| I really have to go along with George Carlin about guys needing their stuff.
Casting off un-necessary stuff is a positive event and I’ve done that to a point that I can still return to being myself with the things I’ve held on to.
I’m currently sharing a Condo with my Fiancé. This was a big move from a home with a two car garage and lots of opportunities to play around with my Airstream Trailer, Porsche car etc.
My Porsche got vandalized and I could have fixed it if I had my “Tools and Stuff” and a place to work. But it got sold off at discount price because it was unsightly with the top ripped apart and a broken window.
Not much chance at a Condo where I get chastised for minor oil leaks from my 911 and absolutely not any chance of ever washing my car in or near the condo. I’ve just had to bite the bullet and take a cleaning from auto repair shops, car washes, oil change shops.
I’m really not much of my old self anymore since I no longer have my stuff. I just live with her stuff and can’t see any signs that I’ve ever moved in or occupied the Condo for over three years.
As a saving grace I bought a small storage lot 40 miles away, with a 4 car garage on it. I store my tools, airstream trailer, deck boat, spare car there. There are clearly some things that a guy shouldn’t sacrifice for love.
I’m very glad to say that I had the insight to save some of my favorite things even if everybody else thinks my stuff is trash.
Every time I go to the storage lot to cut the grass, I’m totally refreshed by the smell of newly mown lawn and the clean air of a small town.
So take it from someone that thought it out! Hang onto your favorite things, granny was right, someday you’re going to need that cigar box, those buttons, that axe handle and that Walkman tape player.
Stan Wilder
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