Having dived through my neighbours skip (with permission) I found some little treasures A fully working Fammia sun shade with telescopic legs. A 25 Ltr water Jerry Can A fully working caravan table top oven. A lawnmower. A small Black and Decker workmate 4 Bamboo garden lights Enough canvas to make a wind break for the exposed side of the van when the awnings in place .... so with that in mind what is the best thing you guys have recycled from a skip
My son came home with a 6ft surf board from our neighbors skip.. Bless him, he knocked the door to ask for permission first.
Once, whilst driving to a job in a rural area of Somerset, I came around a bend to meet a Children Slide !! in the middle of the road... It's now in my garden
Found an old upholstered chair in our works one once ,chucked it in garage found out a couple of years later it was made by famous london maker howard and sons, sold it to a local dealer for £600 .He was chuffed so was i.
ahhh my boys say "stop mum what's in it? is there anything we want? " far too often to be descreet when driving. one of our coffee tables was on top of a skip, rob seems to be unable to leave house bricks. and my dad likes the occasional pallet. Lots of garden toys and several paving slabs. bek.
My experience is much more along the lines of some skanky arse putting their crap into my skip - usually in the dead of night - never had someone take anything out of it!!
a brand new corner jacuzzi bath , one small chip -- bought a pump 2nd hand for£35 and it lasted us 10 years it is still in the cottage as far as we know
We don't get skips round here. Pikee's nick them for scrap before you get chance to put anything in them ;D
