World War III

Earlier today, I posted the following on Facebook:

How to start World War III, by Angie Good
Once upon a time, two hoarders were told that they needed to purge their files and keep things current. War broke out. The end.

For those of you who follow me on Facebook and can't get enough so you come and read my blog...I want to explain what happened.  Were you thinking as you read my Facebook post, I sure hope Angie blogs about this!!! 

We have a gazillion files.  Ok, that might be a slight exaggeration.  We have several files....of which some of those files have irrelevant information in them.  Some of the files have documents dating back to the late 1980's.  Whoa - 1980.  Seems like forever ago...unless, of course, you've walked through the mall and seen all of those wretched 80's-ish styles making their big comeback!!!  Ick!

I digress.  Sorry.

About those files -- we have several files that need to be purged.  Since this was going to make some waves, we came up with a procedure and we've been easing our way into implementing it. 

I'm not a hoarder so throwing stuff away or re-purposing or even donating it to the thrift is something that I enjoy doing.  I like to purge my closet twice a year - if I haven't turned the hanger around in 6 months, someone might appreciate the article of clothing more than yours truly.  [Note:  I keep sentimental things.  For example, I have a ribbon-criss-cross board-thingy with pictures.  Amongst the pictures, I have carefully secured my Caribou Coffee cup sleeve that reads "Warm up" -- it seemed to fit there...next to pictures of my family and friends.  Plus the coffee sleeve is from my hot chocolate and it reminds me to pray for my three thrifting companions.]

Have you ever watched the t.v. show Hoarders?  I watched part of ONE episode and was soooo creeped-out that I haven't watched it since.  Oh my soul -- that show scares me.  Honest, I think if I watched it, I would end-up with nightmares of the hoarding nature.

I have two co-workers that are prone to hoarding.  I don't want to out-right call them hoarders because that's not really nice.  They have a habit of hanging on to things...for long periods of time...things of little or no relevance... 

Today a meeting was held with said individuals to inform them of the new plan.  If it's 5 years old or older, we are tossing it. 

During and after the meeting, one would think World War III had been launched.  It wasn't pretty.

I never knew that it would be so easy to start a World War.  I mean, for real...I thought it took other issues.  Boy, was I ever wrong.

Tell two hoarders that they must clean out their files and get rid of stuff...BAM - WWIII.

My prayer for this filing implementation is 3-fold...
A) The hoarders become less compulsive about keeping things that don't matter;
B) The hoarders remain calm during the pitching of items;
C) The coffeemaker does not break in the lunchroom.

I have a feeling this is going to be a lengthy process.  Afterall, our files did not get to the state they are in overnight.  This means - you can mark it down - there will be plenty o'blog posts from yours truly.