Is your garage used for cars or junk?

[burritos]

When I drive down our street approximately 1/4 of all the garages I see is used for stuff other than cars. Of course that's none of my business how one uses their garages. But then I thought to myself, this is a sign that we as a society have too much crap. The creation of crap in general is changing the environment as we know it. We know this, but I think people in general don't know this.

[AISpence]

Yeah, I've been noticing the same thing too. I think I'm one of the few on my street to actually use my garage for what it was intended for. Every time I hear of a major storm coming our way I quickly put my car in the garage in case of possible hail -or a falling limb from my neighbor's tree. When I do this I've noticed a few of my neighbors looking at me kind-of enviously. WTF is up with that? Clean out your garage and you can actually use it!! (end rant, sorry)

[Godiva]

Mine holds both. I can still get my car in. But it is piled high with stuff.

It has all of my stuff from when I taught music.

It has all of my stuff from when I taught sixth grade, self contained.

It now has all of my stuff from being a teacher librarian.

The reason I have all of this stuff is.....I don't know when I'll need it again. My library job was just eliminated. I have NO idea what I'll be doing in the Fall. Could be a librarian, or a sixth grade teacher, or a music teacher. So I need all of my stuff....just in case.

After I retire....my garage will be so clean!

[Boo]

I don't have a garage. So I use my entire apartment for junk.

[AISpence]

LOL!

[patsparks]

Here is a picture of the front of my home.

By patsparks at 2007-10-13
In the picture are my Toyota Crown and my Prius.
Behind each car in the picture is an automatic lift up door, a 3 metre (10 foot) wide carport and behind the Prius a 5 metre(16 foot) wide garage. Both the carport and the garage are 12 metres long but the carport isn't completely weather proof, the rain can get in but direct sunlight is restricted.

The carport houses the RAV4, the Crown and 3 rubbish bins off to the side. The garage has a Celica in it and also houses the Prius but it is a tight fit. I use the garage for storage and a workshop. I have work benches and tool cupboards down the sides of the garage, I also have my motorbike, a drill press on a steel bench which has wheels, my lawn and garden care equipment, swimming pool pump & filter, spare roof tiles, paint, timber, steel, oh and my land-yacht is in the roof.

Next weekend will see a major tidy-up of the garage because a fortnight after I hope to pick up a Toyota Tiara which will need to go in the garage with the Celica and Prius.

[Boo]

I recognize the height adjustable seats.

[patsparks]

Originally Posted by Boo

I recognize the height adjustable seats.

Some days I drive with it up, some days I drive with it down, sometimes I drive with it half way up simply because I can!!

[judymcfarland]

Fiona resides in splendor alone in a 2-car garage. There are some "valuables" in there, of course, but definitely no junk. OTOH the nextdoor neighbors have a junk car in their garage (packed in solid), another junk heap parked in the driveway, as well as 2 other cars also parked outside. Because the outside junk has "collectible" plates, it is exempt from village sanctions. (gr-r-r-!)

[hyo silver]

I would put the 2004 car in the 1939 garage, but I don't think it fits. I mean, even if I did clean it out. And having double doors with the bolt on the inside doesn't make it convenient. So, it makes a great garden shed.