HOARDING---WHO ME?

[Templar]

I WATCHED A T.V. SHOW CALLED "HOARDING" THE OTHER DAY---ITS ABOUT PEOPLE WHO COLLECT EVERYTHING UNTIL YOU CANNOT EVEN WALK THROUGH THEIR HOUSE WITHOUT BUMPING INTO SOMETHING..........WELL I ASKED MY WIFE IF SHE THOUGHT I WAS A HOARDER  ..."YOU A HOARDER? WHY WHAT GAVE YOU THAT IDEA ???THE FACT THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE DOG FOR A FEW DAYS---OUR GRAND CHILDREN SPENT SOME TIME IN THE HOUSE AND YOU DIDN'T KNOW IT ..THE CAUTION LOOSE DEBRIS AND FALLING MATERIALS SIGN---WEAR HARD HAT AT ALL TIMES .....THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM ABOVE 911 ...WHY NO I DON'T THINK YOU HOARD THINGS"
WELL THAT WAS A BLESSING TO HEAR---I THINK?
AS A COLLECTOR OF ALMOST ANYTHING,  I WOULD KNOW IF I HOARDED THINGS....
BESIDES THE THINGS I COLLECT ARE RARE AND HARD TO FIND......
I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION A FEW THINGS AND YOU BE THE JUDGE: THE AIR BRAKE HOSES FROM A TRAIN---BAG OF MARBLES OVER 50 YRS. OLD---A 64 YEAR OLD BLIND TEDDY BEAR----A FEW DOZEN MATCH BOX CARS---A COUPLE HUNDRED BOOKS----45,000 COINS GIVE OR TAKE A FEW---ABOUT 100 CLASSIC COMIC BOOKS----3500+ BASEBALL CARDS.........A CIVIL WAR RIFLE-------A WORKING 1923 TOASTER---SOME OF MY COLLEGE NOTES....A  LARGE AMOUNT OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PICTURES AND MAPS,,,,,,,,MY KEYBOARD IS GETTING WARM--MUST STOP AND LET IT COOL OFF....
THIS COVERS ABOUT 1% IF MY COLLECTIONS SO YOU SEE THE "VALUE" I HAVE AMASSED----A HOARDER ...I THINK NOT

[Triggersmob]

Tell your wife, that at least you are not collecting wives.

I wish I had kept my marble collection. I gave them away
to my friends when I left England.

Joe, did you miss a zero off the number of coins or is the comma
in the wrong place? I would bet you missed a zero.

Happy collecting, Joe.

[Templar]

THANKS---IT WAS A 0---BUT THE COUNT IS STILL OFF A LITTLE

[Triggersmob]

Makes me feel like the new kid on the block.
I have less than 5000 and about 1000 swaps.

[OldDan]

AS A COLLECTOR OF ALMOST ANYTHING,  I WOULD KNOW IF I HOARDED THINGS....
BESIDES THE THINGS I COLLECT ARE RARE AND HARD TO FIND......
----A HOARDER ...I THINK NOT

I agree with you Joe. I'm thinking it borders more on 'stockpileing', din't you think?

[Templar]

I RECKON YOU ARE RIGHT DAN---HOWEVER MY WIFE SEEMS TO HAVE A WOMAN'S DICTIONARY AND MOST OF THE DEFINITIONS IN HER SPECIAL BOOK DON'T SEEN TO CORRESPOND TO THE DEFINITIONS IN MY DICTIONARY...
I HAVE A "FUNK & WAGNALLS"  WHILE SHE HAS A "MRS. FUNK & MRS. WAGNALLS BOOK"
IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN SHE SHOWED ME HER BOOK----OH WELL