I wouldn't have taken that particular chair, but I did find a nice office chair on the street once. And a large antique pine chest that was worth $2,000 at the time, after was had the broken drawers put back together. And a huge oil painting that was worth $10,000 after restoration.
My favorite find was a dumpster I was alerted to by the large number of normally dressed people clambering over it (Not unusual to see the homeless routing through dumpsters, when it's people wearing jackets and ties, you look twice.) . It turned out to be chock full of letters and numbers - brass, wood and plaster. William was just learning to read, so I took a whole bunch of the bigger ones home.
They call it "curb-mining" but there's another term that escapes me that's received more attention lately.
I have a British accent (seeing as I am British) - thanks! I sound smart!
I just saw this video on FB, and was about to post this very same here but you beat me to it. Great find - I'm off to take my mobile (cell) photo apart now.......
I started off thinking I wouldn't want that chair, but as the video went on I started to warm to it. That girl with the black chair has great taste, I loved the look of her flat.
Excellent!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't have taken that particular chair, but I did find a nice office chair on the street once. And a large antique pine chest that was worth $2,000 at the time, after was had the broken drawers put back together. And a huge oil painting that was worth $10,000 after restoration.
My favorite find was a dumpster I was alerted to by the large number of normally dressed people clambering over it (Not unusual to see the homeless routing through dumpsters, when it's people wearing jackets and ties, you look twice.) . It turned out to be chock full of letters and numbers - brass, wood and plaster. William was just learning to read, so I took a whole bunch of the bigger ones home.
They call it "curb-mining" but there's another term that escapes me that's received more attention lately.
Dumpster diving and freeganism spring to mind. Also "freecycling".
ReplyDeleteIf it's New York, why does the narrator have a British accent?
ReplyDeleteAnd why is the production value so high?
Oh, you know, that's just so that they sound...um..."smart".
ReplyDeleteI have a British accent (seeing as I am British) - thanks!
ReplyDeleteI sound smart!
I just saw this video on FB, and was about to post this very same here but you beat me to it. Great find - I'm off to take my mobile (cell) photo apart now.......
Emphasis on "sound"...
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ReplyDeleteI started off thinking I wouldn't want that chair, but as the video went on I started to warm to it. That girl with the black chair has great taste, I loved the look of her flat.
ReplyDeletekerb mining?
ReplyDeleteI've heard of nose mining
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