Pairing down tools,

[AbiggerGarage]

Starting to see the greed.  I've been trying to do things, to keep things simple, the hard one I had to figure out was do I know a VW lover, friend, to give the superbeetle to if I die.  I figured out that one yesterday and contacted my friend (made sure they had garage space), explained it is a just in case, they wouldn't mind the bug, but want me around instead (known him since he was either 3 or 5), heck wanted to  date his sister, but she was all fired up to get too serious too quick, and I knew that wouldn't last (lived a couple years with her family out of two VW buses).

So anyway I forward the information to my executor, and then let my mom know, and she was like, "we could sell that".  Sorry, my estate, and I am trying to make things simpler for you all.

[wilbilt]

At 62 and in fair health I am not of a mindset to start parting with anything anytime soon.

I am also 62 and have been contemplating my mortality. I have been trying to reduce my junk pile so my kids won't have to deal with it.

But as you said, I am really not ready to get rid of anything that I have lived with all of these years.

Some would call me a "hoarder", I suppose.

[AbiggerGarage]

In 2020, I was asked to move into my best friend/late bosses house.  I started working a bunch of hours while helping with the estate, etc.  I started needing my laser printer but it was still at my old house, and Costco had a sale on a newer model that was also wireless and duplex.  I ordered it.  Then a week or two later, one of my deal of the day sites, had a knock off toner for reasonable.

Since that time I picked up a color laser all in one, as I really needed the scanner function, and found the model I had been looking at for right around half off.
Today I took the black laser printer up to the shop for a gal (calls herself my work wife, best friends goddaughter), that works for me.  She is in school and her inkjet is dry as usual (normally uses the library printer or her sisters).
One thing down to a good use.
Ordered some DOE metric wrenches for my niece.  Pretty sure I have SAE ones in my move stuff so she will get those shortly.  Wondering about ordering her screwdrivers, or just leaving her mine along with my DBE wrench sets.
Passed along my Blackstone and gadgets for it to my parents (since I am over there, we will all three use it).
Working on key identification, business stuff, and a couple other items today.

[wilbilt]

At 62, I have been contemplating my own mortality. I might have 20 years left if I am lucky.

I'd like to pare down my junk so my kids don't have to deal with it. The problem is that I have a lot of good old quality USA stuff but nobody wants to give me dime for it.

Not when they can just go to HF and buy a whole set of wrenches or whatever for $19.99

I have promised my tools to my kids, especially my daughters. They have expressed great interest, but I don't really know what they would do with them. The SAE stuff is pretty useless these days, although my oldest daughter just bought a '65 Ford Mustang basket case (for $5,000!). Maybe there is hope.

I don't want to just give this stuff away. But...

When I was a teenager, there was an old guy who was at the local swap meet/flea market every weekend. He had a bunch of stuff for sale, including a few old chains. He had those chains stretched out every week at the front of his space. These were 20-25 foot chains, and he had them marked at $200 each (this was in the late 1970s).

I once asked about the chains, and he loudly proclaimed, "Those are CIVIL WAR chains"!

Those chains and that guy were there every weekend until I moved away in 1985.

I am sure that guy died still owning those chains.

I don't want to be that guy.

[AbiggerGarage]

Honestly, the SAE stuff, I considered putting into Home Repair toolkits, with a basic hammer, level (size of picture hanging), wrench size up to 3/4, with an adjustable wrench for bigger then that, and basic set of pliers.
Past that, find someone who has a farm with an old tractor or something for larger stuff and give it to one of their kids so it finds uses. (what is it worth to you or your family when your dead, or is it a time suck)

I plan on a lot of metric stuff going to a niece.  My old mechanic I worked for (mom's first grade boyfriend), sold his shop, and I still have a tool chest down there (left for them to use for electrical stuff).  The guy that bought it knows me, met me twice.  I am tempted to leave him the rest for duplicated, hiring someone, etc.  Otherwise I have a nephew, who doesn't really have a place to keep it, but his fathers barn/shed, which is another good option.  He wants to end up out that way eventually and being able to fix his own stuff would be a benefit.

The way I feel and I am a couple months away from my next scan/knowing, my body is telling me I am losing the battle.  Lots of stuff to do, but not all the energy to do it.