Hoarding: Is It You? | Garage Out Buildings

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the concept of hoarding, particularly in relation to garage and outbuilding storage. Participants share their personal experiences and attitudes towards keeping items that may be deemed unnecessary or clutter, exploring both the emotional and practical aspects of their collections.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants identify as hoarders, citing the potential future usefulness of items like broken toys, old computer parts, and various tools.
  • Others express a contrasting viewpoint, emphasizing the importance of decluttering and the hassle of moving excess items.
  • Several participants describe their hoarding as organized, with systems in place for categorizing items, although this organization may not be apparent to others.
  • There are humorous exchanges regarding the challenges of keeping certain items, such as beer cans and old electronics, with some participants sharing nostalgic memories of vintage technology.
  • Some participants mention specific collections, including books, stamps, and various household items, asserting plans to use them in the future.
  • There is a light-hearted debate about the merits of different vintage computers, with participants sharing their experiences and preferences.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express differing views on hoarding, with some embracing it and others rejecting it. The discussion remains unresolved, with no consensus on the merits or drawbacks of hoarding behavior.

Contextual Notes

Participants' claims about the usefulness of their stored items are often conditional and subjective, reflecting personal values and experiences rather than established norms.

  • #61
Lisa! said:
Agree with you, Sir. He's most of time esp. when he receives a compliment! :wink:

What an honor, your highness Lisa agrees with me, on a small point may be
but worthy of mention. :biggrin:
 
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  • #62
i never buy stuff, so I have nothing too horde, alhough I'd probably be one if I did.
 
  • #63
Smurf said:
i never buy stuff, so I have nothing too horde, alhough I'd probably be one if I did.

I can not remember my grand dad buying any thing, yet he had five sheds full of stuff, if some one threw out a spade, fork, hoe, he would rescue and repair it,
he had one shed full of garden tools, and wood, i have no idea where he found
it, but he had a wood stack for rough stuff and a shed for the good stuff.
 
  • #64
Lisa! said:
:smile: What a shame for women if you were a woman!
Well, really!
Do you find Eartha Kitts and Bette Daviss to be shames for womanhood?
 
  • #65
arildno said:
Well, really!
Do you find Eartha Kitts and Bette Daviss to be shames for womanhood?

Your going far back in history with those two Red, I wonder how old you are. :confused:
 
  • #66
wolram said:
Your going far back in history with those two Red, I wonder how old you are. :confused:
Don't you dare antiquefying those two.
 
  • #67
arildno said:
Don't you dare antiquefying those two.

But they are ancient, only a real hoarder would have any of their material.
They were over rated as well.
 
  • #68
This weekend, I will put the sliding door on my new shed. It is 12 by 12 ft, with 8 ft walls and at the gable peek its ruffly 14 ft tall.
I think my neighbors are takeing bets on how long it will be till I fill it :mad:
 
  • #69
hypatia said:
This weekend, I will put the sliding door on my new shed. It is 12 by 12 ft, with 8 ft walls and at the gable peek its ruffly 14 ft tall.
I think my neighbors are takeing bets on how long it will be till I fill it :mad:

Science will not allow a perfect vacuum, it seems the same for people and sheds
There must be an unwritten law, that the volume of a shed is never equal to
its original requirements. :smile:
 
  • #70
So I should plan on a addition to the Taj MaShed?
 
  • #71
hypatia said:
So I should plan on a addition to the Taj MaShed?

Given enough time you could fill any volume, better not be geedy and let
others have some ooparts to stash away :biggrin:

The Taj MaShed :smile:
 
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  • #72
arildno said:
Don't you dare antiquefying those two.
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: ... :cry:
 
  • #73
Lisa! said:
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: ... :cry:
Have you already antiquefied them?
Shame on you, then. You do not have my sympathy.
 
  • #74
arildno said:
Have you already antiquefied them?
Shame on you, then. You do not have my sympathy.
:cry: :cry: :cry: ... :cry:
 
  • #75
no exclamation point?!
 
  • #76
Lisa! said:
:cry: :cry: :cry: ... :cry:
Dear, dear. This is simply too awful to be responsible for.
I'm very sorry, you have the right to antiquefy who you want.
 
  • #77
arildno said:
Dear, dear. This is simply too awful to be responsible for.
I'm very sorry, you have the right to antiquefy who you want.
I was :cry: because I can't stand it when you're !
 
  • #78
Lisa! said:
I was :cry: because I can't stand it when you're !
Okay, I'll be all :smile: from now on.
 
  • #79
arildno said:
Since my first name, Arild, is derived from Harawaldr, which means "war-chief", I can accept that.

Wasn't Arild a character in Steptoe and Son, the rag and bone merchant?
 
  • #80
wolram said:
Wasn't Arild a character in Steptoe and Son, the rag and bone merchant?
I am blissfully ignorant of any such character.
(And who's Steptoe?)
 
  • #81
arildno said:
I am blissfully ignorant of any such character.
(And who's Steptoe?)

It was a comedy show on british tv a long time ago, about a rag and bone
collector and his son, Arild.
 
  • #82
Sounds ghastly.
 
  • #83
arildno said:
Sounds ghastly.

It just seemed apt to this thread as he was a hoarder.
 
  • #84
arildno said:
Okay, I'll be all :smile: from now on.
Thanks! :smile:
 
  • #85
Lisa! said:
Thanks! :smile:

But you can not have a, "War chief", that is all ways smiling, he wouldn't scare
any one.
 
  • #86
Mr wolram said:
But you can not have a, "War chief", that is all ways smiling, he wouldn't scare
any one.
Scare others, Sir? :bugeye: Are you kidding? we're talkinng about "war chief" not a scarecrow!
 
  • #87
Lisa! said:
Scare others, Sir? :bugeye: Are you kidding? we're talkinng about "war chief" not a scarecrow!

You mean you are not affraid of war chief, your higness, you are brave.
 
  • #88
Mr wolram said:
You mean you are not affraid of war chief, your higness, you are brave.

What do you think of a war chief, Sir? I don't think frightening people by his appearance would be part of his job! They may be frightening but of course not because of their appearances!
 
  • #89
Lisa! said:
What do you think of a war chief, Sir? I don't think frightening people by his appearance would be part of his job! They may be frightening but of course not because of their appearances!

Would you like a very old tin of pratts motor oil your highness.
 
  • #90
Mr wolram said:
Would you like a very old tin of pratts motor oil your highness.
No, Thanks Sir! I just want to stop talking to you now!
 

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