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lumberjack_jeff

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4. Most people would consider me a junk collector.

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 12:09 PM

Feb 2013

Yet, when something needs fixed, they come to me because "I used to have that tool/part/material/lumber, but I threw it away"

I don't know what's going to be useful, so I generally don't worry about it too much... just find a place for one more box.

I know someday my kids will have to deal with it. So what? Consider it payback for poopy diapers.

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Dealing with "too much stuff". A guy thing, or just a human thing, to hang on to "stuff"? [View all] Denninmi Feb 2013 OP

Few things are as cathartic as the semi-annual junk-purge arcane1 Feb 2013 #1

consider Goodwill sigmasix Feb 2013 #2

Goodwill is one of my favorite charities along with the local food bank Major Nikon Apr 2013 #8

Definite human thing. I'm the exact opposite. Dash87 Feb 2013 #3

Most people would consider me a junk collector. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #4

I'm a hoarder in training... actslikeacarrot Feb 2013 #5

in my experience the hoarding is different between the sexes loli phabay Feb 2013 #6

I'm one of those "might need it someday" people. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #7