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Cincinnati, OH

Monday July 7, 2008

     7:56am  We came up to Speedway. Just me and Joe. Tom was still asleep. First we went to the Kroger. We had to take a shit. Joe bought some foot powder for his cracked feet. Joe's got a ton of scrap in the back of his truck. We came to the Speedway to get some coffee and then we're going to go to the White Castle across the street to buy sandwiches.

     8:12am  We are leaving from the White Castle. We jumped on the highway. Joe pulled over and had me pick up some scrap off the highway shoulder.

     8:30am  We have arrived at Garden St. Processing, recycling place. The scrapyard. Right now we are getting the truck weighed. After we dump the load they'll weight it again and know the pounds. There's aluminum cans everywhere. In the back they have one of those huge magnets. I should take a picture.

     9:00am  Joe is telling me that Carmen Electra actually bought him a drink at a bar in Notty Pines, she grew up behind there.

     9:11am  We stopped to see if there was any scrap metal at some trashcans. I started digging through a clothesebag and this black dude on his porch yells out to me, "There's bedbugs in that!" Whoa, it seems that bedbugs is a big problem in this area. I had just seen a big advertisement on a bus bench about bedbugs. Joe says the Mexicans brought them over, hehe.

                    I forgot to mention that they have a nickname for me. Tumbleweed-Tony. They've been calling me that since the first night I hopped in the back of the truck.

     9:45am  We came by to see if Shrek was home and we found another pile of scrap. We're banking today. One man's trash...

     12:29pm  We had a big scrap-cleaning session back at Tom's house. We broke a lot of stuff up and seperated the dirty and clean steel. CLEAN! DIRTY!

     1:43pm  Shit, my tape recorder. I dropped it and now the buttons won't stay down. Shit, I might have to buy another one. I'm able to if I have to. Let me see if it's recording right. Let me test it.

                    It seems to be working just fine, except I have to keep the play and record buttons down. Like, it won't click in the on position and depends on pressure from me to keep it recording/playing. It's a bit hard to believe. I wonder how long until it's totally dead. This is the same tape recorder I got wet in the creek in Morgantown when my digital camera died. This one has lasted me a long time. I can't wait to look up on my website when I got this one. (Since 12-31-07, 6:58pm). Damn, seven months now.

     3:31pm  I just left Les Flick's Homelike Inn, New Baltimore, Ohio. I got a grilled cheese and they ate chicken-livers. We're going to go get some more scrap.

     4:45pm  We came to Vince's. Umm, I don't drink.

                    Patty, 319-7992.

     8:58pm  We just got back home. I met this beautiful girl at the bar Patty. She wouldn't listen to my story, but she asked me if I was hungry. She asked me if I wanted to call her, so I got her phone number. I'm going to call her up and ask her if she wants to feed the peace machine, hehe.

     10:09pm  I'm going to walk to the Kroger, but Patty's supposed to call me back. I'm going to go fill up my water bag at the drinking fountain and come back. I hope I don't miss Patty's call.

                      I got back and Patty DID call while I was gone. I called her back and talked to her for a little bit, but she had to go.

     10:53pm  I just walked back to the Kroger and shoplifted some $8 Neutrogena T-Gel scalp-itch shampoo. Oh yeah, I've had scalp-itch bad for a while now. I also bought some soap so I can take a shower in the morning. And I walked right through the door. Hey alright, if I get by, it's a-mine. Mine all mine. Fuck the system.

     12:21am  I had another good day of scrapping. I have like forty five dollars in my wallet now. We went on two scrap-runs today. One in the morning and one later on. It is really simple. It's real easy money. Hell, if you have a truck anyone can just go drive around and find scrap metal everywhere and then go turn it in and get cash. Recycle it. It's really easy money. Tomorrow I'm going to go ride the bus into town and tell my story and see what happens. Oh yeah, this girl Patty, this pretty thirty eight year old lady, I've got her number and I'm going to call her. Anyway, I'm going to go to sleep.
7:56am We came up to Speedway. Just me and Joe. Tom was still asleep. First we went to the Kroger. We had to take a shit. Joe bought some foot powder for his cracked feet. Joe's got a ton of scrap in the back of his truck. We came to the Speedway to get some coffee and then we're going to go to the White Castle across the street to buy sandwiches.

