Richard J Kinch on Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:19:22 -0500
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
Michael A. Terrell writes:

Before the economy imploded I was picking up some 4' * 12' pallets
they shipped A/C units on. I could only haul a couple at a time,
because they were so big but the place was next door to a business that
I was doing free IT work for. I still have quite a few 4" and 6" wide,
12' long boards from them.

Hoarding is a species of mental illness. Often found in metalworking
enthusiasts, who like to make instead of buy, involving a neurotic block
against spending money and/or a euphoria from saving money.

Also found in woodworking enthusiasts.

The term "wood dragon" was coin about me. I knew where every
stick came from, what it was, and what I intended to use it for, when
I go it the time.

I had occasion recently to use a wall-wart power supply saved from 30 years
ago. Rather sobering to get that box of stuff down off the shelf and
realize that in those decades I had collected dozens of such items and (re)
used exactly one.

And there you were, with exactly the wall wart you needed....

Remember,I have a well stocked parts/supply area.
You have a stockpile.
They are hoarding.


tschus
pyotr

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