aye that's why the filming stopped haha
Thub: "Yeah, those are some decent looking wires, I will definitely strip those! Where'd you pull those out of?"
*Video cuts to next scene*
Now I REALLY wanna know where they were pulled out of
Lol!😆 he just said he pulled them out of the ground, he’s doing some project on his house. I cut it there because I was whipping the camera around in conversation with him at that point, it wasn’t for the sake of hiding anything. We can pretend it was for a sneaky reason for fun tho!
I think the whole thing should tell not to live in the future, always planning for projects you never start, saving up materials you’ll never use that you could just as well get rid of now. Live in the present, live for now
yep i have all sorts of stuff ive collected for a house. what is the mod your going to do to the trailer
Take the good stuff first I learned that the hard way
You also need a more capable trailer to pull behind a more capable truck
I really relate to your whole ending discussion. I had a nightmare clearing out the home of my parents. Mom was a hoarder, and Dad was the fellow you just cleared out after. I don't want to leave anyone else to deal with my collections, but it's hard to decide what will and won't be useful. I appreciate that you are always thinking of future impacts. I need to ruminate on what you said some more. I am sure there are many things I have that "could" be useful, but. . . will they get used? I dunno.
Thanks for a great video, Thub. I am angry that you got shorted on the deal, but, you always take it with grace and humor.
Hernia, much?
It’s a difficult thing to balance! Of course I want to outfit my house and my life with all sorts of fun upcycled handcrafted bits and pieces, but somehow I need to keep the situation in check
Dolly
Nice vid eventhough you got screwed
Should have cut the pipes first and used them as a roller system for the plate.
Always take the most valuable stuff first, dont leave it for someone else to get
Do you need a larger truck?
What's the heater u have in ur garage?
That’s an old cast iron wood stove. It’s not ideal but it makes me smile and it helps on the colder days when I’m stuck out there!
@thubprint not the wood stove I was talking about the one above ur bench or shelves I think it's on the back wall of ur garage is it just a electric or propane ceramic style heater?
@ ohhhh that one, yeah that thing is great! I found it in a bin awhile back, it’s just electric but I think it’s infrared
I was thinking electric ceramic is what it was ik the forced air heaters like is recommended for bedrooms if it's 20 outside it's barely 32-38 Fahrenheit inside which it's only like 80% insulated but still lol anyways enjoy your content and keep scrapping
I saw lots of auction items
Only if you have the space to store it before it sells.
@clayhancock6341 I do,and I take it right in to the auction house pretty quickly
It wasn't junk to him and if he worked/paid for the property and all that was on it. So what! Some people horde money that is just numbers online these days and others a million pieces of tangible metal & materials. I myself have rooms of car parts for my all my car projects, I've spent 30yrs collecting. Maybe I'll never complete the projects but finding the part deals and figuring out or planing everything was itself a lot of fun. I'm sure after i pass on, some would prefer, if I'd of kept it all digital numbers to save them the hassle of selling it. But their convenience of what they do with the FREE stuff that they get after i die is not my concern.
1:56.....You need a two-wheel hand cart...and some ATV ramps.....to get those in your truck......or else you burden yourself with hernia surgery.
Yeah I've had a hernia you don't want one 😂
You ever thought about a hand truck
Maybe a bit ov an investment but it would pay for itself over time
My Dad let's me use the land and sheds I meant lol 😅
You should have rented a u haul
Sucks, but grab the gold before someone else else.
Hi do you know how to strip a iron? I have a few and want to strip them... Brian and Amanda from Pretoria south Africa
can you buy/rent/borrow a dolly (hand truck) to move heavier objects
Hey, is that your Vibe?
How's it doing?
It’s doing okay! Still need to fix the rust over the roof, probably time for new spark plugs and a valve cover gasket, bit of an oil leak at the timing chain tensioner and the tires are fully cooked at this point lol. But I like her just fine!
@thubprint aside from that...
That thing sustained you through the phoenix-like resurrection of the truck. I'm in admiration, and it deserves a similar plan for rejuvenation.
The engine is just getting broke in!
There was sooo much good stuff you had to be overwhelmed, too bad you were unable to get it all.
The things I have are pieces of my life and I’m going to hold on to them as long as I can…my family can sell, throw, scrap or give away to there heart’s desire.
Question; Do you have a “day job” or are you a full time UA-cam scraper?
God’s blessings on this All Saints Day
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You need to be more assertive and out there. It's cool that these people brought you in, but they should have done it earlier. Given you the time to plan ahead, call in some favors, maybe rent a uhaul box truck so you could bring stuff to a neutral site. Shame you didn't get a chance to clean up. If you know anyone selling rural space in the calgary area, go buy some acreage for storage if you can afford it. Would really help you separate the stuff you want to keep long term from quick scrap and sell.
Good, a video other than US elections
on a job like that, your priority is is to get the job done- forget about content for the video- that comes later. talk less, do more work- earn more money.
Was a nice opportunity to load up free things from an "estate sale." Looking back, were there quite a few more financially worthy items you wished you would have grabbed, if you knew you wouldn't be going back?
I suppose the number wasn’t enormous. There were a few coping saws and c-clamps, a good roll of braided steel cable, a very retro toaster oven and toaster, and the aforementioned pipes and bar stock. Nothing irreplaceable, but roughly $100 worth of material I don’t necessarily need but would have kept.
I didn’t leave empty handed the first day though, I grabbed a beautiful table for my sister!
@thubprint You did pretty well then!
Brother, how are you? Brother, there was a request that this work is all mine and I want to do this work together with you.❤