The useless cables amnesty

[Stumpy Pepys]

I think we all have one of these (at least the male OTFers).

Of course, if I throw any single cable away, I will find I need one three weeks later.

[ursus arctos]

Funny you mention this

I am in the process of consolidating at least three separate boxes of cables and chargers at the moment. Multiple moves among places with different systems complicates a process that is inherently fraught.

Also, transformers weigh a ton.

[Ginger Yellow]

There must be a local copper cabling thief I can sell them to.

[3 Colours Red]

I think we all have one of these (at least the male OTFers).

Just one? I think I had four last time I checked.

[Fussbudget]

What do you assume female OTFers use to connect and power their electronic equipment?

[JVL]

I think we all have one of these (at least the male OTFers).

Ah. Yes. An almost identical wicker basket thing full of cables and chargers on the shelving unit next to my desk, alongside another box containg 3.5" disks. Even though I no longer own a disk drive...

[Amor de Cosmos]

Oh, yeah. If SCSI cords and connectors make a comeback I'm gonna be made in the shade.

[San Bernardhinault]

Two and a bit. One of power connectors and adapters. One of video, USB and ethernet cables. Half of one of other random crap.

[Patrick Thistle]

I threw away a load last week and freed up half a desk drawer for other crap

[WOM]

What do you assume female OTFers use to connect and power their electronic equipment?

Oh, it's not about the connecting and powering. It's about the warehousing of dozens of castoffs that used to do those jobs, but which are far too critical to part with.

But it was a horribly sexist generalization, and I frowned deeply when I saw it. Deeply.

[Fussbudget]

Well exactly. Where else am I supposed to keep all my scart leads and VGA cables.

[hobbes]

Scart leads?! Pah! We had co-axial RF leads when I was a boy and I don’t recall anyone complaining...

[Sporting]

Just had a rough count and we have around 400 cassettes. And obviously nothing to play them on.

[Walt Flanagans Dog]

Of course, if I throw any single cable away, I will find I need one three weeks later.

I cleared a load out a year or so ago and haven't yet needed any of them. I know that is tempting fate to a ridiculous degree though.

Earlier this evening daughter decided to tidy out the "big cupboard" in the kitchen and I found myself being held to account for why we still have half a bag of chipotle and garlic salad crunch toppers. So if she discovered a wicker basket of redundant cables I'd be in real trouble.

[Guy Profumo]

The Useless Cables.

Christ, I saw them support The Teardrop Explodes back at The Limit in 1984.

They were fucking shite.

[hobbes]

Just had a rough count and we have around 400 cassettes. And obviously nothing to play them on.

Can’t you just stick a Bic biro in the spindles and hold them close to your ear?

[Fussbudget]

We also have loads of cassettes, but we have at least 3 cassette players in the house (possibly more in the loft, fuck knows what's in there.) They still never get played though.

[Amor de Cosmos]

The last couple of months I've been trying to get rid of an almost new cassette dubbing deck, receiver, five speaker system and turntable, but no-takers. Maybe I'll bequeath them to the kid along with all my vinyl and he can deal with it all.

[3 Colours Red]

I'll happily take a LaserDisc player if anyone's got one spare... hey, if you don't ask, you don't get.

As well as my four (minimum) tubs of cables, I also have one full of spare game controllers. If anyone needs seven Mega Drive joypads in varying condition, get in touch.

[Ginger Yellow]

My parents actually bought a new cassette player recently.

[Amor de Cosmos]

I wouldn't have believed that was even possible

[Ginger Yellow]

Nor did I

[Alderman Barnes]

Ah. Yes. An almost identical wicker basket thing full of cables and chargers on the shelving unit next to my desk, alongside another box containg 3.5" disks. Even though I no longer own a disk drive...

I've got that wicker basket full of cables as well. Is it a German thing?

Most likely Swedish, now I think about it.

[Sits]

Ours random cables are in three CD boxes. We also have a spindle of blank CD ROMs, toners for a printer we no longer have, and a tiny video camera with all its cables which hasn’t been used for a decade.

[sw2borshch]

I can confirm that there are definitely some cables in the loft, hopefully including my good RF cable should I fancy playing Dune II: Battle for Arrakis on the Megadrive and Sony Trinitron that's up there.