Thread: My curse

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My curse: before I throw anything away I say to myself "Can I use that for Halloween?"

I just replaced my hot water heater. I am agonizing over getting rid of the old one. Maybe I can hollow it out and make a big pop-up out of it. Anyone else go this problem?

I think most of us have the same problem! I like the idea of a pop-up. I think it could be really original. I vote you keep it!

Was going to get re-installed in an obvious location, look real, THEN the "smoke" would come pouring out of the gas burner access door! (A $10 fog machine)
I was given an old leaky pnuematic cylinder that wouldn't stop hissing out the exit port. I attached a very small soft copper tubing line to it and terminated it taped to the back of the furnace's gas pipe..nobody noticed it! drat!
I also got the big yellow "Do Not Run This Broken Furnace " tag from my friend at the gas company and hung it on the furnace, and again, nobody noticed it!
The other "Curse" is walking through the Farm & Fleet store looking at all of the bearings and hydralic cylinders they sell for tractors. They sell bolts by the pound, whata buy!

Oh, my yes.

I come from a family of packrats (seriously bad ones) and it still causes me a split second of panic throwing out stuff. With the added "could I use this for a Halloween prop?" question popping up...

If I can't think of something RIGHT THEN to make with it - out it goes. Granted, I may think of something weeks later and regret it, but most of the time... nope. I like being able to get into every room in the house too much.

Lol I agree! It's hard for me to get rid of things just in case I need them for my haunt lol!

My name is Noahbody and I am.............

You're preachin' to the choir, Brother.................

bad habit of keeping and finding new uses for stuff. need to stop it. but can't

That is one bad thing about this sorta stuff, though...when does being a packrat and keeping stuff for a prop turn into hoarding, ya know? (hoarding actually is a mental disease)

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