I finally put some boxes in the loft last night. I’m going systematically around the junk room and have done probably about 1/3 of it. Of that 1/3 I’ve thrown away, ebayed or freecycled probably about half.

The tricky part is not to play with everything before I sort it. For crying out loud, I have most of the necessary bits for a home-made radio controlled hovercraft! How can you not spend half an hour lining up the bits and judging how best to proceed? I have a 486 single board computer with flat screen monitor! How can I not at least try to get as far as the BIOS screen? I have a 15-way all-purpose infra-red remote transmitter and receiver that I made from a kit in 1993! How can I not try to get it working again and have a quick think about projects around the house that could use it…. hmm, maybe I can put it together with the “universal fit” Electric Window Kit I bought in 1993 that didn’t fit a mini, and automate all the blinds in the house… You get the picture.

Anyway. I’m being about 50% strict and some progress is happening.