Are you a Womble?

[Blue_SV650S]

"Underground, Overground, Wombling Free, the Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we.
Making good use of the things that we find, things that the everyday folks leave behind."

I am a terrible Womble!! ... the amount if times I have gone down the dump and seemingly come back with more junk than I took!!

Are you a Womble??


What was your best Womble to date?!?!



Please note that Wombling is only making use of stuff other people didn't want, NOT being a thieving pikey b4stard and nicking stuff people DID want!!
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The purpose of life is to fight maturity.

[The Shaggy D.A.]

And there's me thinking you meant one of these people :-

https://www.carpages.co.uk/mitsubishi/mitsubishi_images/mitsubishi-shogun-16-04-08.jpg
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Currently : Royal Enfield 350 Meteor
Previously : CB100N > CB250RS > XJ900F > GT550 > GPZ750R/1000RX > AJS M16 > R100RT > Bullet 500 > CB500 > LS650P > Bullet Electra X & YBR125 > Bullet 350 "Superstar" & YBR125 Custom > Royal Enfield Classic 500 Despatch Limited Edition (28 of 200) & CB Two-Fifty Nighthawk > ER5

[hellkat]

I've got a mate called Womble, does that count?
He's a professional cripple and a DJ, the mad old bastard

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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Tonka]

One of my pet baby chinchillas was named Womble, as he was born whilst Wimbeldon was on............does that count?
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'The core of a man's spirit comes from new experiences'
Suzuki SV650S (Clean); Yamaha XT250 Serow (Dirty)

[hellkat]

ACTUALLY, I've just thought of a brilliant piece of Wombling that mr hellkat did a while back.

I'm sure I posted it here (or was it on Bikersweb?) : his wall of shiny square bits of metal.

They were samples of some sort of wall backing: there were loads of folders of them, being thrown out in a skip across the road from his flat, so Andy went and got them, and diligently took each one out and sorted them into piles, and then glued them on his wall.

(don't mind Barry, he's just arseing about with some spare ones)


Two days later he went past again, and there were loads of small plastic tiles, all different colours ... which he then used to tile his kitchen floor. They were well nice, I still have a few somewhere, but not enough to do much with
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Blue_SV650S]

[hellkat]

mr hellkat is very good at it
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Ste]

AFAIK there is just one womble on BCF; Danny and he's from Wimbledon.

[yen_powell]

[Paivi]

I can often be found on Wimbledon Common. Does that count?
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My other bike's a Monster...

[neil.]

When I was at college in 1999, I noticed they chucked out a load of PC cases in their car park (like 40 or 50). So, after asking, I helped myself to 10 and cobbled together a Frankenstein computer with the working parts from them that my sister happily used for a few years.
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CBT February 2008 | A2 June 2008 | Yamaha YBR125 (written off) | Honda CBF125 (current)

[Blue_SV650S]

[hellkat]

[Ichy]

To ensure a global approach I would like to point out that 'round West Bromwich you would be referred to as a 'skiprat' or a 'tatter'.

I've still got 30 foot of 6mm chain that I have absolutely no use for, but it was in a skip and it might come in handy.

[colin1]

Im a bit of a womble, but theres a fine line between whats been thrown away, and what you can get a in trouble for taking...

I see skips as fair game, although i guess strictly speaking you should ask the people who have paid for the skip. If anything they would be greatful for more space in the skip.

A friend of mine paid for a skip, and it was half full by the time he got to put his stuff in, as half the neighbourhood at helped themselves to filling it up.

My favourite bit of wombling is a full size bath from a skip, that i carried on the back of a scooter. Still havent fitted it yet though.

Althought probably more useful was a reclining armchair. It was steel frame though with flip out footrest, and it was fucking heavy to carry up the stairs to the flat i shared at uni.
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colin1 is officially faster than god

[Poseidon]

I was at my mums when they were getting ready to build 3 new houses next door to her (on a plot which had 1 house previously! ). I watched them chop down 3 trees and cut them into small logs. they then stood staring at the logs, then the full skip, then the logs and proceded to scratch their heads. I popped my head over the fence and said "I've got a big van here, I'll get rid of the logs for you if you wanna load them up!". So they put the logs in the back of the van (I had the van as I was picking up an old sofa my mum didn't want anymore!) and I took them home and put them in the woodshed. Once they were seasoned (dry) they kept my house warm all winter! They cost me nothing and came pre-chopped! 'twas awesome!
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1977 Honda CG125
2002 Ducati Monster S4 (currently restoring)

[growler]

I like to use pallets!

recently made 3 matching benches 4 windows and frames and a set of double doors and frames for my veranda which is now a conservatory with bespoke bar
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DILLIGAF

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Our local tip is run by wombles..and tight bastard ones at that.
I took in an old cooker(still worked) and spied one of those huge glass bulbs that you grow plants in. Offloaded the cooker and went to get the glass thing. 'Sorry mate, you can't take that' Why not? it's been tipped. 'You're not allowed.' So i've just given you a cooker and i can't take a glass thing...stuff off....and i gave it a kick...it fell over and broke Better put it in recycling yer nob.

Pat
Petty but happy
EDIT:

[stinkwheel]

Behold my new bicycle of awesomeness.
https://www.bikechatforums.com/download.php?id=67948

1976 Raleigh competition frame made of reynolds steel tubing found flung in a bush three months ago minus its wheels (police informed we had it, were not really interested but we held onto for three months in case anyone got in touch).

Front wheel, pedals and headset off an old raleigh "team bananna" found in a skip.

Rear wheel off girlfriends old bike which had a worn out gearset.

A new bottom bracket, set of tyres and a spin-on freewheel later (about £40 all-in) and I have a single speed roadster bicycle on which I was merrily pootling about this weekend. Comfiest and easiest to get about on bicycle I've ever owned.
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I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[growler]

[Poseidon]

[Stelmer]

[Blue_SV650S]

Yep, dumps charge you if you want to take junk away - I've done that before ... i.e. dumped stuff of potential value that I'd have actually liked to use as bartering/bargaining chips towards junk I DID want over dumping it. However, they keep it and then charge me for the stuff I want ... .. so its not TRUE Wombleing as it isn't free ... but as far as this thread is concerned anything purchased for a nominal fee from a dump we will call Wambling!!


I suppose we could always stand outside the dump all day checking the people that come in and Wombling from them whilst they are in the queue!!

I have actually done that before - not down the dump, but I was cycling along and saw someone loading their trailer up - presumably for a dump run ... I spied something of interest in there (a lawn mower) and asked them if I could have it ... they were pleased as they had more room for other junk in their trailer and I was pleased as it was a freebee/true Womble!!!!
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The purpose of life is to fight maturity.

[Stelmer]

I've Wombled old Streetlights when the contractors take the old ones away.

Ask them if you can have it if you bung them a tenner and you've got a decent outside light.

[The View Askew]