Friday, December 16, 2011

Five

For the first 5 years or so of living in our home, this is what faced me each winter morning at about 6:30. We had no garage, so I scraped the windshield, a bit, and defrosted as I drove along. The garage was a good investment for many reasons. The biggest? Start the truck and go, of course. On the downside? There's always a flip side to everything, you know. Garages provide one with SPACE, and I LIKE to fill space. I'm sort of a pack rat. Far from a hoarder, but I do like to save stuff. Lots of stuff. I know I'm asking for trouble down the road when we move, but the old bottles I've dug up, the pieces of a three-hole outhouse we found when we moved in, saws and other assorted tools I never use, a couple of old Subaru tires, hundreds of vintage Rolling Stone Magazines, from the 70's stored away in boxes just enticing rodents to make homes in them and lots more I just can't seem to get rid of. I wish I was like my brother. He seems to keep not much more than the essentials around. Lugging crap to the local landfill is a passion of his. And why, why, why am I so darn sentimental about things. Not just these things but EVERYTHING! It's a cross I carry; I guess. By the way, think I have issues in the garage? You ought to see our house attic. I gotta get busy!
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  1. brattcatDecember 16, 2011 at 6:03 AM

    well, this way you will never run out of projects, will you.

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  2. SRQDecember 16, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    All that from a photo of a frosted window?! The inner workings of your brain are fascinating. Sentimentality is an endearing quality. But, old Subaru tires....really???? : )

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  3. KathyDecember 16, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    You sound like my first husband. That's why he was the first one!

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  4. KateDecember 16, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    Seems like we have some similar traits! You at least can park in your garage!!

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  5. Sharon CreechDecember 16, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    I'm guessing Elenka is a patient woman. . .I'm in the midst of purging the pantry and closets, and my husband is bringing home 'finds' . . .

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  6. SharonDecember 16, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    I remember when I had my very first job and still living in Illinois. I'd throw a coat on over my pj's and run out and start the car and then let it idle with the defrosters going full blast while I got ready for work. When I'd leave, the car was toasty warm and all the ice was gone. Of course, gas was lots cheaper then. Lots cheaper.

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  7. TexWisGirlDecember 16, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    packrat with nesting rats in garage and attic!

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  8. ElenkaDecember 16, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    YES!! ;-)

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  9. PerthDailyPhotoDecember 16, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    I'm with Kate Birdman...at least you can get IN your garage, there's no way my car is ever getting in there!! So see, maybe you're not such a 'pack rat' as you thought haha!

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  10. JackDecember 16, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    I am a bit of a packrat in a family of PACKRATS. For my Christmas present, I want people to throw out stuff. Except, of course, for all of my unused tools in the garage. I might use them some day.

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  11. LBJDecember 16, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Free your mind BM! You can do it!

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  12. Mrs. NortonDecember 16, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    I'm thinking that you should just leave the house for a few days. While you're away, your brother and sister can take care of the "stuff" for you!

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  13. RedPatDecember 16, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    I find it hard to purge - there seems to be a memory attached to everything! Or a future use.

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  14. Bob CroweDecember 16, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    Uh, well, maybe you could pay someone to clean it out for you if you sold the Rolling Stones on eBay.

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  15. LowellDecember 17, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Before the kids moved on, we had switched to live trees (in a pot!)...on Christmas morning we planted them in the yard. It was a nice tradition.

    No tatts! What? You think I'm nuts? Never mind, don't answer that! ;-)

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  16. CezarDecember 17, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    I'm glad to have a garage, but from time to time I find myself scratching the windshield, for one reason or the other... :)
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  17. CaTDecember 18, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    hahaha. funny! we dont have any storage here, and we filled every place we could find in our apartment. it was such a relief when i found out (after more than a year!!) that there is a drawer underneath the oven that you can fill with all the ovenstuff.... (which is now... full..)

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