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Sunday, April 22, 2012

U is for Useful


U is for Useful

It is debatable and at times very doubtful if every object around you is useful.   Useful is  a matter of subjective and timely opinion. Sometimes, articles are useful when you have them and missed when you don't have them. Not the same thing, but some things are useful when needed, or are seasonal, and are an awful nuisance when you are not using them. 

Do you have 5 bicycles and three tricycles stored in a jumble of accessories, pedals and handlebars tangled incomprehensibly in bicycle spokes in the garage for the winter?  A  hardware store's worth of garden tools, a roll of hoses,  two lawnmowers, and a snow-blower?  How about that pair of snowmobiles you boast of, but haven't used for three years, the bench saw needing a new motor, and oh, yeah....that's the second cousin's tuba?
What about the 5 sets of wrenches you got on sale?

Useful sometimes stands in the way of life. How about those wedding gifts you hate? You will never use them either, you know the ones in the big box that plugs up the whole  bottom of a closet?  You can't use them, but if you them away the wrath of old Auntie Sarah who visits twice a year may be raised. 




 Useful becomes even more apparent in other matters. A state of usefulness or being 'useful'  applies to more than just an excess of physical items;  useful opinions, in the form of constructive criticism,  and thought itself is useful when used in a timely and gracious manner.  Useful actions by friends are appreciated, and your useful application of precious time to help others is equally treasured.  Memories. Plans. Apologies.  On and on, useful is applicable to our lives.  Useful and strategic alliances. Useful and treasured promises.  For a neophyte at work, practicing being useful may even be useful.

Got any useful concepts and ideas handy?  Got any interesting, useful opinions on  difficult issues that challenge common societal issues?  Here at Incoming Bytes we encourage you come up with helpful, useful concepts that grow outside the box. Experiment.  How do you know when a non-tangible hypothesis or something is useful unless it is tested?  Are useful comments always helpful?   

Think about it.  Pushing the mind to new limits can be exhilarating and a learning experience.
You may come to a surprisingly useful life-changing opinion as you hold that yard sale.  Even if Aunt Sarah shows up at the least helpful moment-most likely just as you pocket  that useful $50.00 for the white elephant from the closet. 
Surprise!  She smiles. No sweat. She says she re-gifted it anyway. It was not useful.
 Being forgiven can be useful too..

 Is that incoming I hear?  

15 comments:

  1. You should visit our Garage Raymond.. No room for the car.. or hubbys van... and its full of all those useful things that come in handy.. until you want to find that useful thing.. And then you spend half a day looking through all those other useful gadgets of things you know you put in there somewhere.. Only to come out of the garage saying well I know I had one.. And off to the DIY shop you go to buy another of those useful things, you find the next week when you were looking for that other Useful nick-nack you stored away!!!!.. :-)
    Enjoyed reading your Post Raymone.. Very USEFUL!!

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    1. Oooops! typo error.. Raymond (D)

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    2. Sue, I would love to see your garage, it would probably make me feel better about my own, which is a complete disaster. Yours sounds like mine. I think bicycles are the worst, they get tangled up with everything! Buy something, put it in there, and then you have to go buy another one because you can't find it until three days after you buy the new one. --and then you forget you got it...and the cycle repeats itself. *sigh...You have it figured out so well, in fact, perfectly....":) Sue, thank you for the encouragement! Have a wonderful day! ~R

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  2. I could use a wrench set. Got screw drivers but no wrenches...just saying... ;-)

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    1. Glory,haha... a wrench set is so handy..like seeds...hehe....when you get some, they grow into another set...and another..and spares that you find..etc...":)

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  3. wow! You're way advanced on the A-Z. You'll be finished before everyone else is:) great post!
    Nutschell
    www.thewritingnut.com
    Happy A-Zing!

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    1. Hi Nutschell, welcome to Incoming Bytes! V was not supposed to post, but oops, it seems it did, so I am a bit ahead. I'll undoubtedly make up for it by being late with the rest if them! ":) ~R

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  4. Now Raymond, there is no such as having too many tools, even if you have four sets of wrenches. There's no telling when Glory Lennon will come along and need to borrow one...

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    1. Hey, Mike..wink wink wink...I actually have um....8 or 9 sets, so that's not too many is it? NOT only that, I have metric AND Imperial sizes because Canada converted to metric...oops. I have more wrenches than most mechanics..and I'm always tempted to buy more. I have socket sets too...oops. And air-driven sockets...and deep socket....Well, okay, Mike, there is no such thing as too many wrench sets and tools...... I have a Garage set, a traveling set, a camping set, a basement set, a set for each of three vehicles--(a FULL set for the SUV), and Wendy has a set too. hm..that's eight isn't it...oh, I forgot the sawmill set....oops. ":)) Thanks for reminding me you can't have enough wrenches, Mike, I'll keep an eye out for Glory Lennon, she'll definitely want to borrow a couple! ":) ~R

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    2. No such thing as too many tool. (Do note the punctuation.)
      Red.
      The power tool queen.

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    3. Red, you have power tools? The power tool queen? Wow..do you have an oscillating multi-tool? I just got one, a Ridgid Li-ion battery operated one. Is it ever handy! No such thing as too many tool eh...note the punctuation...":)) I have 8 or 9 1" wrenches..or is it ten, I found one..... hahaha... Thanks Red!

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  5. My husband has a garageful of tools. And they have all been useful at one time or another. No room for the car, though.

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    1. Katley, this is too funny. I wonder if the condition of an "excess of tools" is contagious. I know not having enough room in the garage is contagious and spreading. ":) Thanks for visiting! ~r

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  6. This is a very useful post, Raymond:)

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    1. M.J., thank you. "Useful" is actually an interesting subject. I can see how everyone can identify with this problem,smartly avoid duplicating my mistakes and make everything around them more useful in the future. Nice to see you, MJ! ":))) ~R

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