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Posted by Joe on October 7, 2009, 10:48 pm
>snip<
> If I need 6 or more, I go ahead and buy a box. After 20-some years of
> living compactly in an apartment, that is one of the reasons I bought a
> house- so I could start having a storehouse of hardware like when I was
> a kid.
> aem sends...
Nice to hear from a fellow pack rat... <G>
Joe
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Posted by Charlie on October 8, 2009, 8:20 am
> Red Green wrote:
> If I need 6 or more, I go ahead and buy a box. After 20-some years of
> living compactly in an apartment, that is one of the reasons I bought a
> house- so I could start having a storehouse of hardware like when I was a
> kid.
> --
> aem sends...
I have been saving stuff for decades and have my own little warehouse now.
The downside: Neighbor comes over "Hey, how ya doin'? By the way would you
happen to have a ......?"
Charlie
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Posted by dadiOH on October 8, 2009, 8:52 am
aemeijers wrote:
> Red Green wrote:
>>>> Just an isolated example: Lowes 1-lb electro galv roofing nails
>>>> 3.33. Loc
>>> al
>>>> lumber yard 2.79. Same brand and all.
>>>> Now at the "Building Supply" place where I had to get matching
>>>> replacemen
>>> t
>>>> siding pieces, their smallest box is 5 lb.
>>> I think LOWES specializes in sellin small quantities. Just try
>>> buying a 100 machine screws there. I bought a 100 box for the price
>>> of one of their blister packs.
>>> Jimmie
>> I'd have to agree somewhat. But that's what the avg Joe Homeowner
>> wants. And the Borg has 10's of thousands of JH that need 4 of these
>> screws and pretty much know they can go to the Borg and get a
>> blister 6pk and only have to put away and lose the other two vs 96!
> If I need 6 or more, I go ahead and buy a box. After 20-some years of
> living compactly in an apartment, that is one of the reasons I bought
> a house- so I could start having a storehouse of hardware like when I
> was a kid.
Empty coffee cans make handy storage containers, I have a bunch :)
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dadiOH
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on October 8, 2009, 10:40 am
> aemeijers wrote:
> > Red Green wrote:
> >>>> Just an isolated example: Lowes 1-lb electro galv roofing nails
> >>>> 3.33. Loc
> >>> al
> >>>> lumber yard 2.79. Same brand and all.
> >>>> Now at the "Building Supply" place where I had to get matching
> >>>> replacemen
> >>> t
> >>>> siding pieces, their smallest box is 5 lb.
> >>> I think LOWES specializes in sellin small quantities. Just try
> >>> buying a 100 machine screws there. I bought a 100 box for the price
> >>> of one of their blister packs.
> >>> Jimmie
> >> I'd have to agree somewhat. But that's what the avg Joe Homeowner
> >> wants. And the Borg has 10's of thousands of JH that need 4 of these
> >> screws and pretty much know they can go to the Borg and get a
> >> blister 6pk and only have to put away and lose the other two vs 96!
> > If I need 6 or more, I go ahead and buy a box. After 20-some years of
> > living compactly in an apartment, that is one of the reasons I bought
> > a house- so I could start having a storehouse of hardware like when I
> > was a kid.
> Empty coffee cans make handy storage containers, I have a bunch =A0:)
> --
> dadiOH
> ____________________________
> - Show quoted text -
re: Empty coffee cans.... I have a bunch
Then you should start storing things in them.
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Posted by dadiOH on October 8, 2009, 11:39 am
DerbyDad03 wrote:
>> aemeijers wrote:
>>> Red Green wrote:
>>>>>> Just an isolated example: Lowes 1-lb electro galv roofing nails
>>>>>> 3.33. Loc
>>>>> al
>>>>>> lumber yard 2.79. Same brand and all.
>>>>>> Now at the "Building Supply" place where I had to get matching
>>>>>> replacemen
>>>>> t
>>>>>> siding pieces, their smallest box is 5 lb.
>>>>> I think LOWES specializes in sellin small quantities. Just try
>>>>> buying a 100 machine screws there. I bought a 100 box for the
>>>>> price of one of their blister packs.
>>>>> Jimmie
>>>> I'd have to agree somewhat. But that's what the avg Joe Homeowner
>>>> wants. And the Borg has 10's of thousands of JH that need 4 of
>>>> these screws and pretty much know they can go to the Borg and get a
>>>> blister 6pk and only have to put away and lose the other two vs 96!
>>> If I need 6 or more, I go ahead and buy a box. After 20-some years
>>> of living compactly in an apartment, that is one of the reasons I
>>> bought a house- so I could start having a storehouse of hardware
>>> like when I was a kid.
>> Empty coffee cans make handy storage containers, I have a bunch :)
>> --
>> dadiOH
>> ____________________________
>> - Show quoted text -
> re: Empty coffee cans.... I have a bunch
> Then you should start storing things in them.
Way ahead of you, they are all full. Except those I use for cleaning paint
brushes.
Fruitcake tins are handy storage devices too...they spread stuff out more
than coffee cans, easier to spot that special, needed bolt saved from long
ago.
--
dadiOH
____________________________
dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
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