On 13 Jan 2010 at 15:57, Brian Lanning wrote:
Whether you believe that you have AS or not is sort of
irrelevant.
Please recognize that this hobby isn't exactly normal, and has a good
chance of irritating a wife or girlfriend. If your collection is
overflowing into the rest of the house or overflowing the finances
(guilty), marriage and family or even a rudimentary social life are
more important than our hobby, even if it feels otherwise. Believe
me, it's not worth getting divorced over a computer collection.
My wife recounts the tale of a friend who collected model airplane
engines--and his collection was close to encyclopedic. When he
suddenly died, other collectors mobbed his widow, looking for
bargains. It so irritated and overwhelmed her that she had the whole
collection carted off to the dump.
Collectables are worth something only to other collectors of a like
mind. And many non-collectors do not understand that mind.
At the end of the day, it's just stuff. Be sure to pass it on to
others before your personal "use by" date has expired or that you
have some framework in place to dispose of it quickly. Your widow
will bless your memory.
Best regards,
Chuck