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Things we collect....and just can't throw out

RembrandtRembrandt Member Posts: 4,486 ✭✭
edited December 2001 in General Discussion
Mrs Rembrandt and I have been married almost 28 years....and it's amazing what you can collect over the years. She keeps threatening to throw out my treasures that really don't do anything but take up space....like my 8 track recorder and tapes, clothes I wore in college, Snap-On Tool Girly Calendars, a pile of discarded gun stocks, and original gun boxes from previous purchases.Maybe I should have a garage sale and take the proceeds to buy a new toy....
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  • 218Beekeep218Beekeep Member Posts: 3,033
    edited November -1
    Rem.,My problem is buying anything that is discounted enough.Yesterday I bought a desk that must weigh 400 lbs-Walnut vaneer-$14.99,gunna use it for a loading bench.When I went to pick up the desk today,I saw a computer for $69.00,told them to hold it,goin` to pick it up in the mornin`.I already am thinkin` about some of the other stuff they had there,...Hey Rem.,ya say ya got some gun stocks,..I bought some of those about 2 weeks ago..What`ll ya take for yours??.218 The Purchasing Agent
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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Okay 218, where'd ya buy the big furniture at for 14.99? I'm looking for something that I can set up to use as a reloading bench in my apartment.
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  • 218Beekeep218Beekeep Member Posts: 3,033
    edited November -1
    Goodwill,Ides..this thing is leal heavy.I thought the price sticker was for a lamp that was on top of it!.218
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  • 218Beekeep218Beekeep Member Posts: 3,033
    edited November -1
    I meant real heavy!!Not "leal heavy".218
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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wow...and I haven't been inside of a Goodwill in ages. I'll have to peek inside the one next to Dunham's Discount Sporting Goods next time I'm in the neighborhood. Speaking of collected treasures that take up space, I have a ton of clothes that need to go to Goodwill. I have a problem with getting rid of clothes that people gave me as gifts but no longer fit or are worn out beyond servicability.Between Rembrandt and 218 a problem was exposed and a solution was given. Long live the SJC. Now I have more room for guns!
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  • alledanalledan Member Posts: 19,541
    edited November -1
    Gun parts-I save all my gunparts,good ones bad ones you name it. If i change a stock for instance I will keep it. I have parts that i have long forgotten what they are and where they go. I can't seem to part with any of it.One of these days i will get around to culling them out or my wife is going to nag me to death.
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  • jetjet Member Posts: 543 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    send all those old clothes ,and 8 tracks to the good will but I need some calenders you never know those years might come back.
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  • RembrandtRembrandt Member Posts: 4,486 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I keep watching "Antiques Road Show", maybe if I hang onto this stuff long enough it might be worth something. Wasn't it Saxon Pig that made out big time on his old matchbox cars?....
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  • 218Beekeep218Beekeep Member Posts: 3,033
    edited November -1
    ~HotWheels~
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  • 218Beekeep218Beekeep Member Posts: 3,033
    edited November -1
    Speaking of Saxon Pig,I saw some nickel plated......champagne glasses(?)today..they would be nice for our meetings at the lodge!~LordBee~
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  • RembrandtRembrandt Member Posts: 4,486 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Beekeep...bet you have a hard time controlling yourself when you go to those warehouse stores like Sam's Club.....I needed a can of black olives, ended up getting 8 cans...sure seemed like a good buy to me...now I feel like I need to start eating the other 7 cans before expiration date comes due.
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  • 218Beekeep218Beekeep Member Posts: 3,033
    edited November -1
    Rem.,how can anyone possibly buy a 6-oz can of something for 43 cents,when they can get a 48 ouncer for 98 cents?..And then it`s such a good deal,ya gotta get at least 8 of`em!!This is just one of those things that seperate us from the average guy..218
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  • Fast DrawFast Draw Member Posts: 49 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Billy beer
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  • sandman2234sandman2234 Member Posts: 894 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wife got rid of my bell bottomed hip hugger pants from the sixties... and now they are back in style. She did it with out me knowing. Never throw anything away... you might need it. Just build a bigger garage or storage room.
