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Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Sun May 31, 15 1:23 pm Post subject:
WW I am with you on the ebay stuff. I have to justify the purchase of several essential items for riding. Shall we get anything on in the next week or so?

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun May 31, 15 4:13 pm Post subject:

wellington womble wrote:

I am definitely decluttering. My problem is Ebay. I put things to one side to sell on, and never get round to it!

I've stopped doing that. I've started raking stuff yo the children s hospice charity shop a few miles away instead.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun May 31, 15 4:24 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

I've started raking stuff yo

Is that a Somerset gangsta thing?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46193
Location: yes

Posted: Sun May 31, 15 4:35 pm Post subject:

ok ,i will cull somethings

i just had an odd thought that i have enough large general purpose "machete sized"blades for a bushcraft spider ,and far too many large (kilo of copper on a stick)soldering irons for any reasonably purpose.

materials such as bits of reclaimed timber ,very antique bricks ,good metals and suchlike will get used but i recon i can have a serious clearout in a few departments .

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Sun May 31, 15 5:25 pm Post subject:
I'll join in. Not sure how long it will last, though...

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15951

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 15 6:12 am Post subject:
Dpack, if you have any very old tools, either a society that collect and use/display them might be interested, or one of these tools for Africa charities. The best of them sort though first and sell on any really valuable old ones in the UK and use the money to buy more new ones to send.

Falstaff

Joined: 27 May 2009
Posts: 1014

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 15 6:30 am Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

I've managed a temporary respite by...... buying another table.

You've got room for a WHOLE NEW TABLE ???

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 15 8:20 am Post subject:

dpack wrote:

far too many large (kilo of copper on a stick)soldering irons for any reasonably purpose.

Save one for me?

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 15 8:20 am Post subject:

Falstaff wrote:

Treacodactyl wrote:

I've managed a temporary respite by...... buying another table.

You've got room for a WHOLE NEW TABLE ???

You can stack them.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 15 10:00 am Post subject:
Anthony, I have successfully got John to part with some stuff last month and am trying again this month, but he is up to his neck with work and just 'growly', so Im watching my step!

Pilsbury

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 5645
Location: East london/Essex

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 15 10:42 am Post subject:
Lol early days, its only the first so take him a cuppa to the workshop and sneak something out when he is not looking.... I have ti find my first declutter today but I don't think it will be to hard.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 15 10:51 am Post subject:
He is welding an MOT failure for a friend. So far he did 9 straight hrs on Friday, and since 7am this morning. Ive just gone and said 'The rain is on its way', and got a mouthful. meantime, in the shed, there are 4 ride-ons, 2 strimmers, and 2 mowers............... Dont think a cup of tea will really do the job...

Woo

Joined: 19 Sep 2011
Posts: 787
Location: Mayenne, Pays de Loire

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 15 8:59 pm Post subject:

we cleared he upstairs of our barn conversion last weekend. all the bits of wood that 'might be useful' are neatly stacked and chopped into 30 cm lengths.
the tools have all moved downstairs and been organised onto shelves.
I made himself do the putting on the shelves as I have had enough of being blamed for him not knowing where his stuff is because I ' must have put it somewhere!'
we went to the tip with a 3m trailer heaving with stuff.
I have even made a new friend with a boy smaller than my smallest who can benefit from the bag of clothes and shoes I had tucked under my bed.

Pilsbury

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 5645
Location: East london/Essex

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 15 9:08 pm Post subject:
Well i cleared the box of 'stuff ' of the top of the stairs and chucked the rubbish out and put the useful stuff away where it belongs.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46193
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 15 9:19 pm Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

dpack wrote:

far too many large (kilo of copper on a stick)soldering irons for any reasonably purpose.

Save one for me?

will do

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