Remember When Garages Were For Cars? [pics]
wallstreetfighter.com — Something I've noticed more and more as I drive around the neighborhood is that everybody is turning into a frickin packrat. We're not talking about middle income here, we're talking $300,000 plus homes and $30,000 vehicles. You think the dumps are full? Just think of how full they would be if people started throwing stuff in their garages away.
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- FameMoney, on 11/29/2007, -0/+44Advice : Don't throw stuff, put them on Ebay you might make some money.
- brundlefly76, on 11/29/2007, -0/+18I miss living in Santa Clara - once a year everyone just puts EVERYTHING they don't want on the curb, then for a week less fortunate people from neighboring towns come around and pick through what they want (i have literally been bringing stuff out *while* people were taking it away) - then at the end the city sends backhoes to haul it all away, sort it out, and dispose or recycle of it as needed.
Its the finest municipal service I have ever had in my life.
Also everyone gets the same kickass, massive heavy-duty wheeled garbage, recycling, and yard waste containers (which makes for a tidy curb on trash day), and its ALL picked up every week. Oh and by the time I left they had single stream recycling (no sorting - just throw all recyclables in the same big bin!)
They made it so easy to recycle and get rid of your trash it was a pleasure.
Now I live in CT and have to pay some gangster union that recycles one small container of mixed paper a month, you need to supply all of your own barrels, and *call them for an appointment to pick up recycle* cardboard (which I have seen them actually just put in a trash truck!) - but for some reason they pick up trash twice a week - as a result recycling is not terribly popular here. - zachshmack, on 11/29/2007, -1/+1I don't want to.
- headzoo, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3That way the junk sitting in your garage, can become the junk sitting in someone else's garage.
- brundlefly76, on 11/29/2007, -0/+18I miss living in Santa Clara - once a year everyone just puts EVERYTHING they don't want on the curb, then for a week less fortunate people from neighboring towns come around and pick through what they want (i have literally been bringing stuff out *while* people were taking it away) - then at the end the city sends backhoes to haul it all away, sort it out, and dispose or recycle of it as needed.
- Wallstreet, on 11/29/2007, -0/+15I was wondering where all my extension cords went
- egonSchiele, on 11/29/2007, -0/+84dugg for the last pic telling me I wont find any babies in that dumpster
- srgtTarantula, on 11/29/2007, -4/+28I think it was more, "don't throw your babies away in here."
But i guess if people followed the rule, you wouldn't find babies in there. - theragu40, on 11/29/2007, -4/+2http://bp2.blogger.com/_TVfEjAyW4Fk/R0zXCAusICI/AA ...
- cwshea, on 11/29/2007, -2/+2Yes, we know.
- nonokiaboy, on 11/29/2007, -1/+5That's what baby dumpsters are for. Don't mix and match!
- aadnk, on 12/04/2007, -0/+1Orphanage?
- TwistedSheep, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29768
- srgtTarantula, on 11/29/2007, -4/+28I think it was more, "don't throw your babies away in here."
- charlief, on 11/29/2007, -1/+17I should wait until the neighbor keeps his garage open and put a craigslist ad offering everything for free.
- tavman, on 11/29/2007, -0/+11For some reason, only MY side of the garage looks like that. My wife's is nice and clean and full of minivan......
- pimpbot1979, on 11/29/2007, -1/+43oo-la-la! 'Garage,' how fancy. Where I come from, we call them car-holes.
- jimmyplantains, on 11/29/2007, -5/+3and its down.... mirror anyone??
- Littleedgitt, on 11/29/2007, -1/+6wait, google has errors?
- ianmurrays, on 11/29/2007, -6/+1What?
- michaelz92, on 11/29/2007, -1/+2buried for naiveness
- ianmurrays, on 11/29/2007, -6/+1What?
- stympman, on 11/29/2007, -1/+11I'm a prom night dumpster baby.
You gotta love the dumpster pic. - DreamVsPs2, on 11/29/2007, -4/+3down :(
- noahhoward, on 11/29/2007, -1/+3No... since when were they for cars?
- baalzebub, on 11/29/2007, -0/+7i have known a few people that remove the garage door and install a wall with window and turn the garage in to an extra room for the house...
- HayString, on 11/29/2007, -2/+2Yea, and?... Lots of people do that.
