Clean Up!

[laurie]

After having my meat pie & sauce and a cold one I decided to attack the garage & shed they are both in a mess it started out alright the rubbish pile was smaller than the keep pile[ hmmm that's not right! ] and of course as it happens I found old hi-Fi mag's read them, then discovered old electronic gear that I could not throw away the point is guys my intentions is to junk it all but allas I seem to fail each time so now I'm watching the tennis

cheers laurie

[Vermin]

I usually work this way: If I haven't used it in the last three years, I'm not likely too, so it goes on the out pile.

[DrP]

Every few years I take trailer loads of stuff to the dump / recycling centre. Yet, I still manage to keep accumulating stuff. I swear the neighours must have thought I was moving out on a couple of occasions over the years.

[Tweet]

Everything has a "Use by date', if you don't use it Technology will outdate it and you wont be able to give it away.

For instance, I have 2 perfectly good Dot Matrix printers......now made obsolete.

1 DVD player costing $1450 dollars 5 years ago............just about obsolete,I have a far better one now.

What about computer hardware, CD Rom burners ,CD Rom players,Video cards,Sound cards, Memory chips,CPU's,old ! gig Harddrives,motherboards,speakers,Turntables,Amps.........etc.

Loads of good stuff once loved now occupying space,this is wealth being thrown away.

Technology with all its benefits brings with it the curse of obsolesence and a devalueing of that once prized.

So rather than take it to the dump, gift wrap an old harddrive and send it through the post to some unfortunate that you know so they too can share in your wealth.

Or maybe an old matrix printer with used ribbons for Christmas, why spend more....use up your old stuff first,that way you'll save money and make someone very happy.

And for someone you don't like,why, you could send them an old fridge(gift wrapped of course).

Don't waste your stuff,MAKE SOMEBODY HAPPY.

C.M

[hab01i]

Dont throw out your old technology, you will always find a use for it around the house and anyway keep it for S E N T I M E N T A L purposes. Theres NO WAY id throw out my very first CD player, which is still used in one of my rooms.

[Zurg]

I find the best way to part with stuff is have someone help who is in no way attached to the items. Kind of like an impartial judge who looks at the real value of each item. This way they chuck it for you without thinking about its glory days. Don't let them go it alone but supervise with a view to saving only the essential sentimentals.

Works for me cause I am a serious hoarder

[betty boop]

I find the best way to part with stuff is have someone help who is in no way attached to the items. Kind of like an impartial judge who looks at the real value of each item. This way they chuck it for you without thinking about its glory days. Don't let them go it alone but supervise with a view to saving only the essential sentimentals.

Works for me cause I am a serious hoarder 

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Yes that'd work - but very dangerous. I'm a keeper and my wifes a thrower. Very good way to get into arguments here. Now my wife queitly throws away and I queitly keep !. A very harmonius relationship. hehehe

[Scorchie™]

And, if you live in Sydney - how much money are you wasting per square by using your floor space as storage?

[laurie]

I find the best way to part with stuff is have someone help who is in no way attached to the items

Yeh tried that got my neighbour in and he keep giving me the $hits "what's that for".."Where did you use that".. "Your'e mad for throwing that away".. "How does that work" "I'll keep that" grrr anyhow this Easter break I'll have a few beers get myself tanked up and hopefully I will throw out the very first cd player to reach Oz from HK and was used on Air in Darwin as Australia first CD playback machine a Sony CDP101

cheers laurie

[gclark8]

OK,

Epsom Printer, 2 new cartridges, won't fed paper, free to amnyone in Perth.

Hitachi Monitor 17", ocasional signal drop out, with repair manual, free to a tech with 2 eyes.

Footy, well, swap something useful.

51cm Fisher TV, scart in, remote won't work, swap for your junk.

HIlls VHF antenna, dismantled, no insulators , may make a nice log periodic. free.

[betty boop]

OK,

Epsom Printer, 2 new cartridges, won't fed paper, free to amnyone in Perth.

Hitachi Monitor 17", ocasional signal drop out, with repair manual, free to a tech with 2 eyes.

Footy, well, swap something useful.

51cm Fisher TV, scart in, remote won't work, swap for your junk.

HIlls VHF antenna, dismantled, no insulators , may make a nice log periodic. free.

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we had a epson printer we didn't want anymore couple of years back when we upgraded to a new photo colour printer.

We put the epson out on the nature strip with a note saying free to anyone and that it was in full working order - it sat there for a month with no one interested till it came to mow the lawns again - picked it up then and put it straight in the rubbish bin.

Have seen the same with old vcrs that people put out - or old computers. And its not like we live in a posh part of melbourne - there just seems to be a lack of interest in old stuff - maybe peoples partners tell them off for bringing home rubbish.

[laurie]

there just seems to be a lack of interest in old stuff - maybe peoples partners tell them off for bringing home rubbish.

LOL.. yeh remember going to the tip in the good old days when it was FREE and coming back with more stuff!!

And, if you live in Sydney - how much money are you wasting per square by using your floor space as storage

Arhhh..Coral mate it dont work that way after a partial clean up THAT space seems to have made a spot for more rubbish

cheers laurie

[Tweet]

There needs to be a social dump for old still useable technology,available to anyone for a $5 dollar entry fee in every community.

The $5 entry fee pays for the Rates and the final removal of stuff not collected after a year.

This would allow maximum use of any bit of 'Junk',even as parts for projects.

Just a thought.

C.M

[laurie]

There needs to be a social dump for old still useable technology,available to anyone for a $5 dollar entry fee in every community.

C.M.

Or extend the Flea Market concept but a very good idea if those in need get them first before the second hand dealers...

just thinking out aloud think of all the second hand GOOD stuff that could have been sent over to Asia....

cheers laurie

[gclark8]

Yes, the Epsom came from the recent "bring out your dead", I bought new cartridges and a parallel cable for it, but... no paper feed...

CM somewhere to leave the techno junk for year, just in case I need something back, what a good idea, get rid of all my ham gear that way..

[Dik]

QUOTE 1 - You only need it the day after you throw it out.

QUOTE 2 - Junk is like a gas. It expands to fill the available space.

Best of luck,

Dik

[Santa1503559644]

<Aghast>

Well, I seem to be in a minority ... I'm a NON-reformed horder! (I tend to even keep the boxes larger items came in!)

I, for one, did not dump any old vinyls, in the wide-eyed CD-revolution.

Nor the old TVs (ref other thread!).

Not even that old top-loader VCR which doesnt really work!

I've even toyed with the idea of building another dirty great shed (at least 500sqm) sometime, simply to store the vast quantity of stuff that gets accumulated over time!

Speaking of "cleaning up" though, heard a huge bunch of whingers on the ABC talkback radio the other day moaning about how they actually "had to pay" to dump garbage these days! Oh the hide of those nasty councils! As much as $18 a trailer! The criminals!

In these "money from the sky" days of Howard Utopia its PATHETIC how many people whinge about paying 1/10000th of their capital gain on their last Reno Spectacular house sale to dump some of the crud they generated while "adding value". {NB: The calls came after the Good Sammys et al complained about the massive amount of dumping of shyte in an around their collection bins these days...}

[datvman]

HAHAHAHAHA

Brisbane City council mayor Cambell Newman on the news tonight went on about how disgusted he is that people are dumping there rubbish in the bush at mansfield. HAHA the council is there own worst enemy, as the tip aint free no more. Ah the advantage of living in Pine Rivers, where the tip's free and they have a trash and treasure where they have anything, even an old washing machine (make note anyone in brissy who needs to get rid of stuff still in working order, thats the place to dump it)

[ldu]

HAHAHAHAHA

Brisbane City council mayor Cambell Newman on the news tonight went on about how disgusted he is that people are dumping there rubbish in the bush at mansfield. HAHA the council is there own worst enemy, as the tip aint free no more. Ah the advantage of living in Pine Rivers, where the tip's free and they have a trash and treasure where they have anything, even an old washing machine (make note anyone in brissy who needs to get rid of stuff still in working order, thats the place to dump it)

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Yes but you need to show your drivers liscence to prove you live in Pine Rivers, otherwise it costs $ - gotta love trash and treasure though...

[Santa1503559644]

Yeah, the problem is that its all corporatised these days ... gone are the days of people fossicking and re-using stuff (apart from the "enterprising" mobs* who pop up instantly when there's a road-side collection, and pick the eyes out within half an hour of people putting stuff out).

Not to mention gone (pretty much) are the non one-use-then-toss generations who re-used things! When things came in that funny old thing called glass rather than plastic, or wood rather than plastic, or metal rather than plastic...

BTW: You all know Tony Soprano's profession ... "waste management"

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*Tip how to recognize them: they drive old vans or utes and never travel less than twice the speed limit on the freeways and main roads, but dawdle along your street looking out for a quick buck...

[betty boop]

<Aghast>

Well, I seem to be in a minority ... I'm a NON-reformed horder! (I tend to even keep the boxes larger items came in!)

Not even that old top-loader VCR which doesnt really work!

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you should put that top-loader out on the nature strip Santa - someone might pick it up thinking its a kind off toaster !.

[Santa1503559644]

<Aghast>

Well, I seem to be in a minority ... I'm a NON-reformed horder! (I tend to even keep the boxes larger items came in!)

Not even that old top-loader VCR which doesnt really work!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

you should put that top-loader out on the nature strip Santa - someone might pick it up thinking its a kind off toaster !.

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Or maybe I should make it look a little more out-of-date in the style department, and stick a "Topfield TF7000PVRT" sticker on it ... might get a coupla grand for it!

[betty boop]

<Aghast>

Well, I seem to be in a minority ... I'm a NON-reformed horder! (I tend to even keep the boxes larger items came in!)

Not even that old top-loader VCR which doesnt really work!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

you should put that top-loader out on the nature strip Santa - someone might pick it up thinking its a kind off toaster !.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Or maybe I should make it look a little more out-of-date in the style department, and stick a "Topfield TF7000PVRT" sticker on it ... might get a coupla grand for it!

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yeah well the hd toppy's gonna be about as passe as your top loader by the time toppy decide its time to come out.

[gclark8]

you should put that top-loader out on the nature strip Santa - someone might pick it up thinking its a kind off toaster !.

Or a pussey warmer...

[betty boop]

you should put that top-loader out on the nature strip Santa - someone might pick it up thinking its a kind off toaster !.

Or a pussey warmer...

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Purrrrr..........