Thanks Margaret! We like to think we are a good team and pretty efficient! We usually surprise people with what we can achieve in a short timeframe! 😃👍
Hi Chris great videos mate keep up the great work, here in Maryborough vic they charge $30 to get rid of a mattress, if you get a knife and cut all the way around the stuffing it just peels off the metal springs, you can dump the metal spring for free at the tip and just have to dispose of the stuffing as general waste, it's much cheaper, cheers Nick
Hey Nick, thanks mate. Yes, I have done that before and with older mattresses, I've even fed all the cotton waste to my worm farms and almost had nothing to throw out! Unfortunately time and space is a problem at the moment and so getting rid of them straight away was necessary. Besides - that option wouldn't work for the foam one, and the other had a pillow top which the tip would probably still charge as a mattress even without the springs. Our tip charges $26 per mattress.
@@TheUltimateRecycler good work, great idea with the worms it's such a shame they charge so much, a lot of people have been dumping them in bush land around here, i picked up a lot of tvs for recycling from nearby bush, since they have started taking ewaste at the tips it has stopped a lot of illegal dumping.
You are lucky to have a wonderful wife who thinks exactly as you do. What a pity the whole world doesn't view recycling as important as you two do! Good luck with the redistribution of this lot of stuff 🙂
I am sure you will make a good profit from all that once you get your 'pad and pencil out' 😁 It's good you were able to make use of some of that furniture, and I think that the racking is probably one of the more expensive and useful items. 👍
Your get up and go, puts me to shame! lol Reading the other comments I'm not alone... Looking at your van packing skills, reveals maybe a misspent youth playing too much Tetris!? 🙂
Sometimes that's an option Dave, but not in this case as the 'pillow top' section would still be charged as a mattress! I have used that method before tho 👍😊
I thought paying thousand dollars a year on storage for stuff that was possibly worth maybe half that was only an American thing😉 I know you will make the best of it, and find value in all of it.
A mate if mine has paid through storage shed for over 10 years. It was $240 8 years ago. It's long story but he had house build and it was full of problems end up suing the builder and they purchased the house back off him. So he put his whole house into storage shed and I said to him 8 years ago if you just throw it all away and buy all new furniture, be cheaper. I saw the crap he put in there and his nothing worth any money.. all second-hand broken crap. His cousin tried to get him to clean it up but he just keeps hold of it. One day he might come to senses.
@@scohen88 Actually, no. I've only really ridden farm bikes, and then not very much as we never had them on the farm where I grew up. I used to service and fix basic bikes but have never had a licence to ride them! Bloody dangerous things in my opinion! 🤣
My word the pair of you are hard workers and quick workers too! That was a mighty effort, I hope you are well rewarded with a good turn around.
Thanks Margaret! We like to think we are a good team and pretty efficient! We usually surprise people with what we can achieve in a short timeframe! 😃👍
Nice packing of the van and the Ute I didn't realize how much space the van had. Also nice to see Christine and nice teamwork.
Thanks Wayne! Yeah, the van is just so handy for jobs like this - it holds so much and is nice and high too. We do team well together 😃👍
Oh I'd have loved that. Could the print be Prince Charles and Princess Anne
Yep, I think you are right Nelly! Thanks 😊
Hi Chris great videos mate keep up the great work, here in Maryborough vic they charge $30 to get rid of a mattress, if you get a knife and cut all the way around the stuffing it just peels off the metal springs, you can dump the metal spring for free at the tip and just have to dispose of the stuffing as general waste, it's much cheaper, cheers Nick
Hey Nick, thanks mate. Yes, I have done that before and with older mattresses, I've even fed all the cotton waste to my worm farms and almost had nothing to throw out! Unfortunately time and space is a problem at the moment and so getting rid of them straight away was necessary. Besides - that option wouldn't work for the foam one, and the other had a pillow top which the tip would probably still charge as a mattress even without the springs. Our tip charges $26 per mattress.
@@TheUltimateRecycler good work, great idea with the worms it's such a shame they charge so much, a lot of people have been dumping them in bush land around here, i picked up a lot of tvs for recycling from nearby bush, since they have started taking ewaste at the tips it has stopped a lot of illegal dumping.
