A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:42 pm

OneBiteAtATime wrote:I found a $20 on my run this morning!


I'll be peddling that way!!!
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:44 pm

Took in a big bag of balls and got $41.50.

2 quarters
5 dimes
1 nickel
4 pennies

20 golf balls



2021 totals

7 lb 6 oz cans
28 lb 10 oz steel
1 lb 7 oz copper/brass
13 oz tire weights

$21.84 cash

268 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Jun 20, 2021 7:30 pm

1 lb 4 oz steel
9 oz cans
2 oz copper
7 oz tire weights

1 quarter
8 dimes
6 pennies

12 golf balls


2021 totals

7 lb 15 oz cans
29 lb 14 oz steel
1 lb 9 oz copper/brass
1lb 4 oz tire weights

$22.95 cash

280 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Jun 27, 2021 10:18 am

It's hot here in Arizona. The golf course likely dropped rates and I think it attracts more bad golfers. Which is good for me!

8 oz cans
4 oz steel
1 oz tire weights
1 oz brass

6 quarters
7 dimes
17 pennies

28 golf balls


2021 totals

8 lb 7 oz cans
30 lb 2 oz steel
1 lb 10 oz copper/brass
1lb 5 oz tire weights

$25.32 cash

308 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:50 pm

Nothing better than harvesting some cash on the 4th of July.

1 quarter
4 dimes
9 pennies

21 golf balls


2021 totals

8 lb 7 oz cans
30 lb 2 oz steel
1 lb 10 oz copper/brass
1lb 5 oz tire weights

$26.06 cash

329 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:36 am

Got a 3/8" socket 1/4" drive.

11 oz cans
1 lb 2 oz steel

2 quarters
4 dimes
5 pennies

9 golf balls



2021 totals

9 lb 2 oz cans
31 lb 4 oz steel
1 lb 10 oz copper/brass
1lb 5 oz tire weights

$27.01 cash

338 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:08 pm

Rain and OT getting in the way.

Got a 10mm deep socket 1/4" drive

12 oz steel

2 quarters
1 nickel
6 dimes
18 pennies

14 golf balls


2021 totals

9 lb 2 oz cans
32 lb steel
1 lb 10 oz copper/brass
1lb 5 oz tire weights

$28.34 cash

352 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Aug 01, 2021 7:17 pm

And more OT.....

1 dime
4 pennies

7 golf balls


2021 totals

9 lb 2 oz cans
32 lb steel
1 lb 10 oz copper/brass
1lb 5 oz tire weights

$28.48 cash

359 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Aug 15, 2021 10:45 am

And some wet weather too...

4 quarters
1 nickel
1 dime
13 pennies

31 golf balls


2021 totals

9 lb 2 oz cans
32 lb steel
1 lb 10 oz copper/brass
1lb 5 oz tire weights

$29.76 cash

390 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:29 am

Getting what I can get when I get it.

10 oz copper wire
4 oz steel

1 quarter
1 dime
1 nickel
5 pennies

19 golf balls



2021 totals

9 lb 2 oz cans
32 lb 4 oz steel
2 lb 4 oz copper/brass
1lb 5 oz tire weights

$30.21 cash

409 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:39 am

Getting back at it. Got a 5/8" Allen wrench.
And the golf course is erecting a high fence to protect the Amazon warehouse driveway. I'm looking forward to how many balls this will gather for me!

1 oz brass
3 oz cans
1 oz tire weight
8 oz steel

2 dimes
23 pennies

33 golf balls


2021 totals

9 lb 5 oz cans
32 lb 12 oz steel
2 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1lb 6 oz tire weights

$30.64 cash

442 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:50 am

And this go 'round the coins beat the balls.

3 quarters
3 nickels
5 dimes
6 pennies

9 golf balls


2021 totals

9 lb 5 oz cans
32 lb 12 oz steel
2 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1lb 6 oz tire weights

$32.10 cash

451 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Sep 26, 2021 4:05 pm

The scrap will have to wait for the weigh. It's in a 5 gal bucket full of water from rain.
Got a 15/32 socket, 3/8 drive.

5 quarters
11 pennies
7 dimes
1 nickel

14 golf balls


2021 totals

9 lb 5 oz cans
32 lb 12 oz steel
2 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1lb 6 oz tire weights

$34.21 cash

465 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:42 am

There are ominous signs of the winter lawn getting ready to go in at the golf course....
Got a stubby phillips screwdriver.

