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A large pile of junk has appeared at the bottom of the stairs to the cave of crap cellar…..
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And I can only hope its next step is out the door and to the dump.
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Because I’m not sitting on that any time soon.
Another pile of refuse sits on the opposite side…
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With an unidentified antique object I’m guessing is a device used to communicate with aliens on neighboring planets.
To be honest.. I’m surprised he’s willing to part with it.
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River's world..... 
Looks like it could be the insides of an old tube radio. Haven’t seen one for longer than you’ve been alive. I doubt the parts are available anywhere anymore.
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We have three of those large radios, tubes and all.
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Keep it. Your heirs will make a fortune.
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Doubtful.
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Don’t react if he gets rid of stuff. If you react or overreact, he will stop. Use reverse psychology.
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We’ve been married 39 years, it’s not my first rodeo with this man.
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Here’s hoping!
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Fingers crossed for you!
Quick question #1: How many years have you lived in that house?
Quick question #2: Was the basement empty when you moved in? 😀
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We moved here in September 2002. And yes, it was blissfully empty. I remember remarking how wonderful it would be to have all that space.
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Did he respond with anything like “You’re right, Honey, it’s just wonderful”?
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No. He just started filling it…. and here we are.
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Unless I’m off my rocker, if repaired, that old chair you’re “not sitting on any time soon” could be as priceless as this classic:
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It’s actually not, we checked when the husband first came home with it.
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I get the appeal of certain vintage items, but this stuff? Even “crap” is too fine a word for it.
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He has a few good things here and there but his love for ridiculous pieces of junk knows no bounds.
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He NEEDS the room for all the stuff he has his eye on that he wants!!!
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That’s not funny.
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Lets hope (and pray) that it’s all headed to the dump! Fingers crossed….lol
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Learning to let go to stuff is a life skill. I wouldn’t knock it when it happens. Especially with your husband.
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I’m still waiting for it to happen… and trust me, I’ll be thrilled.
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If I was him I would want it out, but it’s a perilous road to travel. There’s plenty of good stuff, I’m sure, and it should be kept, or offered for sale. The problem lies in setting the bar to an appropriate height and preventing it from slipping as the process goes on. This is where you get to heroically save your home, but you must ruthless, dispassionate and implacable. Cathy had to do it for me and it wasn’t pretty at all when it started, but it wasn’t long before the results began to speak for themselves. Now I have a decently organized, carefully selected collection of useful items with just a smidgeon of crap for flavor and I couldn’t be happier. The best thing is that I have awakened from this nightmare of clutter and I can go on with my life without having to go to a whole lot of meetings and stuff. Sincerely (About time), I do hope this endeavour is successful, you’ll both be happier.
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I’ve been trying to curtail his hoarding tendency for 30 years. But there was a small period of time when he sold antiques at flea markets and the thrill of buying something for $3 and selling it for $75 never faded. Problem is he stopped selling and just stockpiled. Anything that was old or vintage qualified. And I do mean anything.
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My crap hoard was worse in a way because it was mostly free and expertly rationalized. When you are a miniatures wargamer, every piece of molded styrofoam packaging suddenly looks like a building of some sort, and bits of wire become future trees. It’s tons of fun but it’s a big mess, too.
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My guy wants to save every bag, every box, every scrap of bubble wrap… because you never know.
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I have walked that rugged path. The mantra that led me back to sanity: “Cheap and readily available”.
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He’s never been able to embrace that philosophy. Waste not, want not is his anthem.
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That device is definitely an X-Files waiting to happen. Let’s fire that up and open up a line of communication with these other planets. We may need to take them over after we use this one up…
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Humans have a hard enough time communicating with each other, I don’t think we’re ready for interplanetary….
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Well, the benefit here is that most places are trying to reduce putting stuff into landfill. Hubby may know someone could use it, just not him. There are recycle ‘shops’ at tips now, where bits and pieces that someone could actually use are kept and sold for almost nothing. For example, I could get 10 books for about $2 and I got a brand new office chair with tag still on it for $10. Obviously you don’t want him going in there, but someone else could use some of his stuff and then he may not feel so bad about letting go of it.
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10 books for $2? That’s my idea of heaven…
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