Saving Stuff

When GamerDude was growing up, his parents taught him the value of saving things, and using things until the no longer worked. He talks about how his dad would buy used fans and vacuum cleaners at auctions and garage sales, because you never knew when you might need one. He talks about his dad's tools and hardware, and his back-up tools and hardware. He talks about how his mother saved everything, from paint brushes to newspaper clippings. He also talks about how hard it was - and how hard it continues to be - to get rid of his parents' stuff, even though it's been more than a decade since they passed. He talks about trying to get rid of his mom's college yearbook, and her scrapbook of newspaper clippings, and the various documents and things his parents accumulated over the years. He talks about how difficult it was getting rid of their 20-year-old ...