Dumpster Diving "Times Are Tuff"

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
  • Howdy, y'all! My name is Mike and I absolutely love scavenging for free stuff, random treasures, lost valuables and other interesting artifacts. I mainly rock the dumpster diving scene but can be found digging through trash curbside as well as scavenging the river bottoms for lost treasures in the summer months. Join me on my epic voyages!
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    In a nutshell, I ‘m an avid dumpster diver, scrapper, picker, treasure hunter and underwater connoisseur. I prowl the city streets in search of dumpster loot, curbside treasures & scrap metal as well as scour the river bottoms for lost valuables during the summer months when I can scrounge up enough money for gas. Be sure to stay subscribed to stay up to date with my latest expeditions, y'all!

Komentáře • 415

  • @josephwagner9201
    @josephwagner9201 Před rokem +4

    One of things I like best about your videos is the fact you wear the head light which make your videos much better to watch. This allows you to use both your hands which gives the fastest hands in Texas

  • @jeanafoster2315
    @jeanafoster2315 Před 2 lety +2

    A sonnet is basically a poem that tells a story

  • @robwhitfield6936
    @robwhitfield6936 Před 3 lety +7

    I was in tears with laughter when you dropped the CPR baby doll.🤣🤣

  • @superchuck3259
    @superchuck3259 Před 3 lety +2

    The white Cisco things were Wireless Access points. Even if old, they are cool unless burnt out.

  • @bradbrinkley8349
    @bradbrinkley8349 Před 3 lety +11

    I get so into these vids I suddenly look up expecting to be in the dumpster...😂 my first time ever dumpster diving I was 7 and I recently decided to give it a try after many years. I’m 34 now and it’s cause of you mike. You tha man man

  • @delaynejackson5449
    @delaynejackson5449 Před rokem +1

    I laughed out loud when you dropped that cpr baby. 😂😂 You are the funniest scrapper ever, keep up the great work.

  • @Cantoscav
    @Cantoscav Před 3 lety +2

    I dont even scrap but I was walking to the store and passed a bog ol open top on my way to the store. I hopped up to look and it was full of wire and metal studs. I took pics and sent it to the guy who takes my pallets and metal junk from cleaning out the church building. Gotta be lookin out for eachother

  • @sonnypate6808
    @sonnypate6808 Před 3 lety +13

    The Mike the Scavenger Band.
    Their new album hits.
    There Goes Some Scrappity Scrap.
    Are You Metal Enough (To Be My Scrap)
    Dumpster Juice Blues
    What's Up Dumpster?
    Gotta Be Strong (To Be A Scrappin Man)
    Available wherever fine music is sold.🎵🎶🎵🎶

    • @lanna7917
      @lanna7917 Před 3 lety

      Now that's funny! with a little steel guitar banjo and fiddle added in.
      Here's a few from the "Watchin Yo head" Album
      "I wanted it so bad"
      "What that is ya'll?"...(I don't know!)
      "I left my heart at the scrap yard"
      "The squattin Dottie blues"
      "I'm a day stripper (yeah)"
      "Gotta get those snibbits & wires and such"
      "Kitty cat in the dumpster"
      "The co-ax wire blues"

  • @mikeg5066
    @mikeg5066 Před 3 lety +8

    When Chuck Norris learned CPR, he brought the Dummy back to life!

  • @anniegaddis5240
    @anniegaddis5240 Před 3 lety +10

    LOL, I always have a wonderful laugh while watching you. Makes me wish I was YOUNG again!

  • @reedsoper8096
    @reedsoper8096 Před 3 lety +12

    It’s nice that dumpsters have those convenient foot holds.

    • @satanloses
      @satanloses Před rokem +3

      A fourteen mans shoe done fit …. 😂
      Guess how I know 😊

  • @paintingthedayaway
    @paintingthedayaway Před 3 lety +11

    Just the plastic piece (without the light even) on the slot machine sign sold for $50 on eBay!

  • @williambeetz1260
    @williambeetz1260 Před rokem +4

    You really work hard for your money. I sure admire you for that.

  • @ThePurpleSquirrel
    @ThePurpleSquirrel Před 3 lety +8

    Watching you use those two brushes to comb through the garbage makes me suggest that you use a hand held three pronged rake of sorts used for gardening.

