Rally
NC Minnesota
Was out in SD trapping last couple weeks. In the north end of the two townships I was trapping was the closest gas pump for around 21 miles. Small station that did general maintenance in a farm community type place. Kind of a sideline business to the fuel delivery and grain elevators behind it. I was frequently there because I was driving around 150 miles a day checking traps. Most of the time when I was fueling (early or late) they were closed, but the last day I was there I went inside and asked the manager if they had any COWW to sell. Guy behind the counter says sure, I got a bunch. He took me back in the shop and he wasn't telling any lies. He had a small barrel full, nice ones to, some up to 8 oz. each! Had to talk to the manager for a price. She called the recycler to get going rate and shop manager weighed them on a LP scale. Barrel weighed 300 lbs before we cleaned up the floor! LOL Took the manager about 15 minutes to decide on a price, $40.00 and I got to keep the barrel and the SD license plate keeping the weights from falling out the bottom of the holes in the barrel. Put the barrel in my truck with a skid steer, lashed it down and came home. Sorted it out today. There was 11.5 ponds of steel, 1.6 lbs of zinc, and a brush used to apply rim sealer.
And while I was away my lovely bride was out hitting the garage sales and found 90+ pounds for $10.00, but she wants the metal bucket. LOL
The wife met me at the Dakota Magic casino on the SD- ND border on my way back. Our 42nd anniversary is this Tuesday but we both have stuff to do, so we kinda made a date of it. On the way back Friday we hit an estate sale.
The candle sticks are solid and I got the whole works for $8.00. The kids were selling off the recently deceased parents estate and weren't doing very well due to the rain. Note the kerosene lantern on the right front corner of the scale, minus a globe. When we got to the sale there was nobody tending the sale in the garage. I had rounded up a couple pieces of pewter and nothing was price marked, so I went to the back door of the house and knocked. No answer. Went back in the garage and noticed the lantern and it looked like it was pewter. So I turned it upside down while holding the globe, but it slipped out of my hand and shattered all over the floor! OOps! Well as luck would have it, in the corner of the garage was a broom with a dust pan clipped to the handle. Couple minutes sweeping and the globe was cleaned up. And the lantern was pewter. I go back to the door and knock again and this time a young couple answer the door, all bundled up in coats and rain jackets. I told them what happened and they said no problem. Short conversation revealed the situation with the estate sale. Asked what I owed them and what I was doing with it. Wife goes over to another table and gets the little vase pictured and says $8.00. Deal. Think I'm about done hunting pewter and lead for awhile!!
And while I was away my lovely bride was out hitting the garage sales and found 90+ pounds for $10.00, but she wants the metal bucket. LOL
The wife met me at the Dakota Magic casino on the SD- ND border on my way back. Our 42nd anniversary is this Tuesday but we both have stuff to do, so we kinda made a date of it. On the way back Friday we hit an estate sale.
The candle sticks are solid and I got the whole works for $8.00. The kids were selling off the recently deceased parents estate and weren't doing very well due to the rain. Note the kerosene lantern on the right front corner of the scale, minus a globe. When we got to the sale there was nobody tending the sale in the garage. I had rounded up a couple pieces of pewter and nothing was price marked, so I went to the back door of the house and knocked. No answer. Went back in the garage and noticed the lantern and it looked like it was pewter. So I turned it upside down while holding the globe, but it slipped out of my hand and shattered all over the floor! OOps! Well as luck would have it, in the corner of the garage was a broom with a dust pan clipped to the handle. Couple minutes sweeping and the globe was cleaned up. And the lantern was pewter. I go back to the door and knock again and this time a young couple answer the door, all bundled up in coats and rain jackets. I told them what happened and they said no problem. Short conversation revealed the situation with the estate sale. Asked what I owed them and what I was doing with it. Wife goes over to another table and gets the little vase pictured and says $8.00. Deal. Think I'm about done hunting pewter and lead for awhile!!