I am not a hoarder, but I also don't feel the need to replace something that works. My TVs are new, I had no choice but to replace them.
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The oldest item you own and use
Started by FamilyTreeClimber, Jun 17 2012 11:27 PM
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#21
Posted 28 June 2012 - 06:07 PM
If I owned my house, I would say that. It is from the 20's I believe, but I don't own it. The oldest things that I own are: clothes (yes I still have some clothes from high school 20 years ago), stereo that is 22 years old, my Nintendo is almost 30 years old with issues (I think it is about to go), my Super Nintendo which is over 20 years old, and I am sure the list can go on
I am not a hoarder, but I also don't feel the need to replace something that works. My TVs are new, I had no choice but to replace them.
I am not a hoarder, but I also don't feel the need to replace something that works. My TVs are new, I had no choice but to replace them.
#22
Posted 28 June 2012 - 11:33 PM
Phil, I've got a ceramic vase that I made in Ceramics class back in 1979. It's the only piece that I made that turned out half way decent. :D I've kept it all this time and it sits on my dresser.
Shortpoet, you can count the antique desk only if you've been using it since the 1930s ;)
Phil, I don't think I've heard of the HealthKit brand of TVs. We inherited my Grandma's console. It was a beautiful piece of wood furniture with TV and stereo, but it was huge and heavy. The TV was behind closed doors and the turntable/radio slid out. It gave us about 20 years of use before the TV died.
Shortpoet, you can count the antique desk only if you've been using it since the 1930s ;)
Phil, I don't think I've heard of the HealthKit brand of TVs. We inherited my Grandma's console. It was a beautiful piece of wood furniture with TV and stereo, but it was huge and heavy. The TV was behind closed doors and the turntable/radio slid out. It gave us about 20 years of use before the TV died.
#23
Posted 29 June 2012 - 09:46 AM
Back in the day there was a Heath electronics company. They made many kits for everything from test equipment to TV's to radios to tape decks to ham radio equiipment. There were boxes and boxes of parts and an instruction manual. All you needed was a soldering iron and assorted general tools, and you could put it together. They were called Heathkits.
With the advent of integrated circuits and their resultant cost savings Heath faded away. IC's are wonderful, allowing lap tops, cell phones, etc. but I miss the days when you could actually hold an individual component in your hands.
I love watching many of the old sci fi movies where there were actual knobs to turn and switches to throw vs. a screen and couple of mouse clicks.
I used the skills I learned in shop to design, draft, and build my last two houses. There's something very rewarding about creating something wonderful out of nothing but raw materials and a vision.
With the advent of integrated circuits and their resultant cost savings Heath faded away. IC's are wonderful, allowing lap tops, cell phones, etc. but I miss the days when you could actually hold an individual component in your hands.
I love watching many of the old sci fi movies where there were actual knobs to turn and switches to throw vs. a screen and couple of mouse clicks. I used the skills I learned in shop to design, draft, and build my last two houses. There's something very rewarding about creating something wonderful out of nothing but raw materials and a vision.
#25
Posted 29 June 2012 - 01:45 PM
Phil, thank you for the explanation. I had never heard of it before.
Off topic, but that reminds me of the old electronic kits that Radio Shack used to sell. It was an electronic board that you attached wires to. Then, you could make a morse code machine, a door bell ringer, etc. My brother and I used to "create" on it all the time. It was a great way to learn how things work.
Off topic, but that reminds me of the old electronic kits that Radio Shack used to sell. It was an electronic board that you attached wires to. Then, you could make a morse code machine, a door bell ringer, etc. My brother and I used to "create" on it all the time. It was a great way to learn how things work.
#26
Posted 30 June 2012 - 05:11 AM
I forgot to add my car lol, my car is a 1996 vehicle. Wasn't thinking about it when I wrote my post, but it is getting up there in age compared to the age of many people's cars now a days. It runs good so why get another (just wish I had ac in the car lol)
#30
Posted 03 July 2012 - 05:19 PM
LOL SpiroFlo, I guess you are. I have my great grandmother's watch, but I don't know how old it is. It's probably from around 1890-1900. And, it doesn't work. So, I am disqualified.
