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You must admit its a rare event though Veggie .

I made a pledge before Christmas that every time I go in the loft I must bring something down to either recycle or throw out.  I'm not doing too well. To date I've only thrown away some old ringbinders and brought down some 20 yr old papers for sorting (they're still sitting on the chair waiting to be sorted for shredding but I'm not sure why such old papers need shredding)

That’s a great idea JJB, my attic is full of crap and needs getting rid of, I think I will adopt your approach.