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I have so much respect for people with this kind of vision. A little jealous, I guess.🥴

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He's every farmer and rancher's dream. They're masters at engineering new inventions out of old junk.

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Nothing not to love about this story and a whole lot more to love because YOU wrote it, Jane. (I’m right there with Michael Downing!)

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Anthea, I am not worthy! Thank you.

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have tons of old games on CD-ROM 💿 for Windows95 - original titles and fully licensed

the most popular by far was Mario Teaches Typing 2 (completely sold out of that title however) for Windows95 exclusively due to graphics incompatibility with (then) newer OS's like Windows Me and Windows98

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I have a friend in Raleigh who has a "salvage" business. Started with used computers in the 1970s. It's opportunistic. He recently bought 1000 tons of copper wire cheap. He'll resell it when copper prices go back up. He's done this many times.

He says once you develop a good network of buyers and sellers you can buy and sell just about anything in bulk.

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A recession is the grandest opportunity for traditional small business entrepreneurs to scavenge the detritus of unemployed geniuses and allow their customers to thrive and innovate. The survival of what remains of the upper middle class in America depends on people who use their backs, brains and hands at the SAME time.

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I think those air conditioner pads are hollow... meaning if you turn them upside down, they become a sort of tray with an edge around it...seems there should be a good use for such a thing!!!???

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a really cool business model! i know it's truly hard to recycle old stuff into alternate uses. this guy is creative enough and aware enough to snag and grow ideas into other things.

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Great piece. Love people like this.

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Me too.

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Re: story: I agree! More of this needed.

He needs a brilliant creative sort to brainstorm ideas for individual items on his lots to foster ideas for others.

Re: Wells $treet in general, I read you 50% because its smart and 50% for its snark. Please write my obituary with both. When the time comes, of course. Extra snark.

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Ditto Mike. I’m going before you, so now you’ve been “tasked.”

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Thanks Jane - I’m an old geezer that’s always “Jerry rigging” parts for various purposes. So it’s great to profile this guy. Almost sounds like a good “Montage” story ‘eh?

Stay well “Grandma”

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We could have had some fun with this story.

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Great read, Jane! Fun! Keep up the great work!

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Thank you, Ron!

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Fascinating! Great read.

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Thank you Jack.

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