Things that mysteriously appear.

[Verteuil Man]

Over the years I have gone into either a caravan our motorhome to find a mysterious item lying on the carpet in the middle of nowhere. A number of times it has been screws of various lengths and after searching h9gh and low, inside cupboards, under beds, in bathrooms the vacant hole cannot be found.

The other day I found the light grey plastic fastener thingy. The carpets are light brown, the wood is brown, door trims cream as are the walls. The dashboard is Fiat Dicato black. So where on earth did it come from?

I am coming to the conclusion that the blokes and blokeses that make the motorhomes have a pocket of miscellaneous bits and bobs in their pockets that they leave inside somewhere to cause a mystery.

 

[Spriddler]

It's the shed fairies playing tricks with items they've taken from someone else's workbench shortly after they put them on the bench ready to use. After hunting high and low in my shed I later found the new m/bike headlamp bulb in my fridge.

 

[68c]

An old urban myth says that when Spitfire fighters went on the first test flight the pilot would roll the aircraft upsidedown and pick the loose nuts and bolts out of the canopy. Perhaps we need a special jig that can do the same with our vans.

 

[DBK]

Have you looked up? It looks like something for holding a thin panel in place. For example, if you have roof mounted A/C, are there any panels or cowls which look as if there is now a hole where there should be a "bung".

 

[Tea Bag]

Hi Verteuilman.
NOW is the time to ask " Santa " for a bigger tool box,you never know what might drop off next...................................
Tea Bag

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[Verteuil Man]

Have you looked up? It looks like something for holding a thin panel in place. For example, if you have roof mounted A/C, are there any panels or cowls which look as if there is now a hole where there should be a "bung".

Yes had a good look round. No a/c and nothing of a grey colour at all.

 

[Verteuil Man]

Hi Verteuilman.
NOW is the time to ask " Santa " for a bigger tool box,you never know what might drop off next...................................
Tea Bag

I do keep them as you never know when you might need a widget like that.

 

[dna]

is it a clip for holding the cab mat / carpet (or should i say was it, as it looks a bit battered.) Did the installer damage it so dropped it on the floor and used another one. With the intention of picking it up later obviously

 

[Landy Andy]

Looks like a foot of of something. Is it rubber, or plastic.

 

[Verteuil Man]

Looks like a foot of of something. Is it rubber, or plastic.

Quite hard plastic but with some flex.

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[DBK]

Have you lost any socks recently? If so you may have one of these on board and you have found one of its droppings.

 

[L' Hobo]

Looks like a foot of of something. Is it rubber, or plastic.

I go along with that; do you have a microwave or something similar that is missing a foot, or it could even be a thing to stop a door hitting the wall or something?

 

[Verteuil Man]

I go along with that; do you have a microwave or something similar that is missing a foot, or it could even be a thing to stop a door hitting the wall or something?

No microwave, it's a German spec A class.

 

[L' Hobo]

No microwave, it's a German spec A class.

and it's falling apart, Shame!

German engineering not wot it used to be!

 

[Shrimp]

We have a collection of various sized plastic bungs and stick on ‘feet’ that have appeared over the years, I do know where some have come from-feet from something we don’t have/use anymore but they are all kept….’just in case’!

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[Trevor Wbm]

I reckon a week after you throw it away you'll get a table or chair out and find it's wobbly.

 

[Bailey58]

Talking of things appearing this one has always been there but I'd never seen it. Yesterday I discovered an extra stalk on the left hand side of the steering column on a car I've owned for two years. It sits between the lights/washer stalk and the cruise control. I daren't try it while I was on the road yesterday and the handbook never gave any clues last night. Checking it this morning I discover it's the steering column adjustment.

 

[Spriddler]

Talking of things appearing this one has always been there but I'd never seen it. Yesterday I discovered an extra stalk on the left hand side of the steering column on a car I've owned for two years.

I mentioned to my son last week that during the recent damp weather the recordings on my wildlife camera that I've been using for 6 months were becoming misty and out of focus.
They were fine after he removed the piece of transparent plastic film over the lens.

 

[houdini]

Foot of a portable heater?

 

[Bailey58]

I mentioned to my son last week that during the recent damp weather the recordings on my wildlife camera that I've been using for 6 months were becoming misty and out of focus.
They were fine after he removed the piece of transparent plastic film over the lens.

I tend to leave those covers on a variety of glass objects in case I decide to send them back to Amazon, they're usually still there months later.

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[Verteuil Man]

Foot of a portable heater?

Not used one.

 

[Devon Sue]

Might be worth checking bottom of any recently used appliances for a missing thingummybob, we kept finding little bits like that, turned out to be from the bottom of the kettle base

 

[Simon Select]

Having a team of sales people, I often find that missing things I am looking for suddenly appear almost like they have had transported in. It could be book packs, keys, motorhomes...........
No one ever loses them, its always the ghost!

 

[dna]

Having a team of sales people, I often find that missing things I am looking for suddenly appear almost like they have had transported in. It could be book packs, keys, motorhomes...........
No one ever loses them, its always the ghost!

would you mind (permanently) losing a motorhome in my direction please

 

[Verteuil Man]

This turned up the other day. Its about 15mm in diameter with a slight curve. I guess it's a blanking plate for the window blinds. Been all over them, none missing.

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[Suenliam]

We seem to have the opposite problem. Having down sized from a motorhome to a pvc there should be less places to loose things.
Oh no It seems to swallow everything even those things that you find then put in a safe place just in case .......
It is particularly partial to charging leads and shoes despite having identified storage places for them and both of us swearing we put things away properly.
Sue

 

[David and Sally]

Bump stop for a door or bonnet.?

 

[Sapper520]

Cleaning the inside of the van yesterday……found just under the glove box, front passenger side…..

 

[Verteuil Man]

Cleaning the inside of the van yesterday……found just under the glove box, front passenger side…..

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We could have quite a collection soon.

 

[L' Hobo]

Cleaning the inside of the van yesterday……found just under the glove box, front passenger side…..

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I think you might find the broken clip inside your Hoover?

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