What have you had the longest?

Stitchawl · 02-19-2011, 04:44 AM

What item that you have now, is something that you've had the longest? Not necessarily something that is the oldest thing you have, but something that you've had in your possession the longest.

For me, it's the glass that I had my first legal drink at age 18. The waitress at the bar gave it to me, and all my friends that I was with that night signed the glass with a china marker (no magic markers in those days.) I began using that glass as my pen/pencil box on my desk the next day, and I've been using it as such for the past 46 years.

How about you?

Stitchawl

TGS · 02-19-2011, 05:27 AM

A cricket ball from Yorkshire v Kent at Bramhall Lane, Sheffield in 1970 . Geoff Boycott scored 140-odd and, (I think), the ball I have is one that he scored most of the runs off.

Serena · 02-19-2011, 05:37 AM

A cookbook my grandma gave me on my 7th birthday. I still use it today.

Sweetpea · 02-19-2011, 05:53 AM

The oldest thing I know I have is a stuffed doll. The body is stuffed, the head is soft plastic. One eye is all croocked, and there's almost no hair left on her head

I've had that since I can remember.

The oldest thing I still use is a stuffed dog. It's still in my bed, got it when I was about 10.

desertblues · 02-19-2011, 06:26 AM

I have this cup in which I keep my pencils etc. I got it when I was in Bible-class as a child, in 1962. I got it on the occasion of 80 years Bible-society.
It was and is my companion through religious, agnostic, buddhist and again religious times.

nohmi2 · 02-19-2011, 06:28 AM

When I had my twenty-first birthday, and a friend asked me what I look like to have as a gift, of course I mentioned a book.

I still have that book today. I have carted it around on all our moves, and I refuse to even lend it out, as I have lost too many beloved books etc., that way.

Cheers

bobmielke · 02-19-2011, 07:17 AM

My favorite plaid shirt given to me by my wife nearly 10 years ago. I still love it. I got rid of my wife.

beppe · 02-19-2011, 08:34 AM

It might be the watch that I got for my First Communion and Confirmation. I think I was 7. I still use it from time to time. Originally it belonged to my Dad, so it goes back to the late 30's.

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I have oldest things of course, but they became mine later than this simple watch without any value except the sentimental one that i choose to give to it.

Dylrob · 02-19-2011, 08:36 AM

My gameboy I've had in my possession nearly all my life.

BenG · 02-19-2011, 08:38 AM

A small mother-of-pearl penknife from the Philippines that my uncle gave me in 1962 when he was in the Navy.

GeoffC · 02-19-2011, 08:53 AM

My body .....

bjones6416 · 02-19-2011, 09:07 AM

I've moved around a lot less than most of you here, so I have a lot of things that I've had for a long time. I do have one item with absolutely no value to anyone else at all, but I've never been able to throw it out. Back in 1980 my father was in the hospital dying of pancreatic cancer. We spent a lot of sleepless nights up at the hospital, and on one night in particular my sister and I sat in the ICU waiting room stacking up our discarded vending machine coffee cups as high as possible, and laughing in the giddy way that exhaustion brings every time they fell over. Those cups had a little gimmick -- they doubled as a hand of poker, with four cards "showing" on the side of the cup and one hidden card on the bottom. I got a cup with a Full House that night, and kept it. My father died not long after. I had just dropped the cup in a drawer and forgotten about it, but when I found it later I had the strangest attachment to it and couldn't throw it out. It's still just stuck in a drawer...

DixieGal · 02-19-2011, 09:49 AM

The thing I have had the longest are my baby shoes. Mom had them bronzed and kept them and my sister's shoes on the mantle. But they have no sentimental value.

That honor goes to the most uncomfortable pair of shoes ever created. They are the pair I got married in. The reason they were so uncomfortable is because toward the end of the reception, I took one off to try to find out why they hurt so badly. It turned out that in my nervousness, I had forgotten to take out the paper and had just jammed my foot it. Girls, take some free advice: Check your shoes for packing materials before traipsing down the aisle.

desertblues · 02-19-2011, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

The thing I have had the longest are my baby shoes. Mom had them bronzed and kept them and my sister's shoes on the mantle. But they have no sentimental value.

