People Store The Weirdest Things
Self storage customers usually put furniture and household items into store. Some store their boats or RV’s. Most use storage when they move house or relocate. Increasingly businesses realise that self storage offers a cheaper way to store archives and stock. This is how most people use storage.
Every now and then, more unusual items are put into storage. It might be a little secret that just can’t be stored at home. Here are some examples of the weirder things that end up in storage.
1. Randy, a beloved Golden Retriever had along and happy life playing with his owners children and enjoying long walks along the beach. And once his mortal days had ended, Randy continued to live in the family home following a visit to a taxidermist. Whilst not as energetic as in the past his presence still brought happiness to the family. Soon the children left home and so did the lady of the house. Wife number 2 never appreciated Randy’s charms and her cat soon began to ruffle his fur. So Randy moved into a storage room along with his best toys. Here he stays, visited regularly by his loving owner. The staff at the storage centre agreed to ignore the “no pets” rule in Randy’s case.
2. Few storage facilities can boast the presence of aliens bent on World domination. A lone Dalek, the enemy of Dr Who uses a London storage centre to contrive his evil plans. Is he working alone or is he a scout for a future raid by an army of Daleks? His human owner bought him, but soon realised his had no room for him at home. So he now visits his Dalek and whizzes around the long corridors of the storage building. Other customers appear to be reassured by this impressive display of security.
3. One customer managed to keep his interest in domination secret from his family. Unfortunately when he died his widow and family decided to empty his storage room of his “record collection”. On opening the room not one record was found. They did find a vast collection of whips and some studded leather clothing, covered in zips. The deceased interests stretched beyond mere records.
4. Many women can’t resist shoes and before you know it there’s a collection to rival Imelda Marcos’s. Storage space at home soon fills and extra space is needed. All completely understandable, but when a man stores box after box of pristine high-heeled shoes you begin to suspect that they were not bought for regular wear. Still I’m sure he paid his storage bills on time.
5. Adult glossy magazines may be the feature of some bachelor homes. But when the bachelor loses his freedom and a partner moves in, there’s often an urgent need for storage. Many people would just say goodbye to their collection, but some just can’t bear to be parted. So boxes of colourful and provocative magazines are swiftly put into storage and I’m sure often forgotten about.
6. A Swiss gentleman was so sad when he sold his ancestral home that he put as much of the contents as he could afford into storage. But the most treasured item to be stored was a box of dust. This dust perfectly reminded him of the slightly musty smell that belonged to the house. Just sniffing it brought back floods of memories.
7. Just occasionally someone will try to store themselves. The cool steel storage room proves to be an attractive affordable home. Who cares if there’s no lighting, power, toilets or windows? The only problem is it’s illegal.
May 15th, 2009 at 10:48 am
Very good point, your posts are so interesting.