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Sep 17, 2023 1:54 AM
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rocketscientist
Remember to replace them!
Columbus43219
The bolts from the old door knob have taken their place in the pile.
donkeyhaut
I started a bucket of spare parts from a job as a lawnmower mechanic in 1972, and added to it ever since.
nanyatenyaa
But were they self sealing stem bolts?
Thelatestpopularculturereferance
Eleshar24
xizar
My mother is in this post... she quilts.
tyner156
As the prophesy foretold...
HighQueenEmma
tster1973
so satisfying!!
donkeyhaut
I started a bucket of spare parts from a job as a lawnmower mechanic in 1972, and added to it ever since.
donkeyhaut
It's basically NEVER let me down.
Columbus43219
I inherited two other sets of junk from my father and brother in laws when they died. I remember using the last wall anchor from my BIL. It was about 7 years after he died, and it was comically bittersweet.
CarAndMechanical
This is the way
SirDalud
As an warning to all fellow men, I once threw out old cables (computer and tv, etc you get the drill) needed one 3 days later. I was devastated.
BobHawkeStraya
Whore-ding your way through life!
Whatswrongwiththispicture
quzar
It was the best thing I ever did for project-completing to sort hoarded piles of bits into labeled containers. Took hours, but saves the 10min each time of trying to find the right things and makes it much less likely that I'll end up accidentally buying something I already have.
sfrinlan
Vindication!
rej787810
Unexpected Holt.
ChromePlatedEquator
All hail the KING!! I salute you, sir or madam.
KZFDG
The dream
PunnyPunenstein
see it may take 20 or 30 years but all that stuff people have told you to throw out pays off in the end.
pugcashingout
Fool! You can’t use the contains of junk drawer! It is against the rules !
stuart1965
Safflower777
You did not! Prove it.
JustinWasHere
Living the dream
3smagic
A feeling like no other...
ChromePlatedEquator
I have nuts/bots/etc I've been hoarding since the early 80's. And yes, every once in a while it saves me from a trip to the hardware store.
ClemClone
If you need bolts for a door knob, that's a helluva knob
Columbus43219
They're probably more "machine screws" than bolts.
yonafin
As the prophecy fore told.
NarratorDurden
I can always find the bolts but never the right nut.
c2zvgsVillain
Better get the checked out
StunttheRunt
What about the left one?
thelazyninja
Aww, silly. /You/ are the right nut. *boops your nose*
NorthmanoftheNorth
Deez nuts lmaooo
terajack2048
I had upgraded to a larger plastic one, then was unsatisfied when I didn’t hear clinks when tossing spare parts in.
huffnpuff72
I can usually find n-1 of what I’m looking for without too much trouble. Finding that last one is often a futile activity
Frostycopper
I try to make sure if I find a nut that fits a bit I put it on for a few turns, even if I don't need that bolt.
Jawesome19
Try more lube
Deederpool
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Isthe4thtimethecharm
My problem is that I probably have all of the hardware here. But I don't remember where so it will be quicker to run to lowes.
Columbus43219
Then the total humiliation that comes when you put the leftover away where you won't possible forget it next time... and find the one you were looking for in the first place. (10 reels of plumber's thread tape)
Vyrro
You should get checked for a hernia
CanIGetSomeExtraSalt
the hoard will provide
Septcanmat
The hoard giveth, the hoard taketh away
JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
4Astaroth
For the Hoard.
Dodel1976
Yet the cables don't divide.
factcheckmate
Are you fit to rule the hoard?
DrElihuWhipple
No one rules the hoard. The hoard is and you accompany it. It transcends us and is eternal. At the end of all things, when the distance between stars has rendered their light but memories and the last flame of the sun flickers and is extinguished; there will be nothing but dust and the hoard. Cherish your time with the hoard, for it is fleeting
ilovedogknots
If you don’t have a coffee can full of assorted fasteners I don’t trust you to build or repair anything
VolcanoHerder
Agreed. When I bought my first house (and therefore had my first garage) my dad brought a box over that was full of old coffee cans and cleaned out plastic peanut butter jars that he'd been saving for me. We made an epic work station, then proceeded to DIY the shit out of the house and fill up a ton of those jars in the process.
Kittynomnoms
That's funny, because when I'm building or repairing something and somebody busts that out I immediately groan. Cue two hours of some DIY hero trying to use the wrong type of screws for everything with multiple different heads and sizes. Also have had to fix a lot things where the entire problem was that the wrong fasteners were used. Using lumber screws for drywall? Enjoy your walls banging around...
VolcanoHerder
Huh I will go buy what I need if I need several of them, but if I'm just trying to replace one screw no one will ever see I will pull out the ol' trusty jar of misc screws and find the right one. Sure it's a little worn looking but if it *actually* fits correctly then I don't see a problem with it. Obviously no one should use lumber screws for drywall though lol that's just dumb AF.
Skawomplious
Errybody needs a Bucket Of Old Bolts.