Your Garage at Home ....

@Calais (10893)
Australia
August 2, 2007 11:08pm CST
Do you have a garage at home ? Do you use for your car ? What sort of stuff do you have in there ? Has it got an automatic door ? Is it a roller door or panel door ? I have a triple car garage with the automatic roller door...I used it for less than a week which was great, then I couldnt fit my car in there anymore..It got taken over by Motorbikes and ATV's and car parts..Now my poor car has to sit out in the weather...LOL..The thing you do for your hobbies..
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25 responses
• United States
3 Aug 07
WE have a 2 car garage with an automatic opener. We keep 2 cars inside and we surround it with the other things that need to go in there. In our next home we will definately have a 3 or more car garage.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
4 Aug 07
Thats a great idea..
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
4 Aug 07
It seems that I am becoming my father as far as storing junk in my garage. I have a 2 car garage with automatic openers. Its a rooler type. Only one is automatic though. I usually have my car parked in there but lately Ive got parts all over for new shelves in the garage and also gutters that I am slowly installing on my house and garage. I also went to the farm and got a trunk load of tools etc from the pole barn and they are sitting on the floor where I usually park. I have all my lawn and garden care items in their. My wifes & my bikes, a couple grills. A smoker. All sorts of tools. Ramps for car repairs. A creeper. An old computer or two. Jusat way too much junk. HAHAHA!1 HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
4 Aug 07
LMAO.......Yes, you sound like a typical junk collecting male...
• United States
3 Aug 07
At this home out here, no. I have no garage. Just park the pickup and car and bikes out front.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
Really, but thats ok, I suppose you just get used to what you have/or have not..
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@bam001 (940)
• United States
3 Aug 07
I have my "baby" --a 1991 Camaro RS in my garage. My everyday car has to sit in the driveway. Also in the garage is a folding table that I use for potting plants and some of my yard decorations.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
4 Aug 07
Oh thats sounds neat....
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@tholitz (1127)
• Philippines
4 Aug 07
yes I do have a garage in our home which can accommodate at least 4 cars. It became also a storage of old stuff and things we don't usually used anymore. You could find the usual car stuff there like extra engine oil, car shampoo and wax, some tools and just what I have said the old stuffs we don't used anymore. You must have a lot of those things for a hobby that there is no more room for your car in the garage anymore.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
4 Aug 07
LOL...There is too many toys...motorbikes etc...
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@mummymo (23706)
3 Aug 07
I don't have a garage but I know what would happen if I did! lol No way could I possibly fit a car in it would be all messy and full of all sorts of stuff! xxx
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
LOL..Im sure that it would be...
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
3 Aug 07
I do have a garage in my old building and hence it has only old collapsible door. I used it to park car and I do not keep any other material other than the spare tyre, some spare parts of the car.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
Oh thats great it dosnt sound too cramped.
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
3 Aug 07
This is my parents' house and since they are no more, all other family members have asked me to occupy this place. There is a separate room known as JUNK ROOM. We are family of 9 and everyone's unwanted material is sent here to put in junk room and once in a way we get rid of these materials by segregating Plastic Junk, Metal Junk, Woodeen Junk and misc. WE almost get 10 to 25% of the original price when we dispose them off as scrap.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
Oh well that good then...
@sbeauty (5865)
• United States
3 Aug 07
When we built our new home we added a 3-car garage so that we'd have room for all of my husband's "stuff" and our two vehicles. Less than a year later, it's a struggle to get the 2nd car in, and it leaves little room to open doors. I have nothing out there except my mini-van. Not only does my husband have the garage filled, he also has a good portion of the basement piled high with tools and things. He never gets rid of anything. I've been advocating putting things away or getting rid of stuff for over 30 years now to no avail.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
Oh My Goodness...Men and their Junk...lol..Thats pretty bad though, I don not envy you..
• Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
3 Aug 07
My garage has a single place for a car, but i have a huge driveway so that i can park up to three cars more there. It's not automatic, it's manual, but very easy to use really.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
I have luckily have a long driveway too, so the cars can live there..
@makingpots (11915)
• United States
3 Aug 07
We have a two car garage with an automatic door. My husband and I both park our cars in it everyday. We have a push lawnermower, my husbands large (5'x2') Craftsman tool bench, other lawn equipment like a weedeater, leaf blower, etc., a bicycle, my sons radio flyer wagon, and a large entertainment center that I use to store all my gardening and pottery supplies, and another old TV cabinet for additional storage. We have so much stuff in there yet we still very easily can pull our cars in and out. I can even deal with getting my 2.5 yr old son in and out of my car without a problem. My husband is amazing at placing and organizing things so it all fits very well.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
That sounds like heaven....Nice and neat..When is he coming over to neaten mine...Im too scared to move in there in case I fall and break my neck...LOL..
