Old bike saves sofa, read all abaaaaaaht it!

[BlackPanther]

As I sat down tonight on our trusty Natuzzi reclining sofa, I pulled the handle to settle down for a bit of XBoxing and "ping", it came off in my hand (ooeer Missus.) The sofa's just out of warranty, but after tipping it over, and carefully removing the dust sheet I spotted that the wire is exactly the same width as a gear/brake cable. I almost just chucked my (very) old mountain bike when the rear bearings gave up last Winter, but I had the foresight (and patience) to strip her of her handle bars (now on hybrid bike) nuts, bolts, tubes, tyres and yes, cables. I knew the cables would be no good for another bike, but "Hey, hey, throw nothing away" is my motto.

Anyway, long story short. Off with the old sofa cable, the new one slotted straight through the housing, a nut/bolt combo in place of the original cables hook, a crimped hollow tip ferrule on the cable inside the handle, dust sheet tacked back on and hey presto, job done.

The moral of this story of course is never, ever throw anything away!

 

[biggs682]

i have loads of bits that need throwing away but just cant do it as you just never know

 

[Jonathing]

I have a load of stuff I'm never going to use again and which should really be thrown away. Except I don't know which bits they are until I don't use them.

 

[Speicher]

i have loads of bits that need throwing away but just cant do it as you just never know

I have a load of stuff I'm never going to use again and which should really be thrown away. Except I don't know which bits they are until I don't use them.

I am so pleased I am not the only one who does that. Have you found a piece of black plastic about one inch square with a slight lip on one edge. That will be the little cover/slideable thingy of my plant propagator. If you have one of those it would save me making one from something else that I cannot identify until I do not need it.

 

[Cal]

I've found, that when I throw unidentifiable bits away (rare occurence, what's a shed for?) the bit it belongs to turns up within the day/month/year. It's not worth it.

 

[snorri]

Does anyone else find after upending their junk box, they start to reminisce regarding the origins of the contents? I have been known to forget what I was looking for as the memories come flooding back.

 

[Speicher]

Yes, Snorri. There is a particular padlock that reminds me of when I was in shed with the man from the water board, and I was wearing my dressing gown.

 

[fossyant]

Yes, Snorri. There is a particular padlock that reminds me of when I was in shed with the man from the water board, and I was wearing my dressing gown.

Padlocks in a state of undress ?

 

[Speicher]

No, the padlock was on the shed door.