npalen
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There are easy decisions and hard decisions in life. Whether or not to throw away an old v-belt is a hard decision. 
Don't be this guy
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A third of my barn space is taken up with storage of "stuff I might need some day". Not to mention most of a 1925 Ford Turing car I need to restore. I can't walk in a straight line for more than five feet in the rest of the barn. I have a problem disposing of metal cutoffs. It doesn't matter how small or the shape. I "might need it for a project". Tubing, flats, squares, bars and sheets. I have it all and the machines to work with it. I've got a lathe, mill, about every type of welder and just about every sheet metal tool needed to build a car from scratch. Except my paint booth has even been converted into more storage space.
I guess I need a new building.
I guess I need a new building.
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My "problem" is the time I waste remembering the joy and work I got from the engine the old V-belt came from, but I view it as cheap entertainment.There are easy decisions and hard decisions in life. Whether or not to throw away an old v-belt is a hard decision.
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HawkinsHollow
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My pack rat days are just beginning, my take on it is if you have the space why not? I have a 40 foot container, 20 foot of it is for storage. Starting to refine my system a bit, just need more time! I bought a lighter weight 4x8 rack system that I need to install in there to help organize things. Also, I am thinking about buying some pallet racking and making it a stand alone structure outside. Footers, put roof and walls on three sides for things that can get a little wet. The way the world is going right now the hoarders might be the smartest ones out there. HOARD ON!
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Speaking of zombies, why are you guys posting to this thread at 3:30-6am? Get some sleep for pete's sake, lol.
Timely thread. Last night while falling asleep I thought for a while, and grew some determination to get organized and PURGE some things. My garage is full. My house is cluttered, partially because I can't even take things out to the garage for sorting/purging. Time to get to work, I don't need all this crap.
Timely thread. Last night while falling asleep I thought for a while, and grew some determination to get organized and PURGE some things. My garage is full. My house is cluttered, partially because I can't even take things out to the garage for sorting/purging. Time to get to work, I don't need all this crap.
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Oh, no.... no. It's ok to save things that will be worthwhile to you, but this is full on hoarder mentality. Try to dial it back a bit, stay efficient. Otherwise you will be buried in stuff, and most likely, just leaving a horrible mess for your spouse/kids/friends to deal with.
jyoutz
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Last summer I decided to have the dirt/gravel floor of my barn concreted. So looking at 16 years of stored junk and the gear from my adult sons old 4h projects, I decided that after moving everything out, only about 1/2 would be going back inside. The useable but unneeded stuff I sold on Craigslist. Then I rented a roll off dumpster for a week. I nearly filled a 15 cubic yard dumpster. Now my barn/shop is organized and fun to work in. Just do it: if you haven’t used it in 5 years, it’s time to go.
crashz
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I'm a bit of a hoarder, but my father can teach a graduate level course in it. Back in 2010 we closed and moved his business that was in the same spot for over 40 years. 300 tons of scrap metal (junk plow trucks) and 7 tractor trailer loads were removed from a 40x60 building and 1 acre lot. The scrap was taken out by a company, but the seven 53ft trailers were loaded by me alone.
While I believe in re-use for moral, environmental and economical reasons, please think of the folks who have to deal with it later.
To me, a busted V belt is only good to run to the store and check against the new one. I would only keep it long enough to get a new spare and put that away.
One concept that I try to enforce with my father is that we have to balance the usefulness of something with it's inevitable time requirement. One thing we can't hoard is time.
While I believe in re-use for moral, environmental and economical reasons, please think of the folks who have to deal with it later.
To me, a busted V belt is only good to run to the store and check against the new one. I would only keep it long enough to get a new spare and put that away.
One concept that I try to enforce with my father is that we have to balance the usefulness of something with it's inevitable time requirement. One thing we can't hoard is time.
HawkinsHollow
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Yes sir I hear ya! I am not piling up a bunch of junk I will never use. I am reasonably picky about what I will take. But people throw out A LOT of good stuff.