I would imagine I am not the only husband out there who's wife always complains about my inability to throw anything away. My standard response is "I may use that some day."
Well. I finally got to "that day!"
The wife came downstairs over the weekend and laughed hysterically when she saw the old wooden flag pole that I refused to throw out ten years ago. Guess what? It fit the column perfectly as a rotating spindle for paint purposes.