Is my friend a hoarder?

nearlyrich

thatgirlsam wrote: »

'But you went there in 1982... 20 years ago!!

Actually it's longer than that;)

My mum had a wooden ironing board, I think my dad made it when he was studying woodwork at night school. Your mention of wooden ironing boards just brought the memory back, it fell apart a few years ago but we were a family of eight so it definitely got well used.:)

Tiddlywinks

bigpound wrote: »

Tiddlywinks, you sound exactly like them!

To all the people saying it's none of your business: they keep complaining they don't have enough space and need to clear out all their stuff to eventually sell the place.

Like them? Well, if by that you mean that I do not appear to be as materialistic as you.... then, thank you!

loracan1

Is it hoarding when you manage to keep something working for over 10 years then?

lilac_lady

If you keep everything that comes into your house such as 100 empty plastic bottles (unwashed) and they are mixed up with everything else and you can't find a space to sit down for piles of stuff then I think you're a HOARD-er.

If you keep items until they NEED to be renewed then I think you're a MSE-er.

victory

lilac_lady wrote: »

If you keep items until they NEED to be renewed then I think you're a MSE-er.

I agree I would not dream of not getting something fixed or trying to make it work before I even considered buying another one, if it works, who cares how old it is, my oven is 1996, sure it comes on and off intermitently but it has not died completely yet and so no, not going to replace it until it does, so long as the items are clean and not dangerous to use by doing a bodge job on them then they stay, no waste, no want:D

Errata

I think I probably have tights that are more than 10 years old :rotfl:
I certainly have three electric kettles, one in use and two in the loft - because you just never know, do you

barbarawright

victory wrote: »

I agree I would not dream of not getting something fixed or trying to make it work before I even considered buying another one, if it works, who cares how old it is, my oven is 1996, sure it comes on and off intermitently but it has not died completely yet and so no, not going to replace it until it does, so long as the items are clean and not dangerous to use by doing a bodge job on them then they stay, no waste, no want:D

My oven dates from 1992. Only two of the rings work but then I live on my own so I can't remember ever being inconvenienced by that. I'll keep it until it's down to no rings!!

Lotus-eater

barbarawright wrote: »

My oven dates from 1992. Only two of the rings work but then I live on my own so I can't remember ever being inconvenienced by that. I'll keep it until it's down to no rings!!

It's easy to replace rings!

I've replaced 4 different elements in our range cooker so far, we've had it 10 years and it was 10 years old when we got it.

It's a good one though, good make, heavy and well made, cost an awful lot new, much more than we could have afforded. but it's made to last and should go on for ever, with me replacing the elements.

puddy

i havent read all the posts but this thread reminds me of that awful advert, i think its for dell or some other computer company that turn a womans house into a computer/laptop shop to show her the error of her ways as she 'didnt think her 4 year old computer needed updating'

4 years old!!!!!!!!!!

ive got underwear and make up older than that. my lap top is older than that, as is our main pc.

i have a telly that is nearly 20 years old which still works fine, its in the spare bedroom

i wouldnt have got rid of our old sofa (14 years old) if it had been repairable unfortunaely it wasnt. i hope this one goes further and will be disappointed if it only lasts 10 years

euronorris

With laptops and computers, it very much depends on how you want/need to use it. If you only want to do some basic stuff, and a little surfing, you can make them last very long if you look after them.

But if you are regularly downloading, or using high end graphics programs etc, then you will need to keep your laptop/pc relatively up to date due to the changes in software which put a bigger strain on your hardware capabilities.

Other stuff though, we keep hold of for as long as possible, repairing where we can. The sofa my OH had before we met. It is about 14 years old now. Washing machine is also before my time, but not quite as old. About 10 years I think. It has broken once since we've been together, but it was an easy fix ffor OH.

I think OH has a hoarding 'tendancy', but it's kept under control with a simple 'Yes, maybe it will come in handy in the future, but we just don't have the space. So, if you want to keep hold of that, you need to get rid of something of equal size.'. Most of the time then, he decides it isn't worth it.