I am in the process of de-hoarding.
I have 6 bicycles, I am trying to get this down to just 3 (the one I ride to work, the spare one for when the first one breaks down and the one that belonged to my dad and is sentimental).

Yesterday I threw away 3 old laptops (the best of which would have struggled with Windows 2000) and a bin-bag of computer cables,and defunct PDAs and broken mobile phones (keeping only 2 'emergency backup phones)

I also took 4 bin bags of worn out shoes and clothes too tatty for the charity shop to the recycling and palmed off a carrier bag of VHS tapes on my sister (the only other person I know with a VHS player).

As I re-read this I think I may have a problem, but I'm working on it.

I think I inherit it from my parents and grand parents. None of them were well off and my parents grew up after the war when things were scarce and make do & mend was the order of the day.

While I still think it's better to repair rather than replace if possible, I really need to get rid of all those bike components with 'a bit of wear in them'. it makes far more sense to buy new break pads and I can afford it.

Sorry for the boredom folks and thanks for listening to my therapy.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 8 May 2012, 10:03, 6 replies)

never through computer cables away!

you will always need them later on....guaranteed!
(Lip Up Fatty Fatty Reggae still loves BBQ food on, Tue 8 May 2012, 11:20, closed)

I mostly only threw away proprietary cables for phones/PDAs/MP3 players etc that I was also throwing away

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 8 May 2012, 12:37, closed)

I am uncomfortable with the
idea that you threw away a bin bag full of computer cables.

Where did you throw them? I may have to go and dig them out of the landfill.
(username failed moderation, Tue 8 May 2012, 12:07, closed)

See above
but if you're really dedicated I have a filing cabinet at my mother's house full of 520MB(or less) IDE hard drives, SCSI cables, parallel cables, 30-pin SIMMs, AT keyboards, 4X CDROM drives ISA TV analogue cards and such like that you are welcome to if you'll come and take them away before I get round to skipping them.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 8 May 2012, 12:38, closed)

Very kind,
but my wife would bloody kill me.
(username failed moderation, Tue 8 May 2012, 17:10, closed)

The part worn bike parts
Sometimes people on bike forums/freecycle will ask for old parts for building commuting/childrens bikes. At least it gets used.

Alternatively, save it up and take it to the scrap yard and get a couple of quid for it.
( thistle, Tue 8 May 2012, 21:15, closed)