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Original poster

To wonder why I keep finding tiny screws everywhere?

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Imabitbaffled · 15/05/2018 17:37

For the past few months I keep finding very small screws lying about the house. I'm a single mother to 15yo DD so no man who might be doing DIY iyswim. I've asked DD but she has no clue. Any ideas?

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AsAProfessionalFekko · 15/05/2018 18:43

I find them too - but they are teensy gold coloured ones and cone-like (but solid). All over the house too. I have no idea where they are coming from.

Something is going to fall over/down one of these days.

BarbraDear · 15/05/2018 19:03

Funnily enough I just saw a meme about finding little screws. The punchline was that it was just the persons life falling apart.

Not very helpful just thought it was funny I saw recently and then this thread happens.

onalongsabbatical · 15/05/2018 19:03

Seems to me the answer has been posted twice...

DwangelaForever · 16/05/2018 17:50

@onalongsabbatical cat/dog?

onalongsabbatical · 16/05/2018 17:54

@DwangelaForever look again. It's not a long thread and two people have given the same convincing answer and been very sure about it.

Pinkywoo · 16/05/2018 18:06

Big screws making babies has been mentioned twice?! (But yes I know what you mean Dwangela!)

TriciaMcMillan · 16/05/2018 18:13

@AsAProfessionalFekko they definitely sound like grub screws, check your door handles

onalongsabbatical · 16/05/2018 18:20

Oh, FFS - laptop screws! Laptop screws, people!

AsAProfessionalFekko · 16/05/2018 18:26

You really don't want to Google gold screws, people...

blimppy · 16/05/2018 18:36

This happened to me too. I was completely baffled.....until the dining table collapsed!

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Imabitbaffled · 16/05/2018 20:27

Thanks guys. I've checked the dining room table, checked the curtain poles, nothing so far. I do have a cat but don't think she would be bringing them in as she is 17 and hasn't been outside since I can remember!

Could be laptop screws I guess, I'll have to dig out my old laptop and see if it's missing anything.

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Dannnio84 · 19/09/2021 06:54

I'm finding the same thing. 3 different screws appearing in the same area of the kitchen. Huge screws. Nothing I own has these screws. Was asking my daughter about it telling he it's weird. I went outside to have a cigarette, went to walk inside and stepped on a small, different screw that was in my mat, so weird

MrsColon · 19/09/2021 07:05

Zoom in on this pic - do the screw heads look like this?

PileOfBooks · 19/09/2021 07:08

Maybe they're mine.. i have a few loose...

CraftMaker · 19/09/2021 07:14

This thread is 3 years old.

WoozySnoozy · 19/09/2021 08:02

@CraftMaker

This thread is 3 years old.

ZOMBIEEEEEE

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