     8:12am  We are leaving from the Whiten Castle. We jumped on the highway. Joe pulled over and had me pick up some scrap off the highway shoulder.

     8:30am We have arrived at Garden St. Processing, recycling place. The scrapyard. Right now we are getting the truck weighed. After we dump the load they'll weight it again and know the pounds. There's aluminum cans everywhere. In the back they have one of those huge magnets. I should take a picture.

     9:00am  Joe is telling me that Carmen Electra actually bought him a drink at a bar in Notty Pines, she grew up behind there.

     9:11am  We stopped to see if there was any scrap metal at some trashcans. I started digging through a clothesebag and this black dude on his porch yells out to me, "There's bedbugs in that!" Whoa, it seems that bedbugs is a big problem in this area. I had just seen a big advertisement on a bus bench about bedbugs. Joe says the Mexicans brought them over, hehe.

                    I forgot to mention that they have a nickname for me. Tumbleweed-Tony. They've been calling me that since the first night I hopped in the back of the truck.
  
     9:45am  We came by to see if Shrek was home and we found another pile of scrap. We're banking today. One man's trash...

     12:29pm  We had a big scrap-cleaning session back at Tom's house. We broke a lot of stuff up and seperated the dirty and clean steel. CLEAN! DIRTY!

     1:43pm  Shit, my tape recorder. I dropped it and now the buttons won't stay down. Shit, I might have to buy another one. I'm able to if I have to. Let me see if it's recording right. Let me test it.

                    It seems to be working just fine, except I have to keep the play and record buttons down. Like, it won't click in the on position and depends on pressure from me to keep it recording/playing. It's a bit hard to believe. I wonder how long until it's totally dead. This is the same tape recorder I got wet in the creek in Morgantown when my digital camera died. This one has lasted me a long time. I can't wait to look up on my website when I got this one. (Since 12-31-07, 6:58pm). Damn, seven months now.

     3:31pm  I just left Les Flick's Homelike Inn, New Baltimore, Ohio. I got a grilled cheese and they ate chicken-livers. We're going to go get some more scrap.

     4:45pm  We came to Vince's. Umm, I don't drink.

                    Patty, 319-7992.

     8:58pm  We just got back home. I met this beautiful girl at the bar Patty. She wouldn't listen to my story, but she asked me if I was hungry. She asked me if I wanted to call her, so I got her phone number.  I'm going to call her up and ask her if she wants to feed the peace machine, hehe.

     10:09pm  I'm going to walk to the Kroger, but Patty's supposed to call me back. I'm going to go fill up my water bag at the drinking fountain and come back. I hope I don't miss Patty's call.

                      I got back and Patty DID call while I was gone. I called her back and talked to her for a little bit, but she had to go.

     10:53pm  I just walked back to the Kroger and shoplifted some $8 Neutrogena T-Gel scalp-itch shampoo. Oh yeah, I've had scalp-itch bad for a while now. I also bought some soap so I can take a shower in the morning. And I walked right through the door. Hey alright, if I get by, it's a-mine. Mine all mine. Fuck the system.

     12:21am  I had another good day of scrapping. I have like forty five dollars in my wallet now. We went on two scrap-runs today. One in the morning and one later on. It is really simple. It's real easy money. Hell, if you have a truck anyone can just go drive around and find scrap metal everywhere and then go turn it in and get cash. Recycle it. It's really easy money. Tomorrow I'm going to go ride the bus into town and tell my story and see what happens. Oh yeah, this girl Patty, this pretty thirty eight year old lady, I've got her number and I'm going to call her. Anyway, I'm going to go to sleep.

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