Well *this* is embarrassing

It’s embarrassing that these are still in the house. How long has it been since we had an answering machine that used these microcassettes? (“PapaThom — What’s an answering machine?” Also, “PapaThom — What’s a cassette?”)

In preparation for the kids coming for the total solar eclipse in April, I have begun sorting, cleaning, and tidying the bedroom that served as my office before (and after) I retired. It has also been the photo studio for obsolete tech and other things I want to photograph in the “foldio” photo box, as I did with this post.

In all of 365-land, posts tagged with “foldio”:
    » My 70 posts
    » The only other one
See Foldio1 at orangemonkie.com

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January 13 posts
  1 year ago: “Maytag refrigerator: Third. Bulb. To. Fail.”
 2 years ago: “How long is the binding?”
 3 years ago: “I begin repeating myself [Filler]”
 4 years ago: “Food truck surprise! [Travel day 2 filler]”
 5 years ago: No post
 6 years ago: No post
 7 years ago: “Everything’s covered in ice”
 8 years ago: “It’s that time again…”
 9 years ago: “Studying forestry in the 21st century…”
10 years ago: “Sunset over a parking lot”
11 years ago: “Getting ready”
12 years ago: “‘19th Upload Breakdown’?”
13 years ago: “The Solar Dancing Flower”

[Corinne C]

Haha, If we didn't move so often I'm sure I could find some. I never get rid of anything :-)

[PhotoCrazy]

So long ago and far away!

[Mags]

LOL! There are ladies who crochet useful items out of old cassettes. Donate them to craft place. =)

[Thom Mitchell]

@marlboromaam This you have to explain!!! :)

[Mags]

@rhoing LOL! Take a look - https://makezine.com/article/craft/cassette_tape_crochet/ They crochet bags and hats too - and not just out of cassette tapes, but VHS tapes too. I still crochet hats and bags with my Wally World plastic bags. Yarn has gotten so expensive of late, free crochet materials are highly prized. =)

[Thom Mitchell]

@marlboromaam This is amazing! Thanks for the link!

[Mags]

@rhoing I crocheted this out of plastic grocery bags - https://365project.org/marlboromaam/365/2014-11-06 You might be surprised at what materials have been crocheted. I've used wire and fishing line too. =)

[Mags]

@rhoing Put them on your FB and say they have to be picked up. =)

[Thom Mitchell]

@marlboromaam I quit FB 2+ years ago, but I'll get Clare on it!

[Mags]

@rhoing I'm sure you have some crocheters around where you live. =)

[Kathy]

Given they are not professionally recorded they were good music (for you) in their day.

[Thom Mitchell]

@marlboromaam Clare posted on our local Buy Nothing group https://buynothingproject.org/buy-nothing-group-description
and received an immediate response, but she's not a crocheter…

[Mags]

@rhoing Won't let me see it unless I become a member. I'm glad you have one response. A knitter maybe or some other crafty thing to do with tape?

[Mags]

@rhoing More plastic grocery bags projects - https://365project.org/marlboromaam/drive-by-shooti/2021-02-22 and https://365project.org/marlboromaam/drive-by-shooti/2020-09-01 and https://365project.org/marlboromaam/365/2014-07-18 and https://365project.org/marlboromaam/365/2014-10-11 and last one https://365project.org/marlboromaam/365/2014-11-05

So I save my bags and hoard them. LOL! People want to give me theirs and I refuse them because I have enough of my own. I tell them to make "plarn" and learn to crochet. =)

[Thom Mitchell]

@marlboromaam I see that you sometimes give them as gifts. What do you do with the rest of them?
https://365project.org/marlboromaam/tags/crochet
https://365project.org/tags/repurposed-plastic-bags
plastic yarn = plarn! Ha-ha!

[Mags]

@rhoing I sold them on Etsy until their fees got too expensive. My little Etsy shop is on permanent vacation now. I just haven't had the time or inclination to start up a new shop on Wix yet. I've found craft and flea market folks want you to practically give it away. Not worth my gas money to get there and set up - so I don't do anymore of those. I need to do something though. I have well over 300 crocheted sweaters, vests, hats, scarves, jewelry, etc. that I need to sell or give away. So I can get to work on more. LOL!