Upon running out of ideas about how to delay exercising, which was one of my New Year’s resolutions, I decided to clean out a few boxes. I was shocked to see that two boxes were filled with nothing but cords. There were all kinds of USB cords, cords with different male parts and cords attached to boxes.
Somewhere in the past, I must have gone through a short-lived period of organization because a few of the cords were labeled. One was to an old portable CD player that I haven’t seen in years, and one said it was to be attached to an iPod.
The other cords were snaked together like a city in hibernation. I gathered the few electronics I could find and started matching the cords to them. The clump of USB cords proved to be different sizes, and none fit my mini battery banks. The cords I’d saved for my phones, while looking perfect, wouldn’t charge. While I hated to toss any cord that looked like it should work, I did send a few to the grave.
So now, I’m on the hunt for those old electronics, cameras, DVD players and iPods, wherever they are, to match up with the rest of the cords. Why don’t cord companies standardize their cords? Your guess is as good as mine. But since they don’t seem to be willing to do that, I’m buying stock in cord companies.
