Chatter

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Originally posted by Mrs.M:

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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".

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This quote was listed as #6 in the 16 best quotes, Chatter..and you came to mind!!(kidding)

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Well, as George Carlin says, I need a place for my stuff.

Lol, don't you know it!

LOL, one of the reasons I said I would be slowing down a bit now was because I just bought a new house and have to think about other expenses. It is a big house and actually has yet to be built, but it will have a large playroom for my stuff!

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Originally posted by Chatter:
LOL, one of the reasons I said I would be slowing down a bit now was because I just bought a new house and have to think about other expenses.

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That was one of my two guesses!!!!!!!

Maybe before you sqeeze in number 10,000, Rick, you can say what the other guess was?

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Originally posted by Chatter:
Maybe before you sqeeze in number 10,000, Rick …

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Elaborate? 10,000 whats and how would one squeeze it? It definitely isn’t my won snipe number.

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Originally posted by Chatter:
… Rick, you can say what the other guess was?

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You probably remember this:

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Originally posted by Chatter:
I won snipe number 903 this week. I am going to slow down now, due to other priorities coming into play, …

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This was my response:

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Originally posted by Rick:
At some point, one must get closer to completing their collection(s), or running out of money.

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Those were my two guesses. The former was the “other” guess.



P.S. Love Carlin’s “stuff” routine. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it. I’ll have to rent it. There are consultants that tell people what “stuff” they should get rid of because they can’t bring themselves to get rid of *any* of their stuff (only in America – I hope that’s the case).

The ironic part of it is, that I am not a saver nor a packrat by any means. My mother taught me to chuck what is not used, and I generally follow a rule that says if you have not used it in two years, you probably do not need it. There are a few exceptions to this rule, but it is the rule I go by, at home and work. Clothes, kitchen gadgets, unwanted gifts--they all are subject to this rule.

Now, books and collectibles are something different. Though I do an annual purge of unwanted books, most tomes are generally saved as reference tools, for personal or professional reasons. Last year's interstate move featured 42 cartons of books, which the movers lamented. I informed them that at least I had unloaded an additional eight cartons! When the house is completed, there will be another book purge, though on a much smaller scale. Needless to say, shelves are being built into the walls of three different rooms.

Collectibles, OTOH, are purely intended to cater to my sentimental and nostalgic self. They are intended to be displayed and serve as stressbusters to me, as well as plain enjoyment. Most of these are in one room (by mutual marital agreement ), so the room is pretty full!

I salute Rick on surpassing the 10k mark.

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Originally posted by Chatter:
I salute Rick on surpassing the 10k mark.

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10,240 whats? Since we’re talking about binary, I wonder if techies bid in amounts like $64, $128, or $1,024? Or maybe they would bid $40.96

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Originally posted by Chatter:
… and I generally follow a rule that says if you have not used it in two years, you probably do not need it. There are a few exceptions to this rule, but it is the rule I go by, at home and work.

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The “use it or lose it” method of stuff-management. Good rule to follow. Probably could/should apply one’s spouse. It could be one of those few exceptions mentioned, but then again … ?

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Originally posted by Chatter:
Last year's interstate move featured 42 cartons of books, which the movers lamented. I informed them that at least I had unloaded an additional eight cartons!

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Sounds like a respectable library. I’d estimate it at the 1 to 2k mark? It could be upwards of the 3 or 4k mark if it were mostly paperbacks.