"Best I've been able to come up with so far is "accumulator."

     Chuck Myers, suspecting, based on what happens in his shop, that
     tools have developed the capacity to procreate"

You guys are too much. Now, I've got to find therapy for accumulators
anonymous....

--- On Mon, 1/26/09, Chuck  wrote:

> From: Chuck  Subject: RE: [OldTools]
> Bio To: OldTools@r... Date: Monday, January 26, 2009, 3:30 PM Hmmm...
> Well, I've sorta struggled with figuring out what I ought to call
> myself. Not too much different than others on the list, I suppose.
> Problems:
>
>   - Calling myself a user implies that I spend a lot more time in the
>     shop than I do.
>
>   - Calling myself a collector implies that I'm a lot more consistent
>     and methodical than I am.
>
> Best I've been able to come up with so far is "accumulator."
>
> Chuck Myers, suspecting, based on what happens in his shop, that tools
> have developed the capacity to procreate
>
>
> Dale and Peter observe:
> > > Originally I bought only tools I needed for a
> particular project and
> > > proclaimed myself to be a user. Since then I have
> realized that I
> > have
> > > way too many tools that see little or no use,
> thus I must have
> > crossed
> > > over to become a collector.
> >
> > Ah, me too. And I've had to admit to myself that I
> have been picking
> > things up just because I like them. The problem is
> that in the move
> > from a needlist to a wantlist, the list has expanded
> suddenly.
>
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