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Janet

In article >,
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>
> On Thu, 7 Mar 2019 18:38:17 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
> >On 2019-03-07 6:30 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> On 3/7/2019 12:41 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> >>> The thought of moving makes me a little faint.* I think when my
> >>> husband dies I'm just going to burn down his workshop so I don't
> >>> have to deal with it.

Park the coffin in there first, and save on funeral costs. I
reckon many men whould love to be cremated in their workshop.

> >>> Cindy Hamilton
> >>>
> >> Workshop is easy.* Someone will buy it and clear it out for much less
> >> than the stuff is worth.* Just take the low-ball offer and be done.
> >>
> >> Moving is not easy, but varies according to your ability to get rid of
> >> "stuff".* We brought some stuff that should have been given away
> >> beforehand.* Easier to buy new if you really need it.* Trust me, you
> >> don't need much of what you have.
> >
> >
> >My SiL had an aunt and uncle who both had good jobs and no kids. When
> >the uncle died my father had to help clear the place out. The guy had a
> >done of tools, all top brands and most of them, not only unused, but
> >still in the box. There were multiple drills, hand saws, and all in
> >brand new condition. However bought that stuff scored big time.
>
> Our house is for sale, and hopefully it will sell before summer. We're
> moving from South-eastern Ontario to Edmonton, Alberta, where our
> daughter lives with her family.
>
> Thanks for the idea of having someone clear out the workshop (barn, in
> our case). The thought of doing that was scaring me. We have
> everything from chain saws to roto-tillers to scrap metal.

Just hold a garage sale; most of it will be snapped up by local
people. We've had some great tools at bargain prices from garage sales.

> This is a huge stressful thing. We are hoping we can sell the house
> with all the furniture to someone who wants to use it as a summer home
> or summer weekly rental. If not, we'll have to ship all our furniture
> out there.

Nonsense to pay to ship it,l when you could call a house-clearance
business who will take it away and pay you (not very much but better
than the hassle and expense of moving it). If you can't find a clearance
business, offer it to local charities who can either rehome it to the
needy or sell it to raise funds.

> Oh, and we have to drive two cars out there, because DH likes both of
> them and doesn't want to sell either one. So that means I have to
> drive for 5 days by myself.

You might find someone local who hates flying, to drive some or all
of it for you in exchange for free transport; you pay the gas (which you
would anyway). Ask local courier businesses.

Janet UK