Do you have a project that you started but just can't seem to finish?
Or maybe you bought all the gear for a new hobby you've since neglected?
Tell us about the road not taken.
I've got two main ones.
I had a large file storage array start to crap out on my main computer. I had an old file server that had been decommissioned that had held those files, so I pulled that out, and as long as I was going to be using it again, I figured that I'd upgrade it so that it could hold more stuff. That required buying 8 used hard disks, which I figured I'd purchase over the course of 6 months as I didn't have the money to buy them all at once. Three years later, all 8 disks are in it, and it works, but I've yet to start using it, and it sits, running, in disarray in the corner. About 6 months back, I saw some add-in cards that would handle up to 16 disks, so I bought two, and planned to add 4 more disks before I put the machine into service. Six months later, I've only managed to buy 1 more disk. Thanks to the money I saved on my bed, I now have the money, but I'm sure something will come along to sidetrack it yet again.
I also bought two, slide-out, in-cabinet lid holders for pots and pans. And I emptied out the cabinet, and all it takes is driving four screws. Yet the slide-out racks and all my pan lids are just piled in there to this day, yet it's been close to a year since I bought them.
I blame the pandemic. Or something. The phases of the moon?
Or maybe you bought all the gear for a new hobby you've since neglected?
Tell us about the road not taken.
I've got two main ones.
I had a large file storage array start to crap out on my main computer. I had an old file server that had been decommissioned that had held those files, so I pulled that out, and as long as I was going to be using it again, I figured that I'd upgrade it so that it could hold more stuff. That required buying 8 used hard disks, which I figured I'd purchase over the course of 6 months as I didn't have the money to buy them all at once. Three years later, all 8 disks are in it, and it works, but I've yet to start using it, and it sits, running, in disarray in the corner. About 6 months back, I saw some add-in cards that would handle up to 16 disks, so I bought two, and planned to add 4 more disks before I put the machine into service. Six months later, I've only managed to buy 1 more disk. Thanks to the money I saved on my bed, I now have the money, but I'm sure something will come along to sidetrack it yet again.
I also bought two, slide-out, in-cabinet lid holders for pots and pans. And I emptied out the cabinet, and all it takes is driving four screws. Yet the slide-out racks and all my pan lids are just piled in there to this day, yet it's been close to a year since I bought them.
I blame the pandemic. Or something. The phases of the moon?
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