- ScottMitchell, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1It's called a "garage conversion." It's very popular in Southern California in the neighborhoods where the houses were built back in the 1950s-1960s. In my neck of the woods many homes are from that timeframe and are about 1,500 sq ft. on 5,000-6,000 sq. ft. lots.
- diafygi, on 11/29/2007, -0/+9Mirror: http://duggmirror.com/offbeat_news/Remember_When_G ...
- abyss478, on 11/29/2007, -7/+2I like turtles
- hansk, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1me too
- MasterChief4134, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3Guilty as charged :(
- scott2007, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1That's your business. It's your garage. It's your car. It's your stuff. Why is this blogger worried about what other people do with their garages? And why the hell is this on the front page?
- aduzik, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1My aunt and uncle actually built a three-stall garage to replace their one-stall garage: one stall for her car, one stall for his car, and one for the crap. In the 20 years they'd lived in that house, they had never once parked in their garage because it was full of crap.
- chingy1788, on 11/29/2007, -1/+1our garage is for me to live in
our cars are out side experiencing sun damage and all our stuff is on a shed in the far side of the back yard
our garage also has a toilet in it - vanguardanon, on 11/29/2007, -1/+10My garage is a woodworking shop and it has tools for automotive repair. Just because there aren't cars in it doesn't mean it's a wasteland of crap.
- NathanielJ, on 11/29/2007, -2/+8Remember when blogs were for content, and not for ridiculously wide columns of links?
Neither do I. - aukxsona, on 11/29/2007, -3/+1People have garages...rich *****.
- Jerky1312, on 11/29/2007, -1/+5I thought this article was going to be about people converting their garages into more housing space, etc. I have an uncle who turned his garage into a children's activity/entertainment room. He keeps his cars outside.
- sulf, on 11/29/2007, -2/+1Because 4 bedrooms are not enough for a single family.
- Komgol, on 11/29/2007, -0/+5Remember when a site survived past 200 diggs before crashing?
- amirman, on 11/29/2007, -0/+11"...starting the next apple"? yeah right. more like playing counter strike.
- insomniacal, on 11/29/2007, -0/+17My wife said something really smart on this. We're in a townhome, don't have a garage, so I was looking into building stairs up to our attic to increase our storage. She pointed out that we would just end up storing more stuff. Very wise. By limiting our storage capacity we actually limit the amount of crap we can accumulate. As we run out of space in our living area, we continually reevaluate what we really need and downsize.
- HayString, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2I wish I could think like that. My motto is: "I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it." ;)
- ScottMitchell, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2My neighbor did that - built stairs up into her attic. It's pretty cool, and my wife and I thought about doing the same, but we came to the same conclusion as you.
- MaxwellTD, on 11/29/2007, -1/+1I need to clean my garage, my Jeep, has no doors windows or roof... (i bought it used and the soft top was in very bad condition and had no windows) luckily there are drain holes in floor of my car for when it rains :)
- FlakeCannon, on 11/29/2007, -0/+10Dugg for "No Babies!"
- NachoBusiness, on 11/29/2007, -2/+1I don't think I know anyone who uses their garage, except my old lady neighbor. I used a garage when I had one (on street parking! yay older neighborhood) but I can think of at least 10 people I know with garages that simply pile crap in there. Boggles the mind... all the petty damage my car takes from parking outside, I'd love to have a garage.
My other neighbor doesn't use his garage for the cars he drives... but does keep a car in there (a restored Model T that runs). Does that count? - richardiscool, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2$300,000 homes isn't middle income?
- databoy, on 11/29/2007, -2/+0$300,000 will buy you a small unit in Australia. The average house starts at $450,000.
- itsthebrod, on 11/29/2007, -5/+3We're talking real American money here, buddy, not hunks of kangaroo dung or whatever you boomerang chunking bushmen use.
- SuperKow, on 11/29/2007, -2/+1You ignorant *****.
- itsthebrod, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2joke noun, verb, joked, jok·ing.
–noun
1. something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
2. something that is amusing or ridiculous, esp. because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce: Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke.
3. a matter that need not be taken very seriously; trifling matter: The loss was no joke.
Any of those definitions will do. Need I continue?
- itsthebrod, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2joke noun, verb, joked, jok·ing.
