New beginnings

More glazed cabinets sourced from EBay sturdy yet ideal for our hobby both for £40, I plan to get glass shelves to add to these long term to increase the display and storage potential but for now they will do as they are.

Below the cabinet the chest of drawers currently filled with terrain were sourced from a local flood damaged care home. It pays to keep aware of local things going on and what your mates are doing. I was notified a local authority home, flood damaged was going to be demolished And a mate was a security guard. One cheeky ask later and I was allowed anything as it was heading for landfill. Immediately I went upstairs lol and secured two untouched wardrobes and four chest of drawers for nothing but petrol money and effort. My new neighbours in the homes for ex serviceman also got wardrobes chests of drawers and cabinets for nothing using my motor to get them home.

we live in a throw away society people don’t be afraid to ask if you can have stuff destined for the skip or landfill. Although the care home had been designated as flood damaged and due demolition nobody thought to use their head and look upstairs where everything was untouched. What the local authority thought was if there was less to scrap it was less man hours and less cost so I had free reign..

opportunities like this are all over the place if you take the time to look read your local papers and always keep an ear open as to what is happening locally. All you have to remember is to be polite and respectful when you ask even if they say no thank them for their time and leave a phone number if any future recycling options become available.

from the place I got the chest of drawers I’m still in contact weekly with the security. Guard now in his eighties and now a good friend. He in turn lets me know of chances to trade skills even now either as a favour for him or to help me.

as primitives we traded skills before money and capitalism screwed things up, but don’t be afraid to say look I can’t afford that is there some other way we could reach an agreement. I’ve cleared a tree from a garden to the tip for a greenhouse, networked a house for a friend and recently the chap who fitted the led strip lights to my hobby room got a couple of armchairs and help with his 3d printer. Money doesn’t have to be the only option and you can always be owed a little help just in case of a rainy day.

remember we live in a shitty world where we are all trying to get by as long as your polite friendly and respectful of the situation there’s normally a mutually acceptable deal to be made.

Oh and if in doubt wink and be cheeky lol