What have you done today thread?
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Been cutting some 100mm x 10mm plugs out of an oak beam. Problem is the beam is 250mm sq, so having to cut slot the plugs out, with a handsaw!
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An hour of Swedish Death Cleaning. Three weeks ago I started a brutal clear out. My son had some time to help me get rid of my bedroom furniture but I hadn't prepared so I emptied everything onto the floor. In between working and other jobs I've been picking away at it along with my three hallway cupboards. I don't consider myself a hoarder but I've been shocked at how much stuff I actually have. I've chucked half my clothes, all my old biker boots/helmets/jackets, my cassette tapes, CDs and videos - I've just kept my vinyl which I'll sell at some point. It's been horrible but once it's done, it's done and I'm finally starting to feel the benefits. At least now everything is in a box or ready to go to the tip.
Half way into it I found out that it has a name, Swedish Death Cleaning and you can buy self help books about it, not that I have. I Googled it and read about it over a coffee. I kept hearing that it would make me feel better but at that point I was finding it very hard. Now though, now it's nearly done I do actually feel good even though I know I'll spend the next five years looking for things and wondering if I threw them out.
Half way into it I found out that it has a name, Swedish Death Cleaning and you can buy self help books about it, not that I have. I Googled it and read about it over a coffee. I kept hearing that it would make me feel better but at that point I was finding it very hard. Now though, now it's nearly done I do actually feel good even though I know I'll spend the next five years looking for things and wondering if I threw them out.
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My Da was a hoarder,he kept everything from my childhood and much,much more. It took me years to get the job done and towards the finish line I was just binning stuff without looking. I know very well I threw things away which in isolation,I may not have done,but it all got too much and all that mattered was to get it all cleared.Trinity765 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:31 pm An hour of Swedish Death Cleaning. Three weeks ago I started a brutal clear out. My son had some time to help me get rid of my bedroom furniture but I hadn't prepared so I emptied everything onto the floor. In between working and other jobs I've been picking away at it along with my three hallway cupboards. I don't consider myself a hoarder but I've been shocked at how much stuff I actually have. I've chucked half my clothes, all my old biker boots/helmets/jackets, my cassette tapes, CDs and videos - I've just kept my vinyl which I'll sell at some point. It's been horrible but once it's done, it's done and I'm finally starting to feel the benefits. At least now everything is in a box or ready to go to the tip.
Half way into it I found out that it has a name, Swedish Death Cleaning and you can buy books and self help books about it, not that I have. I Googled it and read about it over a coffee. I kept hearing that it would make me feel better but at that point I was finding it very hard. Now though, now it's nearly done I do actually feel good even though I know I'll spend the next five years looking for things and wondering if I threw them out.
There is a refreshing aspect of the new broom which is rewarding. Stuff can be cool,but too much stuff is stressful.
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I met a bloke that (accidentally) burned his house 'to the ground'. He said it was initially heartbreaking, then cathartic and by the time he'd finished talking I was half convinced he thought it was a really good idea!Trinity765 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:31 pm An hour of Swedish Death Cleaning. Three weeks ago I started a brutal clear out. My son had some time to help me get rid of my bedroom furniture but I hadn't prepared so I emptied everything onto the floor. In between working and other jobs I've been picking away at it along with my three hallway cupboards. I don't consider myself a hoarder but I've been shocked at how much stuff I actually have. I've chucked half my clothes, all my old biker boots/helmets/jackets, my cassette tapes, CDs and videos - I've just kept my vinyl which I'll sell at some point. It's been horrible but once it's done, it's done and I'm finally starting to feel the benefits. At least now everything is in a box or ready to go to the tip.
Half way into it I found out that it has a name, Swedish Death Cleaning and you can buy books and self help books about it, not that I have. I Googled it and read about it over a coffee. I kept hearing that it would make me feel better but at that point I was finding it very hard. Now though, now it's nearly done I do actually feel good even though I know I'll spend the next five years looking for things and wondering if I threw them out.
