A Whatsawhosit?

It's amazing what one finds when one lives with ADD packrats. That's right, people who keep everything and also have a lack of attention span...makes for an interesting combo. Just so happens my father and brother both have this crazy combination which actually leads to some interesting finds for me.
You see, I have been helping my father clean out his garage/shop since he finally realized he could never find anything and hadn't actually seen the floor in half a decade. Trust me, that's no exaggeration and this building is about 1000 sq. ft. My brother's room is actually incapable of even being entered for the last decade, but that's a whole other story.
Anywho, so we've gotten about halfway through the process in the last month (yes I said month) and here are some choice unique items found along the way:

- A large computer box of rotting bowling pins (my brother's actually) that smelled atrocious! Who knew bowling pins would rot? A show of hands, please.

- A selection of fly swatter handles and tops all neatly packaged in a convenient carrying case (seriously the funniest site ever).

- A dead mouse killed not by natural causes but most probably by my father crushing it as he stepped on something above the poor rodent since he could never step on the floor before...and the mouse was dangerously close to a solidified pool of house paint, oh what a mess that could have been.

- I kid you not, 10 pounds of work gloves, assorted shapes and sizes.

- Over 3 dozen funnels that he refuses to get rid of: they're all useful...sigh.

- A self-made concoction that I'm afraid to think was used as one of those walking on nails experiments.

The list really could go on and on, but you get an idea. I've learned that many things that look incredibly pointless actually have a valid purpose that you might pay $10 for at the hardware store - who knew? And I seriously mean pointless looking items. I know my way around a hardware store remember, I worked in one. ;)

So if you ever need some random bit, screw, device, tool, or concoction check with me first. We've discarded (well, having a garage sale cuz he can't just toss them) a normal garage full of items but still have about 5 garage fulls left he wouldn't part with. Seriously, name it, we'll have it or can make it - it's crazyness! I always told my boss at the hardware store he'd be out of business if my Dad ever cleaned up his shop...that was no joke. Off to the land of bolts, nuts, and sawdust....*cough, sneeze*.