Re: [Mpls] Garages

[Anderson & Turpin]

Yeah, my garage is like that too - too full of stuff to get my car into.  Of course my van is too big to get in there anyway.  But that doesn't stop me from putting the vehicle on the slab next to the garage.  If the city council wants to get people off the street, why are they pushing garages, when all you need is a place to park off the street.  And that place needn't be expensive.  My "driveway" probably was gravel at one time, but now it has so many weeds that I have to mow it as often as the rest of my lawn (as infrequently as I can get away with).  Maybe the council should insist on offstreet parking, but certainly neither a garage nor even a paved driveway is needed.   Mark Anderson Bancroft ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Lickness To: Jim Mork ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Garages Jim said: "Most of all, WHY do thousands of people with garages NOT use those garages for sheltering their cars. In Cooper, virtually every house has a garage.  Yet, MOST of the cars seem to be ON the street!  What, are the garages supersized yard sheds or something?" Barb says: Jim, please come over and have this discussion with my husband.  Up until 2 weeks ago, our garage was a supersized storage shed or should I say junk yard.  My husband is one of those people who likes to collect things. He brings things home because "we might need it some day", "he got a good deal on it" or it's just a little broken and could be fixed" etc. (you get the picture)  I pretty much cured him of bringing these treasures into the house by relegating the collecting habit to the garage.  Two weeks ago we got a 20 yard dumpster and I am ashamed to say that we filled it with all the "could a would a should a" collectables my husband put in the garage during the last 11 years that we couldn't pawn off on anyone else.  O.K. I added a few things from the house too.  So now, I will actually get to park in our garage this winter. It's a first and I suspect will be relatively short lived without intensive nagging.  Fortunately, we have a long driveway so I haven't had to park on the street. I suspect some people in Cooper may be collectors too.   Barb Lickness/Whittier "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com