When do you have too much??

Was nice today, went to the garage and it is full. Last weekend my pops came by for lunch and brought some things he didn't want to keep for me any more. Last month I brought home my 406 small block and trans ( for my latemodel- 70 ss). I couldn't walk into the garage, forget about working. I just gotta know, when do you know if you have enough or too much stuff??

 

Too much? What is this "too much" you speak of?

 

You can never have too much stuff,

you just need more room to keep it in.

 

I had too much stuff about 20 years ago.....still got most of it......gave some of it away,,,,,,,,,,but it came back.....threw away some of it ...ended up buying more of the same.....just keep stackin' it up.....when you pass on your kids will get rich or go broke trying to get rid of it!

HRP

 

There is nothing wrong with having alot of stuff if you are going to something with it. There are so many guys that have stuff laying around rotting away that I would kill for. It really pisses me off when people wont sell something that you know damn well they will never do anything with.

 

Too much stuff is when you know in your own heart,deep down,that in your life time you'll never get to that project.Give it away or sell it to someone who will do it justice. Don't let greed rule your life. After all...it's just stuff.

Chuck Fish

 

Jeff, you have too much stuff when you start posting questions on the HAMB about having too much stuff. I also have too much stuff and I always will have too much stuff. Just bought another pickup truck today and sold the stoode last night....

 

I haven't let greed take me on=ver, yet. It is just the room issue. I had to do most of the building of the coupe on the driveway. Right now is not a good time to be outside in Nebraska. I have very limited time to be spending time in the garage, and now because I let the stuff get away from me, I have to spend my time reorganizing.

I think it is not that I have too much stuff, I just don't have enough room. Yeah thats it..

 

i think there should be a five step program i have more than enough but yet keep lookin, in the beginin all i wanted was one???????

 

I here ya on that 5- step program. "All I wanted was one" famous last words. I had ta build a fence ta hide all the extras, and I still am outta room.

 

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The first step is "Denial".And if you get good at it,you don't need the other steps.

 

I'd be glad to take some of this "too much stuff" off of your hands if you'd like.... for a small fee that is


When you start to get too much stuff, build another garage. Then you realize that you have *all* kinds of empty space to fill now. Repeat the process until you more garage space than house space.

 

as a friend of mine says. 'Better looking at it, than looking for it'

 

Vern and I were working on a five step program at Billetproof. I guess it didn't work to well on me.
chuck

 

i think i was there when you were talkin about it and we all decided you couldnt have assistance from friends they'd want to know where it was ,i think the end result we agreed it could never work!!

 

i think u know you have too much stuff when you find something buried and don't remember where it came from, what it is, or if it is good. but you still put it back where you found it "just in case" you need it someday. i save way to much stuff because i might find a use for it some day on some car that i don't even have yet

 

Here is a little rule about too much stuff. Say you bought or bartered or stole some item. You didn't need it at the time so you packed away for that SPECIAL PROJECT. You have had it for SEVERAL years and maybe moved it out of the way a few times. Now you come up with the bright idea that you have too much STUFF. You start digging around and find the long lost treasure, and think 'HERE IS SOME STUFF I CAN DO WITHOUT. You convince yourself to discard it and take pleasure in the fact that you can make the hard decision about having TOO MUCH STUFF. Now, and this is how it works for me, less than 6 mos. (usually more like 1 month) later you discover a use for what you discarded. You tell yourself that finally you have a use for the squirreled away item. A frantic search insues until you get hit smak dab in the face with the reality you threw it away when you decided you had too much STUFF. I'm probably the only one that happens to so I'll go sit in the corner now and cool off. Mutters to himself: I'M NEVER THROWING AWAY ANYTHING ELSE AGAIN !!!!

Frank

 

Ok I can never have too much,but were can work on what I have? Is denial dening that I am in denial?

 

Sounds like a garage space issue to me. Time to add on!