I'm puzzled

[Citydude]

Same thing when my MIL died. I took 85 heaping loads with my F250 8' bed to Goodwill and the dump. Not to mention the stuff I put in the yard with a "free" sign on it. We all save things but when people get to saving ketchup packs inside napkins, inside McDonalds cups, inside Tupperware, inside boxes, inside tubs, they should come to realize that someone else is going to have to deal with the "collection".

Wow, that had to be hard. My grandfather hoarded bailing wire, tons of the rusted stuff hanging on his corrals.

 

[TomSeller]

Wow, that had to be hard. My grandfather hoarded bailing wire, tons of the rusted stuff hanging on his corrals.

I forgot to mention the MIL had 400 pairs of shoes. Most of the soles looked like they were worn once. Her basement was 1400 sq ft and was packed to the joists. Her 2-car garage was the same. Every bedroom was packed except for a small walkway to the beds. Her living room, dining room and kitchen were normal looking so the house was "livable". And of course, "the apple don't fall far from the tree" but my wife's collection is much more manageable since I get her to set stuff aside for goodwill on a regular basis.

 

[Citydude]

I forgot to mention the MIL had 400 pairs of shoes. Most of the soles looked like they were worn once. Her basement was 1400 sq ft and was packed to the joists. Her 2-car garage was the same. Every bedroom was packed except for a small walkway to the beds. Her living room, dining room and kitchen were normal looking so the house was "livable". And of course, "the apple don't fall far from the tree" but my wife's collection is much more manageable since I get her to set stuff aside for goodwill on a regular basis.

Yeah, she had a definite hoarding problem. I seen an episode on hoarding once on tv and I really felt for the person. She couldn't let go of anything. It was pretty traumatic for her just to let go of newspapers that were 30 years old.

 

[RaydaKub]

Yeah, she had a definite hoarding problem. I seen an episode on hoarding once on tv and I really felt for the person. She couldn't let go of anything. It was pretty traumatic for her just to let go of newspapers that were 30 years old.

My mom's cousin had a hoarding problem. She had saved every local newspaper for over 50 years, stacked up in the basement. There was a small trail through the basement over to the bathroom, but not much else. Her daughter started to clean stuff out a couple years ago after her parents were gone. They managed to haul out 16 tons of stuff (including the papers) in a couple days. That made the basement 1/2 way usable again. Only 2 floors above to go.

 

[teg]

We do pretty good at purging every year... never stops to amazes me that I'll need something a month later that was just purged #$%^&*(). She's has hoarding on her side of the family... I got it from contact spreading. They wasted a couple years of rental space on grandma's crap that should have gone straight to the dump.

As for garage space and other comments.... never had a garage in my life. Vehicles always lived outdoors. In fact the only time they get "washed" is when it rains... no soap, don't want to expose paint to the elements :thumbsup:

Did build a tractor shed on back of the playhouse. More for security than anything else. I don't abuse what I have but I also don't give it a second thought to drive it though brush or have branches scratch the paint down the side. What's this "Trade in value"??? you guys speak of? Mine are given away or sold pretty cheap since there's not much life left in them

 

[Big Barn]

I am in the process of building new home. I thought I was close financially last year, but didn't like the numbers. My contractor said if you delete the 3 car garage, the numbers will work for you. I laughed and said I'll wait!

Will

When I built my house back in 1994 my local bylaws wouldn't allow me a footprint larger than my small farmhouse I wanted to demo. I was also restricted to the existing height of the old house.

There was ALSO a restriction in place that would not allow detached garages.

I got around this by getting a permit to build a "farm auxiliary structure" (barn) which had no square footage OR height restrictions.

The building is legally on title and insured as a "barn".

The crap you have to go through around here. Welcome to Canada.



Terry

 

[Citydude]

When I built my house back in 1994 my local bylaws wouldn't allow me a footprint larger than my small farmhouse I wanted to demo. I was also restricted to the existing height of the old house. There was ALSO a restriction in place that would not allow detached garages. I got around this by getting a permit to build a "farm auxiliary structure" (barn) which had no square footage OR height restrictions. The building is legally on title and insured as a "barn". The crap you have to go through around here. Welcome to Canada. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=489564"/> Terry

Nice house! The palm tree looks a little out of place though

 

[Big Barn]

Nice house! The palm tree looks a little out of place though

Thanks!! I guess I should have clarified. This is the garage ( with suite above).

Dang. I thought the palm trees were a nice touch. And WAY cheaper than a tropical vacation.

Terry

 

[Deere Dude]

Yeah, she had a definite hoarding problem. I seen an episode on hoarding once on tv and I really felt for the person. She couldn't let go of anything. It was pretty traumatic for her just to let go of newspapers that were 30 years old.

We take, or used to, newspapers and fold them over hangers so pants wouldn't crease etc. I noticed the other day some of the newspapers hanging over my hangers are from the 1970s. I guess its time to recycle.

 

[Citydude]

Thanks!! I guess I should have clarified. This is the garage ( with suite above). Dang. I thought the palm trees were a nice touch. And WAY cheaper than a tropical vacation. Terry

Way cheaper!