    Have Gun, will travel
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Must be a gender thing. I don't throw anything out unless convinced it has no intrinsic value. And it's a constant battle to retrieve things of known value from the trash before they disappear forever.But you have me beat, Rem . . . old calendars?! LOL[This message has been edited by Iconoclast (edited 12-21-2001).]
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  • concealedG36concealedG36 Member Posts: 3,566 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yeah, I used to have a bunch of tie-dye tee shirts in college. After school when I got married they somehow "disappeared". My wife claims she has no idea what happened to them, but I KNOW she threw them out or gave them to Purple Heart. Oh well.For those of you who have stuff that you want to get rid of like clothes, books, etc. I recommend getting a receipt, you can use it as a tax deduction. I periodically donate boxes of books to the local library and clothes to various charities and I at least get something in return (a small write-off). Just a thought.
    Gun Control Disarms Victims, NOT Criminals
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  • mlincolnmlincoln Member Posts: 5,039 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've been collecting broken hearts over the years, starting with Julie Lusby back in the sixth grade. Most recent one was a while back, so I'm either on a hot streak or I'm due. I'm getting the feeling it's the second option.
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  • simonbssimonbs Member Posts: 994 ✭
    edited November -1
    Bill collector bodies, er, letters.
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  • varmit huntervarmit hunter Member Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My hunting room is so full,It is only accesable by pig trails.My wife said when I go on my next week long coyote hunt,She is going to throw out half my stuff.I said cant you just have a affair when im gone.She thought a miniute,and said yes,But it would not be a much fun.True story.
    A unarmed man is a subject.A armed man is a citizen.
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  • Josey1Josey1 Member Posts: 9,598 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Gun Magazines,stacks and stacks of them,Josey
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  • whiteclouderwhiteclouder Member Posts: 10,574 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Cartridge brass, any kind, any quantity, I can't leave it on the ground.Clouder..
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  • William81William81 Member Posts: 25,339 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Gun grips, every type of brass, gun parts etc. We moved a couple of months ago and it was a sobering experience to see all of the stuff I had stashed away. Much to my wife's chagrin, almost all of it went with us.
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  • traprtrapr Member Posts: 199 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    im with clouder,just cant pass up free brass.
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  • sakofansakofan Member Posts: 6 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I know guys that go to the local range and pick up brass, and they don't even own a gun!! True story!!
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  • simonbssimonbs Member Posts: 994 ✭
    edited November -1
    Sako,I used to do that while in high school (I did own guns though) and sell the brass to the scrap metal place. Along with whatever else my bud and I could find, aluminum cans, roof tin in the woods, etc. Good gas money.
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  • Mom MomMom Mom Member Posts: 169 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Strange, but true.....I am married to someone who has the silly idea that you should actually be able to SEE the counter and table tops, and that occassionally drawers should have (GASP!) empty space in them. He will throw out anything that isn't nailed down. We once went dumpster diving to find the paycheck stubs needed to close a car loan because he decided once the money was in the bank, he didn't need the stub anymore.
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  • simonbssimonbs Member Posts: 994 ✭
    edited November -1
    Mommom, You need to consult a physician immediately. Your husband may be ill.Also, don't stand in one place for too long, he may throw you away!
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  • 4wheeler4wheeler Member Posts: 3,441
    edited November -1
    i enclosed my carport a few years ago,my wife collects old junk,chairs,bells,cast iron pots,etc. i collect hunting stuff.neither of us will part with anything.i have lost my gun safe a few times and could not find it. well thats life.
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  • RembrandtRembrandt Member Posts: 4,486 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wow! If ebay is any reliable source...I must have more than a $1000 worth of old Snap-On girly calendars....this may get me started on the luger I've been looking at....
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  • 218Beekeep218Beekeep Member Posts: 3,033
    edited November -1
    Well,I hooked up y $69.00 Packard bell computer tonight,seems like it is going to be a good investment afterall!Does anyone know anything about this Multimedia C-111?.218
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  • bartobarto Member Posts: 4,734 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    i used to have an original 76 landcruiser shop manual -s@#tcanned just like anything in the house that doesnt move at least once a day.i seriously believe that includes me too.my wife is a real neatnik, unlike me.
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