[SOC] I've resumed dumpster diving

David Sadler-Lockwood davidg4cli at gmail.com
Tue May 24 19:12:55 EDT 2016


In the North of England, they're referred to as "Skip Divers"!

Dave G4CLI


On 24 May 2016 at 18:22, G4IPZ.COM <g4ipz at g4ipz.com> wrote:

> To them that don't know (them in the USA that is) over here in the UK we
> call dumpster divers "Skip Gypsies" - a skip being in the UK what a
> dumpster is in the US.
>
> Well we call them that just as long as the politically correct brigade
> don't get on their knickers in a twist about the term and start claiming
> we're racially prejudiced for using the word 'gypsies'.
>
> Then again - with my family background - I don't give a damn.
>
> It helps to make me an ideal SOC member too :-)
>
> Slim G4IPZ
>
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