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RE: Housekeeping.

in Weekend Experiences29 days ago

I too moved into a house and garage full of the previous owner's stuff. China cabinet full of useless (to me) china. Vitrines full of tiny limoge boxes. Multiple drawers full of placemats! Walls covered with lavishly framed prints of famous artworks. A basement full of broken appliances, cook books, children's art, lifetime memorabilia, Christmas decorations etc. I arrived with a moving truck full of my previous house full of stuff. Most of it had to go. I hated the "art", I had no use for a dozen or more sets of placemats, I threw out the broken appliances, refrigerators and assorted memorabilia. It took me months to move in and be comfortable here. There were a very few pieces of furniture that I love, otherwise it was mostly junk to me.

Did you not bring any of your own stuff with you?

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I moved in with a suitcase of clothes, a jukebox and an easy chair. I travel light.
Why did the previous owners leave their stuff?

They didn't get it out before I moved in, and expected me to pay them for it. I said come get whatever it is you think is so valuable, which they declined to do. I threw a lot away, gave away a lot more, and kept all the silver.

Ooh, you're hard as nails:)

I bought the house from my cousins. They blame me for their not getting the stuff out in time (they had three full months after we had an agreement). One of them has been going around town telling people he's going to spit in my face if he runs into me. This has not been pretty. I'm pissed. Hard as nails is right.

Ah, I see. Your cousins. That makes sense.