My wife and I had a junk drawer battle when we first moved in together. She bought a 20 gallon storage toat and kept it on the top shelf in the utility room. One day she needed something from it, and it fell over on top of her.
Long story short: we now have 2 junk drawers. :)
back in my car repair days, when i got the job at this particular gas station, soon to have been a long time employment, there was already a "5 year", 5 gallon bucket, which had brake springs, nuts, bolts, and other assorted spare parts. after many years of working there, and just before we closed up, we had a total of (4)...5 year buckets
funny too, how sometimes a car would come in, and a brake spring would be busted, i'd grab one from one of the buckets, and get the person back on the road, all for a mere (back then) $10 labor charge.
when we closed up, all 4 buckets came home with me...
i still have one left...the others have long been disposed of, either at other garages where i knew the mechanic, or in the trash.
and for Racer......NO DAMMIT...NO HORSE SHOES.....!!!!
(modern day cars were just coming into vogue)......!!!!