On 2019-03-07 8:34 p.m., Doris Night wrote:
> 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.Â* I think when my
>>>> husband dies I'm just going to burn down his workshop so I don't
>>>> have to deal with it.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>> Workshop is easy.Â* Someone will buy it and clear it out for much less
>>> than the stuff is worth.Â* Just take the low-ball offer and be done.
>>>
>>> Moving is not easy, but varies according to your ability to get rid of
>>> "stuff".Â* We brought some stuff that should have been given away
>>> beforehand.Â* Easier to buy new if you really need it.Â* 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.
>
> 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.
>
> We'll be buying a condo when we get to Edmonton, and staying in DD's
> cottage while we look for somewhere. Then buying all new furniture if
> we need to.
>
> 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.
>
> If I disappear from the newsgroup in the meantime, it's because I've
> had a complete nervous breakdown. :-)
>
> Doris
>
There are companies here in Calgary that will "stage" your downsizing.
They advertise and look after selling your excess stuff in what is
effectively a giant garage sale. There was one near me a few weeks ago
that had her fancy shoes and his expensive wine in the sale. You
couldn't get near the place and apparently they had to have people on
the door controlling the number allowed in the house.