tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post6202938342321330325..comments2024-03-28T01:19:35.439-04:00Comments on Travel with Kevin and Ruth: Too much stuff!Kevin Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-18316392467060431742016-09-25T09:18:16.612-04:002016-09-25T09:18:16.612-04:00Yes, he was a genius at what he did!
Totally agre...Yes, he was a genius at what he did!<br /><br />Totally agree with you on the surviving out of a backpack for 6 months and not having a problem with having so little "stuff". Not sure why we can't do the same thing once we get back to our "normal" lives. The purging never stops!!!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-55128780673839151212016-09-25T09:14:21.025-04:002016-09-25T09:14:21.025-04:00GMF, it sounds like you had too much "stuff&q...GMF, it sounds like you had too much "stuff". I have heard that moving from one place to another every few years helps to curb all the "stuff" That or moving to a very small place! ;-) <br /><br />Hope everything goes well with the move and the sale of your old place.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-20786194997089080062016-09-25T09:06:03.557-04:002016-09-25T09:06:03.557-04:00They did do very well and they had an amazing time...They did do very well and they had an amazing time but were totally exhausted at the end of the day. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-58404936256171985182016-09-25T09:04:26.780-04:002016-09-25T09:04:26.780-04:00Nope, no guilt trip for them!Nope, no guilt trip for them!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-77256643632874977812016-09-23T18:26:13.105-04:002016-09-23T18:26:13.105-04:00George Carlin was a genius and I miss his wonderfu...George Carlin was a genius and I miss his wonderful take on life and its craziness. As for stuff - oh, yeah. Hear you completely! After travelling 6 months in Europe last winter with only a backpack we came home and decided once again to purge and eliminate some of the stuff from our lives. It doesn't matter that we've been purging and downsizing for the past 14 years...the stuff just seems to multiply like rabbits! ;-)TLC International Housesittershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04914077694299874946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-19912493899813594762016-09-23T13:56:56.688-04:002016-09-23T13:56:56.688-04:00GMF, I think my husband can smell a tool garage sa...GMF, I think my husband can smell a tool garage sale five miles away! (lol). Glad we don't live near you. <br /><br />DeeDee Tillotsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602508098099644096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-54250542851374351122016-09-23T13:49:24.360-04:002016-09-23T13:49:24.360-04:00Ruth, then you have trained them right and didn...Ruth, then you have trained them right and didn't put them on a traditional family guilt trip if they wish to throw the "stuff" out! (LOL). <br /><br />DeeDee Tillotsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602508098099644096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-70975582271947145352016-09-23T12:57:14.620-04:002016-09-23T12:57:14.620-04:00And why I was going to comment it sounds like Alex...And why I was going to comment it sounds like Alex and his friend still competed very well at the national level.GMFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730646156446065339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-55902769654297564212016-09-23T12:55:27.881-04:002016-09-23T12:55:27.881-04:00We are in the process of moving. I have taken 4 lo...We are in the process of moving. I have taken 4 loads to the basically landfill. I have sold 5 partially full f150 loads, some more full than others to the scrap yard where they pay me to take my stuff instead of me paying them to take my stuff. I have sold over 2 grand of tools and scrap. I still have a 2 car garage, a basement and a storage unit over stuffed at the new place. And we are not moved out nor have the old place on the market yet. In hindsight I would have had an auction and replaced stuff as it was really needed.GMFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730646156446065339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-38400999458609631912016-09-23T10:28:04.850-04:002016-09-23T10:28:04.850-04:00Hopefully you are winning the war! ;-)