Phil, that is so cool! You probably have a one of a kind item. I have my step grandfather's old cameras. They aren't nearly that old. I think they are probably from the 1940s or 1950s. I don't think they work anymore, but I have kept them because I think they're kind of neat.
I have my great grandmother's watch, but I don't know how old it is. It's probably from around 1890-1900. And, it doesn't work. So, I am disqualified.Phil, that is so cool! You probably have a one of a kind item. I have my step grandfather's old cameras. They aren't nearly that old. I think they are probably from the 1940s or 1950s. I don't think they work anymore, but I have kept them because I think they're kind of neat.
#31
Posted 04 July 2012 - 10:40 AM
The mechanism all works and the slide out bellows seems to still be light tight. Of course film for it was gone decades ago, it never had color. I do have a number of pictures I took with it as a kid.
When I toured the white house the secret service confiscated it while in line then brought it back to me before the tour started. Don't know how they inspected it but it didn't ruin the film.
When I toured the white house the secret service confiscated it while in line then brought it back to me before the tour started. Don't know how they inspected it but it didn't ruin the film.
#32
Posted 04 July 2012 - 01:17 PM
We still have our land line phone installed in our house that we have been using for probably more than a decade now. I'm not sure if it's the oldest, but it's pretty old. :D I'm not even sure why we keep it around, it barely rings anymore lol.
#35
Posted 04 July 2012 - 11:48 PM
One of our cars is almost 20 years old. It still runs smooth but the A/C is virtually useless. This car is basically used everyday and no maintenance unless something is really broken. I think it is possible that it will still run for 20 years more.
#36
Posted 05 July 2012 - 10:25 AM
Shortpoet, you don't look a day under 100 ;)
Some cars can last a couple of decades. My Dad had a Saturn. I think it was a 1992 or 1993. When he died in 2010, it was still in good working condition. It had very few problems over the years. My Dad used to drive all over to visit my brothers and his siblings, so it wasn't one of these cars that sits in the garage for months. None of the problems had to do with the engine. It was a good solid car. We sold it after he died. I wouldn't be surprised if the new owner got several years out of it, too.
Some cars can last a couple of decades. My Dad had a Saturn. I think it was a 1992 or 1993. When he died in 2010, it was still in good working condition. It had very few problems over the years. My Dad used to drive all over to visit my brothers and his siblings, so it wasn't one of these cars that sits in the garage for months. None of the problems had to do with the engine. It was a good solid car. We sold it after he died. I wouldn't be surprised if the new owner got several years out of it, too.
#39
Posted 05 July 2012 - 05:26 PM
FamilyTreeClimber, on 05 July 2012 - 10:25 AM, said:
Shortpoet, you don't look a day under 100 ;)
Some cars can last a couple of decades. My Dad had a Saturn. I think it was a 1992 or 1993. When he died in 2010, it was still in good working condition. It had very few problems over the years. My Dad used to drive all over to visit my brothers and his siblings, so it wasn't one of these cars that sits in the garage for months. None of the problems had to do with the engine. It was a good solid car. We sold it after he died. I wouldn't be surprised if the new owner got several years out of it, too.
Some cars can last a couple of decades. My Dad had a Saturn. I think it was a 1992 or 1993. When he died in 2010, it was still in good working condition. It had very few problems over the years. My Dad used to drive all over to visit my brothers and his siblings, so it wasn't one of these cars that sits in the garage for months. None of the problems had to do with the engine. It was a good solid car. We sold it after he died. I wouldn't be surprised if the new owner got several years out of it, too.
My Volvo lasted forever too. It had over 400,000 miles on it and it was still running great! The only problem was that I wasn't the first owner and they didn't do anything for rust spots. So yes it started to rust in places that got too bad to drive.
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