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Post by andyhowell on Jul 13, 2019 8:35:13 GMT
You can never have too many mic stands.
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Post by ocarolan on Jul 13, 2019 9:15:45 GMT
You can never have too many mic stands. ...until you have to carry them all from the car up three flights of stairs to the venue before you can set them up.... Keith
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Post by bellyshere on Jul 13, 2019 9:58:48 GMT
Goggle "Death Cleaning" and you'll find the answer! Cheers Gary Ha Ha. I've got a few weeks left yet.
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Post by bellyshere on Jul 13, 2019 10:00:45 GMT
Several things gone on ebay this morning including my AC30 which i thought i'd never sell. My back hates it.
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Post by malcolm on Jul 13, 2019 12:33:19 GMT
The real answer is of course to get rid of your "stuff". We live in a society and deal with a culture that constantly implores us to acquire more and more things that we don't need.
I am probably older than most people here and I have some friends who are really old and they are trying to give things away. Things that they thought were important, things that they have spent a lifetime acquiring, and even their children won't take them. It's quite sad really.
I have recently spent quite a lot of time in SE Asia, and most people there have very little material goods, many not even a room to call their own, but they are generally content. Small children helping their grandmothers to wash dishes in the street may shock us, but they are not whinging and complaining like so many western children, they appear to be quite happy.
Young people are getting wiser I think, one of my sons often says "Dad, we should buy experiences not stuff" and I think he has a very good point.
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Post by bellyshere on Jul 13, 2019 16:23:21 GMT
The real answer is of course to get rid of your "stuff". We live in a society and deal with a culture that constantly implores us to acquire more and more things that we don't need. I am probably older than most people here and I have some friends who are really old and they are trying to give things away. Things that they thought were important, things that they have spent a lifetime acquiring, and even their children won't take them. It's quite sad really. I have recently spent quite a lot of time in SE Asia, and most people there have very little material goods, many not even a room to call their own, but they are generally content. Small children helping their grandmothers to wash dishes in the street may shock us, but they are not whinging and complaining like so many western children, they appear to be quite happy. Young people are getting wiser I think, one of my sons often says "Dad, we should buy experiences not stuff" and I think he has a very good point. You are right. Stuff isn’t really important. I’m not to keen on experiences though either. (0:
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Post by martinrowe on Jul 13, 2019 19:02:47 GMT
I suppose another take on this is that none of it is wrong. If you are materialistic then it's fine, if you're not, and you're doing it for the wrong reason then it isn't. I count myself as non materialistic, but I used a Festool Router (cost new around £500) on Thursday and it felt completely at home in my hands. I'd also like an open back banjo - one of the ones that is handmade over here (cost £600). As I said, I don't view myself as materialistic. If I get these things will they be 'stuff' in 5 years time? What's the real question to be asked if I buy them: 'how much pleasure will I get out of them', or 'will they change me for the better'? I don't know.
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Post by skipellis on Jul 14, 2019 2:38:35 GMT
Garage is SCARY!! I have more tools than any human should have, plus, I save scraps of ebony, curly maple, mahogany, etc. that I'll probably never use for anything. Also a lot of various yard sale finds from over many years that I just knew I would have a use for. I've managed to get my music stuff down to my two acoustics (Martin & Brook), a couple homemade Teles, and one really good amp (Evans RE200), plus, I store our small PA at my house and that's about it any more. I'll eventually quit playing out and get rid of the electric stuff and just keep the acoustics for me. I'm 74 so will probably look at condos in the next couple years and get rid of one vehicle and a LOT of stuff. The yard is getting a little much for the old knees and the Agent Orange damage to my heart make me aware not to push myself too hard any more. I sure hate to part with my 'things', though - might need 'em some day.
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Post by delb0y on Jul 14, 2019 7:03:39 GMT
I'm all for dejunking, and I've had phases of intense eBaying over the years. But (almost) all of my stuff gets used. I don't think I have a vast collection of dejunkable things - although, yes, there is a bit.
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Post by Wild Violet on Jul 14, 2019 10:08:05 GMT
I sure hate to part with my 'things', though - might need 'em some day. Being 'financially challenged' for such a long time had ingrained this attitude into my subconscious. I would pick up anything useful when walking the dog - buttons, pens, screws, bits of webbing, etc. just in case I needed them someday, and never got rid of something we already had that might be useful in the future. Plenty of these things have come in very handy over the years but the overflow of stuff crammed into a very small house made it a chaotic place to live. We decided enough was enough and sold everything we could, donated what didn't sell, and freecycled or trashed anything the charity shops wouldn't take. We kept everything we either needed or loved. It was amazing how much stuff we had that we were indifferent to, and made us wonder why we bought it in the first place. It's made us become much more mindful about what we bring into the house and we've decided to opt out of the consumer lifestyle as much as possible. Our house is calmer and more peaceful now, getting rid of the excess has made room for the things we consider to be truly important. (like my music stuff) It was a huge undertaking but it's one of the most worthwhile things I've ever done.
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Post by missclarktree on Jul 14, 2019 10:30:34 GMT
Oops . . . .
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Post by bleatoid on Jul 14, 2019 12:07:02 GMT
It’s a tricky one.
I’m all for de-cluttering, but there’s that “you never know, it might come in useful one day” thing going on in your head.
This is why the contents of my overflowing toolbox include the condenser and a valve stem from the MGB I ceased owning in 1988.
Ya just never know....
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Post by vikingblues on Jul 14, 2019 14:06:12 GMT
Downsizing to a property half the size forces a drastic rethink on de-cluttering, and turns it into a "must do" rather than a "would be good to do". I don't recommend it though as it's a lot of hard work and takes it's toll with the emotional attachments to all the old "stuff". The last 12 months have left me feeling sick of the sight of waste and recycling centres. To look at the positive side - as yet I've missed none of the things that got chucked or taken to charity shops. Mark
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Post by delb0y on Jul 15, 2019 9:10:45 GMT
Karen's dad moved into a retirement home a few years ago - downsizing from a three bed semi with a garage and a couple of sheds. He was reluctant to let a lot of stuff go so some of it has ended up in my garage. I said at the time, "Mike, are you ever going to use this stuff?" He said, "No, but it's too good to just throw out. You'll get some money for it one day!" I explained I didn't want to get some money for it one day, that if it's worth something he should get some money for it now. "No no no," he said... To be honest all of it will only ever be worth anything if the world starts putting a monetary value on other people's sentimentality. I think a lot of my stuff will one day go the same way. That fishing rod that my dad used in the 1950s, and I used in the 1970s, and still do occasionally now, will end up in the timber skip down the tip...
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Post by bellyshere on Jul 15, 2019 18:10:52 GMT
I’ve given some bits away. It’s ridiculous how many mics i had. I could have sold some of them i suppose. Yeah stuff i love will probably end up at the tip when i’m gone.
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