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Hortensis

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27. Where would we be without friends? :)

Reply to krispos42 (Reply #19)

Sat Nov 25, 2017, 08:29 AM

Nov 2017

Seriously. Imagine the world, our lives, without the enormous contributions of friendship. You sound like a good one, btw. Enjoy finding a great new home, with or without the storage.

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Why is there so much rental storage space nowadays? [View all] raccoon Nov 2017 OP

Well, it's important to buy what you don't need, and save it for after you die dalton99a Nov 2017 #1

hahaha......perfect...... dhill926 Nov 2017 #12

People will spend $1200 a year madville Nov 2017 #2

Condos instead of houses. So less storage. And it costs extra. applegrove Nov 2017 #3

I rented one once Retrograde Nov 2017 #4

I kept my stuff in temp/humidity controlled storage for two years Xipe Totec Nov 2017 #5

Yours is a big example of sensible storage. Besides family Hortensis Nov 2017 #28

George Carlin knew years ago .. Grammy23 Nov 2017 #6

Exactly! Freedomofspeech Nov 2017 #8

Because many Americans' ego is dependent HopeAgain Nov 2017 #7

I agree. Sadly, when everyone wises up, it'll be economic depression time. Hoyt Nov 2017 #9

The key is to not acquire crap in the first place. FarCenter Nov 2017 #10

Cheap to build & maintain, with high ROI. People hold onto shit, paying more rent than it's worth. TheBlackAdder Nov 2017 #11

This. Dulcinea Nov 2017 #29

Came here to say this. Its steady good money, period. Thats why. mahina Nov 2017 #31

They say 1-3 percent have OCD/hoarding disorder Nevernose Nov 2017 #13

My MIL was a self-described pack rat. Dulcinea Nov 2017 #30

In the repub's idea of upward mobility Puzzledtraveller Nov 2017 #14

I rent 600 sq ft for about $350/month aikoaiko Nov 2017 #15

I've got a lot of stuff. Is that what you want to hear? NightWatcher Nov 2017 #16

Once you acquire a lot of "stuff" it becomes an overwhelming task milestogo Nov 2017 #17

I have 2 units OriginalGeek Nov 2017 #18

Sure. And a LOT of people inherit items they feel they should Hortensis Nov 2017 #25

Yeah there's quite a bit of that OriginalGeek Nov 2017 #41

Know what you mean. We're fortunate that our kids, Hortensis Nov 2017 #42

I rent a space for a friend's stuff krispos42 Nov 2017 #19

Where would we be without friends? :) Hortensis Nov 2017 #27

Trying to be one. krispos42 Nov 2017 #39

Probably because those storage units are cheap to build LeftInTX Nov 2017 #20

I have two of them Raine Nov 2017 #21

Sometimes ur dream gets downsized but u have furniture dembotoz Nov 2017 #22

I separated from my husband two weeks ago. mnhtnbb Nov 2017 #23

We had one for awhile when we were in an apartment. Ilsa Nov 2017 #24

Republican idea of affordable housing? Throck Nov 2017 #26

Travel trailers, boats iamateacher Nov 2017 #32

The middle class is down sizing and living in rent storage, we need UBI. CK_John Nov 2017 #33

My brother's widow is a hoarder left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #34

More of them than you might think are businessss Lee-Lee Nov 2017 #35

This Blue_Adept Nov 2017 #36

We have three Bayard Nov 2017 #37

Renting a storage space for a temporary need PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #38

A company I used to work for has at least a dozen crazycatlady Nov 2017 #40