Table is great! Excited to see if there is any hidden treasure in the boxes. 👍
The table and the storage racking were almost worth the deal on their own! Somehow I don't think we will find any good treasure, but you never know! 😊
What a team. Didn't think you would get all that loaded. In such a short time too. Well done.
Thanks John! Years of practice! 😊👍
Nice team effort. The big table was a good pick up for the decking.
Thanks Longship! Yeah, and I'm pretty happy with the storage racking too! 😁
Good team work to get that done so quickly. Hopefully you will find some treasures in those boxes.
Thanks Katrina! I think we make a pretty good team - and we don't even argue! 😃👍
You are lucky to have a wonderful wife who thinks exactly as you do. What a pity the whole world doesn't view recycling as important as you two do! Good luck with the redistribution of this lot of stuff 🙂
Thanks Dave! Yeah, even just a higher percentage if we can't have the whole world! She is wonderful and we really enjoy working together! 😊😊
@@TheUltimateRecycler She too is fortunate!
That was a lot of heavy lifting. You both made quick work of it, though. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for coming along Cynthia! 😁
Looking forward to part 2 Chris.
Working on it now Glen! 👍😃
Good job, good teamwork. Hope it proves a successful purchase, Chris.
Thanks mate! I'm sure it will be successful! Just the large table for the deck and the racking is worth $500!
I am sure you will make a good profit from all that once you get your 'pad and pencil out' 😁 It's good you were able to make use of some of that furniture, and I think that the racking is probably one of the more expensive and useful items. 👍
Thanks Alex! Yeah, the table and the racking are probably worth the $500 on their own!! 😃
glad you put this in a playlist, i am only just getting to it now. always interesting and usually learn something in each episode.
Thanks Dean - I'll be doing a follow up on this series in a few weeks to share some numbers!
What a fun video! Thanks for taking us along the ride. Cheers* Oh, and: Quite impressive packing skills!
Thanks Sören, thanks for coming along and mentally helping me pack! 😁
Nice table 👍
Thanks! A great Christmas dinner table! 👌
im loving your videos mate.....im certainly going to enjoy this one its going to be like a lucky dip for all of us
Thanks Allan - yeah a lucky dip indeed! Hopefully not too much rubbishy stuff!
Your get up and go, puts me to shame! lol Reading the other comments I'm not alone... Looking at your van packing skills, reveals maybe a misspent youth playing too much Tetris!? 🙂
I've always enjoyed Tetris! Thanks Martin 😁
i think they took more then personal stuff. more like all the valuable stuff.
Yeah, I have a suspicion they would rummage through the boxes before we got there. It's like they burgled their own stuff! 🤣
Can you pull the fabric off the mattress and scrap the springs, reduce the landfill cost
Sometimes that's an option Dave, but not in this case as the 'pillow top' section would still be charged as a mattress! I have used that method before tho 👍😊
The print of the 2 children is Prince Charles and Princess Anne.
Ah cool, thanks for that! I'll be sure to put that on the price tag! 😃👌
I thought paying thousand dollars a year on storage for stuff that was possibly worth maybe half that was only an American thing😉 I know you will make the best of it, and find value in all of it.
Thanks Nick! Nah, clearly not just the realm of Americans! Seems crazy to me!
When you buy a storage shed, and the boxes have been opened... it not a good sign. 😕
I'm sure you will get your money back in the end though.
Yeah, it seems they certainly had a good rummage through before we got there!😟
A mate if mine has paid through storage shed for over 10 years. It was $240 8 years ago. It's long story but he had house build and it was full of problems end up suing the builder and they purchased the house back off him. So he put his whole house into storage shed and I said to him 8 years ago if you just throw it all away and buy all new furniture, be cheaper. I saw the crap he put in there and his nothing worth any money.. all second-hand broken crap. His cousin tried to get him to clean it up but he just keeps hold of it. One day he might come to senses.
Yeah it's crazy how much people will pay just to store old junk! You are right - way cheaper to dispose of it, and buy new later!
Who’s motorcycle?
Haha, I was wondering if anyone would comment on that! It's Luke's (Christine's son - who's living with us for now).
@@TheUltimateRecycler but I suspect you ride, too!
@@scohen88 Actually, no. I've only really ridden farm bikes, and then not very much as we never had them on the farm where I grew up. I used to service and fix basic bikes but have never had a licence to ride them! Bloody dangerous things in my opinion! 🤣