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In reply to the discussion: The "Have You Ever Noticed" Thread [View all]ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)21. Have you ever noticed that as soon as you throw, sell, or give something away
that's when you discover you needed it?
This actually happens to me quite often. I'm kind of a hoarder by nature. At a certain point, though, I have to let things go. Within a couple of months, I find a need for whatever it was I got rid of. For instance, suppose I have an old shirt that I haven't worn in a long time. It might have holes in it. I finally decide to throw it away. Then the next week I will need to do work on my car or paint or some other dirty chore, and I will need a sacrificial shirt.
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I thought him an old curmudgeon. And then I missed him. My grandparents used to watch the
emmaverybo
Jul 2019
#26
Have you ever noticed that guy who scurries through a turn to get ahead of you on a one-lane
Aristus
Jul 2019
#13
Have you ever noticed that as soon as you throw, sell, or give something away
ProudLib72
Jul 2019
#21