When Do You Have Too Much Stuff?

My older brother, now living in Sacramento, used to be what some might consider a garage sale addict

. Every Saturday morning would find him plying the neighborhoods for hidden treasures in the form of others' cast-offs. He always got 'a good deal' and almost everything he acquired found its way to the garage. The garage was FULL.

One Saturday when he came home with, among other things, a couple of leaflet holders I questioned the wisdom of that particular purchase. His answer was (you guessed it), "They were an unbelievable bargain!" Really? Yeah... they were FREE.

When I asked what the advertising displays were for he explained that he was planning his OWN garage sale soon and that these would help him advertise the event. That sounded like a good idea all around, especially if it meant clearing out a space for me to park my car. A triple-car garage should have enough room for at least one vehicle, right?

He met a nice woman and eventually moved in with her, necessitating the vacating of his previous premises for the new tenant... me! Since it was to be my home away from home he left nearly all the furniture and appliances, since his girlfriend already had all this stuff. It made my transition a whole lot easier too. I also inherited the garage full of 'stuff', which he promised would be removed post-haste.

True as usual to his word he showed up with a big truck and started packing it full of the garage's contents to relocate to a rented storage locker. He needed two, full-sized ones. I was finally able to drive my car into one of the bays and had room for my motorcycle too. It was great.

I appreciated the fact that he saw fit to leave some of his well-maintained clothes in one of the closets, all hung with care on nice wooden hangers. Our being the same size when growing up was always a bonus for me. Both of my brothers provided me with quality 'hand-me-downs'.

Now my brother and I live half a world apart. When I retired I made the move from Sacramento to Cebu. He's still there, and when I made my move he had to come and clear out the house. He ended up renting two additional storage units, for a total of four. It makes me wonder... when is enough too much?

by: Bob Proctor

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