How stubborn are you?

[tornitore45]

The secret of hoarding is rational storing, what is the point of having something if you forgot you have it or where you put it.
My method is: "Like stuff with Like stuff" and religious labeling. Sometimes categorizing has ambiguity.

Stock is spreadsheeted when acquired, I do not bother to update for usage until I used up the last length.
If I know I have it, either have enough or need to buy more anyway, the important is not to buy stock when there is a piece buried somewhere.

My clean up rule: If you had no use in the last 10 year, close your eyes, inhale deeply and toss it.
And yet there were time I regretted, shortly after.

[SteveHGraham]

It's only hoarding if you don't have room for it. If you have room it's "collecting."

[ctwo]

bosnian bill on youtube will change your perception of locks. I have a cnc and can program the new key... Here is a stack of keys

[ccfl]

I 'collected' a ton of useless junk during my 20+ years working in various dealerships and independent shops. Brackets, bits of wiring harnesses/plugs/pigtails, fuse/relay panels, switches...

When I bought the 'new' truck last week it came with only one key & one fob/transmitter. I went digging in my junk box of various security/alarm crap and found the batch of leftover remotes. There was a GM factory transmitter in there. I looked up replacements for my 2006 and there were 3 part numbers listed: one universal, and two with the '1' or '2' on the back, for the driver personalization feature (circuit boards inside are identical for all 3). P/N on my found part was one of the three. Stuck in a new battery, went down to the truck, did the door lock/ignition sequence thing, and learned both transmitters. Saved $60.

[warmstrong1955]

I 'collected' a ton of useless junk......

Wuzzzzzat?? "Useless Junk" ?

Huh.....

[spro]

The heavy older stuff was easier to collect years ago but over a decade things became junk to others eyes. Then later they were hauled away and you can't find them anymore. Then later there was "steaming punk" or Man cave and decorations of the very things ripped away. It all changes as people change. Live long enough to see how the cycle repeats and the one in the middle, may be you.

[neanderman]

My parents were depression era folks. My Dad fixed all sorts of things like that, in his little shop, known by us kids & Mom, as the 'Acme Tool & Repair Company'. (Named after Wile E. Coyote.....Genius!)
Looks like normal repair stuff to me....
It's hereditary it turns out.....

Mine too, Bill. I think my dad could fix almost anything, and did. He taught me a lot, but I'm not as skilled as he was.