    • @MrShekoexile
      @MrShekoexile Před 3 lety +1

      I've got one of those on a stick. One of the best tools I've ever made for DD

  • @ikessul1429
    @ikessul1429 Před 3 lety +6

    The rim's not close enough to the dumpster lol good call buddy

  • @irishrebel1976
    @irishrebel1976 Před 3 lety +10

    Thanks a lot Mike, I had to order pizza with some "garlic knots" since you said it 47 times and put it in my brain.

    • @Muscles_McGee
      @Muscles_McGee Před 3 lety +1

      I bet those were still fresh enough for human consumption. They looked good.

  • @brianleitch9910
    @brianleitch9910 Před 2 lety +2

    free game on everything next to a dumpster that goes for those 4 rims as well

  • @randallhartley1959
    @randallhartley1959 Před 3 lety +2

    Who knew dumpster diving could be so popular. Saw that girl last week hit 100 in one day. Couldnt stop watching. Amazing Mike

  • @Muscles_McGee
    @Muscles_McGee Před 3 lety +3

    When it rains you can:
    * Tear down something like a big motor or a ballast etc
    * Drive around curbside, or look on Craigslist, Freecycle, Facebook groups, etc for curb alerts- go direct to the scrap no waiting
    * Do a project like build a scrapping work table, etc etc
    Lots to do to keep the peeps chappy ( :

  • @evriellesmith6659
    @evriellesmith6659 Před 3 lety +3

    Dumpster diving is one way to help the rest of us stay on this planet a little longer. Taking those Rims may have given you 3 hots and a cot Keep on keeping on Mike some things are cool and some things aren't

  • @ariesmariano4592
    @ariesmariano4592 Před 3 lety +2

    Wow ang galing mo talaga idol mike ang suerre mo talaga pag dating sa pag hanap ng mga.Scrap.masaya ako para sayo mike

  • @patrickblock2477
    @patrickblock2477 Před 3 lety +7

    Good call on the rims , a little gold in the hard drive to!

  • @tnridge
    @tnridge Před 3 lety +2

    Remember the episode of the office...pump the chest to the beat of stayin alive LOL

  • @chuckclark9464
    @chuckclark9464 Před 3 lety +14

    I retired fireman you can scrap that extinguisher you just have to make sure it's empty and twist the top off and it's safe it's nothing to do it's easy.

    • @VibinBryan
      @VibinBryan Před 3 lety +2

      also some places wont take them unless theyte cut up or flattened

  • @fat732AOC
    @fat732AOC Před 3 lety +4

    Times are tough but mike still won’t take the metal studs 😂😂

  • @ryemacdougall9716
    @ryemacdougall9716 Před 3 lety +5

    The Schitt's Creek motel is not that far from my hometown here in Ontario Canada and it was put up for sale

  • @ShotgunAlienYT
    @ShotgunAlienYT Před 3 lety +7

    2020 hang in there
    Mike

  • @luvambrosia
    @luvambrosia Před 3 lety +9

    Love the Scavenger!! Here is my Covid Game Find the Title. "Times Are Tuff" 9:15

  • @kannywelles8819
    @kannywelles8819 Před 3 lety +3

    yes they are......
    lets make the best of everything thats worth getting up in the morning for.
    Peace

  • @gslenaway
    @gslenaway Před 3 lety +17

    SONET stands for Synchronous Optical Network.

    • @troyderoinjr6926
      @troyderoinjr6926 Před 3 lety +1

      This text covers IP packets directly on a SONET transport, and direct-to-fiber interfaces without SONET. It offers detailed examples of SONET deployments, plus a chapter on SONET vendors with key analysis of products available. Is what I got from the net to

  • @luisa2853
    @luisa2853 Před 3 lety +3

    Hey Mike,
    $$$$ BRASS $$$$
    Those fittings on that stainless tubing might be brass. Hit it with that file buddy.
    Love the videos.

  • @melvinyoung3474
    @melvinyoung3474 Před rokem

    A something is a love poem.

  • @ericlee6233
    @ericlee6233 Před 3 lety +2

    U need to get the gold fish sign working put it on your truck when your diving have it on be cool 😎 lol

  • @TheFishingNet
    @TheFishingNet Před 3 lety +3

    Well done Mike

  • @hgnsvill1
    @hgnsvill1 Před 2 lety +1

    Gold fish top of slot machine..collectable!

