My son moved from a house with a reasonable sized 2 car garage and workshop - to a place with a 40 x 60 barn type shed - he still hasn't got enough room for his "toys" and tools ---When his grandfather passed on, we cleaned out his shed - there was probably every set of points he had changed over 40 -50 years, spark plugs, by the dozen - no good any of them - old oil in cans - you name it! My hubby used to keep every power tool after it broke down - might need a part one day - boys and their toys!!!
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jules "Love is good for the human being!!" (Ben, aged 10)
As well as a 2 car oversize garage, I've got another 4 sheds; 6x6, 3x3, 4.5x3, 4.5x1.8. They are all full with treasures. I have all my father's and his father's stuff plus some of my other grandfather's stuff. Every spanner size & type know to man, garden tools left over from the stone age, plus the indoor furniture from my parents place when mum recently shifted into a home. I can't help myself. Anything breaks, I dissemble it and store the components. Had a big cleanup earlier this year when I put up the 3x3. In reality I was just shuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic.
I'm guilty - I think it comes from being raised by Parents who lived through the Great Depression.
Absolutely.
My grandfather worked in a foundry that made the old cast iron toilet cisterns. Only one tool was ever bought (obtained) and whole sets were cast from the original. So I inherited a heap of "fake" tools, many with VR on them. About 10 years when I concreted a shed floor, I used all the old kit as re-inforcing - sort of like a time capsule. There are screwdrivers, spanners, files, nuts & bolts, slotted screws etc used as re-inforcement. In a thousand years it will be an archaeologist's dream.
About 50 years ago when my parents shifted house, it took 1/2 day to shift the contents of the house and 2 1/2 days to shift the contents of dad's sheds.
Yes I can relate well. I love going into the OLD shed when I go and see my mother. She still tells me stories behind all those old bits and pieces. Beautiful memories and I am happy to have them shared with me regularly. Old is so beautiful in many ways. Regards Kisha.
I wish you hadn't posted that picture, I am trying to clear my shed at the moment.
Just finished cleaning up a few van related items in my garage and 3x3 shed. Found several non-van related items that were stored in a safe place that I had forgotten about and would never have found. Like 3 metric/imperial tape measures. Knew I had 2, one of which was missing. I now have 3. Even if you don't clean out the shed, you at least re-organise it and have more space to store more
My 90 year old dad regularly says "One day this will be all yours". (Well my brothers and mine). And I look into my Hubbies shed and think "Boy you've got a lot of stuff. But I have a lot of stuff too. Oh dear.
I've "sorted" my sheds and Garage 3 times over last 17 yrs.
Every time. More goes in .
NOTHING comes out.
I told Di.
You want the garage sorting (Double. inside house walls)
I'll back in trailer. go fishing for coupla day. Then take trlr down the dump.
WITHOUT touching it.
Answer. " I ain't putting my hands in among that stuff for love nor money."
Chuckle.
Psychological......IT WORKS..... So far.
I think I did lose a wheelbarrow full (Maybe) when we moved up here from Melb.
Maybeeeeee. Hmm.
DID bring over a ton of Stainless scraps.sheets.tubes etc
up here for my welding though. From sailing days. Most gone now.
You dont know what you got, until you lose it 