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
LOL..Yes, why not...Pack your bags..
@makingpots (11915)
• United States
3 Aug 07
I'll send him right on down. Can I come?
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@kayrod2 (1304)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
the shed - this is half our shed/garage
The picture shows our 'garage' as such. It only shows half of it. Its massive. You would think we could fit our 2 cars in there, it would be big enough to hold a few actually. But it is very rare that a car goes in it. If we do put 1 in, you usually have to move some stuff. My hubby has so much stuff spread out in there. He of course says he needs it all. There is a bit of the kids and my stuff in there but not much. Just recently we put the laundry in there but that only takes up a bit of room. Best wishes to you, calais
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
LOL.....Why are they hoarders for stuff that they will never use, but are so useful to them that they sit there for years collecting dust...
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
LOL...Exactly....But then isnt it the way, if you get rid of stuff you actually do need it later...Your right..You just cant win..
@kayrod2 (1304)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
And they reckon we keep too much stuff.hehe. A couple of years ago i made him have a cleanout and he reluctantly got rid of a BIT of stuff that had been sitting there for years. But a couple of months later i was the worst person, cause something he had thrown out was gone, and he then apparently needed it. So we cant win. As they say, men and their sheds.
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
3 Aug 07
Well, aren't we nosy...LOL...no garage here. we park our van where the garage used to be..I think someone stole our garage..LOL..just kidding..Our van has to endure the harsh climate that we have here in PA. We don't have ATV's or motorcycles...my grandson has a tricycle..does that count...fine...I am never speaking to you again...LOL..
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
What did you eat for breakfast, what are you wearing, whats on the agenda for the weekend....LOL.... Hey the tricycle might pass, would I be able to fit on it, without breaking it..
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
Im sure that we can bodgey up a pedal, and have that trike buzzing around in no time...
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
3 Aug 07
Can't tell ya I might get a headache..The tricycle is red and white and is missing a pedal..There is also a Dora the Explorer bike in the invisible garage...I am wearing a green shirt so you better behave...Anything else your majesty?
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• Macedonia
3 Aug 07
i sure use it for car and for lumbers :) i only can say my only hobby is to earn and earn ;)
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
Thats great !!!
• India
3 Aug 07
hmmm! interestin to hear but bad tat yur car suffers! comin to de discussion! sry i don hav a garage n to be more specific no car! but hav got bikes which ll be halted in ma house n no idea abt garages! but a small suggestion! jus chk yur car often!;)
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
I always check my car...
@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
4 Aug 07
I have a two car attatched garage with automatic door openers. It's big enough for the cars and for storage, and I also have my wood working shop and tools in there. I've also got a riding lawn mower, a self-propelled mower, weed whackers, and all my gardening things in there too. (I'm sooooo glad it's spacious enough to store all those kind of things!) Right now I've got the cars parking on the outside while I'm getting ready for a garage sale, then I can have the garage back, lol.
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
4 Aug 07
LOL..A garage sale..Thats a great idea...
@venshida (4836)
• United States
3 Aug 07
I have a two car garage, and my car is kept in the garage. I also have a lot of junk in the garage. The floor is also stained so I need to get it clean up. I have a roller door.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
You can paint the floor with non slip paint..
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
4 Aug 07
Yes, we have a arage. It has an automatic roller door that no longer works. We need to operate it manually. Although one of our two cats should be stored in the garage, neither are. This is because it is full of junk. Well, not all of it is junk. There are five bikes. Hubby keeps buying bikes at garage sales. Plus we have boxes & boxes of old books & work gear. Then there is the old computer, lots of tools, old furntiure, kids toys, you name, we have it.... in the garage. Oh.. all our camping gear is stored there too.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
4 Aug 07
LOL..Sounds like you need to have a garage sale...But its a great place to store all that sort of stuff.
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
10 Aug 07
My garage is for my car. There is also my gardening stuff, my tools, lots of empty cardboard boxes and various bits and pcs just stored there for convenience. It's also the home of a family of mice...I'm sure. I have to paint it soon. :( Any offers of help gladly accepted. Lol.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
10 Aug 07
I would love help, but Im not going near mice..eeekkk..LOL..I had them in the garage many years ago, lucky the dogs got them..
• United States
3 Aug 07
Mine uses an automatic door, two cars, but only one can fit because of all the stuff. I have all my work out equipment in there so it's pretty much my little gym hehe. It also has a bunch of yard work supplies, sports equipment, you know the usual garage stuff.
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
LOL.Yes, one of my brothers had a gym in his..
• Sweden
3 Aug 07
Yea i got a garage but we are only using it for place stuff in it ,stuffs like a mini gym and some tools and a moped and some scrap.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
3 Aug 07
Its a great place to store lots of different things..