  • @tonistillions1058
    @tonistillions1058 Před 3 lety +3

    Oh Mike, the candle was still good to use. Save the candles Garage Sale!!!! Everyone like candles!!!!!!!

  • @bifaith100
    @bifaith100 Před 3 lety

    im just an air conditioning man... but.. a "sonet" is a form of poetry... like a poem...`````.mike the scavenger..scavenger mike.... he digs thru the dumpsters and thats what i like````

  • @shadetreecatfishing5729
    @shadetreecatfishing5729 Před 3 lety +1

    You can sell the tank from the co2 fire extinguishers on e-bay people make bells from them.

  • @shannongreer6175
    @shannongreer6175 Před 3 lety +1

    Mike : Gotta keep that juice at the bottom- ooooo a fan... SPLUNK 😂

  • @connieadams607
    @connieadams607 Před rokem +1

    little song
    The word sonnet comes from the Italian sonetto, meaning “little song.” The origin makes sense, since the first sonnets were developed by the Italian poet Petrarch. But the sonnet form we are most familiar with today is Shakespearean.

  • @cindyrodriguez7982
    @cindyrodriguez7982 Před 3 lety +2

    I go around saying Snippets 😁 It’s catchy 😂

  • @idk-vy5by
    @idk-vy5by Před 3 lety +17

    Been looking forward to this all day. Keep up the good work pal

  • @kevinmonroe6769
    @kevinmonroe6769 Před 3 lety +8

    Mike your a fool for leaving those rims you've taken stuff that was beside the dumpster before

    • @campervan-john
      @campervan-john Před 3 lety +4

      The next scrapper will take those rims

    • @saulsscrappersdelight8875
      @saulsscrappersdelight8875 Před 3 lety +1

      Mike is not a fool, he is smart by protecting his diving area and his reputation, he is a good human being.

  • @michaelcycyk5757
    @michaelcycyk5757 Před 3 lety +4

    here by request some curbside scavenging!! please good sir

  • @briansweeney2291
    @briansweeney2291 Před 3 lety +1

    Yall Scrappy scrappy Mike yall how's it going, nice haul of stuff like 👍🏻 😁

  • @ghostgirlinc-oj6ly
    @ghostgirlinc-oj6ly Před 3 lety +1

    Love the socks!!!

  • @AndyHullMcPenguin
    @AndyHullMcPenguin Před 3 lety +3

    17:06 "What are these?" They look like once very expensive(?) Cisco wireless access points to me. Possibly the Aironet 1140 series... If so, they are End of life in terms of support, but they probably work just fine, even after their short flight from the dumpster to the truck.

  • @lorand-edmondiszlai9416
    @lorand-edmondiszlai9416 Před 3 lety +1

    you can always teach children and adults how to use a fire extinghisher, with this kind of expired ones.... always fun.

  • @Thehuntinghillbilly2
    @Thehuntinghillbilly2 Před 3 lety +2

    You crack me up..”what up dumpster” lol. You need to add a “grabber” to your tools for getting that small stuff out of a dumpster.

  • @hilltopgypsy
    @hilltopgypsy Před 3 lety +4

    Just Love What chur Doin' Mike

  • @gwenoxendine144
    @gwenoxendine144 Před 3 lety +3

    Glad the prices are going back up...Merry Christmas to you and family 🎅😆🎅👍

  • @deltan9ne306
    @deltan9ne306 Před 3 lety +1

    That stainless tubing is Instrument Tubing. Expensive stuff new.

  • @melvinyoung3474
    @melvinyoung3474 Před 2 lety

    Extinguishers may be discharged and the top cut off with a angel grinder (soft metal)for recycling. Halon extinguishers are discharged under a water mis and CO2 is d. into the air while pointing nozzle away from face, wind at your back.

  • @lillchief
    @lillchief Před 3 lety

    @23:45 that was the 👽👽👽 breathable suit😂🤣your getting closer😂🤣🤣
    That dummy use to be called Resuscitation Annie......not sure about now.

