I was at the council dump at Exmouth on Friday. This is one of those
places that accept junk and turn it into gold, then sell it. They had
a pair of Stuart magneto engines, both slightly disassembled. I think
there was one magneto missing and maybe a few other parts.

If they'd been cheap enough to throw away, I'd have had them .. but
not knowing much about them, it didn't seem worth the risk. However,
if anyone wants them for 25 quid each (maybe a bit less if you haggle)
they're probably still there.

-adrian

Adrian Godwin wrote:
> I was at the council dump at Exmouth on Friday. This is one of those
> places that accept junk and turn it into gold, then sell it. They had
> a pair of Stuart magneto engines, both slightly disassembled. I think
> there was one magneto missing and maybe a few other parts.
> 
> If they'd been cheap enough to throw away, I'd have had them .. but
> not knowing much about them, it didn't seem worth the risk. However,
> if anyone wants them for 25 quid each (maybe a bit less if you haggle)
> they're probably still there.
> 
> -adrian
> 
What kind of dump is that? Our council tip is staffed by jobs-worth 
trained numpties who pick over everything themselves but won't let us, 
the ratepayers, take anything out. Not a thing - "that's theft from the 
council that is"

And off topic her indoors keeps moaning about the councils that have 
garden compost schemes; not our lot.

Name and shame - Leeds.


Grumpy old man mode off...

John

John Blakeley wrote:
> Adrian Godwin wrote:
>> I was at the council dump at Exmouth on Friday. This is one of those
>> places that accept junk and turn it into gold, then sell it. They had
>> a pair of Stuart magneto engines, both slightly disassembled. I think
>> there was one magneto missing and maybe a few other parts.
>>
>> If they'd been cheap enough to throw away, I'd have had them .. but
>> not knowing much about them, it didn't seem worth the risk. However,
>> if anyone wants them for 25 quid each (maybe a bit less if you haggle)
>> they're probably still there.
>>
>> -adrian
>>
> What kind of dump is that? Our council tip is staffed by jobs-worth 
> trained numpties who pick over everything themselves but won't let us, 
> the ratepayers, take anything out. Not a thing - "that's theft from the 
> council that is"
> 
> And off topic her indoors keeps moaning about the councils that have 
> garden compost schemes; not our lot.
> 
> Name and shame - Leeds.
> 
> 
> Grumpy old man mode off...
> 
> John

...and I should have added - none of it's for sale either.

J

John Blakeley  wrote:
>> 
> What kind of dump is that? Our council tip is staffed by jobs-worth 
> trained numpties who pick over everything themselves but won't let us, 
> the ratepayers, take anything out. Not a thing - "that's theft from the 
> council that is"
> 

My local tip at Bedford is like that. It used to be run by gypsies who
were rather more accomodating. The story is that the Exmouth tip was run
by a scrappie (see another thread ..) who retired a millionaire;
someone else has now got the contract but the scheme is similar.

Cambridge tips also seem to be open to local negotiation. I don't know
why Bedford (and Leeds) won't allow it : possibly some hierarchy
that's frightened all the good scrap will line someone else's pockets
instead of their own.

-adrian

On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:19:05 +0100, John Blakeley 
wrote:
>What kind of dump is that? Our council tip is staffed by jobs-worth 
>trained numpties who pick over everything themselves but won't let us, 
>the ratepayers, take anything out. Not a thing - "that's theft from the 
>council that is"

East Northants has a policy of allowing sales to the public of reclaimed items,
can be quite good, but a lot of it is obviously a load of rubbish!

I don't know if the one in Rushden is run on a contract basis or by the local
council.

Peter
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