tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post442860558177777430..comments2024-03-29T11:44:10.046+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Under the StairsSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-78080567149057658972021-02-27T08:11:58.061+00:002021-02-27T08:11:58.061+00:00I remember big black clunky phones, but not withou...I remember big black clunky phones, but not without a dial! How could you make a call? Just ask for the operator, I suppose.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-16322396471383958222021-02-27T08:11:14.730+00:002021-02-27T08:11:14.730+00:00But who knows what you DO have. Knowing you I'...But who knows what you DO have. Knowing you I'm sure your storage space is full of fascinating stuff. :)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-32093022921872397412021-02-27T08:10:32.944+00:002021-02-27T08:10:32.944+00:00Indeed! It IS Harry's lair! I was a little afr...Indeed! It IS Harry's lair! I was a little afraid I might find him in there.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-58053938042292980842021-02-27T08:10:05.358+00:002021-02-27T08:10:05.358+00:00Ugh -- all that floor stripping and waxing that pe...Ugh -- all that floor stripping and waxing that people used to do. What a nightmare.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-23848188478603486142021-02-27T08:09:40.006+00:002021-02-27T08:09:40.006+00:00It's funny how so many people are familiar wit...It's funny how so many people are familiar with this device! I've never seen one before!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-27538822584578433552021-02-27T08:09:17.214+00:002021-02-27T08:09:17.214+00:00This one has no attachments, at least not that I c...This one has no attachments, at least not that I can find. Maybe they've all been lost over the years.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-34774498676155809842021-02-27T08:08:49.223+00:002021-02-27T08:08:49.223+00:00Oh, I'm keeping the scrubber. There's no w...Oh, I'm keeping the scrubber. There's no way I could throw that away. Besides, it IS technically the landlord's. :)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-20501823459597172222021-02-27T08:07:52.259+00:002021-02-27T08:07:52.259+00:00Well, ours stands outside the closet, and one of t...Well, ours stands outside the closet, and one of the five is a little hand vacuum like a Dust-Buster. But still.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-79916689760660741572021-02-27T08:07:15.550+00:002021-02-27T08:07:15.550+00:00I am NOT, I repeat NOT, going to fill it with new ...I am NOT, I repeat NOT, going to fill it with new crap! This is my solemn vow!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-75382926485110940222021-02-27T08:06:45.019+00:002021-02-27T08:06:45.019+00:00Ha! Yeah, that would not work.Ha! Yeah, that would not work.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-68381718210496681632021-02-27T08:06:29.821+00:002021-02-27T08:06:29.821+00:00It DOES feel wonderful. It's needed to be done...It DOES feel wonderful. It's needed to be done for years and years. I wish you courage in tackling the "wrapping place" -- and look, Bug will adopt your crocheting!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-37518674524130029722021-02-27T08:05:16.167+00:002021-02-27T08:05:16.167+00:00At some point old things become so cool that they ...At some point old things become so cool that they demand to be saved even if they're useless!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-40810519907919087672021-02-27T08:04:44.100+00:002021-02-27T08:04:44.100+00:00I remember stripping floor wax from our kitchen fl...I remember stripping floor wax from our kitchen floor with a scrub brush and Spic 'N Span. Do people even wax floors any more? I certainly don't.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-16352890503653367342021-02-27T08:03:32.900+00:002021-02-27T08:03:32.900+00:00Yeah, I don't have any pads. Just the brushes....Yeah, I don't have any pads. Just the brushes.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-53934005930951396742021-02-27T08:02:52.106+00:002021-02-27T08:02:52.106+00:00Right?!Right?!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-67337303875303737232021-02-27T08:02:45.150+00:002021-02-27T08:02:45.150+00:00I'm impressed you've seen one! It was enti...I'm impressed you've seen one! It was entirely new to me. I thought maybe they weren't a "thing" in the USA -- they're clearly familiar to people in the UK and Canada.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-56911233615080534032021-02-27T08:01:27.064+00:002021-02-27T08:01:27.064+00:00I did the same with all my vinyl back in the mid-&...I did the same with all my vinyl back in the mid-'90s. I often think it would have been nice to keep it, but at the time it seemed like extinct technology. Who would have foreseen this renewed appreciation for vinyl? Also, record albums weighed a TON, so I imagine having to carry them on the several subsequent moves including the one that brought me to London, and overall I'm glad they're gone.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-75935171517777141022021-02-27T07:59:09.847+00:002021-02-27T07:59:09.847+00:00How do you know that was an oversight?! Maybe it w...How do you know that was an oversight?! Maybe it was intentional! I was being artsy!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-49438603082520990422021-02-27T07:58:27.775+00:002021-02-27T07:58:27.775+00:00We let it fester because we considered it basicall...We let it fester because we considered it basically the landlord's storage space. Only recently, as I began thinking about the safety of having all that stuff crammed in there -- and the certainty that the landlords had NO IDEA what was in that closet -- did I think we should clear it out. I'm glad you know how that polisher works! I don't see any polishing pads -- just the attached brushes.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-13665390369434516892021-02-27T07:56:11.272+00:002021-02-27T07:56:11.272+00:00At the very least I was afraid I might find animal...At the very least I was afraid I might find animal skeletons -- but a person wasn't out of the question! LOLSteve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-56933481558375493782021-02-27T07:55:34.324+00:002021-02-27T07:55:34.324+00:00That top photo sort of shows it, but not the dark ...That top photo sort of shows it, but not the dark inner recesses to the right. It would be hard to take a picture in there!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-46912161549350564552021-02-26T20:52:22.073+00:002021-02-26T20:52:22.073+00:00How about a photo of the closet in its present app...How about a photo of the closet in its present appearance.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60265178192457972372021-02-26T20:12:16.190+00:002021-02-26T20:12:16.190+00:00I remember the old floor scrubbers. Of course, I ...I remember the old floor scrubbers. Of course, I also remember the big black clunky phones with no dial and a cord connecting them to the wall. Your cleaned out closet space looks nice. Enjoy your day, hugs, Edna B.Edna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550994321689374875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-40713765442787802432021-02-26T17:16:41.534+00:002021-02-26T17:16:41.534+00:00WOW, i am almost inspired- i will need more caffei...WOW, i am almost inspired- i will need more caffeine for the job beneath our stairs and it is guaranteed that nothing as cool as a turquoise floor polisher is in there! What a find! Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-11300936779867308782021-02-26T17:11:32.866+00:002021-02-26T17:11:32.866+00:00I've never seen a floor scrubber like that eit...I've never seen a floor scrubber like that either. Good for you for tackling that job; it would be an easy one to procrastinate on. Now there is space for Harry Potter. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.com