[AT] Rambling about waste.

[Ronald L. Cook]

Tell them they need to get "fresh rocks".  Those are out in the field. 
The ones piled in the fence row are stale.  <g>

Ron Cook
Salix, IA
where there are no rocks

Greg Whittaker wrote:

>  I've given field stone to friends who wanted some for small projects 
> like flower beds etc.  One of these "friends" had one of his friends 
> come up from downstate with a trailer to get a load of free rocks.  He 
> went back with an empty trailer.  We told another friend she could have 
> some rocks to fill in some washouts on her driveway fill.  The next 
> thing I knew she was making arrangments for an excavator and a dump 
> truck to come out and start hauling them away.  She couldn't understand 
> that rocks ARE worth money and if she wanted them by the dump truck load 
> it was going to cost her $500.00 for each 10 yard load.  Haven't talked 
> to her since.  The rocks aren't in the way, they cost a lot of sweat, 
> back aches and injured fingers to pick up and I really don't care if I 
> get rid of them.  I've offered free rocks to people if they come and 
> pick them up out of a field but that's too much work. They'd rather get 
> them out of a pile.
> 
> Greg Whittaker
> Wolverine Mi.