Steam Packet Company down.

At least, one boat is. It might be difficult to get to the island this year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/6327539.stm

 

It looks bad, but you'll be surprised how quick that gets back into
service.
Oh, if they can find somewhere to do it at short notice, looks like a dry
dock job and we're all full up in Rotterdam.

 

I hope that bloke's not driving us over.

 

It'll be quick if it goes into Birkenhead. Quick as in stripped and
weighed in for scrap value.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Eiron belched forth and ejected the following:

Is that all?

I thought you meant the beer.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Andy Bonwick belched forth and ejected the
following:

**** off, it ain't even worth that.

 

Quick trip down the breakers, waft of paint and a bit of Mr Sheen. Ebay.
Sorted.

 

Scrap prices are apparently at an all time high due to the demands for
raw materials in China. Weigh the fucker in and spend the money.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Andy Bonwick belched forth and ejected the
following:

Yeah, I suppose it'd get more than a length of lead pipe.

How does one go about weighing something that big just out of curiosity?
Cut it up into little pieces?

 

We're back to darsy's head again, aren't we.

 

You'd be offered a price for the whole package but nothing like the
true price of the scrap value if it was dismantled and separated.

Experience tells me that if you want to weigh in a pile of cable and
need to remove the plastic to get a better price don't throw petrol
over the mountain of cable then torch it. The resulting column of
smoke can be seen for several miles and you end up having to **** off
quick as the police and fire brigade speed towards your ill gotten
gains.

Experience also tells me that if you overload the suspension of your
car with big bags of non ferrous materials you can end up spending
more having the car repaired than you got for said materials.

 

If it was something that floats you could put it in water
and see how much it displaces. Unfortunately it isn't.