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Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 8:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
NEW QUESTION

Where/who can I call to remove a HUGE disfunctional hot tub from our backyard? It's an 8 or 10 person hot tub.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 8:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Julie, call a hot tub retailer. They will give you the name of a contractor they use to install the hot tubs... same people can remove it. We had to do this at our last home, we sold the hot tub and it cost us about $150 to have it moved. We were on an acreage and the hot tub was set into the deck so we needed special crane equipment to remove it. At the other end they just put it sideways on a dolly and rolled it into the guys back yard. If yours can be tipped and rolled out then the cost might be lower to remove it and cart it to the dump. There are also trash collection companies you could call.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 9:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Thanks Rissa!!!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 10:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Julie, around here we actually have people who will look for that kind of stuff and take if off your hands for free. They recycle whatever they can to make money. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to really get a hold of them! When we were cleaning out my aunts, and an old broke down hot tub was part of the mess, we got lucky in that the guys were going to a house down the street, had come up the alley and driven by, slammed on the breaks and backed up, lol. They asked if it was trash, we said yes, and they asked if they could take what they knew they could get recyclable parts off of...no charge to us except they keep any money they earn and whatever was left they couldn't use they'd take to the dump. They took five huge loads of stuff, including the hot tub! And then one guy gave us his phone number and anytime we have something we think they might be able to use that we need to get rid of we give them a call.

I will say we felt pretty confident with them, they were well known around my aunts neighborhood. By the time they were done, they'd make quite a bit of money between the recyclable stuff and scrap metal, we'd saved quite a big (at least $400,) and they'd helped us out quite a bit. We invited them to a bbq, lol!

Like I said though, I'd have no idea how to get ahold of someone who does that except maybe an ad in the classifieds and see if anyone calls?

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 11:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
That's what I'd hope for War. But I don't know where to find someone looking for that kind of stuff... I guess I'l start off with a hot tub place and also a recycle place or waste mngmnt and see what they say!

THANKS!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 11:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Recycle place might be a good idea. Maybe an ad in the paper stating its not in working condition and free to anyone who wants to pick off scrap parts if they'll dispose of the rest? LOL in our neighbhood all we'd have to do is call trash company for a large item pick up and set it on the curb and it'd be gone in a jiffy. I can't believe some of the crap I've seen sitting out that people stop and grab minutes afer it's been sitting there.

Hehe, while I'm talking about my aunt's house and the junk there. My aunt has a small dumpster (one of the ones on wheels) instead of trash cans and usually my bil will push it into the locked yard after it's been emptied. One of the wheels is broken though so it's been in the alley for a couple weeks waiting for the trash co to replace it. They'd been keeping it locked, but trash co finally said they'd be here Monday so he'd taken the lock off. Well they were gone all day Sunday and when they got home about 10pm the whole dumpster was so full the lid wouldn't even close and the trash co won't take it like that. Sis said he ran in, got dressed in his grungy clothes and work boots, heavy gloves and face mask, took a light out and jumped in and started digging through. Finally he found a bunch of junk mail with the same address on it, so he loaded all the trash up in his work truck (sis said they had a couple bags of theirs in there that he searched til he found it, and took that out) drove around the corner and dropped off all the trash in the guys yard and duct taped some of the mail to one of the bags to show how he knew where it all belonged, lol. This has been a problem for years, anytime the dumpster is left out in the alley unlocked someone fills it up and I guess this time it just ticked him off enough to do something about it. I was cracking up when sis told me about it, especially that he was so careful to seperate their trash from the other guys, lol.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 12:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Problem isn't getting it taken off the curb, WG, it's getting it to the curb that poses the problem...

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 12:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
you could try freecycle.com; see if there is a group in your area, then you post that you have a hot tub free for the pickup.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 1:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
!!

I totally forgot I'd asked the lighter question here! LOL. Thank you so much for the responses! I'll have to look into those. Except maybe the BBQ lighter. That scares me, since Mom has poor depth perception, and tends to light the middle of her cigarette at times!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 2:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Anyone know how the site at freecycle works? I can't figure it out... THanks Dipo for the idea. Hope I can find someone who wants this hottub!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 3:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Julie.. when I was on Freecycle you went to freecycle.com (org?) and then go by zip code or area (in highly populated areas like mine there are more different groups.

The groups used Yahoogroups and you signed up for the closest group to your own area.

There is a faq.. the search engine seems useless but you can browse groups and narrow it down within your state..

They listed all the rules..

At that time, at least, no money was to change hands.

You could post an OFFER of an item, or a request, but they kind of wanted people to have offered something before they started requesting.

Some people would ask for some pretty big things, even cars, but you just never knew who might have one they wanted to pass along.

They also didn't want someone to TAKE too many offered items in a short time frame.

When someone made an offer, then people would email that person. When the person had decided who was to get the item, they would post that and also post when it was actually taken.

