Tyrosemiophilia

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Why on earth do people do it?
Anyone with other unusual collections?

Old tools do not count. That's perfectly normal.

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

collectors

[Mick B1Participant @mickb1]

I wish I could still get Harzkäse with caraway seeds. Never mind the label, nobody could fake the cheese.

[Clive FosterParticipant @clivefoster55965]

Apparently over 1/4 million in the largest collection.

First reaction is "How the beep do you end up with 1/4 million, presumably, unique designs?". Even if a lot are variations on the themes of "Fred Bloggs' Superstrong Cheese".

Second reaction is "How the beep does anyone find the time to locate, collect and catalogue 1/2 million labels." At 12 hours a day thats around one a minute for a year. Um "Does not compute!"

Clive

[Robert Atkinson 2Participant @robertatkinson2]

Posted by Bazyle on 07/06/2019 12:19:39:

Why on earth do people do it?
Anyone with other unusual collections?

Old tools do not count. That's perfectly normal.

Geiger counters, other radiation detectors and radioactive material

Robert G8RPI.

[Guy LambParticipant @guylamb68056]

Well, I collect receipts. I have many thousand of the damn things stuffed and scattered throughout my van and every now and again they find their way into a biscuit tin for safer storage. This hobby is very prevalent among the self employed I have found.

Guy

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

Do 140+ Petrol, Paraffin and Meths camping stoves count.

Martin P

[Brian OldfordParticipant @brianoldford70365]

I collect money.

The problem is I'm not very good at it.

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

Posted by Brian Oldford on 07/06/2019 13:39:40:

I collect money.

The problem is I'm not very good at it.

 

Perhaps you should ask the Inland Revenue for advice they seem to have considerable expertise in collecting money.

Edited By V8Eng on 07/06/2019 15:30:07

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Posted by V8Eng on 07/06/2019 15:12:52:

Posted by Brian Oldford on 07/06/2019 13:39:40:

I collect money.

The problem is I'm not very good at it.

Perhaps you should ask the Inland Revenue for advice they seem to have considerable expertise in collecting money.

Edited By V8Eng on 07/06/2019 15:30:07

Be 'VERY' careful; if you show up on their radar they'll come 'a hunting' ya!'. you're only safe if you run a huge business & have finances tucked away 'elsewhere' or can prove 'non dom'…

George.

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

Posted by mechman48 on 07/06/2019 15:50:49:

Posted by V8Eng on 07/06/2019 15:12:52:

 

Perhaps you should ask the Inland Revenue for advice they seem to have considerable expertise in collecting money.

Edited By V8Eng on 07/06/2019 15:30:07

 

Be 'VERY' careful; if you show up on their radar they'll come 'a hunting' ya!'. you're only safe if you run a huge business & have finances tucked away 'elsewhere' or can prove 'non dom'…

George.

 

I’m already on the list they collect from me on a monthly basis.

I have no wealth to tuck away etc.

Edited By V8Eng on 07/06/2019 15:59:50

Edited By V8Eng on 07/06/2019 16:00:58

[FMESParticipant @fmes]

Barometers, from the early mercury column to the latest digital, and yes I do have an EPP licence.

Regards

Edited By FMES on 07/06/2019 16:17:23

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

This was triggered by a presenter on the radio this morning mentioning that he had collected cheese labels in his youth and assumed he was the only one, then people emailed in saying they too thought they were the only person that collected them. Then they discovered there were enough doing it to need a word for it. I wonder how many hits google got.

[Nick Clarke 3Participant @nickclarke3]

Film cameras, old computers, Shelley Dripware (look it up ) and coffee cans (ie cups) and saucers.

[Richard MarksParticipant @richardmarks80868]

150 Whisky glasses, mostly uk, some doubled up, 60 pint glasses from uk and around the world.

[Tim RoweParticipant @timrowe83142]

Those 60 pint glasses must be a bit of a handful!!

Tim

[Richard MarksParticipant @richardmarks80868]

Lots of cupboard space and I forgot there are another dozen or so in the loft.

[Mick B1Participant @mickb1]

A dozen or so antique telescopes from about 1780 onwards. Some of the late 19C to early 20C examples are very good.

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

Posted by V8Eng on 07/06/2019 15:12:52:

Posted by Brian Oldford on 07/06/2019 13:39:40:

I collect money.

The problem is I'm not very good at it.

Perhaps you should ask the Inland Revenue for advice they seem to have considerable expertise in collecting money.

Edited By V8Eng on 07/06/2019 15:30:07

They are very good at collecting money from the likes of us, but if you're very rich and don't want to pay your dues they seem to struggle

[Jon LawesParticipant @jonlawes51698]

I used to collect interesting cigarette lighters. Mass produced stuff primarily. But charity shops stopped selling them (an angry lady in Salisbury shouted at me for daring to ask if they had any lighters in a British Heart Foundation shop…. how dare I etc. etc.) and ebay means finding anything of interest for a few quid just doesn't happen.

[RobinParticipant @robin]

I seem to be collecting blunderbusses, they make me smile

[Harry WilkesParticipant @harrywilkes58467]

Perhaps you should ask the Inland Revenue for advice they seem to have considerable expertise in collecting money. , so do as a friend of mine would testify ex wives

H

[Nick Clarke 3Participant @nickclarke3]

Anyone who can collect money from someone who has a lot of blunderbusses is good at their job and certainly brave 😀

Edited By Nick Clarke 3 on 09/06/2019 20:38:14

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