tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post2083410918902415372..comments2024-01-20T18:44:14.814-05:00Comments on Paddy in the Big Apple @ #BoDzBeeTzZ!: Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus aka the shopping mallPaddy in BA (Quickroute)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-38700538249115836432008-08-20T18:31:00.000-04:002008-08-20T18:31:00.000-04:00I spring clean twice a year. I toss out stuff that...I spring clean twice a year. I toss out stuff that's not completely necessary. Mrs. Stevo, on the other hand, is a grande pack rat. Why we need 15 empty shoe boxes I'll never know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-26196769292070071632008-08-18T08:32:00.000-04:002008-08-18T08:32:00.000-04:00"I'm a bit of a nomad so you have to learn not to ..."I'm a bit of a nomad so you have to learn not to get too attached to things because you might not be able to take them with you when you move on." <BR/><BR/>Very true....I'm the same way...<BR/><BR/>I can't believe your wife has that many shoes!!!Nomadic Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302659356530720178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-67939160933843152092008-08-17T11:44:00.000-04:002008-08-17T11:44:00.000-04:00@Megan: It seems this re-reading books is more pr...<B> @Megan: </B> It seems this re-reading books is more prevalent then I´d imagined - you are not alone!<BR/><BR/><B> @Roy: </B> Ah so it´s not just my missus then - phew!<BR/><BR/><B> @Nick: </B> One vice as in scarves is ok - 10 or more vices can be trying!<BR/><BR/><B> @Caro: </B> Genetics - well at least we have something to blame<BR/><BR/><B> @Sully: </B> Welcome to me blog - it´s not far from the truth - maybe somebody elses photos for some emphasis but the rest is legit!Paddy in BA (Quickroute)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-15083619794366405422008-08-15T15:24:00.000-04:002008-08-15T15:24:00.000-04:00First off, nice blog.Secondly, is this a joke? No ...First off, nice blog.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, is this a joke? No way one person could own that much stuff. That's insanity.Sully Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10466047551959793700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-61562329396620689732008-08-15T12:57:00.000-04:002008-08-15T12:57:00.000-04:00I always think of the 'there are no pockets in a s...I always think of the 'there are no pockets in a shroud' depressing thing when I start collecting loads of crap again. I used to keep everything, but because I have moved house so much over the past few years....St Vincent de Paul does very well out of me!<BR/><BR/>I do still have ticket stubs from a Stones gig, from about 15 years ago, but thats just to remind me what it was like to go out before we had ankle biters...Xbox...you listening???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-39980104136241536592008-08-14T18:00:00.000-04:002008-08-14T18:00:00.000-04:00I'm a hoarder which makes for a very messy house. ...I'm a hoarder which makes for a very messy house. I wish I wasn't but I keep thinking I'm going to find a use for all this crap.<BR/><BR/>In my defense, my mother is a terrible hoarder and I reckon it's genetic. A bit like not being able to curl your tongue or bend your thumb backwards.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316053852167258598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-46764869242163707822008-08-14T15:58:00.000-04:002008-08-14T15:58:00.000-04:00Jenny and I are relentless shedders. Our motto is,...Jenny and I are relentless shedders. Our motto is, if something comes in, something goes out, so we never accumulate. It works extremely well. With the exception of J's scarves obsession....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-43937271079712189202008-08-14T11:17:00.000-04:002008-08-14T11:17:00.000-04:00That picture of the shoes! when were you in my wif...That picture of the shoes! when were you in my wifes wardrobe???????????!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-70266856117484267242008-08-14T00:28:00.000-04:002008-08-14T00:28:00.000-04:00I re-read some of my books constantly (as in, ever...I re-read some of my books constantly (as in, every year or so, but I've got a thousand at least so it's not as bad as you think - or is it?). It's relaxing and it keeps me on the porch where I am allowed to smoke...Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-83826526623318615862008-08-13T11:50:00.000-04:002008-08-13T11:50:00.000-04:00@ Thrifty: Once, I read a book three times but it...<B>@ Thrifty: </B> Once, I read a book three times but it was one of those ones with multiple endings - "If you take the door on the left turn to page 64" ;-)<BR/>My brother is a avid bookworm and his collection took over our parents house. He eventually sold most of them and just kept the collectors items (first edition etc) which are now worth quite a bit of lolly.<BR/><BR/><B> @ L.o.N </B> I guess if you have the space then why notPaddy in BA (Quickroute)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-47564759490933012402008-08-13T08:44:00.000-04:002008-08-13T08:44:00.000-04:00My library looks pretty much like the last pic you...My library looks pretty much like the last pic you posted. My mom doesn't undertand either, it's hard to explain!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-73722496667991062202008-08-13T02:58:00.000-04:002008-08-13T02:58:00.000-04:00I've read some of my books 5 times or more.I've read some of my books 5 times or more.Thriftcriminalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05067935732217300979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-85692206773209471472008-08-13T00:54:00.000-04:002008-08-13T00:54:00.000-04:00@ Megan: I have no probs with tickets - they tend ...<B> @ Megan: </B>I have no probs with tickets - they tend to fit in a scrapbook easily - bags - boots is another story<BR/><BR/><B> @ Queen Goob: </B>Thankfully no - she doesn't have this amount of space but she would fill it if she did!