- SuperKow, on 11/29/2007, -1/+0Bury this comment.
stupid browser. - richardiscool, on 11/29/2007, -2/+2You mean real American money that's worth ***** all on the foreign exchange markets?
- SuperKow, on 11/29/2007, -2/+1You ignorant *****.
- itsthebrod, on 11/29/2007, -5/+3We're talking real American money here, buddy, not hunks of kangaroo dung or whatever you boomerang chunking bushmen use.
- m1ss1ontomars, on 11/29/2007, -2/+2More like low income if you ask me.
- richardiscool, on 11/29/2007, -1/+1Well low income aren't likely to own $30,000 cars.
- RxDaniel, on 11/29/2007, -0/+4It's funny to see people have no idea how much things cost in most of the country. In North Carolina my parents paid like 140k for a two story house with a two car garage. I can't remember the sq. ft. but the first floor has 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, living room, kitchen, dining room, and laundry room. The second floor is as big as the first but is basically one huge open room with an office on the side over the garage. This is about 10 minutes from one of the biggest cities in the eastern part of the state, which I'll admit it isn't that big. There is a big college here and one of the top 100 hospitals in the country though so it's not like it's in the middle of nowhere. 300k would probably get you a house in the nicest neighborhood in the area.
- richardiscool, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1In the UK, £150,000 will get you a 2 bedroom house in a shabby area of a small town. In London, you'd be lucky to find a studio flat in a really rough area.
- dannyapplesauce, on 12/05/2007, -0/+1yea the cost of living is significantly less but SO IS THE PAY. It's all relative
- ScottMitchell, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2Traditionally home prices should be 2x-4x annual income. Granted, the past five or six years have been a MAJOR abberation. But if we are talking about historical norms, then a $300,000 house would house people making an annual household income of $75,000 to $150,000, which would be considered upper middle class since the nationwide average household income is under $50,000.
- databoy, on 11/29/2007, -2/+0$300,000 will buy you a small unit in Australia. The average house starts at $450,000.
- whuddafugger, on 11/29/2007, -1/+1We've got a two-car garage which used to house my wife's car and my truck. The vehicles have since been displaced by a three-month-old chihuahua that likes to do what all puppies do, which evidently is peeing and ***** all over the place. Better in the garage than in the kitchen. Tried keeping him in the backyard until we spotted two of the neighborhood cats stalking him like prey.
But I see our garage as more of a workshop for my newbie attempts at building bookshelves, workbenches, and other manly Craftsman-type activities than for storing our vehicles.
Still trying to figure out how to potty train that puppy.- Cyberen, on 11/29/2007, -0/+4give it to the cats and let nature take its course.
a peeing, ***** and barking machine? Why keep it? - ScottMitchell, on 11/29/2007, -1/+1When it ***** in the house, rub its nose in it. I hear that works wonders.
- Cyberen, on 11/29/2007, -0/+4give it to the cats and let nature take its course.
- ajchavar, on 11/29/2007, -0/+9moe: garaaaage? well la-dee-da mr frenchman.
homer: what, whaddya call yours?
moe: a carhole.- stavro, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1i always thought they were saying "carhold," and google confirms i was wrong, but i'm not alone.
- Haecceity, on 11/29/2007, -0/+6"No babies!" painted on the dumpster. Absolutely priceless!
- shubis, on 11/29/2007, -2/+0We have two garages, both one-car but one is a lot smaller than the other. The smaller one is piled with lawn furniture since theres a good foot of snow on the ground. The one-car keeps my car in it, but my mom's been nagging me to put it somewhere else for the winter (it's RWD which means no use in the snow) since she doesn't like having her XC90 out in the cold. Upon seeing those garages one thing comes to my mind: "you can take a person out of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the person."
- doublsh0t, on 11/29/2007, -1/+8by the way diggers, this wasn't an opportunity to to tell the world what the hell you use your garages for
- AWooWoo, on 11/29/2007, -1/+5I second the digg because of "no babies"
- skyfire1, on 11/29/2007, -8/+1***** the RIAA.
- m1ss1ontomars, on 11/29/2007, -3/+3how does this article make sense? how can people who can only afford $300,000 houses afford $30,000 cars?
- bbear, on 11/29/2007, -0/+5In some states a $300,000 house means 6 bedrooms and a 2 car garage. I'm guessing you're from New York.
- Chompy, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1In New York $300k wouldn't get you a shack. And I'm in Vegas.