Etiquette sayd you didn't ask for something and then not go to pick it up.

I just read on my list except for one time when a mom posted that her son had fallen in love with a friend's Furby. This was after Furbies had had their popularity and weren't in stores much anymore. Well I happened to have an unused Furby in a box, so I contacted her and she met me at my Curves and I handed over the Furby. She never posted about getting it, bummer, but I know I made that kid very happy.

I saw some amazing stuff placed with people who wanted the stuff and people who were happy to pass the stuff along.

The rules could be different now, but I know a big part was that someone wasn't to be collecting just to sell stuff.. like taking a bunch of offers and then having a garage sale.

OK.. here is the starting point

http://www.freecycle.org/

Welcome! The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,318 groups with 4,780,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people). Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by entering it into the search box above or by clicking on “Browse Groups” above the search box. Have fun!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 4:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Oh I went to freecycle.com and got a much more confusing site...



Never got to any useful page.

The .org one looks much better--will try it out later. THANKS!!!

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 6:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
oops, Julieboo, I thought it was .com, not .org, LOL.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 8:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Julie if you can't get it moved you can always turn it into a huge bird bath or flower garden!

Serate
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08-21-2001

Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 8:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Medical insurance question. Hubby's daughter - one that just turned 17 and moved out on her own away from the birth vessel - says she needs hubby's social security number and birth date for the doctor's office. Couldn't ask her why because she didn't tell us, one of the people at the house she is living told us when we called to talk to her last night. She's used the card a couple of times but now says she needs his information. I haven't been to the doctor since I lived in Kansas [and had my own insurance] so have no idea what is needed when you aren't the person who is actually providing coverage? Just wondering if the policy holder's social security number and birth date is usually required by the doctor's office or not?
FWIW we're NOT giving his social security number to her. When we actually talk to HER we will be asking for the doctor's name and phone number, and will give it directly to the office with instructions that neither daughter or her birth vessel are allowed any information. Dad pays for insurance, birth vessel pays deductibles and co-pays and when her out of pocket expenses equals insurance payments Dad reimburses birth vessel for 1/2 of all other expenses. So birth vessel is the responsible party as far as doctor's offices and hospitals are concerned for all medical expenses.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Serate, that is smart, never give out ANY information, methinks this is a scam.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 11:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
I'm covered under my dh's insurance. Went to a new doctor's last week and I had to fill in a form with his SSN and DOB as well as them taking a photocopy of the insurance card. Often the card just has contact details for the insurer and a group number, but when the doctor's office calls to get insurance info they have to provide additional information like SSN and dob for security purposes. I think it's legit, but like you say, just calling the doctor's office yourself and giving them the info directly will fix the problem.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 12:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
My kidlets haven't changed doctors since they were toddlers but about a year ago we had to fill out all new forms for them and Darren's social security number and date of birth were needed with the copy of the insurance card too. But, I would definitely call and give it to the office yourself.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 3:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Actually, depending on the state in which you leave, most medical providers now use a number as an ID, rather than SSN. For privacy and security. I've not seen my SSN on my medical insurance card in close to five years, if not longer.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 3:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
They want that SS number so you can't disappear with outstanding money owned them. It's not for security, it's for tracking you down.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 1:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Good to be smart! My young relative had her Mom's SS# and did identity theft BIGtime. Once you have the 'name' of the doctor I would also verify the phone number via telephone book before making the call, just to insure it's legitimate. Sad, but these days one just has to be extremely cautious.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 2:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
Isn't it illegal for anyone except SSA to make you give them your SS#? They can ask you for it but you do not have to give it to them and they cannot require it, I think. Your SS# is supposed to only be used for SS purposes period.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 4:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Chili, that's what I was thinking. It's what we are told repeatedly up here anyway (Canada). Some agency's will ask for it because having it makes their lives easier (tracking you down for example) but they are not legally entitled to the information and you are not obligated to supply it. Perhaps a quick phone call to the SSN agency is in order?

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 4:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
at the Assessor we require it if you want a Homeowners exemption and on a couple other forms

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 4:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
ETA: Here are the rules for Canada. I would think they would be fairly similiar but perhaps someone with the link handy can confirm?

Service Canada: When don’t you have to provide your SIN?
Some private-sector organizations may ask for your SIN. This practice is strongly discouraged, but it is not illegal.

Here are examples of when you don’t have to provide your Social Insurance Number or show your card:

proving your identity (except for specific government programs)
completing a job application (before you get the job)
completing an application to rent a property
negotiating a lease with a landlord
completing a credit card application
cashing a cheque
applying for a video club membership
completing some banking transactions (mortgage, line of credit, loan)
**completing a medical questionnaire**
renting a car
subscribing to a long-distance or cellular telephone service
writing a will
applying to a university or a college.