OT: Random Excess Stuff In Your House

[jibsey]

I still have my bronzed 1 year old baby shoes saved by my mother and given to me before she passed. My kids aren’t exactly fighting over them. Any takers here?

 

[Deepster]

I still have my bronzed 1 year old baby shoes saved by my mother and given to me before she passed. My kids aren’t exactly fighting over them. Any takers here?

I'll up that one. I have a baby aspirin jar with my baby teeth in it. For some weird reason my Mom kept them and when she died and I found them, for an even more weird reason I now keep them.

At least I'm pretty sure they are my baby teeth.

 

[jibsey]

I'll up that one. I have a baby aspirin jar with my baby teeth in it. For some weird reason my Mom kept them and when she died and I found them, for an even more weird reason I now keep them.

At least I'm pretty sure they are my baby teeth.

You can set them in plaster and recreate your “baby mouth”.

 

[AreBee1969]

I think I still have nearly every cellphone I have ever owned. Two Blackberries, a couple Androids and umpteen iPhones; AND their original boxes.

I have boxes of obsolete home theater cables. Analog Audio/Video, S-Video, Component. I have three or four HD DirecTV receivers with over-air HD tuners.

 

[ConnEd]

I have had the same half gallon of WD40 in my garage for 20 years and counting.

In terms of lube supply, you've got nothing on P Diddy.

 

[jake14mw]

C and D batteries? I can't remember the last time I used either one. Everything battery-powered I own uses AA or AAA.

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This is simply because you have not accumulated enough random excess electronics stuff in your house!

 

[QDOG5]

Having too much stuff around the house can be a hassle. There is one thing that is worse. Agreeing to your wife's suggestion of a yard sale. She told me to put sign out at the end of block Wednesday evening for a little early advertising for the Saturday and Sunday sale. WTF. I had people in my backyard looking around on Wednesday night! We didn't even have anything out yet. So I walked down the block and pulled the sign out. Too late. Thursday and Friday I left work early to sit in my driveway and tell people the sale starts on Saturday. There is an entire yard sale industry that I was unaware of and the true pros show up days early to beat the casuals. Saturday and Sunday were no better. We had a lot of kids clothes and toys but we also had some things that had some value. Nothing like someone offering $5 for something you paid over $100 bucks for. Anyway, it's a distant memory but still painful to think about. We are empty nesters now so we don't have lot of stuff around but when we do want to sell something Facebook marketplace has been excellent.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Having too much stuff around the house can be a hassle. .......... We are empty nesters now so we don't have lot of stuff around but when we do want to sell something Facebook marketplace has been excellent.

 

[Chin Diesel]

 

[Edward Sargent]

So, our trash can has one of those motion sensors for opening and closing the lid. Battery powered. Batteries died so I went to the battery drawer in a dresser in a spare bedroom (One of our adult kids old rooms).
I open it up and we have one D cell battery. We also have 26 C cell batteries. I have no idea why we bought and accumulated 26 C cells and I have no idea what we have they would be used for.

What random stuff have you accumulated beyond your needs.

Living in Florida I have an entire states requirements for D batteries. Been collecting them since the 2001. I too also have accumulated more C batteries than any human will ever need because anything requiring a C battery is no longer sold. I do run out of AAA and AA batteries though. Best Christmas present though is the Battery Daddy!!

 

[Edward Sargent]

I volunteer at a thrift store on Monday's we love your junk! Bring it and we will decide if it sells or is junk. If its the latter we will get rid of it for you so you don't need to suffer the ignominy of disposing of Grandma's toaster. You all need to understand that your kids do not want your junk so give it away.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Lived 12 years on the outer Cape. We sold our house and set up an estate sale. My wife kept bugging me about my collections of bouy, driftwood, seaglass and other beach finds. When the guy came to the house to set up my wife said don’t worry HE will get rid of that junk! My man says oh don’t do that we will put all that upfront that will all sell first - and it did!

 

[Bezzz]

I still have ALL of my report cards. That biotch gave my 3rd grade self "B"s in Art and Phys Ed, two things I excelled in later. Ha ha Miss Moran.

 

[husky429]

I still have ALL of my report cards. That biotch gave my 3rd grade self "B"s in Art and Phys Ed, two things I excelled in later. Ha ha Miss Moran.

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[Yardigan]

Everything in my house is superfluous, including me. Just ask my wife.

no need to fret though...until she asks you to write down what you did last week

 

[Yardigan]

One of my biggest struggles is old shirts. I tend to wear the same starting line-up and I know I will not wear most again. I suppose I should just go to the donation box already. I'm talking casual button down and golf shirts. T-shirts?

I think I have about 14,000 t-shirts....