I've done a few rounds of that....such as throwing a working Dumont 304H oscilloscope into the garbage, and a working Teletype ASR-33. It still haunts me decades later.
Giving away something that works to someone who wants it helps erase that guilt. I gave away my working Heathkit scope I built in 1981 (the kit cost $969 back then) with zero regrets. On Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 4:40:15 AM UTC-8 Tom Katt wrote: > Reminds me of 'Swedish Death Cleaning > <https://www.becomingminimalist.com/death-cleaning/>' lol... Which > actually helped me out when my parents decided to thin out their lifetime's > accumulation of stuff. > > > > *Don’t wait until you are old and tired to simplify your life. Swedish > death cleaning is not consigned to the elderly.We can declutter and embrace > minimalism at any age. Doing so will unburden you, allow more time for > loved ones, and create an abundance of memories to cherish for a lifetime.* > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/f6d5aad0-e28a-49e3-a7a1-c8f9f4a7236dn%40googlegroups.com.
