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Steamer said:
TurboHatchback said:
5potTurbo said:
Steamer said:
To a certain extent.
'I'll just keep these wood off-cuts for stirring paint, old rags, broken things that could be salvaged for parts...' Things like that.
Inherited from my farther and his farther... and his farther's farther. They all lived in farmyards that looked like 'Stepotoes' Yard.
Are they a long way away? 'I'll just keep these wood off-cuts for stirring paint, old rags, broken things that could be salvaged for parts...' Things like that.
Inherited from my farther and his farther... and his farther's farther. They all lived in farmyards that looked like 'Stepotoes' Yard.
No I just have an excess amount of 'R's I'm trying to get rid of.
5potTurbo said:
Steamer said:
To a certain extent.
'I'll just keep these wood off-cuts for stirring paint, old rags, broken things that could be salvaged for parts...' Things like that.
Inherited from my farther and his farther... and his farther's farther. They all lived in farmyards that looked like 'Stepotoes' Yard.
Are they a long way away? 'I'll just keep these wood off-cuts for stirring paint, old rags, broken things that could be salvaged for parts...' Things like that.
Inherited from my farther and his farther... and his farther's farther. They all lived in farmyards that looked like 'Stepotoes' Yard.
Yep; I'm one I guess. Loads of things like lengths of wood, old tools, random building supplies, pieces of metal, boxes of old paperbacks, car parts for cars I no longer have etc. All stored away in various outbuildings and the garage.
Winds my OH up no end at times; her family moved around a lot when young so she got used to tidying up and binning what they didn't need.
TBH, part of my reasoning is that we're still renovating our place and some of the stuff has come in useful. Last month I built and roofed a wood store with left over timber and pallets, and previously, despite the builders (friends) taking the piss, I've been able to dig out just the size timber or old roofing tiles they needed to finish the odd bit here & there without having to nip to Selco and buy it.
Most of the wood will end up in the wood burner some day I expect, not sure about the parts for the cars that I have no longer! Was tempted to message the guy earlier in the thread with the Scoob parts "just in case" I need some for mine!
Winds my OH up no end at times; her family moved around a lot when young so she got used to tidying up and binning what they didn't need.
TBH, part of my reasoning is that we're still renovating our place and some of the stuff has come in useful. Last month I built and roofed a wood store with left over timber and pallets, and previously, despite the builders (friends) taking the piss, I've been able to dig out just the size timber or old roofing tiles they needed to finish the odd bit here & there without having to nip to Selco and buy it.
Most of the wood will end up in the wood burner some day I expect, not sure about the parts for the cars that I have no longer! Was tempted to message the guy earlier in the thread with the Scoob parts "just in case" I need some for mine!
I kinda think I'm a hoarder but I'm happy if I can give something that I don't really need to someone who will find a use for it (I don't care if they ebay it either!) so I'm not entirely sure. But I do have more things than I need. However, sometimes I'm glad I didn't throw something out because I do find a use for it later on! If you live with a hoarder, do not tell them this. 
For instance, I have a couple of cassette head units that I can't bring myself to bin. I ought to freecycle them but I can't be bothered right now.
For instance, I have a couple of cassette head units that I can't bring myself to bin. I ought to freecycle them but I can't be bothered right now.
Piers_K said:
I'll just bookmark this thread as I might want to read it later.
My lady and I are a bit like this, but only with some things.
We rationalise it by looking go eBay from time to time and seeing what sort of prices similar items go for on there to what we know we have in the hoard.
the only things that we have hoarded which might not have any real future value are old cables and the such like that I have had for 20+ years which I will be binning the next time we have a sort through. Those and my stash of Evos, although there is method in my madness there as I rationalise this by knowing that we will own a number of the cars that were featured in there new over the next few years and it is always nice to have some paper to add when selling on in due course.
We rationalise it by looking go eBay from time to time and seeing what sort of prices similar items go for on there to what we know we have in the hoard.
the only things that we have hoarded which might not have any real future value are old cables and the such like that I have had for 20+ years which I will be binning the next time we have a sort through. Those and my stash of Evos, although there is method in my madness there as I rationalise this by knowing that we will own a number of the cars that were featured in there new over the next few years and it is always nice to have some paper to add when selling on in due course.
NinjaPower said:
StressedEric said:
So basically hoarders are selfish b
ds, they have no cares for the opinions of other people in their house who find clutter stressful.
Erm no.... They are mentally ill, not selfish bds, they have no cares for the opinions of other people in their house who find clutter stressful. ds.And anyway, I'm not talking about TV show level of hoarding but just a bit of 'mild' hoarding, like open a kitchen cupboard and 20 plastic take-away containers fall out.
Rude-boy said:
Those and my stash of Evos, although there is method in my madness there as I rationalise this by knowing that we will own a number of the cars that were featured in there new over the next few years and it is always nice to have some paper to add when selling on in due course.
I have absolutely no clue what this sentence means.
StressedEric said:
Rude-boy said:
Those and my stash of Evos, although there is method in my madness there as I rationalise this by knowing that we will own a number of the cars that were featured in there new over the next few years and it is always nice to have some paper to add when selling on in due course.
