Day of the Discards

This is my pop-up book.

Skylab: America's first space station.

I'll be honest with you. I've had it a while.
But now I have it in my hand.

By rights, it belongs in the recycling bin.

It may have images that are locked in my mind forever. But they can't really be particularly meaningful to me can they? After all I've never been to space. 

(Or I have been to space but I've never been to me.. I'm not sure... I can never remember which way round that is)

But it is decision time.

Time to throw.

A few years ago I wouldn't have even had the satisfaction of putting in the recycling bin. Unfortunately, more recently than a few years ago I realised the contents of the recycling bin went to landfill. It is a little council joke they play.

It's probably not in good enough condition for the second-hand market.

You can still pick one of these up on the Internet for a few dollars.... although it gets you thinking doesn't it, perhaps somebody could use it?

No, it should be thrown away.

That's what common sense tells us.

So, riddle me this...

Why am I sitting here repairing the damaged spine with PVA glue and cotton buds (otherwise known as piggy sticks) when I really should be getting on with something else?

The good thing about "thrown away" is that it doesn't need to be done all at once.
Skylab may or may not make the cut this time, but its day is coming.

A simple repair and an Oxfam drop off maybe turn out to be a saviour and its destiny.