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Show Ive that she could save money by taking the stuff out of her storage unit and putting it in her garage. She did so, and then stor-stora- ge units being built north age building the Halfway of town. House) I I time drive It is also where their older by, Every think, "Whats so important to sister is storing some of her belongings. She's got so much people stuff accumulated she doesnt t h a know what to do with it, so y she's shelving the problem have to until she decides. I'm guessing that when she finally unpacks she will throw storage half of it away, wonunits for it? dering why she didn't I can afford to feel somewhat do so long ago. That's smug about it, you see, be- generally what hapcause we constructed our own pens when people get storage building in our back around to going through their stored yard last summer. an average rental items. Figuring I know of a woman cost of $20 a month for a storage unit, I calculate our build- whose Army husing will pay for itself in 11 band moved a sealed years, 8 months and 2 weeks, box of his personal belongings Even less, if I discount the cost repeatedly, never once getting g ofgasolinewesaveby not hav-- around to unpacking it. to drive to a rented unit. nally, during one move, she Now you might ask, "What's discarded it. Her husband was so important to you that you furious until she said to him, have to build a storage build- - "Tell me what was in the box, and I will gladly replace it for ing for it?" Kids: That's where were you. He could not remember "storing our two sons who are one thing. take the gamble anyway, just like the builders of the storage units gamble on our insensible sentimentality. Fortunately, there will eventually be a cure for us all: The Old Testament prophet, Nahum, tells us that when the Lord appears "the earth will be burned at his presence (I just hope it all happens before my ordered a new garage door to protect it all. When the door was delivered, the building supply salesman commented, rather dryly, "It looks to me like what you need more than a garage door is a garage sale. the L,ife in a NJutskell dusty THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, August 9, 2000 - Page 17 A neighbor recently decided old enough to be out on their own but are sticking around to noticed another set of attend college (we call our Cold Storage Ive read that only in America do we put our vehicles which are worth thousands ofdollars husband dies, and I have to sort through his sheds) In the New Testament, Peter promises "The elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Kinda makes you wonder wrhy we call it cold storage, doesn't it? - - out in the weather, while we build garages in which to store our Bear human conflicts on the rise The hot, dry summer has taken a toll on more than just the human population. Bears are desperately trying to put on weight before the onset of winter. Lack of moisture in the high country has resulted in failed berry and mast crops and less food in general. People seem to complicate the problem. Some owners of junk. Our affluent society has cre- ated a bunch of junkies, Im afraid. Changing technology produces new - and apparently necessary appliances, long before our old ones are worn out while inbred frugality cautions us to hold on, in case we may ever need it again. Chances are we wont but we Fi-in- - Picnickers, campers and hikers may drop food and edible garbage. Fishermen may leave dead fish and unused bait along shorelines, Bears have an excellent memory - especially about food resources. 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