MoseySusan Posted December 1, 2022 Share #1 Posted December 1, 2022 And a dvd player from 2nd Son’s tv room. Video streaming has replaced a lot of the need for the hard copy, and I don’t have a place to store two boxes in the house. They’d have to go into the crawl space where it gets super hot in summer, which would probably damage the disks. However, if he lost access to streaming services, he wouldn’t have the movies he likes anymore. I could help him purchase a cabinet, but the room is 10x10 and there’s no floor space. Or, I could get rid of his bongos, a ukulele, a recorder, and box of toys he doesn’t play with to make room. So, to keep or not to keep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted December 1, 2022 Share #2 Posted December 1, 2022 Take them to a retirement home? Maybe they have a TV and DVD player in the community room? Start one of those Little Free Libraries and stock it with DVDs and books? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted December 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, jsharr said: Start one of those Little Free Libraries and stock it with DVDs and books? There’s one down the street… I could leave a few DVDs and the books that the used book store wouldn’t take. Hmm… a LFL stocked with all sorts of stuff 2nd Son isn’t using. Have this set of bongos, these videos, these books, these bobble heads, these four boxes of crayons and coloring pencils we had to replace every year in elementary school but never threw away, these single shoelaces, these mini soaps from the hotels… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted December 1, 2022 Share #4 Posted December 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, MoseySusan said: There’s one down the street… I could leave a few DVDs and the books that the used book store wouldn’t take. Hmm… a LFL stocked with all sorts of stuff 2nd Son isn’t using. Have this set of bongos, these videos, these books, these bobble heads, these four boxes of crayons and coloring pencils we had to replace every year in elementary school but never threw away, these single shoelaces, these mini soaps from the hotels… I think this is an awesome idea. Maybe start a "regifting" LFL? Or just drive around with a box of stuff in the back of your car and each time you pass a LFL, stop and add a little love, maybe with a note to take it if you need it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted December 1, 2022 Share #5 Posted December 1, 2022 @Razors Edge suggests that you take them out back and burn them in your burn barrel. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted December 1, 2022 Share #6 Posted December 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Kzoo said: @Razors Edge suggests that you take them out back and burn them in your burn barrel. Good idea! That definitely is the pro-active approach. Win-win, for sure. But, she could also purchase a CD/DVD binder, put the discs in there, and just burn the useless old cases. Case Logic made these, but cheaper ones out there on Amazon. This one holds 400 discs for $22: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted December 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: But, she could also purchase a CD/DVD binder, put the discs in there, and just burn the useless old cases. The case has artwork, though. The back cover usually has the running time and year of release, which I find useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted December 1, 2022 Share #8 Posted December 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, MoseySusan said: The case has artwork, though. The back cover usually has the running time and year of release, which I find useful. Well, we can definitely make this more complicated than it needs to be Many cases can have the art removed, and stored with the disc as well. More so with CDs, but also DVDs. Likewise, a disc-safe Sharpie could be used to have the run-time and date scribbled on the front of the disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted December 1, 2022 Share #9 Posted December 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: Well, we can definitely make this more complicated than it needs to be Many cases can have the art removed, and stored with the disc as well. More so with CDs, but also DVDs. Likewise, a disc-safe Sharpie could be used to have the run-time and date scribbled on the front of the disc. Wouldn't it be easier to just burn them? Toss them in with the tires so the thick black smoke hides the smoke from the discs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted December 1, 2022 Share #10 Posted December 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Wouldn't it be easier to just burn them? Toss them in with the tires so the thick black smoke hides the smoke from the discs. Dude - she'll get there in her own time. TRUST THE PROCESS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted December 1, 2022 Share #11 Posted December 1, 2022 You could donate them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted December 1, 2022 Share #12 Posted December 1, 2022 If there are a couple/some that are really favorites, I'd save them. Otherwise, you could donate them - possibly to a shelter for families or a community center? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted December 1, 2022 Share #13 Posted December 1, 2022 10 minutes ago, dinneR said: You could donate them To a bonfire? That would be neat! But, if you read her post, I don't think she is interested in getting rid of them, just storing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted December 1, 2022 Share #14 Posted December 1, 2022 Store them next to your cassette tapes, VHS tapes and 8 tracks. And pull the vinyl out of storage, as it is coming back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted December 1, 2022 Share #15 Posted December 1, 2022 Make holiday ornaments with them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldendesign Posted December 1, 2022 Share #16 Posted December 1, 2022 Burn them. But differently, then I think the meme is of the day today. Put them all on a single hard drive or disk now you have your own media. Buy one of those powered backup systems from Western Digital and connect the USB cable to the USB port on your router. Like this you now have the media available on your home network 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share #17 Posted December 1, 2022 28 minutes ago, goldendesign said: Burn them. But differently, then I think the meme is of the day today. Put them all on a single hard drive or disk now you have your own media. Buy one of those powered backup systems from Western Digital and connect the USB cable to the USB port on your router. Like this you now have the media available on your home network MY BIL, software developer and tech geek, has created digital libraries of all his hard-copy media. I don't know what he did with the disks, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share #18 Posted December 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Tizeye said: Store them next to your cassette tapes, VHS tapes and 8 tracks. And pull the vinyl out of storage, as it is coming back. I gave all of our vinyl to the StD's first husband way back when they were married. So, that's been gone for awhile. We donated all the VHS tapes and the player after the video stores nearby closed. Cassette tapes went straight into the dumpster after the kids "made streamers" one day. But, I do have a large box of audio CDs in the closet. I found space on the existing shelves for his Disney movie collection and the DVDs we all most enjoy so that we can bring them in the van to watch when we take road trips. Stacks of random videos I bought to use in the classroom and various movies I bought from discount bins are boxed up and ready to donate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted December 1, 2022 Share #19 Posted December 1, 2022 Any porn? Asking for a friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted December 1, 2022 Share #20 Posted December 1, 2022 1 hour ago, goldendesign said: Burn them. But differently, then I think the meme is of the day today. Put them all on a single hard drive or disk now you have your own media. Buy one of those powered backup systems from Western Digital and connect the USB cable to the USB port on your router. Like this you now have the media available on your home network Burn them and then really burn them! But it doesn't solve her album art, etc. issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 1, 2022 Share #21 Posted December 1, 2022 I wonder if Air could use them instead of clays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc2000 Posted December 2, 2022 Share #22 Posted December 2, 2022 https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Mount-Media-Storage-Organizer/dp/B01AK9BHFM?th=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share #23 Posted December 2, 2022 17 minutes ago, jdc2000 said: https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Mount-Media-Storage-Organizer/dp/B01AK9BHFM?th=1 Sleek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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