5 oz cans
13 oz aluminum
1 oz tire weight
1 lb 5 oz steel

2 dimes
1 nickel
6 pennies

7 golf balls


2021 totals

9 lb 10 oz cans
34 lb 1 oz steel
2 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1lb 7 oz tire weights
13 oz aluminum

$34.52 cash

472 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Oct 17, 2021 6:54 pm

A scalped golf course yields no golf balls....

1 quarter
5 dimes
9 pennies



2021 totals

9 lb 10 oz cans
34 lb 1 oz steel
2 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1lb 7 oz tire weights
13 oz aluminum

$35.36 cash

472 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Oct 24, 2021 11:57 am

There is a nice emerald green coming up at the golf course but alas no golfers yet.
I did take in 230 balls and got a check for $23.

Also got a 9/16 socket and a 16 MM impact socket.

2 lbs 15 oz steel
3 oz cans
2 oz tire weights

1 quarter
5 dimes
2 nickels
9 pennies

2021 totals

9 lb 13 oz cans
37 lb steel
2 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1lb 9 oz tire weights
13 oz aluminum

$36.30 cash

472 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Oct 31, 2021 11:51 am

The grass is green and the golfers are back!

2 quarters
4 dimes
1 nickel
7 pennies

14 golf balls



2021 totals

9 lb 13 oz cans
37 lb steel
2 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1lb 9 oz tire weights
13 oz aluminum

$37.32 cash

486 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Mon Nov 08, 2021 4:35 pm

When I run on the roads, I pick up 2nd Chance eligible lottery tickets and enter them into the drawing. Last week I picked up a discarded $1 winner.

Yesterday while entering the 2nd Chance drawing, the Florida Lottery app decided I had entered enough tickets to give me a $10 scratch off ticket coupon! I was very happy about that (of course) so I got a nice new shiny $10 lottery ticket for free! and..... lost.
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:57 pm

OneBiteAtATime wrote:When I run on the roads, I pick up 2nd Chance eligible lottery tickets and enter them into the drawing. Last week I picked up a discarded $1 winner.

Yesterday while entering the 2nd Chance drawing, the Florida Lottery app decided I had entered enough tickets to give me a $10 scratch off ticket coupon! I was very happy about that (of course) so I got a nice new shiny $10 lottery ticket for free! and..... lost.



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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Nov 14, 2021 2:00 pm

Overtime getting me again, but I would like to take a moment
to thank Amazon for erecting a net to catch golf balls just for me!

2 dimes
5 pennies

22 golf balls


2021 totals

9 lb 13 oz cans
37 lb steel
2 lb 5 oz copper/brass
1lb 9 oz tire weights
13 oz aluminum

$37.57 cash

508 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Nov 21, 2021 11:47 am

Picked up 1/2 of a sharp sheet metal hand shear. Would have done some major damage to a tire. So many people out there
who will never know what favors I'm doing for them.

14 oz cans
1 lb 13 oz steel
2 oz copper/brass

3 dimes
1 nickel
11 pennies

13 golf balls


2021 totals

10 lb 10 oz cans
38 lb 13 oz steel
2 lb 7 oz copper/brass
1lb 9 oz tire weights
13 oz aluminum

$38.03 cash

521 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Dec 05, 2021 7:47 pm

11 oz cans
6 oz tire weights
2 lb 6 oz steel

4 quarters
2 nickels
4 dimes
14 pennies

14 golf balls


2021 totals

11 lb 5 oz cans
41 lb 3 oz steel
2 lb 7 oz copper/brass
1lb 15 oz tire weights
13 oz aluminum

$39.67 cash

535 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby plus1hdcp » Wed Dec 08, 2021 9:14 pm

It's simply hard to believe the amount of golf balls you have found, that is amazing. You have definitely found the sweet spot for locating them.
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Dec 19, 2021 5:18 pm

Been a little too cold some of these past weeks.

1 quarter
3 dimes
7 pennies

1 golf ball

2021 totals

11 lb 5 oz cans
41 lb 3 oz steel
2 lb 7 oz copper/brass
1lb 15 oz tire weights
13 oz aluminum

$40.29 cash

536 golf balls
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Re: A Pound of Metal per Mile 2021

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Dec 26, 2021 4:32 pm

While everyone was still snuggled in on Christmas morning, I hit the drive thrus and got a soggy $1 bill.

12 oz cans

1$ FRN
4 dimes
2 nickels
11 pennies

6 golf balls


2021 totals

12 lb 1 oz cans
41 lb 3 oz steel
2 lb 7 oz copper/brass
1lb 15 oz tire weights
13 oz aluminum

$41.90 cash

542 golf balls
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