Post #450791 by blindy the pirate on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 1:22 PM

Now that spring is here, keep an eye out for stuff other people are throwing away.

Lately, I've been looking for rocks and cinder blocks. I really don't want to pay for rocks and it played off for me today when I came across these someone set out to the curb for trash day:

I haven't decided what I'm going to build with the cinder blocks yet. Maybe an outdoor fire place for the winter or building up a waterfall. But it seems that everybody is getting rid of cinder blocks right now. It has only been about a month since I started looking for them and this is what I got:

Total cost so far: $0.00.

I also find quite a bit of tiki torches people throw out and usually it is just the bamboo that is bad. The canisters and wicks are usually fine and can be used in home made torches.