honestly...what is wrong with me?

[myronman3]

  well as some of you know, my work situation has taken a turn.  i am required to move.  i moved the family and their stuff two weeks ago, the only thing that is left is my tools, hunting and fishing stuff, me, and the dog.   so tonight is the last night and i am figured i would pack up the last of the stuff i needed, drain the water lines, and head out after work tommorrow.  yeah, right. 
   everything was going o.k. until i opened the ammo bin.  i start grabbing ammo and putting it in the container until it was half full.   figured i better see how heavy it was before i continued. i couldnt even move it!  without even 1/10 of the ammo in it.   
   now i always thought it was cute having all them bullets, rearing and ready to go.  until now.  i realize, i am a horder.  and i am not kidding.  i have so much ammo it is outright ridiculous.   i dont know what i am going to do with it all, i dont want to leave it here as i am shutting down the house and it will be COLD in here. and there is way too much to move.  i am really kind of disgusted with myself right now.   

[torpedoman]

we never think about the weight til we have to carry it off. leave it the cold wont hurt it. but think if you had to retreat from an attacking force you would have armed them pretty well.

[alsaqr]

I totally inderstand what you are going though.  When we moved form WV to OK in 85 half the weight of the U-Haul truck was ammo.  The place we bought in OK had a tornado shelter and I piled it over half full of ammo.  When we moved out of that place in 98 the tornado shelter was 3/4 full of ammo.  Thankfully the place we moved to has a bigger tornado shelter.   

[CannonKrazy]

Well if you feel that bad about it I will be more than happy to take any you don't want to move. I can always find a hiding spot for another few thousand rounds.

[TribReady]

Like mentioned, the cold won't hurt the ammo a bit.
Are you planning on keeping this place as a second house or eventually sell?  If selling, just plan another trip to move all of the ammo.

Also, you'll find plenty of guys willing to come and haul some away so you don't have this problem again 
You're moving to Ellsworth, right? Where you coming from?

[myronman3]

rice lake area. 

I totally inderstand what you are going though.  When we moved form WV to OK in 85 half the weight of the U-Haul truck was ammo.  The place we bought in OK had a tornado shelter and I piled it over half full of ammo.  When we moved out of that place in 98 the tornado shelter was 3/4 full of ammo.  Thankfully the place we moved to has a bigger tornado shelter.   

that is pretty funny.   dad moved to ohio about 5 or 6 years back.  i remember him bellyaching about it.  problem with me is if i do something, i DO it.  no pussyfooting around with me.  which is great, most times.  but every once in a while.....

[myronman3]

i also noticed that the 1800 rounds of 45 are considerably heavier than the 2000 rounds of 223.  i used to carry approx. 1000 rounds of 5.56 while in the army, thank goodness the m16's werent chambered for the 45 auto.
 i wont even start about the 44 magnums....

[burntmuch]

Time for a ammo sale

[myronman3]

i am going to try to cramp as much as i can into the car along with my 550b.  the reast will have to wait a few weeks for me to return to it. 

[mirage1988]

Got that problem with tools-load my truck with everything I need for a job-look back into the garage and it looks like I didnt take anything. I just hope I dont have to move in a hurry. Ill need a LOT bigger truck!

[williamlayton]

Now, that is funny!
Never thought about remodeling the storm cellar for more storage room.
I hope that at the new place it is warmer, not necessarly windier, but warmer.
Blessings

[Hairtrigger]

The key to hoarding is to not keep it all in the same spot... several small piles so you don't see one huge amount.
I do keep all of my primers on one shelf, WOW  if I shoot for another 35 years I will need to double the amount I shoot!
In all reality I do have a couple of close friends that will use one of my reloaders ans supplies then reimburse me

[bluebayou]

I think that you are kicking yourself in the butt because of the job situation and second guessing yourself in general. 

You were fine with hoarding ammo a few weeks ago.  You are "just" depressed about moving and everything else.

Don't beat yourself up.  Could, shoulda, will make you end up drinking or playing click the chambers. 

Some things are beyond your control and you just have to do something new. 

[lakota]

Hoarding ammo??? I dont think there is anything wrong with you my firend!