Not Too Proud to Dumpster Dive

I am keeping my eyes peeled for an item to launch my quest for the skies.  Remember it must be free.  I guess I will look in the dumpsters next time I take the trash to the convenience center (better known as the dump).  I have found some good stuff there in the past.  One time I found an oddly shaped guitar at the bottom of one of the dumpsters.  I quickly fished it out and threw it in the truck.  I figured I could always bring it back if it wasn’t worth anything.  Well, turns out it was a vintage Fender lap steel guitar from 1950’s. A lap steel guitar is the instrument that is used in traditional Hawaiian music.  Alas, it was not in working order.  However after researching it on the internet I found that many of it’s parts were in demand for guys that are restoring old Telecaster guitars from the same era. I listed it on eBay and sold it for $200.  Not bad for something I pulled out of the trash. Hold onto my feet.  I’m going in.