I wish the old cables, gear, etc. I have squirreled-away stopped saving Customers' and friends' asses because I could feel good about getting rid of it.

We've been unspooling the stash of wood off-cuts, bits of copper pipe, and misc. broken or trash-picked parts from my late grandfather's workshop for the last few years. He always seemed to have materials at-hand to fix anything and, as a kid, I was in awe of that. Now I understand why.

I hope I can leave less stuff for my daughter to poke thru, but at the same time I want to be like my grandfather, seemingly being able to fix anything immediately.

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stmw 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's what JIT (just-in-time) inventory and offshore manufacturing took away from us. Hold onto your spare parts.

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wil421 7 hours ago | parent [-]

My dad worked at Lockheed and in the 80s they joked they used JIC (just in case) manufacturing. They had so many parts without a clear reason as to why they created so many.

	▲	stmw 37 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		JIC! That's funny. It may sound like inefficiency, but really it is an option on future flexibility. Just like the big box of cables.

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michaelt 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> I wish the old cables, gear, etc. I have squirreled-away stopped saving Customers' and friends' asses because I could feel good about getting rid of it.

What you've got to do is become more forgetful.

Ask not what a 17v power supply can do for your friends. Ask if you'll remember it and find it when that moment comes.