Right in the garbage 😪
  • 74 points tylerprice2569

    Brother. Get that shit off of your cover. Put that shit on a trailer and run it to the scrap yard. If the utility you wrecked that out from didn’t specifically ask for it back then they don’t care. I would literally pay you a 10 to run that shit to the scrap yard on the clock and split the cash with the crew.

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    36 points Pleasant_Green_9155

    This guy lineworks right here

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    7 points Cell_Enough

    Fuck yeah

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    0 points Awkward_Meal2036

    If he's caught scrapping, he could be terminated and arrested for theft. At my job, all of our copper has to go into the scrap bins at the OpHQ. Our scrap yards report all copper to the State Police now.

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    1 points skepticalskeptik

    That’s the part I guess you didn’t read what the man wrote. If the UTILITY DONT ASK ABOUT IT THEY DONT CARE. Do you think they are unawares ? IME not the case. I’ve run reels outta poco yards right to the scrapper.

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    2 points Awkward_Meal2036

    They don't care until they do. I would make damned sure you have written permission. All it takes is one asshole to question it to the wrong person.

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  • 45 points kgf916

    That’s the real per diem

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  • 68 points MechanicalAxe

    If you haven't already sold them, you should check out logging and heavy equipment pages on facebook or something.

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    14 points SlightScene4480

    Why’s that ?

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    55 points TechCF

    Looked like steel wire at first, might be the reason for the comment. That's all tarnished copper wire? Worth a little fortune. Congrats!

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    56 points SlightScene4480

    Yeah all 4/0 copper getting replaced

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    19 points MechanicalAxe

    Oh, I'm an idiot my bad.

    I thought that was steel cable, which is consumed quickly by machines that use hydraulic winches.

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    1 points Leemcardhold

    Wenches or winches?

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    3 points MechanicalAxe

    Winch, and i fixed it, thanks.

    However, I bet there are some folks would also pay good money for some hydraulic wenches. Probably pricier than winches though.

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    7 points Philly5984

    60 morons up voted this? You can clearly see the green

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    4 points Dancooke14

    I’m a colorblind scrapper, it isn’t alway that obvious to us. Gotta carry a file and a magnet

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    1 points GreenGhostKUSH

    Green? But I thought copper was almost an orange color?

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    3 points AquaFlowPlumbingCo

    The Statue of Liberty has a steel frame, but the shell is copper.

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    2 points fishman19567

    Copper turns green when it oxidizes

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  • 10 points Healthy_Role9418

    Damn! That's going to be some cha-ching!

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  • 8 points Lknate

    HTF does someone miss that is copper?

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  • 12 points HeyDave72

    Linemen get fired for scrapping

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    6 points Opposite_Marzipan905

    That’s horrible…. Companies can be frustrating to say the least… they’re to lazy/unconcerned ect to do it then want to punish those that want to save the landfills and get a bonus for doing it 😩

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  • 10 points saltywaysofme

    Hells yeah brother, that's a lick.

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    1 points TechnicallyThrowawai

    A lick lol. Haven't heard or used that word in a hot minute. That it is, though!

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  • 4 points Spazecowboy

    Where is that again? Damn.

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  • 3 points DoubleDareFan

    And you won't allowed to snag any of it? r/mildlyinfuriating !

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    15 points STRIKT9LC

    No fucking way....that cant be what's happening here!!! Is it!?!? I cant imagine ANY boss/foreman would be that stupid, would they!?!?

    If this is the case, im fuckin devastated....like...real tears. Lol.

    Thats a small fortune. Gotta be in 4 digit territory, right?

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    3 points JJDixon2025

    Some companies are strict an no one can touch anything they are forced to throw away an others get opportunity before they get off work.

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    7 points STRIKT9LC

    Oh I hear ya... im still just flabbergasted that management wouldn't at least save it to line their own pockets. To just ditch a recyclable material that has excellent value is just irresponsibly stupid. Both from an economic standpoint AND from an ecological one

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    5 points JJDixon2025

    Agreed should be a crime to dump. But some people are by the book it’s crazy

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    1 points PageUnwritten

    Welcome to capitalism 

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    6 points SlightScene4480

    Probably close. What’s even worse is that was only half of it lol

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    5 points STRIKT9LC

    So you're telling me that this is legit going into.the landfill!?!? That's just fiscally irresponsible of wtvr company you work for!!!

    I reeeeeeally hope youre figuring out a way to.liberate as much of it as you can

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    6 points SlightScene4480

    Totally irresponsible. Usually I cut out the middle man and drive it all there personally

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    10 points DoubleDareFan

    Offer to take it to the "dump" yourself. Stop for fuel on the way back, and show the boss the fuel receipt, and say "This is what it cost.".

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    1 points captinstabbin69420

    What do they do with it ? Actually trash it !?!?

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    2 points DenseCod8975

    I work for a utility company and we have a dumpster for bare copper and one for insulated copper .. the jmen and apprentices will still throw away copper in the roll off dumpster for the landfill 🤦

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    3 points silcener626

    I would say that's r/majorlyinfuriating (I think that's the name of the sub)

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    3 points STRIKT9LC

    Majorly!?!?! More like r/rageinducinglyinfuriating lol

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  • 3 points average_joe419

    Nice haul!

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  • 2 points Mr_Lordy

    If you guys hate this, our junk removal company has been forced to throw away literally millions of dollars worth of electronics from big corps. No scrap, straight to the land fill. If any of it is taken or repurposed its an instant loss of contract. They cant sell it or get any funds from it or it ruins the tax write offs.

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    5 points WickedWaterOps

    So ugh, what dumpster is that going in. Damn.

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  • 2 points Nickbuilder09

    Its probably a scrap dumpster the contractor gets paid when the scrapyard picks up the bin. Thereby making it illegal to take.

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  • 1 points Choice_Pomelo_1291

    Is that not CCS?

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    2 points SlightScene4480

    No 4/0

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  • 1 points Spinxy88

    Really sorry to do this... I need to take that off your hands for... inspection... purposes? Like I said, I am very sorry, especially this time of year and all.

    What was the address and reason again?

    =)

    Enjoy

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  • 1 points maytag2955

    Holy moly!!!! What a score. Hard to believe that am was tossed out as garbage!

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  • 1 points Helpful-Chemistry-87

    Was it coiled up that nicely when you got it?

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    1 points SlightScene4480

    No we coiled it up on a butterfly

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  • 1 points MarkC313

    I’m volunteering every time to run the dump load for sure

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  • 1 points okaybogey

    That statue of liberty green is where it's at.

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  • 1 points Prospector_Steve

    Hang onto them in case copper prices boom too.

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  • 1 points jeepfail

    I’ll never understand how so many companies have no desire to have any corperative responsibility. It’s disgusting.

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  • 1 points Impossible-Repeat281

    Nice score

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  • 1 points MexicanAirman

    .

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  • 1 points MoKatz7

    Were you able to take any? What an incredible haul? Either to resell or for personal use. That is insane!!

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  • 1 points b-sahdmetalrecycling

    Wow

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  • -5 points Fit_Ordinary_5531

    aluminium wires

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