Hopefully you are winning the war! ;-)<br />Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-83070269342587055942016-09-23T10:27:23.967-04:002016-09-23T10:27:23.967-04:00Kevin is lucky with me then because it is usually ...Kevin is lucky with me then because it is usually me tossing stuff out from the living area of the motorhome and him that does the basement compartments. :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-29879100406960009692016-09-23T10:25:35.184-04:002016-09-23T10:25:35.184-04:00It is amazing though, that even living in and RV &...It is amazing though, that even living in and RV "stuff" still accumulates. We try to go through it every year and toss out what we don't need/use or want.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-43321819046344766492016-09-23T10:24:00.169-04:002016-09-23T10:24:00.169-04:00Neither one of our children want or need our "...Neither one of our children want or need our "stuff" they both have very small places of their own so they have to keep tabs on their own "stuff"! :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-59370999921729466852016-09-23T10:14:20.097-04:002016-09-23T10:14:20.097-04:00The race that Alex was doing was not a plane race ...The race that Alex was doing was not a plane race but a race similar to Amazing Race only just in a city and one of the events/obstacles he had to do was to service a plane mechanically and then fly it.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-68174603826779344452016-09-23T09:38:00.325-04:002016-09-23T09:38:00.325-04:00When you have "stuff" all spread out lik...When you have "stuff" all spread out like that, it always seems like there is TOO much "stuff" but really, it isn't all our "stuff" some belongs to the park, although I still have to put it away for next year. The rest is ours and every time I go through it more "stuff" gets thrown out or donated. I am sure your will eventually disappear too!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-27860192249776043762016-09-22T20:57:09.653-04:002016-09-22T20:57:09.653-04:00We have been waing war with unneeded for ten years...We have been waing war with unneeded for ten years:)Chuck and Anneke's RV travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929384797592263167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-14408952010137960702016-09-22T15:52:21.622-04:002016-09-22T15:52:21.622-04:00I was listening to a standup comedy routine a good...I was listening to a standup comedy routine a good many years back (I think it was George Lopez), and he was complaining about his kids and the kids of his extended family. He asked God why he gave him all these kids, and God said, "so that death would not be such a disappointment." WRONG, in my opinion. God gave you children so that you can give them all your stuff and let them deal with it. It seems to be a cursed tradition in my family going back for many generations; the inherited guilt sets in when you say, "What do I do with Great Grandma's furniture in the attic?". <br /><br />DeeDee Tillotsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602508098099644096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-80843973254975391352016-09-22T15:50:00.712-04:002016-09-22T15:50:00.712-04:00Unfortunately Fran does not always agree with my m...Unfortunately Fran does not always agree with my motto "When in doubt - toss it out!"Jeff Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254493317843044109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-24862311826301339782016-09-22T14:14:20.492-04:002016-09-22T14:14:20.492-04:00Yup we got rid of our stuff 10 years ago, amazing ...Yup we got rid of our stuff 10 years ago, amazing what you can accumulate. purge, purge.....our awesome travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031755671050584629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-65690424107361343752016-09-22T12:50:06.489-04:002016-09-22T12:50:06.489-04:00Looks like you're going to have to get rid of ...Looks like you're going to have to get rid of some of your stuff!Kevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-9462705421181675562016-09-22T12:38:45.212-04:002016-09-22T12:38:45.212-04:00We live in a 2000 sf townhouse, and are going to l...We live in a 2000 sf townhouse, and are going to look at a 500 sf studio condo. That could be interesting...Peter Kouwenhovenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197113786491782884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-13706066856278896222016-09-22T12:01:38.367-04:002016-09-22T12:01:38.367-04:00They showed a plane race on the national news last...They showed a plane race on the national news last night, 9 planes, one stalled and another plane hit it during take off. Scary. Luckily both pilots were safe. Wonder if that was the same race?<br />Safe travels next week when you depart.Osage Bluff Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221434879848622632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-54686896165589436722016-09-22T12:00:43.257-04:002016-09-22T12:00:43.257-04:00I still delight in all things George Carlin, not t...I still delight in all things George Carlin, not the least of which is his rendition of "stuff". Too much stuff. Just this morning I had to put some more stuff in the attic. It's nicely stored in totes, but just the same. Extra blankets or something? Not sure. It'll go eventually. Have fun sorting through your stuff. *snort*!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523653271715366168noreply@blogger.com