10mo ago

It's time to let go

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Next you’ll tell me I’m not gonna need those cables. Or that weirdly shaped block of wood leftover from that door installation.
- You know that the second you throw them out and they're gone, you're gonna need those exact things to fix something.
  
  I’d rather have the cluttered cable drawer than something far worse: the feeling of shame at paying money for something I discarded and could have already had for free.
  
  I've thrown away all but one of each older connector before and just like clockwork, I needed two mini USB later that week. Micro? I was all set. Mini, I thought it was safe now.
- Don't let them pressure you! My wife often nags me about my cable drawer, but my tendency to hoard old tech has saved the day more than once.
  We once drove halfway across Canada to a wedding, which was at a campground outside of Montreal. As they were setting up for the reception someone in the wedding party asked if I knew where they could get a particular video adapter. I was like, "Oh, I've got one in my bag." I hadn't brought that adapter across two provinces for any real reason, but it sure came in handy.
  Another time we were visiting a friend about an hour away. He mentioned needing a power cable for a desktop computer. I was like, "Oh, I've got a whole desktop in the trunk of my car. You want the whole thing or just the power cable?"
  
  Just be careful when storing HDDs in the trunk. Unless your car has some heavenly suspension, chances are, they might turn unusable in a few years.
- Just yesterday I was actually thinking about cleaning out my desk's junk drawer... I know there's stuff that's been in there for 10 years... I've transitioned most of my devices to USB C. There's a lot of crap I know I don't need and haven't used in years.
  Help!
  
  For better or worse the love of my life randomly discard items from these locations.
  
  Get some Velcro cable ties or some twist ties or something.
  Then you should bundle up each cable and categorize them.
  A/V cables
  USB cables
  Power cords
  Extension cords
  Specialized chargers
  Power bricks
  ...and what ever else you might need
  Look at your specialized chargers. Do you still own the devices that those use? Discard if no.
  Look in each category. If you have a lot of any one cable type, consider paring them down. Get rid of anything damaged. I knew someone that went crazy on Mono price and had hundreds of USB micro cables. They donated all but about 50 and they are still doing ok in that department.
  Now for all of your strange cables, it's a judgement call for you if you want to keep these or not. Does the value they give you (the possibility of needing them again and saving yourself the need to procure a new cable) outweigh the cost of keeping it (the space they take up in your living space or storage, plus the need to have to transport them when you move)? The answer to this is different for everyone. If you have a very small living area, the "cost" of keeping those cables is higher than if you have plenty of space. If you don't care about technology, that space could have been taken up by something you do care about.
  I know it can be a big undertaking, but you got this!
- Nobody gets to tell me I don't still need those 10 Firewire cables I bought 20 years ago!
  It's coming back any day now!
  
  Spent too much money on the official ones did you?
- Been there, replaced all the cables with adapters and 2 or 3 "weird" cables. Needs much less space.

But the mold, it's just reaching the age of enlightenment.

But only the oldest one, right? Not two newer half lemons
- Why do you have two half lemons? Did you just use the skin?
  
  The peel? Rind?
  Why does "Lemon Skin" freak me out so much?
  
  That or, and this is far more likely, I missed that I already had a half lemon when I needed one.

LPT you can freeze lemons. The texture might change, but you can still use it in some cooking applications and juicing it will still be fine. (After defrosting of course)
- If I have too many lemons I’ll squeeze them into ice cube trays and store the cubes in a freezer bag
  
  This is a much better idea than keeping the juice inside the lemons, as they tend to mix with juices from other parts of the lemon and change consistency.
  
  Or just buy concentrate from start.

Joke's on you, I ran into some lemon stealing whores yesterday.

Lemons were used to ward off scurvy on months long voyages without refrigeration. I think half a lemon can survive a week in my fridge before I turn it into a Tom Collins.
- I wouldn't be surprised, but if you cut it in half it loses a lot of its protection from the outside world.

Ummm, acktually, it was on my kitchen counter, and I threw it away like half a day ago.

Jokes on you, it's four half limes in my fridge
- Couldn't hold them?

So half an onion is gtg
- No one leaves half an onion. You just put it in your food. More onion always means more good.
- Good to go in the bin, yes

No way! I’ve just put a new one there yesterday (or was it the day before?)

I feel called out.. Thank you, though

In my house it's a quarter bottle of lemon juice that's been in there for like 6 months. I haven't thrown it out because it hasn't actually expired yet lol

Works great for freshening up the disposal
- This is the way, throw the lemon in there with some ice cubes.

NEVER!

Don't save them, do that thing where you blend them up with condensed milk and ice.
- What you talking about
  
  https://houseofnasheats.com/brazilian-lemonade-limeade/
  That with lemons

OP, u might be colorblind. That's clearly a half of a lime in my fridge

But...but...I was going to use it...I am sure of it!

Jokes on you. The lemon became sentient and threw me away.

That half a lemon doesn't survive for more than a couple days before I just eat it straight up (if I don't have anything else to use it for).

but my mom says it helps against the bad smell

It's still on the cutting board...

It's in my freezer

If it's getting bad, use it to do a deep clean on your pans. Let the half lemon soak in the pan and scrub with the rind.

Hey man. I could totally use that for…some lemonade I could maybe make maybe.

Or just buy one of these instead of buying the lemon. It lasts I don't know how long, but a very long time.
- This is the first time I’ve seen downvotes for something where someone is just giving an innocuous opinion. This says to me that Lemmy has foodies
  
  I'm amused, to be honest.
  
  Or they have access to a lemon tree
  
  It just reminds me of this image:
- The zest from those sucks! XD
- For thousands of years!
  
  Is that one they found in an Egyptian tomb still usable on white fish?

I'm getting into the habit of making oleo saccharum with any leftover citrus. Throw it in a jar with a bunch of sugar on it, and tomorrow you have syrup.
- That's pretty brilliant. Sadly, I just started a keto diet and can't have sugar. Guess the lemon is going in the trash.