[sdiy] Major Score in the Dumpster at work!

[Scott Gravenhorst]

Years ago, I worked for a company involved electronic
stock trading.  Their clients were rather demanding and
we typically replaced each client's desk equipment once
a year with _brand_new_ stuff.  I scored several like-new
computer monitors and some fully functional PCs.  I was
told to put the stuff next to the dumpster for tax reasons.
I also knew that no one is around after 3:00pm which
is when the stock exchange emptied out.  The boss said what
nobody knew about was what nobody cared about.  Ultimately,
though, the place was filled with SOB clients and I couldn't
handle it anymore.  (plus many stock traders are really
arrogant, rude and crude people that have wierd and nasty 
stuff under their desks where all the signal cables were.)


>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Patchell" <patchell at silcom.com>
>To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
>Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 9:18 PM
>Subject: [sdiy] Major Score in the Dumpster at work!
>
>
>>     They are tossing stuff left and right at work again.  I got a whole
>> bunch of dual row shrouded headers...a big bag of 15000uF/100V computer
>> grade caps, several tubes of IC's.  I am trying to figure out what an
>> LM13080 is.  Without my glasses, I thought is said LM3080, which would
>> have been cool.  But the data books I have here at work do not list the
>> LM13080.  Also got a big bag of DB15P's.
>>
>>     Of course, this all comes at a price, seems that I am now guilty of
>> stealing from BFI...which I suppose makes me a criminal dumpster
>> diver..They couldn't just give me the stuff either...to write this crap
>> off, it is required it be put in the dumpster.
>>
>>     Course, this is just what I need, more crap to find a place for in
>> my house.
>>
>>     -Jim
>>
>>
>>
>

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