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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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My neighbor was getting new carpet put in his house so I took a piece of carpet he tossed out and put it on my garage floor to park my bike on. I read that its good to keep it off the cold cement during the winter months is that true?
 
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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 09:13 PM
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No shame in dumpster diving. The carpet may help keep moisture from coming through the concrete. If nothing else, it's nice to have under your feet while having a beer and admiring your bike.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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My garage floor is covered in 2 layers of carpet padding...it's good.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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Or you could just park it in the living room, then you got the carpet and you don't have to go out in the cold to admire it.
 
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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 09:54 PM
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Nothing wrong with that, when I was a youngin' my first two places were furnished by dumpster diving. You know what they say, One man's junk is another man's treasure. It doesn't get cold enough here to worry about the frost line etc.
 
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