Anybody a Packrat??

[84porsche]

Here is my weekend question of the day. Are you a packrat and when it is time to clean up what should you keep? I have been a person who saves almost anything of importance and to me everything is important. I just can't throw anything away as long as it still has a use. Any ideas - I have heard of the 6 month rule - if you don't use it for 6 months throw it - but I always seem to find a use in 6 months.

[slope-nz]

As soon as I throw it away, I need it . As soon as I clean up I can't find it. You to ???? in chaos Randy

[djmcmath]

Being military, I move every 2-3 years. If I don't use it between moves, it's gone. I figure if I don't get rid of it, the movers will destroy it inside 2 moves anyway, and 3 moves is equivalent to complete destruction by fire.

Dan

[Zeke]

I have seen what being a pack rat can do in build up of crud. The elderly man behind me died recently and it took 7 garage sales and 2 40 yd. dumpsters to get rid of it. Nevertheless, I seem to be going the same way. I guess as ling as you can manage it, why not? The bad thing is leaving all the stuff for someone else to dispose of.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

If you haven't used it in the last six months, generally you can pitch it. Except for car parts

[oldE]

I am a proud pack rat. Although I admit to thinning out my collection of stuff from time to time, I was able to keep my Kubota tractor going one cold day this past winter by using a spring I had removed from a junked photocopier over 10 years ago. The spring had to be shortened, heated and re-bent, but it worked until the proper replacement got in to the dealer. (My wife can't stand it) My son shakes his head & says "My dad is McGuiver"
Les

[RickM]

Ever see George Carlans "stuff" skit? All about this very question. I try to go 'round the homestead periodically and organize an EBAY attack.

[JavaBrewer]

I can't stand living next to people who have so much crap that they can't get their car in the garage. I've been known to toss or dontate perfectly good/functioning tools, clothes, bikes, appliances just because they were taking up space. I drive my wife nuts.

My name is David and I am an anal retentive type A neat freak SOB.

[304065]

Consider the bizarre case of the Collyer Brothers.

http://earthdude1.tripod.com/collyer/collyer.html

[Evans, Marv]

As a matter of fact, my best friend accused me of being a pack rat this past weekend. Of course it wouldn't have anything to do with the bulging garage full of Porsche parts I have collected, the 2K square feet of wood flooring I've saved for 20 years until I build that house, or the 500 bricks I've had for the same amount of time waiting to build that barbecue, or the Scott ski poles I used to use in the early '60s. All good stuff though.

[Dantilla]

My truck has to sit in the driveway. Two Porsches in the garage.

[RickM]

What get's me is when I'm going to throw something out I look at it and wonder which part I can store and catalog for a repair or invention down the road. It took alot for me to toss an old-faithfull belt sander the other week without taking it apart for the brushes, stator, rotor, gears...get the picture?

[Evans, Marv]

BTDT !!!