  • @sharkscrapper
    @sharkscrapper Před 3 lety +1

    Ole Mike, finding pipe all over town 😁

  • @ROBERTSCOIN
    @ROBERTSCOIN Před 3 lety +2

    Synchronous optical networking (SONET) and synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) are standardized protocols that transfer multiple digital bit streams synchronously over optical fiber using lasers or highly coherent light from light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

  • @theNtensifiedFLIP
    @theNtensifiedFLIP Před 3 lety

    lol when you dropped that bebe haha

  • @truthhurtsu2
    @truthhurtsu2 Před 3 lety +5

    Lord have mercy I laughed until I cried! You're hilarious and I needed a laugh today

  • @rebacunningham3773
    @rebacunningham3773 Před 5 měsíci

    Lots of good scrap..your such a hard worker mike.. 😊😊😊

  • @tammypalomino1584
    @tammypalomino1584 Před 3 lety +1

    Sonet (Sonnet) can be a Love Poem

  • @daewooparts
    @daewooparts Před 2 lety

    @10:57 should have taken the aluminum tray that had the garlic knots in it ,those trays in bulk add up ,I scrap the ones that we go thru quite quickly

  • @garysoykin2783
    @garysoykin2783 Před 3 lety +1

    I dig the side boards on your truck I like them because they’re not all fancy painted no that kind of Ferrari type stuff Cool stuff bro keep up the great videos

  • @LizaTerraASMR
    @LizaTerraASMR Před 3 lety +6

    Have you ever thought about making a scrap drawer system for dottie? Merry Christmas

  • @harveylong5878
    @harveylong5878 Před 3 lety

    washer hoses, just cut off the crimped part pull out the rubber liner. I get clean SS for washer hoses, kitchen/bath and toilet supply lines that way

  • @MrsMorrisReads
    @MrsMorrisReads Před 3 lety +1

    that's part of a video game called gold fishing. plush time wins plays it all the time

  • @Hobbinski
    @Hobbinski Před 3 lety +2

    I ❤️ Snippets!

  • @connieadams607
    @connieadams607 Před 2 lety +1

    a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

  • @susandilts5411
    @susandilts5411 Před 3 lety +1

    Glad you're back.

  • @MrShekoexile
    @MrShekoexile Před 3 lety +1

    From wikipedia
    Synchronous optical networking (SONET) and synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) are standardized protocols that transfer multiple digital bit streams synchronously over optical fiber using lasers or highly coherent light from light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

  • @rebeccacrone8864
    @rebeccacrone8864 Před 3 lety +12

    The CPR people make great Halloween decorations.

  • @sellison2192
    @sellison2192 Před 2 lety

    I love how we all look at it and see different things. I would have been going crazy about the fire extinguisher. That was the gem of that load. Clean it up get it recharged and either keep it or sell it and make about 75 bucks on 1 item. When I was scrapping I was always looking for those big items to make all the littles worth it.

  • @evelynrochelle4695
    @evelynrochelle4695 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you mike for the video. Love them. Evelyn from texas.

  • @joseebedard3180
    @joseebedard3180 Před 3 lety +1

    I always look forward to your new videos 📹! May you and your family have a wonderful holiday season!☃️☃️🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄☃️☃️

  • @gregwelch389
    @gregwelch389 Před 3 lety +1

    I gotta agree with the others. I don’t think a cop is going to waste his time with a guy who says “I left a set of aluminum rims next to a dumpster and they disappeared “. Nobody in their right mind would leave those outside and expect them to be there when they get back.

    • @harveylong5878
      @harveylong5878 Před 3 lety

      maybe they were set out to be picked up by another shop etc. the whole if its by the dumpster means its fair game is why people have negative views of scrappers as thieves. if it looks to good to be true, make some effort to verify first before just grabbing

    • @nedasher116
      @nedasher116 Před 3 lety

      They were next to the trailer not the dumpster

  • @mikesminecraftminecrafter1530

    It’s okay about the candle melt it and add some of that cod oils in it and you will have a smelly candle lmao

  • @rosemarierubano5894
    @rosemarierubano5894 Před 3 lety +5

    What we got up in here!!

  • @toddoughty2043
    @toddoughty2043 Před 3 lety +2

    Mike should have a website dedicated to selling "spaceship parts"

  • @pollyallen8462
    @pollyallen8462 Před 3 lety

    SONET--standard for connecting fiber-optic transmission systems in North America only. defines interface standards at the physical layer of the Open Systems Interconnection seven-layer model.

