Six Tip Trip

[Head Gardener]

Before I continue my adventures around the charity shops of middle England
I thought I would try my luck at the various Recycling Centers or tips as I like
to call 'em, in my local area.
As Northants and Bucks are proud to boast that they claim to recycle up to
74% of our disposables it stands to reason that at least 12% of that might be vinyl.
So I took off with my trusty camera to find out...


I knew I was getting close to this tip as the smell from the nearby sewerage
works is so overpowering before you even get within half a mile of it.




They take their recycling very seriously here, nothing is wasted, especially books.





Even unwanted boxes of Friends VHS tapes are left out in the vain hope that
some sad sap might snap them all up at three for a £1.





There are vinyl pleasures to be found however with this Royal album a worthy
addition to my collection of Queen records.







The only other tip in Northampton is at Sixfields, home to division 2 mid-table
stalwarts The Cobblers & my local cinema where I can often be found in row J.


A dark and not a very inviting metal container has something vinyl lurking within.




Unfortunately it's just a pathetic selection of tip-tat.







I make my way to Towcester where I'm sure there will be richer pickings on offer.



A friendly warning in front of me as I park the car.




I get out to be greeted by the tip cat, so much for no pets!




No shortage of vinyl in the "shop" but it's gonna take a while to root thru it all...







But I find nothing of interest in Towcester so I head south to Milton Keynes,
my first stop is my old stomping ground of New Bradwell where I lived for 10 years.




The signs were looking good at last.




However the signs lie as it was bloody shut, grrrrr.







West I go to Newport Pagnell, home of Aston Martin cars and an
M1 motorway service station and a busy tip and err, thats about it.
Here they have a STAR SHOP which sounds pretty cool and possibly fruitful.





More metal containers full of strange and mysterious objects, hmmmm...




Heaven knows what dangers might be hiding in the back of this one.




I did find a few records such as this original Nancy & Lee album, they did
have the largest selection of old videos I have come across today.
I picked up Pirates Of The Caribbean for 19p, that was all my loose change!



I was smart enough to leave this LP by the late father of Paula Yates
mother of Peaches Geldof and late partner of Michael Hutchence, etc.





My final stop is at the aptly named Bleak Hall, not quite something out
of an old Dickens novel but pretty grim nonetheless.




The last time I was here it was all closed off as a young helper had been
injured (by a falling box of Friends videos, probably) so I was pleased to see
it had reopened for business.




The promise of Beastie Boys and The Boys albums almost got me quite excited
until I saw the condition they were in. I think the snow must have been left
to gather on these boxes as they were all a bit soggy and useless.

So not a great afternoon for coming across any great finds but I have done
well at the tips in the past, it was just not to be my day today, so I shall go
back to doing the Charity shop hop!

[MikeTimbers]

I only ever go to our tip to throw rubbish away not to buy some!

I can only envy your persistence...

[Stilgar]

If I wanted to go rummaging here this is what I'd find.

[Head Gardener]

I think you should know,

I still feel a bit grubby!

[Head Gardener]

OK so these pics are not worth a thread of their own so I will dump them
like garbage on the skip of pics here. Triple Tip Trip, ahoy!



Back to New Bradwell and expectations were low




So imagine my suprise at finding a huge box of ex-djs singles,
which for some bizarre reason had over a dozen unplayed copies of
The Smiths 7" 'Shoplifters Of The World Unite' in it.
Even at 50p each or helpfully 3 for £1 I just couldn't be bothered with 'em, sorry.




I'd like to see Daventry Tip top that tip




Their stock is left to the mercy of the elements despite a small corrurgated covering.




The damp and quite frankly pathetic selection on offer deserved
to be dumped in a skip somewhere, there must be one round here somewhere...




Last stop on my tip trip was one just on the outskirts of Northampton




No shortage of tatty old trash here, "need a piano squire, how many?"
They take their recycling to almost industrial levels here.




Shame then that they had the most expensive records of all the tips in
the entire area. Sorry but I have really got to want it to pay over £1-
and no, there wasn't anything here for me, it's all just garbage to be honest.