Cord and cable conundrum

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are organizing/purging ahead of a move. We have SO MANY random cords and cables that I can’t pair with any one thing. My DH insists we need to keep them because they obviously go with something, and older cords/cables are hard to find/expensive. I guarantee every one of these cords has been in the storage bin I found them in since at least 2020, if not before that. If we haven’t needed them in almost six years, why do we need to move them to our new place?

What would you do?

Keep them. How much space could they possibly take up? A small box? Big whoop.

[/b]You want to affect you marriage over a small box?[b]

If your marriage is impacted by a box of random cords you have much bigger issues.

[Anonymous]

Wait until he falls asleep and throw them out or donate them. Goodwill takes them.

[Anonymous]

Everyone's DH does this nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone's DH does this nonsense.

Mine does it over cords and so many other things. We are drowning SO MUCH STUFF.

We have a cabinet full of miscellaneous old modems and routers and spools of cable - the kind of cable you run through the walls. I seriously doubt we are ever going to use any of that and one day when I get brave enough I want to make it disappear. My fear is that the next week he'll have some pressing need for that cable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are organizing/purging ahead of a move. We have SO MANY random cords and cables that I can’t pair with any one thing. My DH insists we need to keep them because they obviously go with something, and older cords/cables are hard to find/expensive. I guarantee every one of these cords has been in the storage bin I found them in since at least 2020, if not before that. If we haven’t needed them in almost six years, why do we need to move them to our new place?

What would you do?

Keep them. How much space could they possibly take up? A small box? Big whoop.

[/b]You want to affect you marriage over a small box?[b]

If your marriage is impacted by a box of random cords you have much bigger issues.

Marriages are impacted by many little things. It adds up. You'd know that if you were ever married or had an adult relationship with someone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone's DH does this nonsense.

Mine does it over cords and so many other things. We are drowning SO MUCH STUFF.

We have a cabinet full of miscellaneous old modems and routers and spools of cable - the kind of cable you run through the walls. I seriously doubt we are ever going to use any of that and one day when I get brave enough I want to make it disappear. My fear is that the next week he'll have some pressing need for that cable.

Why do you obsess about it so much? That's the real issue you should address.

[Anonymous]

Amused at the people saying to throw away someone else property and things when they are not around.

So passive aggressive and immoral. Those people are basically like thieves and liars who do petty underhanded things like that. They will get what's coming to them one way or the other. The Karma god of lost cords will unleash his vengance.

[Anonymous]

Keep. I have a similar bin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amused at the people saying to throw away someone else property and things when they are not around.

So passive aggressive and immoral. Those people are basically like thieves and liars who do petty underhanded things like that. They will get what's coming to them one way or the other. The Karma god of lost cords will unleash his vengance.

It's marital property.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amused at the people saying to throw away someone else property and things when they are not around.

So passive aggressive and immoral. Those people are basically like thieves and liars who do petty underhanded things like that. They will get what's coming to them one way or the other. The Karma god of lost cords will unleash his vengance.

Spoken like a true level 5 hoarder.

I had a client one time who couldn't throw out any of the stiff, dead cats that had long-ago died in his home when his boxes of cables and other crap fell on them and crushed them to death. "In case I need them to reach something" as apparently they make a good makeshift tennis racquet/ stick to knock things off shelves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are organizing/purging ahead of a move. We have SO MANY random cords and cables that I can’t pair with any one thing. My DH insists we need to keep them because they obviously go with something, and older cords/cables are hard to find/expensive. I guarantee every one of these cords has been in the storage bin I found them in since at least 2020, if not before that. If we haven’t needed them in almost six years, why do we need to move them to our new place?

What would you do?

Keep them. How much space could they possibly take up? A small box? Big whoop.

[/b]You want to affect you marriage over a small box?[b]

If your marriage is impacted by a box of random cords you have much bigger issues.

Marriages are impacted by many little things. It adds up. You'd know that if you were ever married or had an adult relationship with someone.

Sometimes the little things are what become big things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone's DH does this nonsense.

Mine does it over cords and so many other things. We are drowning SO MUCH STUFF.

We have a cabinet full of miscellaneous old modems and routers and spools of cable - the kind of cable you run through the walls. I seriously doubt we are ever going to use any of that and one day when I get brave enough I want to make it disappear. My fear is that the next week he'll have some pressing need for that cable.

Mine too. It actually makes me feel better to know I'm not alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Amused at the people saying to throw away someone else property and things when they are not around.

So passive aggressive and immoral. Those people are basically like thieves and liars who do petty underhanded things like that. They will get what's coming to them one way or the other. The Karma god of lost cords will unleash his vengance.

It's marital property.

Oh sure, sure.

Now he throws out some of your clothes and shoes that he doesn't like, and sells some of your jewelry. See how that goes.

[Anonymous]

As a compromise can you sort through the cords and keep one of each sort and send the extras to a recycling place. For example, I got a micro USB with every gadget I bought over the years and only need a couple, so can let the extras go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a compromise can you sort through the cords and keep one of each sort and send the extras to a recycling place. For example, I got a micro USB with every gadget I bought over the years and only need a couple, so can let the extras go.

+1 I had so many duplicates.