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MattF
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You really are intending to do it then.
MattF
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That's it. A good portion of the stuff we hoard is still readily available, & not stupidly expensive. Makes no sense holding onto little or non used stuff in that category.
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I have too many projects stored here, some of which are not mine and made a start recently in clearing space. I just have too much stuff!
Age and mortality are also starting to come into play now and something happened a couple of years ago that left an impression on me was helping clear a couple of council garages of car, motorcycle and engineering items with a friend who does house clearances.
l could see the guys whole life from late teens in there and felt wrong rummaging through it all, then l realised someone would have to do the same in my garages and sheds.
Age and mortality are also starting to come into play now and something happened a couple of years ago that left an impression on me was helping clear a couple of council garages of car, motorcycle and engineering items with a friend who does house clearances.
l could see the guys whole life from late teens in there and felt wrong rummaging through it all, then l realised someone would have to do the same in my garages and sheds.
Beeezer
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Yes, a proper job.
Monkey Harris
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You're doing the right things..
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A colleague of mine’s father was taken prisoner early in the war, prison camp in Poland, on the forced march in sub zero temperatures as the Russians advanced. Freed by the advancing troops to be left stranded on their own. They stole a bus & travelled back across Europe & somehow hot across the channel. Walked & scrounged lifts back home. When he got there, found his parents had moved & no-one knew where.I often think the same. But she says that she's definitely coming.
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One of my early forays into business was a number of local authority bathroom refurbishments.
A local merchant had many pallets of tile adhesive, the installer I worked with was insistent we should stock up
I pointed out (and over ruled him) that the merchant had the stock so we could continue with our per job model
Turns out he would fit in well here, complete hoarder in his van and house, handy when you need a part for a 1976 toilet flush, less handy when trying to make a profit
Or living with him, I guess...
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I was in the Merchant Navy. My parents moved while I was away, I knew but that was months ago and I forgot all about it. Arrived home in a taxi from the airport walked in the house, to be greeted by strangers with a “who the flip are you” look on their faces. It clicked, I explained, they laughed and ran me round to my parents new place
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For stuff that's going to take up a load of storage space, sure. But, in the interests of balance...
A couple of years back we had a product launch coming up, as usual in the run-up to these things we'd dropped everything else, put in several 60 hour weeks getting the design finished, and the parts for the demo units arrived with a few hours to spare to get them assembled, tested and shipped off to the trade show.
Every single one was DOA, it was soon obvious why, one IC had been left off all the circuit boards. Cue ranty phone call to the assembler, "oh our supplier sent the wrong part, it didn't fit so we just left it out".
Boss doing his nut, the IC wasn't particularly hard to get hold of but no chance of getting any that afternoon. I had a rummage in my box-o-bits, found some left over from another project some ten years previous, soldered them in and we were away.
If I'd listened to him when he'd told me to bin them, it'd have turned out very different. As it was, everyone from the sales guys up to the MD was a happy bunny, and I got a promotion out of it.
Probably the real lesson here is to find some more dependable suppliers, but these things are often outside my control.
I'm the first to admit I'd be no good at running a business. If I took the same approach to self-employment as I do to my hobby projects, I'd starve
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For stuff that's going to take up a load of storage space, sure. But, in the interests of balance...
A couple of years back we had a product launch coming up, as usual in the run-up to these things we'd dropped everything else, put in several 60 hour weeks getting the design finished, and the parts for the demo units arrived with a few hours to spare to get them assembled, tested and shipped off to the trade show.
Every single one was DOA, it was soon obvious why, one IC had been left off all the circuit boards. Cue ranty phone call to the assembler, "oh our supplier sent the wrong part, it didn't fit so we just left it out".
Boss doing his nut, the IC wasn't particularly hard to get hold of but no chance of getting any that afternoon. I had a rummage in my box-o-bits, found some left over from another project some ten years previous, soldered them in and we were away.
If I'd listened to him when he'd told me to bin them, it'd have turned out very different. As it was, everyone from the sales guys up to the MD was a happy bunny, and I got a promotion out of it.
Probably the real lesson here is to find some more dependable suppliers, but these things are often outside my control.
I'm the first to admit I'd be no good at running a business. If I took the same approach to self-employment as I do to my hobby projects, I'd starve
It is a good perspective and the "it will come in handy" has saved me
No comments on my self employed ability...
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A rule that some people find useful is: If you really needed one, could you buy it quickly? Could you buy it cheaply? If the answer is Yes, then you don't need to hoard all the ItWillComeInHandyOneDay items. They are easily replaceable.
…on the other hand…(devil advocate mode engaged) a piece that is widely available cheaply now will at some point become rare or unobtainable, and therefore expensive - should they be kept just in case?
Probably my best way of looking at it - I have to pay for a storage unit- how much will it cost me to keep something there taking up space and is it cheaper to sell/dump/donate and buy again, or store it?
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I've got my old mod parka that I've had for 47 years....
Wore it again to a gig on new years eve... 45 years waiting in storage.. Should get rid...
But..
Wore it again to a gig on new years eve... 45 years waiting in storage.. Should get rid...
But..
You got a promotion for doing well? Bloomin heck, never happened to me, wrong industry obs...For stuff that's going to take up a load of storage space, sure. But, in the interests of balance...
A couple of years back we had a product launch coming up, as usual in the run-up to these things we'd dropped everything else, put in several 60 hour weeks getting the design finished, and the parts for the demo units arrived with a few hours to spare to get them assembled, tested and shipped off to the trade show.
Every single one was DOA, it was soon obvious why, one IC had been left off all the circuit boards. Cue ranty phone call to the assembler, "oh our supplier sent the wrong part, it didn't fit so we just left it out".
Boss doing his nut, the IC wasn't particularly hard to get hold of but no chance of getting any that afternoon. I had a rummage in my box-o-bits, found some left over from another project some ten years previous, soldered them in and we were away.
If I'd listened to him when he'd told me to bin them, it'd have turned out very different. As it was, everyone from the sales guys up to the MD was a happy bunny, and I got a promotion out of it.
Probably the real lesson here is to find some more dependable suppliers, but these things are often outside my control.
I'm the first to admit I'd be no good at running a business. If I took the same approach to self-employment as I do to my hobby projects, I'd starve
cheb
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That's what I work by. But I have to adjust after 30+ years on a Scottish island.
Onoff
In the land of the unfinished project I am King!
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Clearly written by some b*****d who wants my stuff! 
I spent forty years holding onto things I thought defined me and the day I finally let go I didn't feel empty — I felt like myself for the first time - The Expert Editor
At 65, after decades of confusing my possessions, my title, and my reliability with who I actually was, I finally understood that identity built on accumulation is just scaffolding around an empty room.
experteditor.com.au
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Clearly written by some b*****d who wants my stuff!
I spent forty years holding onto things I thought defined me and the day I finally let go I didn't feel empty — I felt like myself for the first time - The Expert Editor
At 65, after decades of confusing my possessions, my title, and my reliability with who I actually was, I finally understood that identity built on accumulation is just scaffolding around an empty room.experteditor.com.au
Stuff doesn't define a person, unless that person has low/no self-esteem or feeling of worth. A strong/self-confident person chooses possessions they want. They're not defined by them.
As with everything, that above is merely one part/option of many.
