The Sounds of Suckage
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captain_slinkyMolly and i went to a Storage Facility Auction today... kinda.
Ever been to one? It sounds pretty depressing. Somebody didn't have enough room in their lives for a bunch of dreams and hopes, so they put them in a Storage Unit. "Some day..." they say to themselves "I'll have the time and the money to deal with this. But right now I just need it out of here. Right now, it's worth it for me to pay $67 a month to not have it in my life... to just put it on "Hold" for a while. But I'll be back!"
The contents of each storage unit tell their own depressing story. The contents of an entire apartment along with lots of children's clothing and coloring books. Electronics that were top-of-the-line when they were put in here to be forgotten. A stronghold of hunting gear and pornography. Fourty-seven unassembled kitchen cabinets. Enough brand-new candles and accessories to open your own boutique. So much junk, you've got to wonder why somebody paid so much money to keep it all for so long.
Eventually, if you stop paying the storage unit rental, the owners of said Sotrage Unit are allowed to sell your crap to the highest bidder. What happened? Did this person have a change of heart and decide he no longer needs that Futon and all those video tapes? Or did he suddenly die and no one knew about the unit? What happened to the little girl that all those stuffed animals belonged to?
Thinking about it makes me sad :(
Anywho, Molly and i were on our way to a great big auction in Lynnwood. SIX STORAGE UNITS! The e-mail we received said it was to start at 10am. We got there at 10 and the nice lady said "Oh they'rwe starting down in Arlington... they won't be here till 11 or so at the earliest". So Molly and I went to Wendy's for breakfast, came back at 10:30 to sign-in and register, but the nice lady said "Oh, they're all done now. They got here a little early".
GRRRRRRRR!!! I wanted to buy some of those crushed dreams and forgotten aspirations, dammit! NO FAIR!
Ever been to one? It sounds pretty depressing. Somebody didn't have enough room in their lives for a bunch of dreams and hopes, so they put them in a Storage Unit. "Some day..." they say to themselves "I'll have the time and the money to deal with this. But right now I just need it out of here. Right now, it's worth it for me to pay $67 a month to not have it in my life... to just put it on "Hold" for a while. But I'll be back!"
The contents of each storage unit tell their own depressing story. The contents of an entire apartment along with lots of children's clothing and coloring books. Electronics that were top-of-the-line when they were put in here to be forgotten. A stronghold of hunting gear and pornography. Fourty-seven unassembled kitchen cabinets. Enough brand-new candles and accessories to open your own boutique. So much junk, you've got to wonder why somebody paid so much money to keep it all for so long.
Eventually, if you stop paying the storage unit rental, the owners of said Sotrage Unit are allowed to sell your crap to the highest bidder. What happened? Did this person have a change of heart and decide he no longer needs that Futon and all those video tapes? Or did he suddenly die and no one knew about the unit? What happened to the little girl that all those stuffed animals belonged to?
Thinking about it makes me sad :(
Anywho, Molly and i were on our way to a great big auction in Lynnwood. SIX STORAGE UNITS! The e-mail we received said it was to start at 10am. We got there at 10 and the nice lady said "Oh they'rwe starting down in Arlington... they won't be here till 11 or so at the earliest". So Molly and I went to Wendy's for breakfast, came back at 10:30 to sign-in and register, but the nice lady said "Oh, they're all done now. They got here a little early".
GRRRRRRRR!!! I wanted to buy some of those crushed dreams and forgotten aspirations, dammit! NO FAIR!
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Date: 2008-04-25 07:48 pm (UTC)As far as storage unit auctions are concerned, all you have to do is drop in at the office of whatever units you like and ask to be put on their auction notification list. Sometimes you get a big crowd of people, other times you get barely enough for them to actually have an auction (they have to have at least 4 people).
I came *this close* to callin you and Freak to see if you guys wanted to come this time! Next time, though :)