dumb works for me. maybe selling directly to the recycler would get some more cash. maybe saving them in a large outbuilding and calling the recycler to pick them up would save some, make it almost worth it.
"NBT - E. Beggs" wrote: > Um, "enterprising young person"...or dumb? > > A few hundred at a time is several thousand pounds of batteries to > slug on > and off per load (careful, don't spill that acid or get any on you!), > a 2 > ton truck, a couple of hundred miles at maybe 10 mpg...for $35???!!! > > Have to be the 99 cent Cheeseburger from Wendy's. You'd need a > truckload of > cheeseburgers to replace the burned calories! (maybe a soyburger is > cheaper > ?) > > Of course, if you're in a fishing village, you can just take 'em out > and > deep six 'em off the square end of the one-lunger some calm night. > That way > they don't make an unsightly pile by the barn. > > KIDDING!! > > Ed B. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 5:10 PM > Subject: Re: [biofuel] Battery Recycling > > > > how long do batteries last in the environment before leaking and > causing > > damage? since they are plastic cased they should last quite a > while, so > > i guess the terminal posts would be the first thing to go kaput. an > > > enterprising young person could easily make a few bucks by mining > for > > batteries, broach the subject to the children in your area, give > them a > > few percent less than you would get for them, carry a few hundred at > a > > time and pay for your gas and maybe get enough to buy a > cheeseburger. -- www.skaar.101main.net from 20:00 to 7:30 AST, ask for free access to the hidden directories. moderator of [EMAIL PROTECTED] lord of the minuet. nutty artist axtraordinaire. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
