Dismantled an old bed and wanted to keep the nuts, bolts, screws and washers. Probably the first time in over 4 decades I’ve managed to reuse such a bag :)
You just gotta collect more shit and this will happen more often:)
I have a whole drawer in my utility closet for Ikea leftovers. One day, I swear I’m gonna use an extra caster or twist screw thing. I swear!
I have a big coffee can that I throw any leftover washers, screws, nuts, etc. I especially like odd little fasteners. Occasionally, I’ll need something for a project, and I dig through coffee can, and I’m often rewarded with what I need.
I do the same with ANY old wall adapters. When I’m getting rid of an old piece of electronic gear, I always keep the adapter, and toss it the box. I buy a lot of used audio and music gear, and I can almost always find an adapter in my collection.
It takes years to build these collections, and you have to hide them, and protect them from spouses who simply don’t understand.
We constantly re-use such sealable bags for many food items / leftovers and we still end up needing more. Incredibly useful things.
My box of wood offcuts is looking over thinking “one day we too shall have our moment”
For me its steel/aluminum off cuts/shorties that some day will will be welded to something someday…
someday.
I have a 200lbs box of metal bits taking up valuable floor space in my shop. I don’t even own a welder nor know how to use one.
But I bet I’m going to need one of those pieces one day, so it stays.
Start making knives and you can use your scraps for handles.
You may think this is a good thing but this is the absolute worst thing that could have happened. Now you will feel validated and compulsively hoard everything!
It’s not hoarding if it’s organized. The reuse part of recycling does require holding onto what most would consider trash.
Well I better get to organizing. Wait is that my soldering iron and some relays? Oh damn, I forgot about this project and …
Why would you throw away a bag with a reduce, reuse, recycle logo on it?
They might not be accepted anywhere locally. I’m fortunate enough to have curbside collection where I am but it is limited to cans, bottles (glass and rigid plastic), and paper products (cardboard, newspaper, egg cartons and such). If I had to guess, soft plastics like those and plastic grocery bags end up gumming up the gears, rollers, etc at the sorting facilities. I think there’s maybe only one grocery store near me that actually still has a bin for plastic grocery bags. There was another but… “tragedy of the commons.” They had three big bins for glass, plastic and paper, and a small one for bags. Uncouth people kept using them all to toss whatever trash they had on hand or in their vehicles. I watched the small one get used for an ashtray/cigarette butts. Eventually the store just got rid of them.
While I agree with you, you just kinda jumped over the first two Rs, though? 😀
Fair. I mentally associate the symbol with recycling so it was kind of instinctual on my part to forget the other two. Addressing them now: I’ve limited control over “reduce.” I can buy less, or avoid packaging that’s difficult to be rid of, but I’d get a lot less done. As for reuse there has to be a cutoff point, before I’ve accumulated so many baggies inside of baggies inside of baggies, so I’m not looking like the local dope dealer.
I have so many layers of baggies… So many…
Is that the fuckin moon outside the window? Did you post from inside Majora’s Mask?
it’s the reflection of a ceiling light fixture
I tend to keep a few of each kind of these types of items, but start throwing them away when it gets excessive. There have been times where I was super glad I kept a random old cardboard box that was just the right size for what I needed, but there have also been times where I was glad to free up space that I had to admit was taken up by junk I will never use. It’s about balanced!
Do not ask about my twist ties though. I keep every single one. ~They’re small, it’s fine.~
Edit: man, Lemmy (desktop web) has a friggin’ subscript button and it doesn’t even work.
Works for me.
Hell yeah, brother!
You love to see it. I do the same thing. Mostly because if I need a but or bolt, I might already have one I need.
No! No! No! Storing excess nuts and screws in a recycled clear plastic bag that is unacceptable! It makes too much sense! You can actually identify what’s in there.
The proper way to store such items is to find a greasy grimy, oily, dirty old wooden box about 4"x10"x20". And then you must fill your Hell box with every old rusty nut and screw, bent nail, Stripped threaded bolt, and rusty pliers you can find. You then store it near a door so you can trip over it every time you walk by. Do NOT forget to recite the proper curse words and incantations.
And you are only allowed to remove and reuse one fastener a year from it. And it’s best to only add and never remove.
Get out of my shed!
Everyone with a shed or shop has one of those boxes! I have 3 of them now in my shop!
I, and others I’ve gotten such gifts from, tend to use either glass jars, or old coffee tins. We throw them in there, or in the bottom of my toolbox, then when need serves we painstakingly search through it.
It usually takes less time than one might think to find a match though. Certainly less time than running to the store to maybe find the right parts.
You Sir are a person who understands what a good Hell box can do!
This is the way. But now also is time to get one of these bad boys so you can find just the right doo-hickey when you need it later.
now the trick is going to be how long it takes to reuse that hardware (along with remembering and finding the saved baggie of goodies).
Never separate the hardware! Use masking tape and tape all the bed pieces together, including the bag of parts.
When possible, I like to keep the hardware inside holes of the dismantled pieces instead of putting it in a baggie.
I did this at my last job, hundreds of zip lock bags saved and we reuse them over and over. I have a small stach here in my house I dip into a few times a month.
I try to always keep good bags like that. The number of times it’s paid off is in the hundreds/thousands. Every time I move especially. All those items that have pieces that need to be kept up with suddenly are super easy to deal with if you have random baggies.
it’s good to keep all of that stuff, all the metal bolts, nuts, screws, and what have you. It’s often the difference of having to run to the store or not. It doesn’t take much space, there is no reason to throw them out.
