29 Oct
2000
29 Oct
'00
7:16 p.m.
My latest bright idea, an 8x10 net (maybe 10x12) to hang from the garage
ceiling to hold all my big empty boxes, bags of filler, etc. (a good
portion of my garage has a 14' ceiling, so I have a lot of "room" even
above head height. I'm am not entirely sure what one end will be anchored
to, but I am so jazzed at the thought, that most likely I will run out
first thing in the morning and buy and put up the net (anything netlike
should be fine). Lets just say that right now my empty box and foam
collection takes up about one 8x10 rooms worth of my garage and house.
30 Oct
30 Oct
2:36 a.m.
On Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Mike Ford wrote:
My latest bright idea, an 8x10 net (maybe 10x12) to
hang from the garage
ceiling to hold all my big empty boxes, bags of filler, etc. (a good
portion of my garage has a 14' ceiling, so I have a lot of "room" even
above head height. I'm am not entirely sure what one end will be anchored
to, but I am so jazzed at the thought, that most likely I will run out
first thing in the morning and buy and put up the net (anything netlike
should be fine). Lets just say that right now my empty box and foam
collection takes up about one 8x10 rooms worth of my garage and house.
Oh no, here comes another discussion on space and storage, except now
we're talking about where we put our extra foam and boxes :)
I have the same damn problem but the other day I realized I rarely ever
use the crap anymore (I used to save it for an impending major culling of
my collection which has never materialized for lack of time and
organization). So I've decided I'm just going to break down the boxes and
recycle everything, and throw out the non-usable foam and give the peanuts
to the mail lady at my mailbox place. It should free up about 200 cubic
feet.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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5:26 a.m.
> My latest bright idea, an 8x10 net (maybe 10x12)
to hang from the garage
> ceiling to hold all my big empty boxes, bags of filler, etc. (a good
I have the same damn problem but the other day I
realized I rarely ever
use the crap anymore (I used to save it for an impending major culling of
my collection which has never materialized for lack of time and
organization). So I've decided I'm just going to break down the boxes and
recycle everything, and throw out the non-usable foam and give the peanuts
to the mail lady at my mailbox place. It should free up about 200 cubic
feet.
HERESY
Actually I have been doing major tossing of CERTAIN sizes of boxes, worn
boxes, but the company my wife works for just got in a half dozen large
monitors and I grabbed the boxes blindly since big ones like that I have
had to BUY (shaking from the B word, trying not to think about the full
retail part). Foam, bubble wrap, especially the heavy sealed cell shock
foam I hoard.
Curiously when I told my wife about this great idea she just said she was
thinking of getting a net for me for some time. I wonder what she meant?
5:27 a.m.
On Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Mike Ford wrote:
retail part). Foam, bubble wrap, especially the heavy
sealed cell shock
foam I hoard.
Cool, you can have mine. I'll package it up in bubble wrap and foam and
ship it down.
Curiously when I told my wife about this great idea
she just said she was
thinking of getting a net for me for some time. I wonder what she meant?
She was probably thinking about other restraints as well...straight
jackets and shackles.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
10:16 a.m.
On Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Mike Ford wrote:
Actually I have been doing major tossing of CERTAIN
sizes of boxes, worn
boxes, but the company my wife works for just got in a half dozen large
monitors and I grabbed the boxes blindly since big ones like that I have
had to BUY (shaking from the B word, trying not to think about the full
retail part). Foam, bubble wrap, especially the heavy sealed cell shock
foam I hoard.
Curiously when I told my wife about this great idea she just said she was
thinking of getting a net for me for some time. I wonder what she meant?
It seems she's planning on overhead storage for you in the garage...
3:40 a.m.
Congratulations
You have just re-invented the "cargo hammock" or "storage hammock"
If you have a good Navy surplus store nearby, you can get commercially
made ones. If not, you can get cheap "pickup truck cargo nets" in the 6 x
8 foot range.
Screw-eyes will work OK for hanging them, IFF the load isn't too heavy and
the overhedad supports are sturdy.
You could also consider putting in hooks, and hanging a piece of plywood
as an overhead hanging shelf.
Or extend the existing shelving higher and get a ladder.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
My latest bright idea, an 8x10 net (maybe 10x12) to
hang from the garage
ceiling to hold all my big empty boxes, bags of filler, etc. (a good
portion of my garage has a 14' ceiling, so I have a lot of "room" even
above head height. I'm am not entirely sure what one end will be anchored
to, but I am so jazzed at the thought, that most likely I will run out
first thing in the morning and buy and put up the net (anything netlike
should be fine). Lets just say that right now my empty box and foam
collection takes up about one 8x10 rooms worth of my garage and house.
4:47 a.m.
On Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Mike Ford wrote:
My latest bright idea, an 8x10 net (maybe 10x12) to
hang from the garage
ceiling to hold all my big empty boxes, bags of filler, etc. (a good
portion of my garage has a 14' ceiling, so I have a lot of "room" even
above head height. I'm am not entirely sure what one end will be anchored
to, but I am so jazzed at the thought, that most likely I will run out
first thing in the morning and buy and put up the net (anything netlike
should be fine). Lets just say that right now my empty box and foam
collection takes up about one 8x10 rooms worth of my garage and house.
You realize, of course, that by the law of unintended consequences the
item that you want will ALWAYS be smack in the middle of the net!
- don
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