Size of Avg. US home over time

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…..But but but….How could folks possibly fit their Hummer H2, Chevy Suburban, Caddillac Escalade EXT, Ford Excursion, in those tiny garages.

Gosh darnit, they just don’t make garages like they use too…Oh wait…

SDR has an excuse though…My friend realtor/broker uses the garage for all the docs they store from business. I guess they did pretty well 🙂

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[quote=UCGal][quote=briansd1][quote=sdrealtor]Plenty of junk in mine which hasnt had a vehicle in it for years.[/quote]

And your HOA hasn’t been after you to park your car inside? Your neighborhood must not be all that exclusive. ;)[/quote]
I know you were being tongue and cheek – but most older neighborhoods don’t have HOAs (or mello roos). Older neighborhood doesn’t always mean crappy neighborhood…. look at Mission Hills.[/quote]

Ha….And you also have folks like me that had their cars on blocks in a garage while I was overhauling something …Yeah, folks on my street didn’t really appreciate that I left the garage open…Didn’t get an HOA complaint though, because they know I know that just about everyone else on the street was in violation of the HOA rule that says garages must be used for storing cars before cars can be parked outside. I’m one of the few folks on my street that actually parks cars inside.

But to be fair, a lot of these newer tract homes have much smaller garages…There’s not much space after you stick in two mid-sized cars (and one of mine is smaller sized)….And three car garages..Um, yeah 3 card tandem really is 2 cars + some cabinet space.

[Coronita]

[quote=UCGal][quote=briansd1][quote=sdrealtor]Plenty of junk in mine which hasnt had a vehicle in it for years.[/quote]

And your HOA hasn’t been after you to park your car inside? Your neighborhood must not be all that exclusive. ;)[/quote]
I know you were being tongue and cheek – but most older neighborhoods don’t have HOAs (or mello roos). Older neighborhood doesn’t always mean crappy neighborhood…. look at Mission Hills.[/quote]

Ha….And you also have folks like me that had their cars on blocks in a garage while I was overhauling something …Yeah, folks on my street didn’t really appreciate that I left the garage open…Didn’t get an HOA complaint though, because they know I know that just about everyone else on the street was in violation of the HOA rule that says garages must be used for storing cars before cars can be parked outside. I’m one of the few folks on my street that actually parks cars inside.

But to be fair, a lot of these newer tract homes have much smaller garages…There’s not much space after you stick in two mid-sized cars (and one of mine is smaller sized)….And three car garages..Um, yeah 3 card tandem really is 2 cars + some cabinet space.

[Coronita]

[quote=UCGal][quote=briansd1][quote=sdrealtor]Plenty of junk in mine which hasnt had a vehicle in it for years.[/quote]

And your HOA hasn’t been after you to park your car inside? Your neighborhood must not be all that exclusive. ;)[/quote]
I know you were being tongue and cheek – but most older neighborhoods don’t have HOAs (or mello roos). Older neighborhood doesn’t always mean crappy neighborhood…. look at Mission Hills.[/quote]

Ha….And you also have folks like me that had their cars on blocks in a garage while I was overhauling something …Yeah, folks on my street didn’t really appreciate that I left the garage open…Didn’t get an HOA complaint though, because they know I know that just about everyone else on the street was in violation of the HOA rule that says garages must be used for storing cars before cars can be parked outside. I’m one of the few folks on my street that actually parks cars inside.

But to be fair, a lot of these newer tract homes have much smaller garages…There’s not much space after you stick in two mid-sized cars (and one of mine is smaller sized)….And three car garages..Um, yeah 3 card tandem really is 2 cars + some cabinet space.

[Coronita]

[quote=UCGal][quote=briansd1][quote=sdrealtor]Plenty of junk in mine which hasnt had a vehicle in it for years.[/quote]

And your HOA hasn’t been after you to park your car inside? Your neighborhood must not be all that exclusive. ;)[/quote]
I know you were being tongue and cheek – but most older neighborhoods don’t have HOAs (or mello roos). Older neighborhood doesn’t always mean crappy neighborhood…. look at Mission Hills.[/quote]

Ha….And you also have folks like me that had their cars on blocks in a garage while I was overhauling something …Yeah, folks on my street didn’t really appreciate that I left the garage open…Didn’t get an HOA complaint though, because they know I know that just about everyone else on the street was in violation of the HOA rule that says garages must be used for storing cars before cars can be parked outside. I’m one of the few folks on my street that actually parks cars inside.