<BR/><BR/><B> @ Maxi: </B>Those inflatable women start with just a puncture repair kit -then they want helium and on and on it goes - air diggers the lotta them <BR/><BR/><B> @ L.o.N. : </B>I don't understand the book hoarding - read it once and what more do you need - Enlighten me please!!!!Paddy in BA (Quickroute)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-58931268272507311692008-08-12T16:09:00.000-04:002008-08-12T16:09:00.000-04:00Well, as a girl I love to shop, but I also love to...Well, as a girl I love to shop, but I also love to get rid of things. I tend to give them away to family members, friends or to charity like the Salvation Army or a local church. However, when it comes to my books, being the book worm that I am, I cannot part with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-50071736205791956382008-08-12T15:20:00.000-04:002008-08-12T15:20:00.000-04:00I have a healthy balance. I throw shit out that I...I have a healthy balance. I throw shit out that I have no use for, but if there is even an outside chance I'll find use for something, I'll keep it.<BR/><BR/>I have a puncture repair kit, but don't own a bike. However, I have had my eye on one of those inflatable girlfriends, so maybe one day I'll get to use it!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-3020094539668782852008-08-12T14:35:00.000-04:002008-08-12T14:35:00.000-04:00You wife and I are not "hoarders", we're "collecto...You wife and I are not "hoarders", we're "collectors". Get it right, would ya? <BR/><BR/>And that's not REALLY her shoe closet, is it? If so I just cried a bit and my boss wanted to know what was wrong.<BR/><BR/>I showed her.<BR/><BR/>She cried, too.Queen Goobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02579192188338877091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-73519904733598118342008-08-12T13:29:00.000-04:002008-08-12T13:29:00.000-04:00I swing both ways on this. I have few clothes, bu...I swing both ways on this. I have few clothes, but I have saved every ticket for every movie we've ever been to because of course someday I'll make a nice scrapbook out of them - not!<BR/><BR/>Can't wait for this next move as I am definitely getting rid of more stuff.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-35901970786217486702008-08-12T13:14:00.000-04:002008-08-12T13:14:00.000-04:00@ Conortje: Funny - I find it refreshing too - inn...<B>@ Conortje: </B>Funny - I find it refreshing too - inner peace!<BR/><BR/><B>@ VE: </B>the left side right side battle has me at odds with myself too :-)<BR/><BR/><B> Xbox: </B>That's a little too quick but at least she throws it out. If only they would go virtual shopping (without using a credit card of course)Paddy in BA (Quickroute)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-3416535381989697872008-08-12T13:02:00.000-04:002008-08-12T13:02:00.000-04:00I'm not so bad, but herself has been known to thro...I'm not so bad, but herself has been known to throw out stuff she has just brought home from the shop...Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-40890772747556897672008-08-12T12:56:00.000-04:002008-08-12T12:56:00.000-04:00I purge but I still have waaay too much crap. I h...I purge but I still have waaay too much crap. I have items for every outdoor activity imaginable but only about four pair of pants. I have a collection that is the largest of its kind in the world but I have woefully few personal bathroom products. Obviously my left side brain and right side brain have a difference of opinion.Ed & Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730956006290504616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-89937045566241004602008-08-12T10:54:00.000-04:002008-08-12T10:54:00.000-04:00I love throwing things out. I find it very therapu...I love throwing things out. I find it very theraputic. Sometimes I wonder if I save stuff just so I can throw them out later hehe (don't tell anyone)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-25059989973197688302008-08-12T09:47:00.000-04:002008-08-12T09:47:00.000-04:00@ Primal: If it was his joke, it was a classic@ Th...<B>@ Primal: </B>If it was his joke, it was a classic<BR/><BR/><B>@ Thrifty: </B>It's funny how a label with 50% off sends 'them' into a tizzy. My missus tries to convince me she's actually saved me money but then produces 2 of the same thing - "but they were half price!"<BR/><BR/><B>@ Baino: </B>We need to clone your genes and start female evolution all over again!Paddy in BA (Quickroute)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-85824192243916627992008-08-12T07:41:00.000-04:002008-08-12T07:41:00.000-04:00I am a tosser . . perhaps enough said. I hate shop...I am a tosser . . perhaps enough said. I hate shopping, I have 2 handbags (well one is really a small day pack) I have 4 pairs of shoes and quite a few pairs of rubber thongs (you know what I mean) If it hasn't been worn in 2 years, it goes to the Smith Family . . . I'm a crap reader except on holidays or planes and my only 'toy' is not quite ready for stuffing -it's still alive retrieves sticks and is my constant furry companion. I think they may have broken the female mold when they made me! (My progeny however, hoard EVERYTHING) Shits me to tears! As my Grandad used to say "Ye cannot take it wi ye wen ye go!"Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-84959545487561905262008-08-12T04:02:00.000-04:002008-08-12T04:02:00.000-04:00By nature I am a hoarded but I had a bit of a noma...By nature I am a hoarded but I had a bit of a nomadic existence at one stage, so I tend not to hoard too much. Books are the one thing I find it hard to part with. My wife and kids though, good sweet Christ they'd hoard each breath they took if they could. And the missus likes buying stuff (especially if it is X% off).Thriftcriminalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05067935732217300979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-64773916040750073372008-08-12T01:55:00.000-04:002008-08-12T01:55:00.000-04:00A running joke in our family was that the auld fel...A running joke in our family was that the auld fella had a box labelled "pieces of string, too short to be of any use".<BR/><BR/>Clearing out his gaff after he died we found a small rusted biscuit tin. It wasn't labelled but it did contain hundreds of off-cuts of twine, string, wool, laces, you name it.<BR/><BR/>We will never know whether he was hoarding them or if, being well aware of the slagging, he had planted it as a final practical joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com