That honor goes to the most uncomfortable pair of shoes ever created. They are the pair I got married in. The reason they were so uncomfortable is because toward the end of the reception, I took one off to try to find out why they hurt so badly. It turned out that in my nervousness, I had forgotten to take out the paper and had just jammed my foot it. Girls, take some free advice: Check your shoes for packing materials before traipsing down the aisle.

wyndslash · 02-19-2011, 10:07 AM

hmm, mine is a hot-dog shaped pillow that I had since childhood. I can't sleep without it, and my whole family wants me to get rid of it, but I just can't

02-19-2011, 04:44 AM	#1
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	What have you had the longest? What item that you have now, is something that you've had the longest? Not necessarily something that is the oldest thing you have, but something that you've had in your possession the longest. For me, it's the glass that I had my first legal drink at age 18. The waitress at the bar gave it to me, and all my friends that I was with that night signed the glass with a china marker (no magic markers in those days.) I began using that glass as my pen/pencil box on my desk the next day, and I've been using it as such for the past 46 years. How about you? Stitchawl

02-19-2011, 06:26 AM	#5
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	I have this cup in which I keep my pencils etc. I got it when I was in Bible-class as a child, in 1962. I got it on the occasion of 80 years Bible-society. It was and is my companion through religious, agnostic, buddhist and again religious times. Last edited by desertblues; 02-27-2012 at 02:05 PM.

02-19-2011, 08:34 AM	#8
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	It might be the watch that I got for my First Communion and Confirmation. I think I was 7. I still use it from time to time. Originally it belonged to my Dad, so it goes back to the late 30's. I have oldest things of course, but they became mine later than this simple watch without any value except the sentimental one that i choose to give to it.

02-19-2011, 09:07 AM	#12
bjones6416 ↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!! Posts: 3,394 Karma: 17432172 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Acer netbook, JetBook Lite, Sony PRS-300, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire	I've moved around a lot less than most of you here, so I have a lot of things that I've had for a long time. I do have one item with absolutely no value to anyone else at all, but I've never been able to throw it out. Back in 1980 my father was in the hospital dying of pancreatic cancer. We spent a lot of sleepless nights up at the hospital, and on one night in particular my sister and I sat in the ICU waiting room stacking up our discarded vending machine coffee cups as high as possible, and laughing in the giddy way that exhaustion brings every time they fell over. Those cups had a little gimmick -- they doubled as a hand of poker, with four cards "showing" on the side of the cup and one hidden card on the bottom. I got a cup with a Full House that night, and kept it. My father died not long after. I had just dropped the cup in a drawer and forgotten about it, but when I found it later I had the strangest attachment to it and couldn't throw it out. It's still just stuck in a drawer... Attached Thumbnails

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Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	The oldest thing I know I have is a stuffed doll. The body is stuffed, the head is soft plastic. One eye is all croocked, and there's almost no hair left on her head I've had that since I can remember. The oldest thing I still use is a stuffed dog. It's still in my bed, got it when I was about 10.

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nohmi2 Pensively observing. Posts: 1,758 Karma: 12675456 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Varied.	When I had my twenty-first birthday, and a friend asked me what I look like to have as a gift, of course I mentioned a book. I still have that book today. I have carted it around on all our moves, and I refuse to even lend it out, as I have lost too many beloved books etc., that way. Cheers

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bobmielke Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Portland, OR Device: kindle 3 wi-fi	My favorite plaid shirt given to me by my wife nearly 10 years ago. I still love it. I got rid of my wife.

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DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	The thing I have had the longest are my baby shoes. Mom had them bronzed and kept them and my sister's shoes on the mantle. But they have no sentimental value. That honor goes to the most uncomfortable pair of shoes ever created. They are the pair I got married in. The reason they were so uncomfortable is because toward the end of the reception, I took one off to try to find out why they hurt so badly. It turned out that in my nervousness, I had forgotten to take out the paper and had just jammed my foot it. Girls, take some free advice: Check your shoes for packing materials before traipsing down the aisle.

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wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	hmm, mine is a hot-dog shaped pillow that I had since childhood. I can't sleep without it, and my whole family wants me to get rid of it, but I just can't