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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.
'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.
I wouldn't say I'm a hoarder but I do continually acquire things that may prove useful later, often it's machinery, for example I have a British Seagull outboard engine in the shed, I haven't got a boat, and I don't live near any water. But, as my Grandfather used to say "you never know what might come in useful".
IvanSTi said:
Apparently I am a hoarder, only found out as we're moving house and I currently have 6 shelves of Subaru spare parts. Looks like I will have to get advertising.
Surely that's enough to build one, like the man said in the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIuo0KIqD_EMy dad was a bit of a hoarder, he just didn't like throwing anything out "just incase", one good thing about it is if you need a random bit of wood or some screws, chances are you'll find them at my dads.
He died last year so my Stepemum has been clearing stuff out, the place is so much tidier and has no clutter, she filled up a large cardboard box of free CD's and DVD's, the ones in cardboard sleeves that come with Sunday supplements, there were literally hundreds of them, I should imagine that none had been listened to or watched.
My brother inlaw is a magazine hoarder, there are thousands of them dotted about in the house, all in piles, he won't chuck any away incase there is an article that he needs to refer back to at some point, the sad thing is, if he does need to refer to an article, he will know exactly where the magazine is.
The house is a mess and so cluttered, I actually find it quite stressful when I visit; which is as little as possible, even though he is married to my sister and is the father of my niece and nephew and we all get on fine.
He died last year so my Stepemum has been clearing stuff out, the place is so much tidier and has no clutter, she filled up a large cardboard box of free CD's and DVD's, the ones in cardboard sleeves that come with Sunday supplements, there were literally hundreds of them, I should imagine that none had been listened to or watched.
My brother inlaw is a magazine hoarder, there are thousands of them dotted about in the house, all in piles, he won't chuck any away incase there is an article that he needs to refer back to at some point, the sad thing is, if he does need to refer to an article, he will know exactly where the magazine is.
The house is a mess and so cluttered, I actually find it quite stressful when I visit; which is as little as possible, even though he is married to my sister and is the father of my niece and nephew and we all get on fine.
Collectingbrass said:
IvanSTi said:
Apparently I am a hoarder, only found out as we're moving house and I currently have 6 shelves of Subaru spare parts. Looks like I will have to get advertising.
Surely that's enough to build one, like the man said in the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIuo0KIqD_E
My outlaws had an attic filled, completely filled, with stuff - including a carpet from their living room that was removed >20 years ago. WHY? If their house caught fire it would have taken firemen days to be sure nothing was left smouldering, unless it burned to the ground! Fortunately a few years ago they saw sense and had a big clear out.
I'm worried my wife's showing hoarding tendancies, but I'm nipping those in the bus when they appear!
I'm worried my wife's showing hoarding tendancies, but I'm nipping those in the bus when they appear!
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.
I am not a hoarder but I do have caches of useful stuff, bit of wood, find a useful bit it goes in the corner of the shed where I keep useful bits of wood and fairly regularly I need a useful bit of wood, saves a trip to B and Q to pay £12 for a small bit.
I cleared out my collection of old computers and parts, lauched a big bag full of cables and stuff.
Even my wife is getting better
My thinking is I paid a lot of money for the house, may as well use the space and not fill it with crap.
Need to do clothes next.
And the loft, thats where she hoards mostly, books, millions of them
I cleared out my collection of old computers and parts, lauched a big bag full of cables and stuff.
Even my wife is getting better
My thinking is I paid a lot of money for the house, may as well use the space and not fill it with crap.
Need to do clothes next.
And the loft, thats where she hoards mostly, books, millions of them
I must admit to being a bit of a 'gatherer' myself. Car DIY-ing seems to bring out the worst in me for keeping things that 'might just come in handy'.
The real problem cases are possibly those who collect items of little monetary worth: wire coat hangers, old copies of The Sun, bottles of urine etc.
The real problem cases are possibly those who collect items of little monetary worth: wire coat hangers, old copies of The Sun, bottles of urine etc.
J4CKO said:
I am not a hoarder but I do have caches of useful stuff, bit of wood, find a useful bit it goes in the corner of the shed where I keep useful bits of wood and fairly regularly I need a useful bit of wood, saves a trip to B and Q to pay £12 for a small bit.
Oh that's me too. I made a shelf n brackets from our scrap wood pile t'other day.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff