[geeks] Oh my, this is getting serious ;^) (Storage space)

[Eric Josephson]

In my case, the space freed by the storage locker just
filled up again.  Now I have a full storage locker *and*
clutter at home.  Resist the urge to acquire more objects.

I like the steel industrial shelving from Home Depot much 
better than the wire-frame stuff.  Just as cheap, deeper
shelves, and sturdier.  Get shelves into your storage space
asap or it will turn into a mess.  They're easier to install
when the space is relatively empty.  Also, stuff doesn't tend
to get knocked over/crushed quite so readily when it's on shelving.

I'm not the one to take advice from on this subject, but I'd
say leave your machines in storage until you need sonething,
then take it home.  After awhile you'll find the frequency
of your trips to the locker decrease until you seldom need
to go retrieve anything.  At this point you should have 
someone else dispose of everything left over.

Regards,

--
Eric Josephson


On Sat, 31 Aug 2002, Lionel Peterson wrote:

> Well, I broke down today, and rented a storage space to consolodate my
> "kit" (rhymes with $*it) and decide what stays and what goes.
> 
> I decided to go for the 10' x 20' space, so I could have plenty of room
> to spread out my "kit" by architecture (x86, SPARC, PPC, Alpha, MIPS,
> PA-RISC, etc...), with each architecure on it's own pallet... Shelves
> will come, but not right away... Need to locate some low-cost
> metro/wire shelving...
> 
> My hope is that by physically removing it from the house, then
> selectively re-introducing it into the house, I will determine what I
> need/want, and what I don't...
> 
> Any de-clutter advice? I plan on just removing car-loads at a time,
> sorting it when I get it to the storage space, and then bringing back
> the machines when the space is ready for them... (All previous attempts
> were like some bizzare form of "Towers of Hanoi" or "fifteen" puzzle
> ;^)
> 
> My goal is a furnished "rec-room" basement, with one-third for the
> "data center", the rest for the family. (My wife actually said to me
> "You know, the plan is *not* to turn the basement into a computer
> center." I just smiled and corrected her - "You mean that is not *your*
> plan.")
> 
> Thoughts? Advice? (Yes, the list will get first crack at my
> "excess"...)
> 
> Thanks in advance...
> 
> Lionel
> 
> =====
> Lionel
> 
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