[geeks] Being a guy, and being sentimental.

[geeks at sunhelp.org]

Or maybe he just hates to throw anything out? If he "loved" it, would he
have demoted it to a utility table?

OK, so I don't throw out anything usefull either. Maybe it isn't a good
coffe table, but it can keep computers off the floor. When it finaly has no
purpose, use it as firewood. Nothing should go to a landfill unless
absolutely nothing more can be done with an item.

James Fogg, Network Engineer
Vicinity Corporation - New Hampshire
(603) 442-1751

~ -----Original Message-----
~ From: William S. [mailto:wilby98 at yahoo.com]
~ Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 2:50 AM
~ To: geeks at sunhelp.org
~ Subject: Re: [geeks] Being a guy, and being sentimental.
~ 
~ 
~ I would definitely keep it! It has been an object
~ that has followed you through time and space and
~ been able to adapt to your changes in lifestyle.
~ You have some important memories tied to it
~ as well. It seems like you still use it so
~ that is great.
~ 
~ I have a few objects like that I took with me to the
~ Netherlands. I am glad I did it. They
~ represent something to me but not to anyone else.
~ 
~ You might consider refinishing or repainting it.
~ That way you are giving it a new "face" but retaining
~ the original material composition.
~ 
~ Keep it.. Keep it... Keep it...     :)
~ 
~ On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 12:12:41AM -0600, Bill Bradford wrote:
~ > Okay.
~ > 
~ > When I was in college in '93-95, I was in my first off-campus 
~ > apartment, with a friend as a roommate.
~ > 
~ > Guys next door were going to throw out a coffee table.  
~ > 
~ > Us: "Why?"
~ > them: "Has a water stain."
~ > us: "we'll take it!"
~ > 
~ > Covered the stain with a towel, and that served as our TV 
~ stand in the
~ > living room.  I took it with me from apartment to 
~ apartment, and even
~ > brought it to Texas with me in '96 when I moved down here.
~ > 
~ > Shortly after Amy moved in, we painted it white.  We've 
~ used it for various
~ > things; lately its been the paint can stand in the living room.
~ > 
~ > I refuse to let her toss it out.  She cant understand why not.
~ > 
~ > I've had it for almost ten years now.  
~ > 
~ > Someone else male care to explain?
~ > 
~ 
~ -- 
~ Bill
~ Amsterdam, NL
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