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Before the web, I ran a carpet pad recycling biz
We'd buy it from carpet layers for (+/-) $0.10 /lb
We'd weigh it, & pay them cash
We'd then compact it into 800# bails, & sell to carpet companies for (+/-) $0.20 /lb
I took zero biz classes in college. This was my MBA.
We'd buy it from carpet layers for (+/-) $0.10 /lb
We'd weigh it, & pay them cash
We'd then compact it into 800# bails, & sell to carpet companies for (+/-) $0.20 /lb
I took zero biz classes in college. This was my MBA.
I'd often work the dock, grabbing dank smelly padding piled 6ft high in pickup trucks
We'd weight it, then toss in compactor ~ by hand
You could try to stay clean, but it was no use. You'd look & smell like a dumpster at EOD
I didn't care; it was wildly freeing being boss
We'd weight it, then toss in compactor ~ by hand
You could try to stay clean, but it was no use. You'd look & smell like a dumpster at EOD
I didn't care; it was wildly freeing being boss
I worked in the warehouse behind a counter made of 2x4's and plywood.
We also sold carpet staples & tack strip. Effectively upselling customers with the $$ they earned.
We hung a 12 gauge shotgun on the wall to discourage robberies. Was fortunate that never happened.
We also sold carpet staples & tack strip. Effectively upselling customers with the $$ they earned.
We hung a 12 gauge shotgun on the wall to discourage robberies. Was fortunate that never happened.
This was 1997'ish. The commercial web was crude, & I was wrapping my head around its moving parts
When my brother invested $1k in an ATL startup, he mentioned offhand that they were hiring
I never realized the web could be a career path. This wound up being my doorway in.
When my brother invested $1k in an ATL startup, he mentioned offhand that they were hiring
I never realized the web could be a career path. This wound up being my doorway in.
oops, 'bale' : )
it's been a while.
it's been a while.
next time you're in Home Depot or Lowe's, wander into the carpet section & peek at the carpet padding.
Notice its a cornucopia of colors. That's old padding, chopped up, cleaned, & rebonded back together.
The circle of carpet padding life : )
Notice its a cornucopia of colors. That's old padding, chopped up, cleaned, & rebonded back together.
The circle of carpet padding life : )
