I recently found myself in the happy predicament of having to dispose of a broken air conditioning unit, which of course meant that I would finally have an excuse to visit the local scrapyard. Yay!
Upon arriving at the gate, I expected to be led into a sprawling Hellscape with towering heaps of twisted and shredded metal as far as the eye can see where anything might happen, where I might get lost or chased by feral dogs or a gang of crazed mutants.
Turns out, it wasn't really that exciting at all. Just a small lot with a few piles of neatly sorted scrap metal, a garage/office and a scale for weighing out your scrap. I waited in a line of cars for about ten minutes and got 2 bucks for the broken air conditioner.
However, it was still pretty cool and I would definitely come back here although I don't really have any scrap metal to sell.
Maybe I'll look around my apartment for something made of metal and break it so I have a reason. read more