I got a full working nef oven and hob and a sparklingly clean fridge put of one in London. Got a 32 inch flatscreen in London and another one here in Dublin.
Living in San Francisco I found two US Postal Service mailbags on the side of the street. They were made of heavy duty canvas with toggle ropes (like duffel bags). They were great for bringing laundry to and from the laundrette. I was probably committing some sort of federal crime by using them.
I found a old 1970s high-end Tube pre amp and 2 value mono block amps about 5000 dollars worth in the alley way in the States ,
Around 20 Bakelite and Wood radios. Locally (Ireland) manufactured too.
A Cats whisker radio off to the side of the Pepper Cannister Church in Dublin. That skip was rather sad.
A jockey had died and a meticulously catalogued box of medals and photos (horses with said Jockey) had just been discarded. An entire life, sodden under a miserable rainy Dublin night.
A VHS tape with ‘horse’ written on it. There was also a tapir, a water buffalo and a terrier.
A scrap book with cut out pictures of Princess Diana, each cut out having a penis glued on, over her clothing. Erect and/or flaccid. At least 50 pages or more like this.
If you were out and about in the evening in Dublin 2, you’d have the, ‘working women’ keeping a beady eye on you, some having stashed their bags in skips and bins. Not because of dodgy punters, but the AGS floating around looking for ID, proceeds etc.
I ‘flipped’ a lot of office supplies and furniture. I never got used to the amount of sealed, new, waste from offices. Computer supplies. Art supplies. Industrial amounts of stationery. All sealed.
If I see a skip, I’ll stop. I am a Pickaroonie. Reduce Reuse Recycle.
The keys to my house and car at least three times
Pulled a skillet out of the oven of an old abandoned house.
Cast iron. Rusted. Took hours to get it cleaned and usable.
Still cooking with it 20 years later.
r/dumpsterdiving
There was a high level cyber security dude in America earning well over 100k a year but he was actually earning double his wage dumpster diving various electronic shops and offices.
I’ve honestly never looked in a skip
Actually I did once and it was full of dead sharks
A new Bahco tool chest full of tools. Some Germans contractors came over for 2 weeks and bought it and when they were done, they just chucked it in the skip.
Found a guy passed out next to some needles and a bottle. When the cops came he somehow wrestled himself out of his pants and out of their hold so it was just some random guy with only a shirt running full speed down the street while being chased by Garda.it was a nice button up shirt but not exactly fancy, like Moss from the IT Crowd but no tie. I honestly remember the shirt more than the guy
my wife 💖💖💖
PS3, this is when they were only 6 months out.
Neighbour had a skip and just put it in, I asked why, said it was broke, I know he wouldn’t let me take it so left it to come back later. Took it, rang Sony with the serial code, and got a new PS3
Bosch washing machine that lasted another 12 years…..I kept thinking ….I bet it outlasted the one they replaced it with ?
Cash.
24 bottles of vodka, 3 cases of cider and 133 (counted em) cans of Colt fucking 45. In a skip in England behind a Budgens. Never forget it. Well, tbf I forgot a large portion of the following week.
A beautiful carved African mask kind of like the one from crash bandicoot.
When did people in Ireland start using trash instead of rubbish?
Armloads of extension cables and 10 meter cat 5 network cable. Office Park, some call center had closed
I love poking around and exploring and always want to check our skips but am always worried ‘the men’ will come and give out to me. Are skips considered fair game? I’ve nabbed a few bits and pieces from the wild but never had the balls to go around industrial site skips
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I got a full working nef oven and hob and a sparklingly clean fridge put of one in London. Got a 32 inch flatscreen in London and another one here in Dublin.
Living in San Francisco I found two US Postal Service mailbags on the side of the street. They were made of heavy duty canvas with toggle ropes (like duffel bags). They were great for bringing laundry to and from the laundrette. I was probably committing some sort of federal crime by using them.
I found a old 1970s high-end Tube pre amp and 2 value mono block amps about 5000 dollars worth in the alley way in the States ,
Around 20 Bakelite and Wood radios. Locally (Ireland) manufactured too.
A Cats whisker radio off to the side of the Pepper Cannister Church in Dublin. That skip was rather sad.
A jockey had died and a meticulously catalogued box of medals and photos (horses with said Jockey) had just been discarded. An entire life, sodden under a miserable rainy Dublin night.
A VHS tape with ‘horse’ written on it. There was also a tapir, a water buffalo and a terrier.
A scrap book with cut out pictures of Princess Diana, each cut out having a penis glued on, over her clothing. Erect and/or flaccid. At least 50 pages or more like this.
If you were out and about in the evening in Dublin 2, you’d have the, ‘working women’ keeping a beady eye on you, some having stashed their bags in skips and bins. Not because of dodgy punters, but the AGS floating around looking for ID, proceeds etc.
I ‘flipped’ a lot of office supplies and furniture. I never got used to the amount of sealed, new, waste from offices. Computer supplies. Art supplies. Industrial amounts of stationery. All sealed.
If I see a skip, I’ll stop. I am a Pickaroonie. Reduce Reuse Recycle.
The keys to my house and car at least three times
Pulled a skillet out of the oven of an old abandoned house.
Cast iron. Rusted. Took hours to get it cleaned and usable.
Still cooking with it 20 years later.
r/dumpsterdiving
There was a high level cyber security dude in America earning well over 100k a year but he was actually earning double his wage dumpster diving various electronic shops and offices.
I’ve honestly never looked in a skip
Actually I did once and it was full of dead sharks
A new Bahco tool chest full of tools. Some Germans contractors came over for 2 weeks and bought it and when they were done, they just chucked it in the skip.
Found a guy passed out next to some needles and a bottle. When the cops came he somehow wrestled himself out of his pants and out of their hold so it was just some random guy with only a shirt running full speed down the street while being chased by Garda.it was a nice button up shirt but not exactly fancy, like Moss from the IT Crowd but no tie. I honestly remember the shirt more than the guy
my wife 💖💖💖
PS3, this is when they were only 6 months out.
Neighbour had a skip and just put it in, I asked why, said it was broke, I know he wouldn’t let me take it so left it to come back later. Took it, rang Sony with the serial code, and got a new PS3
Bosch washing machine that lasted another 12 years…..I kept thinking ….I bet it outlasted the one they replaced it with ?
Cash.
24 bottles of vodka, 3 cases of cider and 133 (counted em) cans of Colt fucking 45. In a skip in England behind a Budgens. Never forget it. Well, tbf I forgot a large portion of the following week.
A beautiful carved African mask kind of like the one from crash bandicoot.
When did people in Ireland start using trash instead of rubbish?
Armloads of extension cables and 10 meter cat 5 network cable. Office Park, some call center had closed
I love poking around and exploring and always want to check our skips but am always worried ‘the men’ will come and give out to me. Are skips considered fair game? I’ve nabbed a few bits and pieces from the wild but never had the balls to go around industrial site skips