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A Domestic Misunderstanding
- Thread starter FerruleCat
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Mine would replace the storage space with MORE SHOES.
I just read 2 pages about a man who's wife threw away a cardboard box. I either feel depressed about my choices or very zen right now.
I feel fortunate when I can keep up recycling the cardboard that arrives from amazon.
Though I admit I have two bass shipping boxes in the basement.
The best boxes from the last three years of purchasing.
This may motivate me to break them down to recycling.
Though I admit I have two bass shipping boxes in the basement.
The best boxes from the last three years of purchasing.
This may motivate me to break them down to recycling.
For example: Guitar players often rave about the Eminence Ragin' Cajun 10" driver, so I took a flyer on one. No dice; it sounds boxy. The Eminence Governor 12" is a powerhouse driver, but it ends up being too chunky with my new amp. So I can either 1) leave the drivers in the cabs and put up with compromised tone, 2) get/build a new cabinet for each new driver I try, 3) throw the drivers directly in the trash bin, or 4) pull the drivers and store them safely until I can sell them. For option #4, nothing beats the original box.
This thread would have made a great Seinfeld episode.
This thread would have made a great Seinfeld episode.
We have a walk in closet. The narrow side just has two gigantic racks of shoes. When I talk about us needing to free up some space her response is "but I need them!" She lets me buy musical instruments so I can't complain too much.
I have a garage full of boxes for guitars and gear. I keep thinking I'll need them some day, but in reality, I would be glad if my wife cut up and got rid of most of them.
Both. And, come to think of it, it's only the guitar driver boxes that are at issue -- because there are no bass driver boxes.
And so you see the cardboard box was not wasted, it has simply passed into myth.
TB is an economical community, to be sure: We can almost always make something of nothing.
I can't help but notice the use of quotes around the word trash to imply that she misconstrued the value of cardboard boxes.
Explain to me how empty cardboard boxes aren't trash again?
If you get pissed at your wife for cutting up a cardboard box, I really feel sorry for her!
If you've ever put anything in a cardboard box, or purchased anything in a cardboard box, or noticed that many items come in cardboard boxes, then you already grasp the concept of the usefulness of an empty cardboard box. There are even entire businesses devoted to the making and selling of empty cardboard boxes.
I didn't get pissed. I just thought it was one of those classic domestic misunderstandings where something minor ends up mattering to one of the couple.
What is starting to piss me off is the way so many members are failing to take the thread in the intended spirit and are choosing to turn this into a half-assed referendum on my character.
I addition to thier obvious container value, they make wonderful playthings for cats and small children.
You sure do get mad easy.
Maybe you need to get la.... oh right... hmmm, i can see why this might be a marital issue now.
