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#11
30th October 2017, 06:37 PM
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Never retreat
Never surrender Never throw anything away 
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#12
30th October 2017, 07:21 PM
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 , just, ummm, making some room for more stuff. 
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31st October 2017, 07:24 AM
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I try to put it all in bigger cardboard boxes.
Doesn't work but at least I've tried. SWMBO is OK about my "collections" it's the kids that keep throwing "useless" stuff away. And as you well know, within 24 hours of the bins being emptied that item is needed. Which means an expensive replacement. When/if the kids and their kids move out, I'll have a few more storage rooms.
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#14
31st October 2017, 09:58 AM
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 I've been trying to make some space for when they all arrive at Christmas, but it's like clearing out the Augean Stables!
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! 
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1st November 2017, 08:07 AM
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2002 D2 S8 – Ming Blue, Valcona leather, Vavona wood insert, solar sunroof (to be fitted), Heated rear seats, extended leather pack, 18” Avus, ski hatch, Bose, auto dim rear view mirror, rear blind.
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#16
1st November 2017, 08:48 AM
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Too much stuff for sure, the worst culprit is married, has no kids and lives in a 4-bedroom house! Though that is mostly full of his wife's clothes.........
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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#17
1st November 2017, 09:16 AM
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I don't know how you guys manage. I barely have enough space for all my own 'stuff' (not to mention my ever increasing stock of computer parts and D2 spares!). I'd need a mansion if I had kids. Fortunately for me, I never had any paternal instincts.
I'm a lot more ruthless these days though; if I haven't used something in a while it has to go .... .... besides, gotta make room for all my D2 spares somehow! I need to get me a bigger house ... As the late great George Carlin put it (in his 'stuff' routine): "That's all your house is, a pile of stuff......with a cover on it." ....which is a very funny comedy routine. Worth watching if you haven't seen it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvgN5gCuLac
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust
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#19
1st November 2017, 04:06 PM
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Wrong guess
I used to have all sorts of electronic stuff but have had to throw it all away over the years. At one time I had a six cabinet valve computer in the garage and one of the old Police Control Room Mimic Diagrams. Those were the days when we fault finded down to a resistor and repaired by replacing it, rather than the modern way of swapping boards. Mind you a lot of the current gear only has one board so swapping is the only way!!! Now you have started me wondering, whatever happened to all those dodgy VHS tapes that came from Holland.
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