# What do you have too much/many of? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 6, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828 "2015-06-06T23:36:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/1 "2015-06-06T23:36:40Z")
For me it’s shoes and clothes. I grew up lower middle class and we got two pairs of shoes a year - a “school” pair and a pair of tennis shoes. I also had to wear a lot of hand-me-downs from my cousin. Now that I can indulge myself, I do. I’ve realized it’s gotten somewhat out of hand and I need to stop buying stuff. I have shoes I haven’t even worn. And you? ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/2 "2015-06-06T23:40:45Z")
The average woman has 29 pairs of shoes, and you? Me, i ve got too many opinions. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/3 "2015-06-06T23:49:05Z")
I’ve got close to 80 or so. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/4 "2015-06-06T23:51:50Z")
Rockets Tools Radios Backpacks Car insurance premiums ---
**Author:** ![troubledwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/5 "2015-06-07T00:13:33Z")
Dishes, glassware, and silverware. I have social phobia and can’t cook, so it’s not like I entertain. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/6 "2015-06-07T00:16:02Z")
Grey hairs. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/7 "2015-06-07T00:19:34Z")
Firearms. I’d like to sell most of them, but it would be hard to choose which ones. (I have a surplus of AR-15s, so I might just keep the Colts.) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/8 "2015-06-07T00:29:33Z")
Square footage. I need to sell this damned house. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Angry\_Badger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b38774/32.png) [@The\_Angry\_Badger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Angry_Badger)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/9 "2015-06-07T00:36:43Z")
Land. We’ve got about half an acre (as well as our regular garden) that we do nothing with except mow on a regular basis. I’m thinking about planting some wild flowers (to attract bees, butterflies etc) and just letting a good chunk of it go wild. Also, cars. At the moment I have four, two of them aren’t even running. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/10 "2015-06-07T00:38:20Z")
Shop-vacs. I have several, various sizes. Guitars. I am a player of very limited abilities, yet I have at least ten very nice guitars. ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/11 "2015-06-07T00:44:18Z")
Wild rabbits in our yard ! They’re pooping up a storm. YUCK! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/12 "2015-06-07T00:51:44Z")
> [@purplehearingaid](#): > > Wild rabbits in our yard ! They’re pooping up a storm. YUCK! Free meat! ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/13 "2015-06-07T01:03:46Z")
I have too many pots and pans. I never really discard them, and they’ve had a way of piling up. I have a kitchen cabinet that I don’t even open, beause I know that it’s just full of old pots and pans that I’m not going to use. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/14 "2015-06-07T01:15:58Z")
I have too many books, but I can’t bring myself to get rid of any of them. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/15 "2015-06-07T01:20:18Z")
Yup, books. At least five 5-shelf bookcases full, some doubled up. LPs: several boxes full: jazz, rock, classical. I just sold a box of old 45 rpm records in mint condition. Mostly jazz, but some other stuff. Bought it for $35 at an estate sale, sold for $100. Paper: fucking hell, the paper you accumulate is just astounding. And it just sits in boxes in the basement. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/16 "2015-06-07T01:23:46Z")
Three closets full of t-shirts, plus more packed away in cartons. And of course books. And cat hair. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/17 "2015-06-07T01:29:41Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > And cat hair. I forgot about that. I think if I gathered up all the cat hair in my house I could knit another cat. Or, you know, a dozen. ---
**Author:** ![pendgwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/18 "2015-06-07T01:37:08Z")
Student loans ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/19 "2015-06-07T01:51:48Z")
books. Books. BOOKS!!! And I want to keep and re-read and re-re-read every last one of 'em. And then I want some more BOOKS !!! The majority of my books are now in boxes and have been, since we moved to our new old-crate-of-a-house fully a year ago. I also selectively inherited quite a few more b\*\*ks from my late father, when I had to sort out his possessions last November at Thanksgiving. Talk about pressure! Trouble is … the house needs extensive rehabbing (including electrical wiring inside the walls and new flooring everywhere) … and WE HAVE NO BOOKCASES to put up next to the walls, which all also need wallpaper stripping & new wallpaper. Et cetera. But we DO have Goodwill. A fabulous source of CHEAP FASCINATING B\*\*KS !!! :smack::smack::smack: And, yes, what books I do have “out” are stacked all over the place. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828/20 "2015-06-07T01:57:01Z")
> [@The\_Angry\_Badger](#): > > Land. We’ve got about half an acre (as well as our regular garden) that we do nothing with except mow on a regular basis. > I’m thinking about planting some wild flowers (to attract bees, butterflies etc) and just letting a good chunk of it go wild. > > Also, cars. At the moment I have four, two of them aren’t even running. Thats a great idea, at first it might look a bit ratty but if you help it along by adding some native shrubery and possibly a natural pond it will gradually become a thing of some beauty. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828.md?page=2)