I have absolutely no clue what this sentence means.Possibly.
I'm probably a hoarder, I find it quite difficult to get rid of stuff even when I know it's probably no use any more. I've got a pile of books on programming a mobile phone platform that's been obsolete for a few years, even though I know I'll never use them again I still can't bring myself to get rid. Octane magazines, Classic and Sportscar, all these take up room I haven't really got but they still have to stay. Don't get me started on bits of wood and offcuts of steel - I've got bits of offcuts of steel left over from my project that are probably too small to even weld onto anything, but I still have them.
Where I live, in a dirt poor turd-world country, hoarding is a way of life, nobody throws anything out because when your salary is a fiver a day even the simplest junk has value.
People come house to house buying old cardboard, tin cans, plastic bottles.
Me, I keep useful stuff, have a workshop full of tools and parts, and the wife has a loft full of crap.
People come house to house buying old cardboard, tin cans, plastic bottles.
Me, I keep useful stuff, have a workshop full of tools and parts, and the wife has a loft full of crap.
I am the complete opposite to a horder, I have this overwhelming desire to own as few possesions as possible. I didn't even know this had a name, but apparently it is called Obsessive Compulsive Spartan. I also have OCD with regards to tidyness so I basically want to live in a perfectly clean house with as little clutter as is humanly possible. The general rule seems to be if I have not used something in the last 6 months then it is clearly of no use and I need to get rid of it. This does occasionally come back to haunt me when I realise the thing I threw away was actually required and I have to buy another one.
I go through phases of trying to reduce my possesions to the minimum I need and I have even been known to go through my CD collection and take anything I no longer listen to down to the charity shop. My wallet will only ever contain my debit card, everything else will be left at home and it never has any money it it.
The only thing I do hoard now is money and it has got to point of being beyond tight now. I get upset if I have to spend money on anything I term as non essential and I have been known to spend hours searching for something on the internet to save a couple of quid.
My dad is a bit of a hoarder but this is kept in perspective by my mum. I know if anything ever happened to her and he had to live on his own the garden would eventually be full of old cars and the house would be full of old junk. My dad was renting two garages for 10 years at £50 a month that were full of his things. In the end he lost the garages and four of us spent the whole weekend clearing them out and taking the stuff to the tip. There was virtually nothing of any value, so he spent £6000 to store junk.
I go through phases of trying to reduce my possesions to the minimum I need and I have even been known to go through my CD collection and take anything I no longer listen to down to the charity shop. My wallet will only ever contain my debit card, everything else will be left at home and it never has any money it it.
The only thing I do hoard now is money and it has got to point of being beyond tight now. I get upset if I have to spend money on anything I term as non essential and I have been known to spend hours searching for something on the internet to save a couple of quid.
My dad is a bit of a hoarder but this is kept in perspective by my mum. I know if anything ever happened to her and he had to live on his own the garden would eventually be full of old cars and the house would be full of old junk. My dad was renting two garages for 10 years at £50 a month that were full of his things. In the end he lost the garages and four of us spent the whole weekend clearing them out and taking the stuff to the tip. There was virtually nothing of any value, so he spent £6000 to store junk.
If people like hoarding, it's only a problem if it effects those around them. I find most hoarders can't help themselves.
If you find you hoard and you don't want to, just go through everything in your house and ask, does it have value or make you feel good.
If it has value but doesn't make you feel good, sell it.
If nobody buys it, it has no value so throw it out or give it away.
You can pass on hoarding of stuff you might think useful to others. As an example, I had tools I use once in a blue moon. I gave them to my neighbour, if I need them, I borrow them off him.
If you find you hoard and you don't want to, just go through everything in your house and ask, does it have value or make you feel good.
If it has value but doesn't make you feel good, sell it.
If nobody buys it, it has no value so throw it out or give it away.
You can pass on hoarding of stuff you might think useful to others. As an example, I had tools I use once in a blue moon. I gave them to my neighbour, if I need them, I borrow them off him.
Pistom said:
You can pass on hoarding of stuff you might think useful to others. As an example, I had tools I use once in a blue moon. I gave them to my neighbour, if I need them, I borrow them off him.
Oh, that is clever. Basically, your neighbour stores your stuff so your house has less junk in it. And your neighbour thinks you're a good bloke and owes you a favour.Hoofy said:
Pistom said:
You can pass on hoarding of stuff you might think useful to others. As an example, I had tools I use once in a blue moon. I gave them to my neighbour, if I need them, I borrow them off him.
Oh, that is clever. Basically, your neighbour stores your stuff so your house has less junk in it. And your neighbour thinks you're a good bloke and owes you a favour.Not so well with a bit of wood to stir paint or a windscreen wiper motor for a car that neither of you owns.
iva cosworth said:
StressedEric said:
Rude-boy said:
Those and my stash of Evos, although there is method in my madness there as I rationalise this by knowing that we will own a number of the cars that were featured in there new over the next few years and it is always nice to have some paper to add when selling on in due course.
I have absolutely no clue what this sentence means.Possibly.
It's also nice to be able to go back and read the old road tests and so on of your car.
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