  • @shrtctc814
    @shrtctc814 Před 3 lety +11

    Mike what will do you with the gold fish display? I am always interested in any slot machine stuff?

  • @paul.j.macdonald
    @paul.j.macdonald Před 2 lety +4

    Love your videos, you're a very entertaining person to watch. Keep it up.

  • @davegravitt210
    @davegravitt210 Před 3 lety +1

    The other guy scrapping grabbed those aluminum rims.

  • @elizabethcastro3612
    @elizabethcastro3612 Před 3 lety +1

    Hafa Adai from Guam and Happy Holidays 🎄🤗🌞🌴love your clips be safe

  • @dave3657
    @dave3657 Před 3 lety +1

    The slot machine stuff would be great yard sale items. Many people who play might like them in their bar or game room.

  • @andrewpowell6457
    @andrewpowell6457 Před 3 lety +16

    Merry Xmas Mike

  • @AlejandroBosque
    @AlejandroBosque Před 3 lety

    Those white square plastic Cisco boxes you tossed into the back of your truck are Cisco Access Points and used are worth at least 20 bucks each!!! let's hope they survived the trip ...

  • @jeffswartek7356
    @jeffswartek7356 Před 3 lety +2

    I wonder if you could put a lot of office stuff up on ebay???

  • @derbyjohn1258
    @derbyjohn1258 Před 3 lety +3

    Legend Mikey 😍😍

  • @offwithhishead2556
    @offwithhishead2556 Před 3 lety +1

    The Goldfish looks like Mr. Scrappity's Bob!

  • @getdatscrap2945
    @getdatscrap2945 Před 3 lety +1

    get dat scrap cause im coming back 😂
    sell that fish sign for cash awesome. video Mike

  • @inge6280
    @inge6280 Před rokem +1

    Lol, if Jeff only knew….😂

  • @peanutricosky
    @peanutricosky Před rokem

    You should bring a cordless drill to get rid of the juices ........ your awesome dude

  • @PresidentofAntifa
    @PresidentofAntifa Před 3 lety +10

    *Sometimes I remember that steel buttplug Mike didnt scrap.* SMFH

    • @scrappyhustler7467
      @scrappyhustler7467 Před 3 lety +1

      U mean brass for the ass buttplug!

    • @PresidentofAntifa
      @PresidentofAntifa Před 3 lety +1

      @@scrappyhustler7467 lol he did say stainless steel in the video.

    • @scrappyhustler7467
      @scrappyhustler7467 Před 3 lety

      Which is often mistaken for brass

    • @PresidentofAntifa
      @PresidentofAntifa Před 3 lety

      @@scrappyhustler7467 Ill believe the person that handled the metal over a rando that didnt handle the metal.
      Sorry bro

    • @karbear26
      @karbear26 Před 3 lety +2

      I would have loved to see he worker’s face if he would have brought that butt plug in to be scrapped

  • @helanabubblyblob9326
    @helanabubblyblob9326 Před 3 lety +3

    Keep diving safe Mike
    Merry Christmas🎄

  • @stephenodell4973
    @stephenodell4973 Před 3 lety +6

    Can mike do more curbside scavenging pls

  • @charlesbenoitthomad
    @charlesbenoitthomad Před 3 lety

    I want that gold fish sign. Lol

  • @jackjacke4654
    @jackjacke4654 Před 3 lety +3

    You should bring a drill n knock some holes in those dumpsters Mike. Dang...

  • @amethystwinter1977
    @amethystwinter1977 Před 3 lety

    Scary when you put the babies head on backwards, glad the rain stopped, ☺

  • @michaelschuenemann3505

    S/S Tubing - what a Brilliant Score ! Dumpster Juice all over Your Boots - Ha ! Jeff thrown his Life into a Dumpster - wow ! A Wide Mouth Doll - what the Heck ! Another of Your Fantastic Dumpster Diving Adventures - You never know what You may Find ! Stay Safe and many Cheers from us in HOT Australia - well done indeed !!!!

  • @elong6160
    @elong6160 Před rokem

    And you are correct knowledge IS power, it's how we use it that makes a difference 😊 why not baking it's relaxing and yummy

  • @leattaslone1800
    @leattaslone1800 Před 3 lety +2

    A sonnet is a poem! Merry Christmas To you both! I love your videos!