We did a massive clean-out of our tool closet over the weekend in order to make room for the huge hurricane polycarbonate sheets we would have to store there.
I cleaned it out a long time ago and labeled everything for Art. However, he happens to be a bit (or more than a bit) of a packrat so it had gotten crowded again.
While going through the tool closet I found something that had me smiling.
Do you remember these? Art had saved these tiny canisters thinking he could store something small in them. For younger readers, let me explain that these plastic containers used to hold 35 mm camera film.
So I started looking around the house for things that were now becoming obsolete.
I found this old cellphone in the toy closet I keep for the grandkids when they come over.
I wondered if the grandkids would even know what it was since we're all using smart phones now.
I have a memory of my granddaughter not knowing how people used a rotary phone.
We do actually keep a landline for mom, but a lot of my friends have discontinued them in favor of just relying on their smartphones.
And we do have this little boom box for mom because she still listens to taped music.
Yes, tapes. She listens to Japanese musical cassette tapes that my aunt in Japan had recorded for her.
The problem is the tape cassette player keeps breaking so we had two more of these boom boxes in the closet that we took to an e-waste collection. (Art and I use our small Echo Dot to listen to music.)
I think it's great that such amazing technology advances have been made, but concerned about the waste it produces.
Our tool closet?
It's all done. Hopefully, it will fit all the polycarbon sheets now.
And the film canisters? I think they will be great for small pills in my travel bag.
I cleaned it out a long time ago and labeled everything for Art. However, he happens to be a bit (or more than a bit) of a packrat so it had gotten crowded again.
While going through the tool closet I found something that had me smiling.
Do you remember these? Art had saved these tiny canisters thinking he could store something small in them. For younger readers, let me explain that these plastic containers used to hold 35 mm camera film.
So I started looking around the house for things that were now becoming obsolete.
I found this old cellphone in the toy closet I keep for the grandkids when they come over.
I wondered if the grandkids would even know what it was since we're all using smart phones now.
I have a memory of my granddaughter not knowing how people used a rotary phone.
We do actually keep a landline for mom, but a lot of my friends have discontinued them in favor of just relying on their smartphones.
And we do have this little boom box for mom because she still listens to taped music.
Yes, tapes. She listens to Japanese musical cassette tapes that my aunt in Japan had recorded for her.
The problem is the tape cassette player keeps breaking so we had two more of these boom boxes in the closet that we took to an e-waste collection. (Art and I use our small Echo Dot to listen to music.)
I think it's great that such amazing technology advances have been made, but concerned about the waste it produces.
Our tool closet?
And the film canisters? I think they will be great for small pills in my travel bag.
The washing machines at the place we stay in when we go away during the winter uses $1 coins. I 'collect' the coins during the year so use some of those 35mm canisters to store them. They are just the right size - the coins fit quite nicely and as I know how many weeks we'll be away - after all these years have a rough idea of how many times I'll wash - so at $4 a wash know approximately how much I'll need.
ReplyDeleteYes I could ask the office for change but this is fun and an incentive to save towards the trip and not leave it all to the last minute. They take quite a few coins so it's great to see the numbers mount up.
I am reminded how we gave away our somewhat upscale stereo system.
ReplyDeleteAnxious to hear about the mysterious sheets to use for hurricanes.
ReplyDeleteBoom boxes seem to only be sold online now. I don't see them in the stores anymore.
As for using the old film canisters for pills when traveling, don't the luggage inspector guys want to see medicines in their original pharmacy container? I'd be afraid of "bursting" the lid trying to get it open and spraying the pills all over.
The tool shed looks all spiffy now! Cheers, Linda in Kansas
Ha ha, what do you mean old cell phone? That is my current model:)) I do use those film canisters for coin storage in my car. Comes in handy.
ReplyDeleteMy film canister broke this year and shed screws all over the bottom of my tool box. I had forgotten what it actually was! Thanks for reminding me. I will be happy to entertain you over here if you want a crack at organizing just any wall of our garage!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how relatively fast things become obsolete.
ReplyDeleteit's easy to pack things away for another day...lol!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how long it`ll be before they come up with a matter transporter (like in Star Trek) ?, like a watch where you just press a button and you`re instantly transported 3000 miles from New York to Los Angeles in less than 1 second. Thats the one key piece of technology that our society is still lacking, we`ve got smartphones and the internet but we still have to rely on modes of transport to get around and delivery services to bring us our cod and chips ! ! !.
ReplyDeleteI remember those film canisters … the children used to enjoy building them up and knocking them down again!
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
I had those all around when I used film, too. But I don't have any around any more! They would be perfect for small amounts of pills in one's purse, though. :-)
ReplyDeleteI use the film canisters for a one day supply of pills when travelling. Then I pack one for each day. Because I have morning and evening pills, I put the evening in first, then push in a 2" square piece of paper, and put the morning on top. I can dump those out, then pull out the paper and have evening left.
ReplyDeleteI have a Sony boom box like your Mom's under my computer desk right now.
ReplyDeleteIt is traditional to keep pakalolo in those.
ReplyDeleteYou and Art did a fantastic job on the organizing. Way-to-Go! I remember most of the items you mentioned here. Sometimes I miss my boom box and CD player (they're in the storage room out back).
ReplyDeleteI listen to my echo-dot sometimes, but haven't taken time to figure all the details on things like making a playlist yet. Maybe...one day.
Wishing you a wonderful week, Kay!
I think all of those little film canisters are gone now. but I know I kept some around for quite a while. We still have a couple of boom boxes. One is set up just for the radio in our office. And I do have several old dial phones that were in the grand kids' playhouse and are now stuck in the attic.
ReplyDeleteI really don't understand that male mania for saving bits of hardware. It's easier to go to the hardware store and get the exact screw you need -- much easier than sifting through old coffee cans full of random screws that are never the exact one you need anyway.
ReplyDeleteI wish I'd hung on to all those film canisters!
ReplyDeleteI, too, am a pack rat. All those years teaching. We're working on this.
Out with the old
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