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My house/car/garage is clean and organized with only the required stuff to work with
3.23%
I could stand to unload a bit
29.03%
It would take 3 semi's to move my stuff
45.16%
Whats a trash can?
22.58%
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Are you a pack rat?

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Old 09-09-2006, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Archon
I save a few things here and there...but it is all stuff that I may need some day!
Famous last words and the calling card of a TRUE rat

Personally, I'm not one but OTHERS in my house got crap from before Kennedy
Old 09-09-2006, 06:42 PM
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I wish my garage and tool room was clean, oh how I wish, but I just have to much stuff, and it not all car stuff. I just don't want to get rid of it cause it'* all good stuff, at least I think it is. My project for the next year is to organise and clean my tool room, and build a shed at the side of the house. Let'* see if it happens.


Wish me luck.
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I was cleaning the garage before logging in.. I need to get back out there.

What Bonne parts do you need? I got many of each.
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I was in the 3 semi camp but then I married my wife!
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Originally Posted by MyLittleBlackBird
Hehehehe nice paper Doug..

Many ask me about my computer room as well.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Originally Posted by MyLittleBlackBird
Hehehehe nice paper Doug..

Many ask me about my computer room as well.
That'* right, you were telling me that where you hide all the whips and chains for when company comes to visit.

Do tell Billy Boy!
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Originally Posted by Maymybonneliveforever
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Hehehehe nice paper Doug..

Many ask me about my computer room as well.
That'* right, you were telling me that where you hide all the whips and chains for when company comes to visit.

Do tell Billy Boy!
Bill will never admit it. Ask pat or his wifey
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Originally Posted by 1995BvSSE
I'm not a packrat... only because I approach this head on... if I don't need something I don't buy it. Amazing how this prevents things from piling up!
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Hmmm, welp, that'll never happen around here. I guess I'm just wired different.

I'm facinated by things mechanical, always have been, starting with my 35 year love affair with trains. There are quite a few items around here that have no purpose other than I wanted to see how they worked. There'* a 1898 Krag rifle sitting over on the workbench that has no real purpose. I always wanted to see why they have such slick actions, so I ended up with one (and the rumors were true..they are the slickest bolt action ever made, even if they are obsolete by 100 years.)

Every now and then my "Pack Rat" habits pay off. Three years ago I scored a few thousand Weatherby/Buehler scope rings from a local scrap metal dealer. I'm still selling them off on ebay...which financed a lot of needed stuff. But, admittedly, there is a lot of stuff out there in the garage that truely is "junk"...just can't bring myself to pitch it out 'cause you never know what tomorrow will bring....
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Sure am glad I am not the only one who would need 3 semis I look at other folks' workshops/offices and when I come back to mine, I feel all outta sorts MrsCrzy says I do my best work when things are a little cluttered, but not gridlocked.
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That'* right, you were telling me that where you hide all the whips and chains for when company comes to visit.

Do tell Billy Boy!
Uhhh......and to think I was in that room twice last week

I'm definatly a pack rat....only when it comes to A/V stuff though!! I must have a couple large bags of wires.....cable, midi, speaker, A/V.......old cd/dvd players that maybe I can "fix" someday.....sets of home speakers.....and lots of random music equip. U know it'* pretty bad when ur saving a peice of speaker wire that'* only 2 feet long saying "I could proly use that someday"


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