Americans are on the move, but their stuff doesn’t always follow

Re:Americans are on the move, but their stuff doesn’t always... by 2muchcoffeeman on Friday May 28, 2021 @06:17AM (#27313636)

I think it’s an over correction from being too consumerist. You go from extreme to extreme. I see this with people who didn’t exercise, and now they are all in with the gear and the diets etc.

But I wish there were certain things and spaces that were able to be rented. I don’t need a drill all the time. Sometimes I need a workbench and more clamps.

There’s a lot of community level optimisation we could do.

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Re:Americans are on the move, but their stuff doesn’t always... by emodendroket on Friday May 28, 2021 @01:59PM (#27318535)

I think a drill is the one tool pretty much everyone could stand to have.

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Re:Americans are on the move, but their stuff doesn’t always... by 2muchcoffeeman on Friday May 28, 2021 @02:16PM (#27318712)

I own a drill and would probably advise the same thing. But I clearly don’t use it more than a few hours a year.

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Re:Americans are on the move, but their stuff doesn’t always... by emodendroket on Friday May 28, 2021 @02:20PM (#27318771)

True. But also true that you can't really do quick, impromptu fixes if you have to rent the thing.

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Re:Americans are on the move, but their stuff doesn’t always... by braincrumbs on Friday May 28, 2021 @10:33AM (#27315780)

Most hardware stores do rent tools.

And many towns and cities have tool lending libraries.

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