Hutch
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What was I thinking?? I'm DOOOOOOMED, I tells ya.
I accepted a move to NW Arkansas, which means moving out of my house of 22 years. I have a strongly acquisitive nature, a lazy streak, and a mountain of stuff to sort thru, organize (yeah, right!), pack, and move. On my own dime. Just to let you know, it took me a full afternoon to clear off the top of my chest of drawers and empty the bedside table drawer on my side of the bed. In so doing, I uncovered/recovered, ~ 100 rounds of ammunition, 5 speedloaders, 4 pistol mags (1 of which I haven't had a pistol for in 2-3 years), 2 knives I thought I'd lost, 1 I had forgotten I owned, the "owners manual" for the A.L.I.C.E. pack, about 5-10 unopened (Thank goodness) packages of throw away eap plugs, old magazines, 3 old pairs of glasses, old American Rifleman 'zines, 2-3 flashlights, none of which had useable batteries, 3 holsters.... Well, you get the picture.
What in the world will I do when I get busy in my "hobby room"? 30 or 40K rounds of ammo (about half .22's), a similar number of pieces of brass in various calibers, ~ 20k primers, 10-20k bullets, grips, holsters, manuals, powder, dies... I feel nauseous. I know it seemed like a good idea at the time, but WHY did I need another 2k pieces of .45ACP brass, or a hundred pounds of linotype? What is the value of the 5th K-frame holster, or 20th FAL magazine? If I ever get my head straight on this, there's gonna be a reckoning.
I accepted a move to NW Arkansas, which means moving out of my house of 22 years. I have a strongly acquisitive nature, a lazy streak, and a mountain of stuff to sort thru, organize (yeah, right!), pack, and move. On my own dime. Just to let you know, it took me a full afternoon to clear off the top of my chest of drawers and empty the bedside table drawer on my side of the bed. In so doing, I uncovered/recovered, ~ 100 rounds of ammunition, 5 speedloaders, 4 pistol mags (1 of which I haven't had a pistol for in 2-3 years), 2 knives I thought I'd lost, 1 I had forgotten I owned, the "owners manual" for the A.L.I.C.E. pack, about 5-10 unopened (Thank goodness) packages of throw away eap plugs, old magazines, 3 old pairs of glasses, old American Rifleman 'zines, 2-3 flashlights, none of which had useable batteries, 3 holsters.... Well, you get the picture.
What in the world will I do when I get busy in my "hobby room"? 30 or 40K rounds of ammo (about half .22's), a similar number of pieces of brass in various calibers, ~ 20k primers, 10-20k bullets, grips, holsters, manuals, powder, dies... I feel nauseous. I know it seemed like a good idea at the time, but WHY did I need another 2k pieces of .45ACP brass, or a hundred pounds of linotype? What is the value of the 5th K-frame holster, or 20th FAL magazine? If I ever get my head straight on this, there's gonna be a reckoning.