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My brother, who lives in the capital city of California, used to be a faithful garage sale attendee. His own garage was jam-packed with stuff he'd found at 'an unbelievable bargain'. His house was full too. When he moved to a smaller place he had to rent two full-sized storage units just for his 'extra' stuff!
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.
Asked what he had planned for these advertising aids designed to hold brochures he had an answer ready. He was going to use them to advertise his OWN garage sale. He was planning to get rid of some of these things he had accumulated through his garage-sale addiction. It sounded like a good plan.
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 to his word the garage was emptied and again useable within a few months. I was even able to get my car parked in there! That may have been the first time that particular car-parking area was used for its intended purpose... vehicle protection.
My brother was also nice enough to leave some of his clothes behind when he left. All neatly arrayed on sturdy wooden hangers, I was pleased to find we were still the same size (and still have similar taste in apparel). I wondered if he'd mind if I borrowed that leather jacket! The answer was, "No," he didn't mind and I was given permission to use anything left behind as though it were my own. That's a very cool brother.
I've moved halfway around the world now, from Sacramento to Cebu, and all that stuff's been long left behind. He had to come to the house, of course, and remove everything when it was time for me to go. That's where the two storage lockers come into play. When you've got too much stuff to fit into your house, you might have TOO much stuff!
