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Eyes bigger than your stomach. Maybe you learned at an early age the capacity of your
gastric system, maybe not. The obesity epidemic suggests there may be
better ways to manage it. Drugs and surgery aren't the answer
despite what the mega-pharmaceutical industry says.
Likewise, a consumeristic society collect things. New this, new that, don't throw it
away, you never know when you're going to need it. Keep up with the Joneses, impulse buys,
the latest and greatest even though your stuff works fine already.
The drug here is the purchase (whether the dopamine from buying
it or the thrill of the chase, doesn't matter). The surgery is requiring an outside
storage unit to handle the hoarding overflow.
I suppose I have hoarding tendencies in some aspects. Luckily, surgery hasn't been necessary
and everything is self-contained. We're all on the hoarding spectrum
to some degree, the only question is whether it's debilitating.
I don't collect trash, rotting food, or items that'll be quickly forgotten,
only to rebuy and rebuy until I die.
Maybe I have more hammers or pliers than the average person. OK, it's more than even the unaverage
person, but they all have a purpose. Combined with my "get it for life" mentality,
there may be triplicates or more. When I find something good,
get a lifetime supply if possible because it will inevitably change to something less desirable.
My tools have gotten larger, more expensive as I've aged. There is no toolbox drawer that
will contain them, no corner for refuge, no naked shelf welcoming a new tenant.
Floor space is already a premium, so what happens when a massive piece of equipment
bullies itself into the shop?
Efficiency. Build more shelves, rearrange a life-size Tetris puzzle. Necessity is the mother of
invention and somehow things get more compact. More organized. Opportunities
present themselves that weren't there before, because they didn't have to be.
Still, there is no way around the loss (use) of 15sq/ft of floor space since
a 4000lb CNC mill must be on the floor.
And it's very picky where it sits; I didn't have much of a choice.
Unlike most pieces of equipment that are on wheeled carts or otherwise
movable, this is not.
Get rid of something else to make room? Blasphemy!
I bought it for a reason. My endeavors continue to broaden and expand so
each tool potentially serves more purposes.
Sure, I have projects that may take years to bear fruit but it
all fits together, eventually.
Posted by M: January 22, 2026
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