Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. I threw away tools.
03-08-15, 07:53 PM
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Who cares about whether you actually need it, this is the best reason I have seen to hang onto useless stuff
IMO it's a shame you didn't think to make a post in C&V.
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03-08-15, 10:30 PM
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Sadness. Reduce, re-use, recycle.
Throwing away a tool is as near a sin as theft itself. Sell it, or at least give it away to a co-op or some promising young mechanic who is interested in wrenching on vintage bikes.
Sending something that of of value to someone else out there is just a waste. At least i hope you put them into a metal recycling bin and not straight to a landfill..
Throwing away a tool is as near a sin as theft itself. Sell it, or at least give it away to a co-op or some promising young mechanic who is interested in wrenching on vintage bikes.
Sending something that of of value to someone else out there is just a waste. At least i hope you put them into a metal recycling bin and not straight to a landfill..
Co-op or "pay it forward" brings good karma
03-09-15, 09:25 AM
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How about giving them to a local co-op? A plus plus.
03-09-15, 03:39 PM
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Good idea to have an archive box. I think I'll do that to de-clutter. I have a Stronglight crank puller. I have a Helicomatic wrench. I can't remember what other obsolete tools I have, but I may have more. No plans to get rid of them. The money they could bring me is tiny compared with the cost of keeping them.
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