Calling it a day....
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I've had a rough time with my health over the last few years, and sorted a lot of stuff out. A forum member (Dave), kindly help me with some estimates for the value of around 10 PCB's I have kept and I have written the valuatipns in BIG writing on the side of the boxes. It will be up to them if they want to sell, but my eldest son said he would just get a skip and throw to lot!!!!!Hopefully unrelated,, but as we're onto the subject of falling apart, I wonder about some sort of arcade donor card, so family have contact details of internet friends who could help sell everything at a value the VAC'er could trust. Would save the hell of having to sell everything in a hurry whilst seriously ill, or worrying someone would do the family out of £1000's by offering to take the lot for £100. I guess I'm ok as I've got my brother (not that I'd ever want to flog his stash).
edit: 'donor card' being completely the wrong word, but just a card with some names on, or a letter, dunno. Nowt formal or laminated...
Got over 10'000 vinyl disks, some of which are worth £1'000's each, so I am like many, do I sell them now whilst I can at least get the correct money for them.
When my old man died 20 years ago, I got hold of his slide collection - he was a keen photographer for over 50 years. I dumped most of the stuff, but kept family stuff.
Ended up scanning in over 20,000 slides, took me almost 4 years! My mother died 3 months ago, so clearing out her stuff from the house now. Horrible job.
The house has been in the family for 130 years, so you can imagine what I'm finding!
CMYKhazi-Dan
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I would, especially if they are ok financially, but depends on if your family will acknowledge the value of the items. Can't take it with you!
ChrisBEANS
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This is a shame to hear @penrhos . Maybe keep the few bits that really mean something to you, just in case you get the chance?
I get you though. I’m trying hard to keep to a small curated collection, and that’s hard to do even today’s prices. I’m sure it was impossible to resist when bits were cheap!
I get you though. I’m trying hard to keep to a small curated collection, and that’s hard to do even today’s prices. I’m sure it was impossible to resist when bits were cheap!
John Bennett
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In a way, that is an advantage to having a pile of boxes of circuit boards with values on.
If you sell up and put it in a bank account, that’s what’ll get audited if you end up in a care home etc.
Cheery this 🤪.
I think I’m in relatively good health for 45 (touching wooden bench i’m sat on).
It’s been suggested I’m depressed, but I’m not, just grumpy I don’t have enough time to myself.
kingtreelo
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fuck me, this has turned into a proper miserable chat this has
one guy said he is going to sell his stuff due to health issues and virtually the whole forum has piled in about how shite they are
if you need the money before you pop off, sell your stuff, if you dont, keep it or tell people it ay be left to how much it is roughly worth
some people saying their wives and kids may just dump stuff in a bin is madness, do you not speak to the people you live with?
one guy said he is going to sell his stuff due to health issues and virtually the whole forum has piled in about how shite they are
if you need the money before you pop off, sell your stuff, if you dont, keep it or tell people it ay be left to how much it is roughly worth
some people saying their wives and kids may just dump stuff in a bin is madness, do you not speak to the people you live with?
CMYKhazi-Dan
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I preferred it when it was a choice between rabies or quicksand 😆
If it was me I would seriously look at sorting health issues first before deciding anything
I've started cutting out all the cakes, biscuits, chocolate etc, stopping eating for the sake of it and just eat what you need to get through the day, eating more apples, bananas, my diet was terrible, main issue I don't like much health food and never have, also need to loose some pounds as it makes doing things much harder
There are probably many things you can try to help with pain, looking at nerve issues on google
Is magnesium good for pinched nerves?
Did you know that Epsom salts give your body enough magnesium? This, in turn, helps heal and reduce nerve pain. Take an Epsom salt bath because your body will quickly absorb the magnesium. Epsom salts also have anti-inflammatory properties.
I'm married so of course not
mysticmonk
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Get down to a local pool and just make a habit of it. Joint pain, arthritis, muscle problems, whatever, just bobbing around in the water is good stuff. Can't swim or are shite, just bite the bullet and join adult classes. Very cheap compared to most things.
Funny to see the achilles being mentioned a few times. Had a complete rip not so long ago doing a spinning bird kick, it suuuuucks!
Funny to see the achilles being mentioned a few times. Had a complete rip not so long ago doing a spinning bird kick, it suuuuucks!
John Bennett
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I went the other way last year. My team discovered a smash burger restaurant, where you could get a magnificent lunch for £6.50.
We went so often, we're on Google Maps.
We also discovered a sandwich shop that did enormous slices of cheesecake for £2.50. After having these 3x a week, we realised we were just eating fat and sugar, so we started doing our own cheesecakes for work.
The Wensleydale and Cherry invention might look a bit rough, but it was a big hit in the office.
...and I can confirm I put on about 10kg.
Dark times indeed, but I think I'm sensible now, trying to enjoy things like water biscuits and fruit
edit: Quite some tangent now, I realise.
CMYKhazi-Dan
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You lot are madness 😍
The ashtray after cremation. 😆
John Bennett
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It was a silly post and a stupid thing to do, being semi-serious - it might’ve been easy (and fun) to put it on, bit it’s damn hard to lose 10kg. I might actually have to start doing 6am mid week runs. I think we were doing it partly because the main work project was so miserable.
I joined a private pool locally at the beginning of the year. It's great, get it entirely to myself for a half hour session a week.
Yes I do and my wife says that to her my PCBs are just a pile of junk.
If you don't have the attachment to the games like we do then people are just going to see circuit boards even if they have been told they have value.
I don't see the value in works of art because to me they are just pictures.
Anyway it's not like everyone here is suffering,it's just some have chimed in about their health because it intersects with the topic.
I'm nearly 60 and still healthy but that doesn't help what we are talking about does it?