Is Recycling the BEST Option?

[OldGuy43]

and remember green acres is the place to be and farm living is the life for me!

I always sing that song while riding on my lawn tractor, and pretend I'm on a Hoyt Clagwell.



Fortunately, my Bolens is more reliable...


But than I bought it from Lowe's, not Mr. Haney.

 

[Stumpy]

Newfoundland, that was interesting and heartwarming.

Oldguy43, that tractor looks ancient. I haven't seen Green Acres in a while. I wonder if Mr. Haney was based on the character of Billy Reed in The Egg and I. They certainly have similar standards.

 

[OldGuy43]

Oldguy43, that tractor looks ancient.

That's because it was a Fordson model "F" built from 1917-1926. The one they used was a 1918 model.

(I'm assuming you're speaking of the one on the TV series and not my Bolens.)

 

[hemet dennis]

This green acres is about 3 miles fro me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Acres,_California

 

[Stumpy]

That's because it was a Fordson model "F" built from 1917-1926. The one they used was a 1918 model.

(I'm assuming you're speaking of the one on the TV series and not my Bolens.)

Right. My uncle has a collection of all sorts of antique machinery, some steam-powered. Y'all would probably enjoy discussing tractors

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[OldGuy43]

Enough of the trip down memory lane, as enjoyable as it has been;

I have a large tub in the shop that collects used and found hardware. Mostly nuts and bolts, but other stuff to. It's saved me many a trip to the hardware store.

It isn't only small things that can be re-purposed. In the early '70's I bought a 1963 Cadillac ambulance just like this one for $250. The ambulance company had depreciated the value, and would have had to claim it as income if they sold it for any more.

A trip to the local Salvation Army thrift store produced a daybed mattress for $3 and presto, I had a luxurious camper with plenty of storage space, 2 heaters, 2 air conditioners, and it got 18 mpg highway and would do 80 mph all day. Another plus was that I could brag that I owned a Caddy that was 18" longer than the governor's limo. I loved that car, and used it for about 5 years.

 

[newfoundland]

It's like the one on 'Ghost Busters'.

 

[OldGuy43]

Here's another re-purpose/reuse idea for you. Got something that needs a protective coat of paint and the color is not a primary consideration? Take all of those partial cans of paint left over from other projects and mix them together.

 

[OldGuy43]

Than again, I remember when every kitchen had one of these:

It's a grease saver. After frying you pour the grease into it, and use it for making gravy, corn bread or anything that requires liquid shortening. Adds a lot of flavor. Yummy!

I have one. Bought it at WalMart for about $3-4 dollars.

Okay, that's kinda recycling, but it cuts out the middle man.

 

[douglasstone]

Reusing old things is certainly the way forward, but not everything can be reused. Certain things like paper, plastic, and scrap metal must be recycled and reused. Recycling helps the environment. It helps preserve the non-renewable natural resources and also increases energy saving because manufacturing an item from scratch involves more energy consumption than recycling. I recycle almost everything that would otherwise have been tossed into the trash can – from newspapers to plastic and even metal scrap. I usually go down to the SIMS metal management in Bridgeport Pennsylvania – that’s the closest scrap metal recycling center to where I live. If you can reuse an item, do it! But if it can’t be reused, make sure you find ways to recycle it, rather than just discarding it into a dumpster!