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stargroover
Tatters I relate well to what you are saying.I am a big collector but an even bigger horder.I throw little stuff away.My father and Grandfather were just the same.My son seems to be going the same way.The house is full.And like you say you can't take it with you.I asked an elderly family friend the question:Whats the point in keeping all this stuff?And he replied it tells the people who are left a little more about you,and who cares what they do with it.So I keel collecing and hording with a little less conviction each year.Sometimes I feel like getting a massive incinerator and burn the lot.It would probably be quite cathartic.
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tatters
The older I get, the more I wonder why I bother to collect anything at all. I can't take it with me, right? And I doubt my kids will want any of it. It'll probably just end up in a storage shed or a garage. I've always tried to strike a balance between owning stuff and DOING stuff. I think, now, I'd rather DO something than BUY something.