Today, at long last, I have begun a clear out. Having criticised my late father for never throwing anything away I have had to admit to myself that I am a "just in case" person. I keep things just in case they come in handy at some undefined date in the future. A clear out (partial, just in case) of the cupboard under the stairs revealed, amongst other things, a small vacuum cleaner, a power drill and a non-working kettle. I defy Valerie Singleton and all the sticky-back plastic in the world to conjure something out of those 3 items. There are also 4 large tins of satin finish emulsion (Honey colour) which I, at present, lack the courage to open, since they moved down here with me almost 20 years ago. I delude myself that they have not been opened and therefore will still be perfectly usable.
I discovered the Freecycle website some time ago and used it to pass on a television set. Someone's Mum replied almost immediately to my posting and said her son wanted one for his bedroom to use for computer gaming. The poor kid didn't know what hit him. It was a 26" perfectly good standard television which not only weighed a ton but was hellish to carry as all the weight was in the screen. Naturally I couldn't move it myself so he had to struggle alone. I hope he had the strength to play games on it.... Anyway, I digress. Today I have used Freecycle to clear out another couple of items, namely a food processor and some bits & pieces for a model railway. In case you think I have made a lot of progress there is an entire spare bedroom full of "just in cases" - including appropriately enough, several cases.
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