I have a house with a 2-car garage ... and we park both our cars in the garage. We don't value 'stuff' that we don't use. I built a 8X10 shed in the backyard that stores bikes and yard/garden stuff. Parking inside extends the life of the cars and I've never had a window broken or things stolen out of my car at night. Also, ahole burglars that case neighborhoods have no idea if we are home or not because there are never any cars in our driveway, whether we're home or not.
I find this to be a good metric on whether you are solidly middleclass (and ARE NOT upper middle class or upper class)
if you are keeping a garage full of storage items and parking on the street/driveway...YOU ARE MIDDLE CLASS
its kind of like having a crazy junk drawer in your house with random batteries, keychains, toothpicks and saran wrap all in one crazy drawer. staples of the middle class
nothing like driving home from a nice meal at texas roadhouse and parking on the street with a garage full of "stuff"
aboss wrote:
I've seen more cars on the driveway, what's preventing you from parking in the garage?
Liberals!
I've got a brand new home but the garage barely fits my classic 69 Mercury. There is only about 8 inches of space at the rear of the car vs the back wall. The width is also a constraint so I can barely fit my daily driver alongside it in the garage. I prefer to leave my DD out in the driveway so I have ample room in the garage to work on stuff, have room for my workbench, tools, lawn mower, trash cans, etc.
I wish I could have specified more garage square footage but it just wasn't a builder option.
People yell at runners to get out of the road . Same people that park on the sidewalk.
long sleeve shirt wrote:
I laughed when I saw this thread because I thought I was the only one who notices things like that.
My neighbors across the street bought their house brand new for $1.6 million and it included a garage. In my neighborhood, garages are scarce so it's a really big deal for a house to have one.
It's hard to believe a 1.6 mil house even having a garage where I live.
I have a 3 car garage and for a long time only had room to park 2 cars. Family of 4 with 2 kids, so 5 bikes, 3 scooters, a go kart and other toys took up one of the bays. I finally purged and organized everything a couple of months ago and now have all 3 cars inside.
I also live in FL, so no basement or even attic type storage space.
Twenty years ago someone remodeled our house and swiped 5 feet off the end of the garage to make another bathroom. Our cars will only barely fit lengthwise -- mine by 8 inches (Kona), my wife by about 4 inches (Prius). Because it's such a PITA to park in the garage, we only do so during the winter.
KarensEverywhere wrote:
Imagine being such a Karen so that you not only care about what stuff other people keep and where they keep it, but you also post about it on a running forum! Hilarious!
This site might have the highest concentration of Nancy-boy, Karen’s of any place on the internet. The self righteousness of these dolts is incredible.
If I see this, I just take it as a sign that this person’s life is in some degree of disarray in one or more forms.
The exception, of course, is if you’re using it for a specific purpose - home gym, man cave, etc. But just general storage of crap? Nah. Get it together, buddy.
aboss wrote:
I've seen more cars on the driveway, what's preventing you from parking in the garage?
I wish. Too poor to afford a house with a garage
I live in a wealthy suburb and we have a carport.. I'd love a garage ... but if I let it go, my carport becomes so filled, so fast. Kayaks, kids toys, lawn stuff, running shoes! It's a battle to stay on it. But I fight the fight to always have room for 1 car. Dreaming of a garage.
I know of some HOA's that have rules against parking your car in the driveway. It can result in a fine.
I live in New England. So we get a lot of cold and snow. I'm always surprised how many people park outside even if they have a large garage. It's mostly because they just fill the garage with junk. Or, like my neighbor (a tiny guy), who has a big garage, but bought a giant truck without checking to see if it would fit. So he gets home with the new truck and realizes it won't fit, lol. As one poster says, I also find this seems to be a reliable predictor of social class. No HOAs around here telling anyone what to do.
We converted ours to a gym during covid. Put down rubber floors, but a weight machine and a peloton. Also have a 2nd freezer there
I live in rural north central Illinois. I have a two car garage. My lane is a 1/4 mile long. One bay in my garage stores a Ford tractor with a 72 inch snowblower mounted on the 3 point hitch. The other bay stores lawn mowers, chain saws, a work bench plus other misc. tools. Our buggies unfortunately reside outside. Some people might be hoarders others might just be doing the best they can with whatever storage space they have.
I have a two car garage (two doors), and I would park in it, but it's just too small to practically fit our minivan in. only a few inches of clearance on either side of the mirror to get in and out, and while there is plenty of room in the front and back it's just too narrow and the car door easily hits the wall when you open it. Pretty stupid design. It would only be practical for a compact car (Probably not even a midsize - minivans aren't really that wide)
sfjsfgjdfgd wrote:
I live in New England. So we get a lot of cold and snow. I'm always surprised how many people park outside even if they have a large garage. It's mostly because they just fill the garage with junk. Or, like my neighbor (a tiny guy), who has a big garage, but bought a giant truck without checking to see if it would fit. So he gets home with the new truck and realizes it won't fit, lol. As one poster says, I also find this seems to be a reliable predictor of social class. No HOAs around here telling anyone what to do.
Just the kind of Poindexter I was talking about!
Our house is from the 1960s and only has a one car garage. It has five bikes in it (which get ridden) and a Concept II rowing machine (ERG). It also has a de facto pantry for all our dry goods. We have a shelf of school and art supplies. At the other end is my workbench and most of my tools. I also keep my mountaineering gear in there because the one out-building we have does have some humidity (since it is unheated).
But to people who say, "whoa, I'd hate to see what the rest of the house looks like!" I would point out that by moving all that stuff to the garage, the actual house is much, much less cluttered.
p.s. I have two driveways and as such, use them for parking. I always assumed that is what they were for. I don't "care" about my cars, so it doesn't bother me if they are out in the elements. There is no crime to speak of so they won't get stolen. I left the car door wide open overnight by mistake last week and the following morning everything of value was still in the console.
Why? My neighbor and I laugh about it. He admits he messed up. I have other neighbors who joke about it as well. It's kinda a running joke around New England. Having a garage bigger than your house and just filling it with junk. I have neighbors who are blue and white collar and we all get along just fine. Some people make space to park in the winter and park outside when the snow stops.