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There are few things more satisfying than finding a use for that thing you stored away ten years ago "in case" you ever had a need for it.

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Quilotoa@lemmy.ca⁩ to ⁨showerthoughts@lemmy.world⁩

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  • billwashere@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    My box of wall warts and power supplies thanks you for this post.

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  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    And nothing worse than not being able to find the thing that you stashed away years ago for exactly this situation!

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  • OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Hoarders seeing this like

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  • mike_wooskey@lemmy.thewooskeys.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    But it also enforces the “keep everything just in case” mentality/habit. This situation feels good precisely because it beat the odds. 🙂

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    • Quilotoa@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It’s cheaper than gambling.

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  • Lumidaub@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I recently had use for a piece from my cable collection. ╰(°▽°)╯

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    • Quilotoa@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      You’re a hero.

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  • raman_klogius@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    “99% of hoarders throw away the stuff they thought they would need later a week before it was needed.”

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    • zorflieg@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      This happened to me last weekend. I finally parted with the device I’d been hanging on to for 6 years a couple of months ago in a cleanout and needed it last Sunday.

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  • obinice@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Exactly, like my box of condoms! Knew they’d come in handy one day 😎

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    • SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      "condoms"
      "come in"
      "handy"
      I feel like there's a joke here, but I can't get it out! I'm so close...

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      • fleem@piefed.zeromedia.vip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        don’t eat the crab dip!

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      • Septimaeus@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        One in your hand is worth two in my bush?

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  • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Nor a more rare thing

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  • HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Only thing better is not keeping things for 10 years without using them.

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  • IWW4@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    There are 10s of thousands of things more satisfying than that…

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  • foggy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    NO WAY

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