TeriAnn Wakeman wrote:
> Philip E. Barnes wrote:
>
>> To do so is to deny the acquisitive nature of Man. I suggest you hang
>> on to the lot and keep it out of the hands of hoarders.
>
> And remain the very thing that you deny others until your death when
> someone else has to deal with it in your absence.
>
> Trying not to get too existential, every item you own in turn owns a
> bit of you. You must make at least some minimal effort to care for its
> security, location and often, maintenance. The more things you own
> the less freedom you have to act extemporaneously....
Good points, TeriAnn, I don't think I can pretend I'm hoarding to deny
the hoarders either. :) But I've rarely had my TR4 off the road more
than a month in five years thanks to some careful hoarding. A spare
engine or two, a couple gearboxes, several starters with the right
pinion gear, a rear axle -- all handy to have laying around when the one
in the car wears out.
Luckily my boys don't mind sleeping in the living room now that their
old bedrooms are filled with car parts.
Steven Newell
Littleton, CO USA
'62 TR4 x 2
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