For so many years, I had a supply of TV coaxial cables of various length. Lovingly saved for whenever I might need one.

I now have a CRT colour TV and a VCR and can I find one of those cables anywhere now? Nope.

So I'm going to have to go down and buy one to see if I can get the TV and VCR working.

Went down to Bunnings to buy a coax cable. $7.

Get home to find I should have bought male to female for VCR to TV and I had bought male to male.

I do have and did find my very old stash of coax gender benders. I knew I kept them for a good reason.

Ha. I win.

Alright, not winning now.

Seems to be a VCR tape stuck in the machine.

No eject. No play, no FF or RW.

And sadly the other score from the father's attic, a Yamaha CA 700, isn't making music.

Found it missing a plug on the end of its power cable. So wired in a new one. Connected up an old iPod and while the heat sinks have got warm, no music be coming out.

So I'm none from 2 for the day.

He's also got a Pioneer all in one stereo from the 90s up there, but that isn't anywhere near as cool. So it'll be off to the ewaste, probably along with these other 2 relics.