What's the most utterly useless possession you can't quite bring yourself to throw away?

[Tail End Charlie]

I have some imperial spanner’s and some A/F spanner’s from my apprenticeship which I completed in 1975.

Me too. Having said that they've come in handy restoring an old motorbike I've bought recently - so you never know.

 

[Fastpedaller]

Somewhere in the garage I have a 'special chuck' which I bought at a car show in the 80's. It's designed to go into a regular electric drill to hold the head of a woodscrew. This was, of course, before the days of 'torque limiting adjustment' or variable speed on electric drill. Such features probably became common a year after I bought this gadget. Needless to say I've never used it, and probably never will.

 

[Gunk]

I went to a show of Hebridean music recently ("Hebridean Fire" - recommended) and bought a CD afterwards. Only then did I remember I can only play CDs in my van!

The only CD player we have is in our 9 year old Skoda Citigo

 

[Oldhippy]

An old pair of 58 pattern British army combat trousers. Had them years, in good condition but worn very very rarely as they are double lined. Excellent quality though.

 

[Hover Fly]

A comb.

 

[Rezillo]

The number 7 valve, from the engine of my mini-traveller, that burnt out in 1976.

 

[Webbo2]

I have various bolts and other bike parts including bits of chain, some going back to when I started cycling in 1981. I also have Campag headset, pedal and cone spanner’s. The only time they come out of the tool box is to move them to find something else.

 

[MontyVeda]

90% of the stuff i keep hold of is utterly useless... but it might come in handy one day.

 

[fossyant]

90% of the stuff i keep hold of is utterly useless... but it might come in handy one day.

Amen. Need a big clear out of my garage, which has started. Then need my son's car stuff out, then anything that's not been used in a long while is going. I need room for a bike hanging rail and another bike !

Then there is of course me. But MrsF 'might' miss me.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Emergency werewolf kit.

An inflatable moon?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Old clothes and gloves etc I don’t need

 

[raleighnut]

90% of the stuff i keep hold of is utterly useless... but it might come in handy one day.

You will need it about a week after you throw it away..........DAMHIKT

 

[lazybloke]

Some crisp 1980s roubles and some souvenirs from a trip to the Soviet Union

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

A comb.

When my wife first moved in here she noticed a total lack of 2 things

combs (and brushes) and mirrors

she couldn;t understand how I managed without them!