- RxDaniel, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3Uh.. my parents house didn't even cost half that and they have 2 cars that cost more than 30k and a nice 2 car garage to put them in. There is a reason everybody retires to the south.
- Chompy, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2Yeah, but they have to live in the south.
- johanrocks, on 11/29/2007, -2/+2I don't see anything strange about that. I'm living in a $350,000 house right now, and my car costs $50,000+. I'm a programmer and make more than enough a year for a 25 year old, but I simply don't need a bigger house. Price of house =/= income.
- bbear, on 11/29/2007, -0/+5In some states a $300,000 house means 6 bedrooms and a 2 car garage. I'm guessing you're from New York.
- bdbr, on 11/29/2007, -0/+4Dugg because the streets of my (fairly upscale) neighborhood are littered with freakin' cars because no one uses their garage. And every one of these homeowners signed an agreement that they wouldn't park on the street.
Its so nice getting in a dry and fairly warm car on a wintry morning, there's no way I'm giving up my garage to clutter. - djAnakin, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1Dugg only for "No Babies!"
- doofyskier, on 11/29/2007, -2/+3I own a garage door installation company. Garages I see on a day-to-day are much worse but the point is clear. And 99% percent of people have some sort of mental complex...they think their crap, like the moldy wallboard, is gold. I also have seen literally millions of unused bikes..that have sat for years...could you imagine if we recycled all those unused bikes?
The amount of junk I see is mind boggling. And guess what...its all junk. Listen to what I'm saying...whatever you have in your garage is JUNK...no matter how important it is to you or how much you think its worth...its JUNK.
Stuff in your garage=JUNK. Got it?
Just to be sure...
JUNK!- nicko68, on 11/29/2007, -1/+3Like my lawnmower? The patio furniture stored for the winter?
- Chompy, on 11/29/2007, -1/+4$300,000 for a home *is* middle income these days.
- nstern2, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3It's called a shed people. Learn how to build one. Or sell some of your crap and buy a premade one.
- MadHarvey, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1***** that, build another garage! It would take longer to build a shed and transfer all that ***** into it than it would be to just build a second garage and put the cars in that.
- JakePM, on 11/29/2007, -1/+1Remember when websites had good hosting?
CHECK YOUR HOSTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - psykiv, on 11/29/2007, -1/+3Garage? You rich *****.
- MetalliTooL, on 11/29/2007, -2/+1"We're not talking about middle income here, we're talking $300,000 plus homes and $30,000 vehicles. "
What does he mean by that? Is that supposed to be too much for middle class or too little. That sounds like middle class to me. - chingy1788, on 11/29/2007, -0/+4next apple?
thats a mini LAN party - ripstuntz, on 11/29/2007, -1/+1http://bp2.blogger.com/_TVfEjAyW4Fk/R0zIBAusH2I/AA ...
These kids got the idea :D - Punjabdasher, on 11/29/2007, -1/+4Since when was owning a $300,000 house, and a $30,000 NOT being middle income?
- mustang460, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3depends on the area you live in i suppose, around here a $300,000 property would net you a mansion and 1/4 of a mountain other places it would net you a 4 bedroom house with an acre of land, and be the norm
- thomashauk, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1I've seen garages so small a car would not even fit in them... seems like they are designing them for this.
- thefreak, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1Thats a false wall. The dude is obviously growing reefer or something else illegal behind that guise.
- Abyss666, on 11/30/2007, -0/+0Now presenting the main reason for American economic success until the mid 90's/early 00's. Without room to put junk, people cant buy more stuff.
/sarcasm - PhilLesh69, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Here in the DC area, I've noticed that the newbies, from the midwest, move here and fill up their garages with all kinds of crap. They don't seem to understand what a basement and attic is for. They don't realize that a neighborhood filled with trucks, suvs and cars parked in driveways and on the street depresses land values.
I had a neighbor, across the street from my house, who parked a lexus and a pickup truck in the driveway, because he obviously had a garage filled with his junk. It made the whole neighborhood look like *****. I'm sure he wants to exercise his rights, and I'm not about to tell him not to. But it definitely made the neighborhood look like some blue collar neighborhood. Regardless of the fact that there are 5 different foreign diplomats living here (one lives right next door to this hick) and John Sununu lives around the corner.
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