But to be fair, a lot of these newer tract homes have much smaller garages…There’s not much space after you stick in two mid-sized cars (and one of mine is smaller sized)….And three car garages..Um, yeah 3 card tandem really is 2 cars + some cabinet space.

[Coronita]

[quote=UCGal][quote=briansd1][quote=sdrealtor]Plenty of junk in mine which hasnt had a vehicle in it for years.[/quote]

And your HOA hasn’t been after you to park your car inside? Your neighborhood must not be all that exclusive. ;)[/quote]
I know you were being tongue and cheek – but most older neighborhoods don’t have HOAs (or mello roos). Older neighborhood doesn’t always mean crappy neighborhood…. look at Mission Hills.[/quote]

Ha….And you also have folks like me that had their cars on blocks in a garage while I was overhauling something …Yeah, folks on my street didn’t really appreciate that I left the garage open…Didn’t get an HOA complaint though, because they know I know that just about everyone else on the street was in violation of the HOA rule that says garages must be used for storing cars before cars can be parked outside. I’m one of the few folks on my street that actually parks cars inside.

But to be fair, a lot of these newer tract homes have much smaller garages…There’s not much space after you stick in two mid-sized cars (and one of mine is smaller sized)….And three car garages..Um, yeah 3 card tandem really is 2 cars + some cabinet space.

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[quote=sdduuuude]Not in Clairemont. If they fill their garages with junk, where would they hang out with the guys and watch football ?

Lots of garages-turned-TV-rooms around here.[/quote]

HAHHAAHAHAHA!

Why don’t you tell them what you did with your garage! Mr. Pot!

CE

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[quote=sdduuuude]Not in Clairemont. If they fill their garages with junk, where would they hang out with the guys and watch football ?

Lots of garages-turned-TV-rooms around here.[/quote]

HAHHAAHAHAHA!

Why don’t you tell them what you did with your garage! Mr. Pot!

CE

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[quote=sdduuuude]Not in Clairemont. If they fill their garages with junk, where would they hang out with the guys and watch football ?

Lots of garages-turned-TV-rooms around here.[/quote]

HAHHAAHAHAHA!

Why don’t you tell them what you did with your garage! Mr. Pot!

CE

[CDMA ENG]

[quote=sdduuuude]Not in Clairemont. If they fill their garages with junk, where would they hang out with the guys and watch football ?

Lots of garages-turned-TV-rooms around here.[/quote]

HAHHAAHAHAHA!

Why don’t you tell them what you did with your garage! Mr. Pot!

CE

[CDMA ENG]

[quote=sdduuuude]Not in Clairemont. If they fill their garages with junk, where would they hang out with the guys and watch football ?

Lots of garages-turned-TV-rooms around here.[/quote]

HAHHAAHAHAHA!

Why don’t you tell them what you did with your garage! Mr. Pot!

CE

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[quote=briansd1]
It believe that it’s a lifestyle thing. Consumer goods are cheap so people buy just to keep entertained. Then they need space to keep all the junk.

[/quote]

It is but it isn’t a recent fad. I think it is kind of a hold over from our parents and Grandparents when thier thrith wouldn’t allow them to throw anything away because “they could use that again”.

We once cleaned out my grandfathers backyard while he was away and he wouldn’t speak to any of us for a week….

CE

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[quote=briansd1]
It believe that it’s a lifestyle thing. Consumer goods are cheap so people buy just to keep entertained. Then they need space to keep all the junk.

[/quote]

It is but it isn’t a recent fad. I think it is kind of a hold over from our parents and Grandparents when thier thrith wouldn’t allow them to throw anything away because “they could use that again”.

We once cleaned out my grandfathers backyard while he was away and he wouldn’t speak to any of us for a week….

CE

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[quote=briansd1]
It believe that it’s a lifestyle thing. Consumer goods are cheap so people buy just to keep entertained. Then they need space to keep all the junk.

[/quote]

It is but it isn’t a recent fad. I think it is kind of a hold over from our parents and Grandparents when thier thrith wouldn’t allow them to throw anything away because “they could use that again”.

We once cleaned out my grandfathers backyard while he was away and he wouldn’t speak to any of us for a week….

CE

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[quote=briansd1]
It believe that it’s a lifestyle thing. Consumer goods are cheap so people buy just to keep entertained. Then they need space to keep all the junk.

[/quote]

It is but it isn’t a recent fad. I think it is kind of a hold over from our parents and Grandparents when thier thrith wouldn’t allow them to throw anything away because “they could use that again”.

We once cleaned out my grandfathers backyard while he was away and he wouldn’t speak to any of us for a week….

CE

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