Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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12 December 2010
11:2584192On a slightly similar theme to PaulB's "These boots were made for walking", I wondered what favourite items we have had for years and can't bear to part with so we mend/repair/glue or just admire, even though they are now useless but we can't bear to part with them.
I have a clock which spends most of it's time not working, when it does it eats batteries. It will suddenly stop working after a few days and can't be relied upon but can I part with it? No! It was only a cheapie which I've had for about 15 years. I like it because it's a dinosaur (and I'm a dinosaur geek
) it roars and its eyes light up!
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12 December 2010
11:2784193Jan Higgins
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12 December 2010
11:4084195I expect the poor little thing needs an internal clean if you know what I mean.
I have a motheaten scarf that belonged to my father folded away in a draw, I always wore it in the winter but it is much too tatty looking now. I originaly kept it to wear and not for sentimental reasons at all as I do not remember Dad wearing it.
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12 December 2010
17:3484230Ah ive got lots of keep sakes i call them that i cant throw out, some are sadly mates lol
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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12 December 2010
20:2884263i must admit that when i saw the thread title my first thought was "i didn't know that mrs dixon was a member".
sorry brian, couldn't resist.
Brian Dixon
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12 December 2010
21:1884271mrs dixon is not,but mr dixon is,but wot a nice thought could do with a younger model.
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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12 December 2010
21:3984272erm.. is this slightly sad? i have the birthday cards from my 18th and 21st...
as well as a few essays i wrote at uni that i loved and got a high score for.. reminds me i have a brain when i forget!
Ohh and a whole room full of stuff at my mum and dads although i do whittle it down every time i get a chance, and throw some bits and pieces out...
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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12 December 2010
22:0784275
How sad is this, Issued to me in 1974, acid burns to the right sleeve and god knows how many patches, given away 2yrs ago I bought an expensive replaicement to get it back, my baby is back with me.
Worth every penny and still keeps me warm.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Guest 666- Registered: 25 Mar 2008
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13 December 2010
00:0484294I have an old lock from the church I served at in Camberwell S.London when it was de-comissioned and turned into flats the priest said I could have a keep-sake (I wish I had asked for the font!), it still has the original key and turns etc and is mounted in solid oak with a strong cast mechanisim.
Has been with me from my teenage years and still sits on my desk today as a reminder and fond memory of those innocent times.
Quite useless without it's Sacristy...but...one day?
Oh Boy!, That'll be the day.........
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 December 2010
00:0784295buddy
are you trying to say that you were the pontiff and fell on hard times?
you can confess in private on here.
Guest 666- Registered: 25 Mar 2008
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13 December 2010
00:0984297Not quite Howard..
Full confession on Sundays!
Oh Boy!, That'll be the day.........
13 December 2010
00:5084300I have a 1958 Morris Minor in my garage which common sense tells me I should get rid of but I cant.
I bought it as a bit of a wreck 18 years and spent years restoring it to make a profit. Now I keep finding excuses for not getting rid of it. How soft is that???
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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13 December 2010
01:0684303Jimmy, think of it as a long term investment instead and that you are sitting on a future gold mine, that way you can keep it with a clear conscience.
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Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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13 December 2010
01:2584305Morris Minor, wonderful, I had one (light blue) in the 1960s. Kept it for 4 years and lost a total of £100 on its depreciation over the four years, when I sold it !
It was still going strong over a year later with its new owner. It had the old fashioned indicators.
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Lincolnshire Born and Bred
13 December 2010
11:5184327Brian your long suffering wife deserves a medal
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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13 December 2010
13:3684357mel,its me who needs a medal and a four [4] year holiday.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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13 December 2010
20:5584466Jan I have had the clock cleaned a couple of times to no avail, it still works when it feels like it!
Buddy, how interesting.
@ Brian!
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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13 December 2010
21:2084481Well I done a posting on this and can not find it so will do it again,I have a pr of shoes that I wear when going around at election time with my leaflets, I have done 100s of miles over the ten years +I have been doing it .they are a pr of Pavers hand made, they are on their way out but they will make the nextyear locals,but they are the best shoes I have ever had.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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14 December 2010
07:1484512Perhaps you should throw them away now Vic - they are your "unlucky" shoes.
Roger