(He had put a pan of chain 'wax' on the gas hob to liquefy it before dunking his bike chain in it. Got distracted and forgot. The funny bit was.....he was working for the London Fire Brigade at the time ).
I did a bit of 'Swedish Death Cleaning' a while ago and all I can say is that the skip I got was too small.
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My Mum was also a hoarder. We're very close to completing the sale of her house and we've got one more van left to do. It's going to be a very fresh start to 2024 and I'm really looking forward to it.Skub wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:38 pmMy Da was a hoarder,he kept everything from my childhood and much,much more. It took me years to get the job done and towards the finish line I was just binning stuff without looking. I know very well I threw things away which in isolation,I may not have done,but it all got too much and all that mattered was to get it all cleared.Trinity765 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:31 pm An hour of Swedish Death Cleaning. Three weeks ago I started a brutal clear out. My son had some time to help me get rid of my bedroom furniture but I hadn't prepared so I emptied everything onto the floor. In between working and other jobs I've been picking away at it along with my three hallway cupboards. I don't consider myself a hoarder but I've been shocked at how much stuff I actually have. I've chucked half my clothes, all my old biker boots/helmets/jackets, my cassette tapes, CDs and videos - I've just kept my vinyl which I'll sell at some point. It's been horrible but once it's done, it's done and I'm finally starting to feel the benefits. At least now everything is in a box or ready to go to the tip.
Half way into it I found out that it has a name, Swedish Death Cleaning and you can buy books and self help books about it, not that I have. I Googled it and read about it over a coffee. I kept hearing that it would make me feel better but at that point I was finding it very hard. Now though, now it's nearly done I do actually feel good even though I know I'll spend the next five years looking for things and wondering if I threw them out.
There is a refreshing aspect of the new broom which is rewarding. Stuff can be cool,but too much stuff is stressful.
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I waited in this morning for Parcelforce to deliver my Vango Halo 300 tent,required for some of next years touring expeditions.
After the rain stopped I did a 11km walk around some of the West Lancs countryside.I like it around here when it's not raining.
Blue skies & a golden orb in the sky
After the rain stopped I did a 11km walk around some of the West Lancs countryside.I like it around here when it's not raining.
Blue skies & a golden orb in the sky
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Cracking pic.Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:59 pm I waited in this morning for Parcelforce to deliver my Vango Halo 300 tent,required for some of next years touring expeditions.
After the rain stopped I did a 11km walk around some of the West Lancs countryside.I like it around here when it's not raining.
Blue skies & a golden orb in the sky
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Gotta be code,right?
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Only right that when you get wood for a lady you get a chip bun and a vanilla slice.
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Jelly roll and a cream pie.
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Ain't nobody ever gonna steal my jelly roll.
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Jelly roll sounds vile. Chip roll with a bit broon sauce i can at least taste that now i am thinking about it
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Now that's definitely code.
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I never knew that her maj was a fan of these parts.Can't fault her taste!Potter wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:08 pmSame.Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:59 pm ...the West Lancs countryside.I like it around here when it's not raining.
I read somewhere that they asked the Queen where she would live if she had a free choice and she said West Lancs.
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She always told me that, despite the culinary delights (chip butties and vanilla slices etc) of West Lancs, what she really wanted was Balmoral moved out of the rain.Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:40 pmI never knew that her maj was a fan of these parts.Can't fault her taste!Potter wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:08 pmSame.Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:59 pm ...the West Lancs countryside.I like it around here when it's not raining.
I read somewhere that they asked the Queen where she would live if she had a free choice and she said West Lancs.
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I grew up there, moved away when I was 17. I still get emotional when I see a stubble field.Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:59 pm West Lancs countryside....Blue skies & a golden orb in the sky
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Ooooo, I know what I'm going to make next time I'm invited down for dinner!!
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!!
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It must have sprinkles on.
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