Are you a hoarder?

[toobaroque]

I'm very careful not to let my .22 stash go above 1,000,000 rounds, which is the official level needed to reach hoarder status.

 

[TapcoFan]

I hoard guns. Can't help it.

 

[Peanut Butter]

I hoard guns. Can't help it.

If you need help getting rid of them just let me know!

 

[lftd&pwrstrok'n]

I don't hoard, I collect

 

[Joshua223]

We go junk rummaging around the house every 5 years or so and donate or throw away a dumpster full of stuff. Both of our fathers (Wife and mine) kept everything forever. I think it comes from growing up poor and when things weren't so easy to access. If I haven't touched it in five years, I don't feel like I need it. Back in the day though, you never knew if you'd need spare parts off of something so you kept everything. Now I can order the exact screw I need and have it here tomorrow.
It's sad that we waste so much and appreciate so little. I'm guilty and I hate it but my house isn't full of bull**** either, so there's that...

Yeah, and a lot of people that grew up during the great depression saved everything. Could not afford to waste anything when you can barely afford to eat.

 

[TapcoFan]

If you need help getting rid of them just let me know!

When I die, my wife is going to be like WTF
I just know it

 

[biker_bill]

It is true that the folks that grew up during the Great Depression seem to see value in nearly everything.
It's very difficult for them to throw away stuff.
My grandmother had a ball of string, I'm sure the first couple pieces inside went back to the depression.

Sometimes I feel like we throw too much away. When was the last time you had a TV fixed?
I know we fixed them in the old days.....

Cleaning out my in-laws house was a monster! Both grew up during the depression and they lived in the house over 60 years. Though it was not a bit dirty, it was crowded. You couldn't even throw away a book or piece of clothing without checking it thoroughly, there was money tucked in all kinds of places.... Must have been a really tough time to make a lifetime impression upon them....

What's right is probably somewhere in the middle.

 

[Bypass]

These things don't count as hoarding

Yup, called stockpiling.

 

[Klif]

For a large portion of my life I was in the military and moved every 2 or 3 years. There were strict weight limits on what I could ship in my houehold goods so I constantly had to get rid of stuff. When I retired and realized that no one could make me prune my belongings I started not throwing anything away. I still don't. I can find a place for anything and no one can take it away from me. So, I guess I am a hoarder but the military made me that way.

 

[Peanut Butter]

For a large portion of my life I was in the military and moved every 2 or 3 years. There were strict weight limits on what I could ship in my houehold goods so I constantly had to get rid of stuff. When I retired and realized that no one could make me prune my belongings I started not throwing anything away. I still don't. I can find a place for anything and no one can take it away from me. So, I guess I am a hoarder but the military made me that way.

My uncle retired Army 24 years. He’s the same way he won’t sell anything anymore