Penny wrote:
>
>One of the removal estimators I spoke to before my move 12 months ago said
>he always advises people not to get rid of stuff before a move.

I suppose stuff falls into various categories:

Definitely no room/ need for it - dispose.

Want to keep, but fear you won't have room - take.

TQT which you CBA to make a decision about.  Dispose.


I had to arrange a number of big office moves, and there was
always a lot thrown away after relocation.  Once I was having
difficulty getting "owners" of a pile of stuff to go through and
sort it "no time".  My director called a meeting of the relevant
people on some pretext.  Then told them - "you had time to come
to speak to me - now use it to get this heap sorted."

Chris
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Jenny M Benson wrote:
> In message , Chris J Dixon 
>  writes
>> I suppose stuff falls into various categories:
>>
>> Definitely no room/ need for it - dispose.
>>
>> Want to keep, but fear you won't have room - take.
>>
>> TQT which you CBA to make a decision about.  Dispose.
> 
> This sounds like a similar theory to my "What if the house caught fire?"
> 
> Every now and then I look at all my "stuff" and ask myself that question 
> and how would I feel about losing each item.  If I decide it wouldn't 
> really be a great tragedy to lose it, it gets chucked.

Cripes, I'd have to throw away everything I own on that basis! It's all 
just *stuff*, none of it really matters at a life and death level.


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Jenny M Benson wrote:
> In message , Chris J Dixon 
>  writes
>> I suppose stuff falls into various categories:
>>
>> Definitely no room/ need for it - dispose.
>>
>> Want to keep, but fear you won't have room - take.
>>
>> TQT which you CBA to make a decision about.  Dispose.
> 
> This sounds like a similar theory to my "What if the house caught fire?"
> 
> Every now and then I look at all my "stuff" and ask myself that question 
> and how would I feel about losing each item.  If I decide it wouldn't 
> really be a great tragedy to lose it, it gets chucked.

Unless things have sentimental value (and not many do, for me), I 
sometimes ask myself, "If I saw this in a charity shop going really 
cheap, would I bother to buy it?" And if the answer is no, I get rid of 
it (or at least consider doing so). Works for clothes, books, 
bric-a-brac, etc.


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"Marjorie"  wrote in message 
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> Jenny M Benson wrote:
>> In message , Chris J Dixon 
>>  writes
>>> I suppose stuff falls into various categories:
>>>
>>> Definitely no room/ need for it - dispose.
>>>
>>> Want to keep, but fear you won't have room - take.
>>>
>>> TQT which you CBA to make a decision about.  Dispose.
>>
>> This sounds like a similar theory to my "What if the house caught fire?"
>>
>> Every now and then I look at all my "stuff" and ask myself that question 
>> and how would I feel about losing each item.  If I decide it wouldn't 
>> really be a great tragedy to lose it, it gets chucked.
>
> Unless things have sentimental value (and not many do, for me), I 
> sometimes ask myself, "If I saw this in a charity shop going really cheap, 
> would I bother to buy it?" And if the answer is no, I get rid of it (or at 
> least consider doing so). Works for clothes, books, bric-a-brac, etc.
>
If I gave a lot my stuff to a charity shop, and came back a week later and 
saw it on the shelves, I'd probably want to buy it back.

ally