After 5 years now I can look at this with out crying as much

[GOPAPA]

This is when I moved from Oregon to Idaho and had to down size ..it hurt to see this all go out the drive way on them days 5 years ago ,,but I am sure others here on the forum has done the same ..

I made a big mistake trying to take care of the all of people who came these 4 days of the sale ..

I have only looked at these photos once since being here and that was to see if I sold a tool or not ..I sold it and many more... I am just now able to look at all this and say it had to be done .

[Boog]

Letting go is hard Larry. I feel your loss.

[67ChevyRedneck]

The real question is... do you miss any of it?

[Ol Blue K20]

Well, you convinced me. I'm never moving!! It's too much work. I'll let the kids sort it out when I'm gone.....

[Stocker]

I dread the day I might have to go through something like that..... must feel like literally losing a part of yourself. Glad you are able to look back now with a bit less pain. Time can be a pretty effective healer.

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Well, you convinced me. I'm never moving!! It's too much work. I'll let the kids sort it out when I'm gone.....

I've told my wife the same thing. I don't see how people move every 3-5 years. My garage and shed alone would be an absolute pain in the ass to clean out and move.

[In The Ten Ring]

I'm a pack rat myself.....but I need a bigger house!

[cypressbog]

Wife and I are starting to downsize for a possible move in a couple years. It's incredible how much crap someone can save up.

[GOPAPA]

Didn't mean to scare some of you from moving,,lol what I miss is the one tool you think you'll never need ,,and then you do.. how about the tool with the jaws on it for reaching up behind a sink to work on a new faucet install.. miss that one ,,should of kept more of the scaffolding I had ,,here you can store it out side and it seems it never rust,,

A lot of it was down the list pretty far as great shape tools ,,but they still worked and I have now a new shovel,, new rake,,new , ect ect .. doesnt work any better than the ones I had to leave behind due to both 24 foot U hauls packed full

Oh , I did leave room for my hounds tooth bucket seats for my 71 I picked up from a forum member on the way here to Idaho...Had to make room for the seats.. I miss my shop real bad and here have no room to build one , ,,the . bottom line is I would of had to go back and rent another truck for $600 or what ever it was ,, and then come back and ...??? see ! I really do not know what would of been best

[cypressbog]

I've already done that. I sold some tools on Craigslist and now wish I still had my ball joint separator. I'll be needing a carpet knee kicker soon too.

[GOPAPA]

I didn't mention about all the times since I have been here in Idaho for 5 years that I have gone looking thru boxes .tool cribs ..shelves ,,everywhere and then realize I sold it back in Oregon ,,

I even know this when looking ,,but cant be sure so I keep looking and therefore I am batting close to a 1000 that I find I sold it..

[Andy4639]

We bought our house in 1984 and will never move...I hope anyway. If we do we will let our daughter have this house and I can keep all my junk!

[Stocker]

I will say this, Larry -- I lose track of time, it seems to fly past so quickly anymore. Does not seem possible that it's already been 5 years since you left Oregon.

[flashed]

I am trying to declutter my home and get rid of stuff since my wife died .I have one more closet to go and then the whole upstairs of the house to clean out .After that my shop is next ,already trying to sell one car thats been in my shop for 25 years (81 Trans Am) and then see what I can thin out .

[GOPAPA]

Andy ,,you are another like me and others ,,some day you will get to say : I have lived here for 56 years ) I built my home and shop and salvaged a couple out buildings and all that belongs to some one else now

Mike ,, it shocked me too to find out we have lived here 5 years.. I think retirement goes faster.. when I worked a week seemed like a long time waiting for the weekend ,,now every day is a weekend.. lol

cypress , ball joint separator. now that's what I m talking bout,,

[cayoterun]

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

Andy ,,you are another like me and others ,,some day you will get to say : I have lived here for 56 years ) I built my home and shop and salvaged a couple out buildings and all that belongs to some one else now

Mike ,, it shocked me too to find out we have lived here 5 years.. I think retirement goes faster.. when I worked a week seemed like a long time waiting for the weekend ,,now every day is a weekend.. lol

cypress , ball joint separator. now that's what I m talking bout,,

Papa: We're in the same boat now as you are. Our move has only been 12 miles, but it don't matter which place we are. Whatever we need seems like it's always 12 miles away. I'm trying to buy an older pu/w a utility bed. Pile every hand tool in it, so wherever I am, I at lease have the hand tools.----If the old pu don't crater. The adjustment of routine and place has been rough on me. After being on the same place so many years, it hard to "turn your back and walk away." We don't plan to sell the "home" place, so at least I can go out, let my dog run, and drive thru the pasture and look at my neighbors cattle who has it rented. Soo, I guess we can suffer together long distance.

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by flashed

I am trying to declutter my home and get rid of stuff since my wife died .I have one more closet to go and then the whole upstairs of the house to clean out .After that my shop is next ,already trying to sell one car thats been in my shop for 25 years (81 Trans Am) and then see what I can thin out .

There cannot be any more of a rough time to down size than an instance like you are having to go through flashed.. so sorry for you losing your wife .. take your time and just know you have friends here on the forum to share words with anytime for any comfort we can give you .. 25 years 81 Trans Am ,,you should have no problem selling this car ,I would think ..

Originally Posted by cayoterun

Papa: We're in the same boat now as you are. Our move has only been 12 miles, but it don't matter which place we are. Whatever we need seems like it's always 12 miles away. I'm trying to buy an older pu/w a utility bed. Pile every hand tool in it, so wherever I am, I at lease have the hand tools.----If the old pu don't crater. The adjustment of routine and place has been rough on me. After being on the same place so many years, it hard to "turn your back and walk away." We don't plan to sell the "home" place, so at least I can go out, let my dog run, and drive thru the pasture and look at my neighbors cattle who has it rented. Soo, I guess we can suffer together long distance.

Sounds like a good plan to get that old truck and load your tools on it and have it handy .. there is nothing like a acreage place to store stuff at compared to the flat land street homes with the small back yard .. Bet your dog loves going back to the old stomping grounds too. ..

[flashed]

GOPAPA ,ya'll here are like family and have been a big help to me already since she died .My trucks is what keeps me going ,just cant get into her Malibu Convertible yet .Maybe one day .I just take it 1 day at a time ,step by step.

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by flashed

GOPAPA ,ya'll here are like family and have been a big help to me already since she died .My trucks is what keeps me going ,just cant get into her Malibu Convertible yet .Maybe one day .I just take it 1 day at a time ,step by step.

All sounds good flashed , when ever I need a break from what ever ,, I go out to my truck or car and if nothing else ,just sit in it a bit until I think of something interesting I want to do to them ..

And some times I just say to myself what Dale a fellow forum member says

"Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers"

[boatpuller]

Just another chapter in the book of life buddy.. That's how I look at it. The main thing is your still writing chapters.. lol.
The time flies in retirement comments made me think if the clock had moved that fast during my 40 yr working career..... I would have been dead along time ago.
I used to accuse the company I worked for somehow messin with time. They could make a 12hr shift feel like a week.