Should I chuck out my old photos?

[slowmotion]

We've run out of space at Chateau Slomo. I'm desperate to get rid of all the stuff that is never going to be of any use to me again and is just clogging the place up.

 

[classic33]

You still got the negatives?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

We have a few boxes of old photos in a drawer somewhere, always good to rake them out every now and again and have a look

 

[slowmotion]

You still got the negatives?

They're slides and take up a bit of space.

 

[slowmotion]

We have a few boxes of old photos in a drawer somewhere, always good to rake them out every now and again and have a look

Yes, good for morale if you're feeling a bit low, but quite a few of these are of buildings. There are similar images of far better quality available from 1001 sources.

 

[slowmotion]

[QUOTE 4750830, member: 76"]Have you got a projector too?[/QUOTE]
The projector gave up the ghost about ten years ago after a couple of decades in the loft.

 

[rich p]

We have a few boxes of old photos in a drawer somewhere, always good to rake them out every now and again and have a look

Bin them Marmy. It must be heartbreaking to see that once proud, noodley body compared to the lardy, hideous, beer-soaked lump it's become...

 

[rich p]

They're slides and take up a bit of space.

Seriously, digitalise a few and dump the rest

 

[slowmotion]

Isn't there something else you could get rid of, a wife for example? After all, if you've photos of her you won't forget her.

These are slides taken when I was 18-25 years old, the brief period when I fancied myself as a bit of a lensman. They're all pretty rubbish. It was before I started roller-skating with my wife-to-be.

Edit: It was love on sixteen wheels at the Jubilee Hall roller disco, Covent Garden.

 

[slowmotion]

Bin them Marmy. It must be heartbreaking to see that once proud, noodley body compared to the lardy, hideous, beer-soaked lump it's become...

 

[classic33]

The projector gave up the ghost about ten years ago after a couple of decades in the loft.

You mean you'll not be adding to this then.

 

[slowmotion]

You mean you'll not be adding to this then.

It was a Rollei. The drive belt had perished and I looked inside to investigate. I never did quite manage to put it back together. A marvel of German engineering.

 

[slowmotion]

[QUOTE 4750870, member: 76"]You can't even look at them! Why are they still there?[/QUOTE]
Cos they iz supposed to be "Cherished Memories" or summink.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Keep them if you live in the past like me. Bin them if you don't.

 

[classic33]

[QUOTE 4750902, member: 76"]I'm still the only Bin them vote! Oh dear, am I the only one on here who doesn't care about the past in this way?[/QUOTE]
Looks that way.

CD life is now down to ten years though.