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02-15-2010, 08:14 PM
Have you ever seen Hoarders on A&E?
"You did NOT cut a hole in the wall for the train, did you?" - the wife
The Waynesburg Southern Blue Mountain Aerial Mapping
02-16-2010, 09:54 AM
I've seen the show and there is a word(s) for those people which I won't use here.
02-16-2010, 11:04 AM
There really is a big difference between a Pack rat, and a Hoarder.
A Pack Rat knows what needs to be thrown out, and simply doesn't "collect it". 
We always learn far more from our own mistakes, than we will ever learn from another's advice.
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve. Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself! 
02-16-2010, 07:42 PM
Yeah, I'm a bonafide packrat but have neverr hoarded anything. The only thing I've ever thought about haording was maoney, and I've never had enough of it to make it worthwhile!!
I only know what I know, and I don't understand very much of it, either.
Member: AEA, American Legion, Lions Club International Motto: "Essayons" 
02-16-2010, 10:12 PM
I can relate -- I've saved bits of wood (that can be made into fences or signs), foam for scenery, extra track -- and almost all of it is useful at some point.
I've got 3 small layouts, all in various stages of completion (all are operational), so I've had many left over items to recycle / re-use. I still try to draw the line somewhere & end up having to trash some odds and ends. But, as you say, you're more likely to need it in the future. Good suggestion re the old medicine bottles. Rob
Rob
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02-16-2010, 11:44 PM
I used to build model cars all the time, and never threw parts away unless they were broke. I have a good sized "junkyard" bin with all sorts of stuff, dating back to when my dad and his brothers were building cars in the 60s and 70s
-Steven-
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02-17-2010, 07:10 AM
viperman Wrote:I used to build model cars all the time, and never threw parts away unless they were broke. I have a good sized "junkyard" bin with all sorts of stuff, dating back to when my dad and his brothers were building cars in the 60s and 70sAnd now you need all the broken parts for your automobile junk yard model  Charlie
02-17-2010, 10:43 AM
I have used a lot of scrap styrene and scale lumber for details. I save all my scrap wood,it makes nice junk piles.
02-17-2010, 07:58 PM
When I have trouble locating something I KNOW I've saved, I just go out and buy ANOTHER one, and BINGO, it'll show up ! Bob C.
James Thurber - "It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers."
02-19-2010, 10:09 AM
Bob C Wrote:When I have trouble locating something I KNOW I've saved, I just go out and buy ANOTHER one, and BINGO, it'll show up ! Bob C.Been there, done that! 
02-19-2010, 11:47 AM
Russ Bellinis Wrote:I go buy two.Just in case I lose another one.Bob C Wrote:When I have trouble locating something I KNOW I've saved, I just go out and buy ANOTHER one, and BINGO, it'll show up ! Bob C.Been there, done that!
Torrington, Ct.
NARA Member #87 I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.
02-19-2010, 12:19 PM
Sometimes, this:
We always learn far more from our own mistakes, than we will ever learn from another's advice.
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve. Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself! |
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